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The series that introduced Superman to the world has reached 1000 issues. Here’s our thoughts on the big landmark issue.

From the pages to the screen.

Legion isn’t exactly your typical superhero show, but it still uses the time honored tradition of Easter eggs and superhero references to add to its (admittedly super weird) world.

Because Legion plays fast and loose with the stories it’s based on, the references here might not always be the most clear, the most expected, or the most easy to understand–but hey, isn’t that part of the fun?

We’ll be keeping a running tab of this season’s callbacks, nods, and winks to Marvel comics and beyond, so check back here each week to see what you may have missed.

1. Like Dominos

Legion Season 2, Episode 1

The numbering system of the different Divisions is, strangely, specifically laid out to look like Domino dots. This, in conjunction with the mysterious “Lazarus Affair” reference, equal a nice wink and nod to the more Deadpool centric side of the Marvel universe.

It’s probably not going to mean an official Deadpool team-up onscreen in Legion any time soon, but it is a fun way to build in mythology to an already pretty bonkers world.

2. The Shi’ar

Legion Season 2, Episode 1

During Cary’s examination of David’s strange orb abductor, he offhandedly comments that the design isn’t Shi’ar, though that was his first thought. This was one of Legion’s very rare direct connections to the bigger MCU–the Shi’ar are an alien race that tend to play counterpart to the Kree, which have already been featured in Guardians of the Galaxy and are set to play a major part in Captain Marvel.

The Shi’ar themselves are rumored to play a role in the upcoming Dark Phoenix X-Men film and may even come into play in Infinity War. The fact that Cary and Kerry both know not only who the Shi’ar are, but also what their design and technology hallmarks seems to be, point to Legion actually existing in a larger X-Men universe, beyond just the occasional oblique reference to Professor Xavier.

3. The Mi-Go Order

Legion Season 2, Episode 2

The Mi-Go aren’t from the comics specifically but their name does imply at least a passing reference to Lovecraftian mythology. In the Cthulhu mythos, the Mi-Go are an alien race of elder god worshippers who periodically abduct human brains and send them into outer space. You know, the usual.

In episode 3 we got some extra context about the Mi-Go, but not enough to really tell just who or what it is they worship–or why they got involved with the Shadow King in the first place. It’s safe to say that some bigger reveals might be looming over the horizon.

4. Vermillion

Legion Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2

The android clones(?) that Admiral Fukuyama uses to communicate are identical, genderless supercomputers that move, speak, and act as some sort of hivemind. They’re not specifically built from the comics, but they do, however, co-opt some elements of one of the X-Men’s more off beat psychics: the Stepford Cuckoos.

A set of five (later three) identical sisters who live as a hivemind, the Cuckoos are some of Emma Frost’s creepier disciples, despite looking on the outside completely and totally normal. They recently got their own full live action incarnation in The Gifted, but that doesn’t mean Legion can’t still play in that sandbox.

5. The Psychic Fight

Legion Season 2, Episode 3

In Episode 3, we see the real world incarnation of the Shadow King and Professor Xavier’s ultimate showdown and it’s a direct call back to how it happened in the comics. Which is to say: It doesn’t look like much of a showdown at all. Farouk sits calmly at a restaurant as he and the professor wage psychic war on the astral plane, while no one around them is the wiser.

The scene unfolded first in Uncanny X-Men #117 and it represents this season’s first direct quotation from the source material.

6. There’s a Cow

Legion Season 2, Episode 3

This one may not be an intentional reference. Episode 3 featured some pretty prominent weirdness, with a teleporting cow that may or may not have been some sort of manifestation from the Mi-go monk’s attack (if you could call that an attack). Strangely enough, there is actually a “weird cow” in X-Men history.

Specifically, a sentient humanoid cow named Bova who helped raise Scarlet Witch and her brother Quicksilver (it’s an extremely long story). It’s pretty unlikely that Legion was trying to invoke the image of Bova by putting a legit cow in the middle of Division Three, but, hey, if any X-Men show is going to cross those lines or reach for that type of weirdness, it’s this one.

Legendary Television, in partnership with Bear Walker Industries, revealed their limited-edition collector’s board inspired by the new Lost in Space series. Scroll through the slideshow below to check out the images:

The skateboard, referred to as the J2 Beacon, will have a limited production line of 100 models. If you’re interested in picking one up, it will set you back $425 on Bear Walker’s website.

Sonia Borris, the Executive Vice President of Marketing for Legendary Television is thrilled to be working with Walker.

“Partnering with Bear Walker was an easy decision,” Borris said. “He’s not only a gifted craftsman but also a true fan of the property. His enthusiasm for Lost in Space is apparent in every detail of this beautiful board.”

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If there’s anything that never goes wrong even a little bit, it’s video games being adapted into movies. Thankfully, it’s a trend that doesn’t seem to be slowing down as Deadpool 2 director David Leitch has signed on to add his own adaptation to the stack.

According to Variety, Leitch will direct The Division, based on the 2016 Tom Clancy video game. Already, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Chastain are signed on to star in the movie about a future in which New York City has been decimated by a virus. The story follows a group that attempts to save what’s left of society and civilization.

While the idea could make for an interesting film, it’s not as if video game adaptations have a great history in Hollywood. In fact, 2018 has already seen the arrival of two–Tomb Raider and Rampage. While Rampage has succeeded due to embracing how silly its concept is, Tomb Raider didn’t fare so well at the box office. Of course, there’s also Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., and numerous other bad video game adaptations–including Gyllenhaal’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. Can Leitch break the trend?

Whatever the case, it’s another project for an already very busy man. It was recently announced that Leitch would direct Hobbs & Shaw, the Fast and the Furious spin-off starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Jason Statham. Deadpool 2, his next movie, hits theaters on May 18.

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Our Xbox crew discusses the big rumor that Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 won’t have a single-player campaign. Plus: an apology to Ubisoft following Michael Ironside’s recent Blacklist-era revelation, updates on State of Decay 2 and Sea of Thieves, Shenmue returns, a big publisher decides to skip E3, and more! Thanks to our sponsor this week, Hims. Check ’em out at ForHims.com.

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We run through everything in the latest Fortnite patch. Meanwhile, PUBG is getting map selection and updates too.

If you enjoy the occasional video game and you’re looking for something new to play, you might as well pick up Satellite Reign from the Humble Store. It’s currently free to download for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and will remain free until April 21, or “while supplies last.” Which means you should probably get it while the getting’s good.

Satellite Reign is a Syndicate-style game made by a team of former Bullfrog and Lionhead developers. It’s a real-time strategy game that puts you in charge of a group of four agents, each of whom has unique abilities. Your job is to wrest control of an open-world cyberpunk city from its evil corporate overlords.

To do so, you can customize each member of your team to your liking. You may want to sneak around, taking down enemies before they know you’re there. Or, if you load out your characters differently, you can outfit them with gear to go in with guns blazing. You can even play the whole game in co-op with up to three friends. Just make sure to tell them to download the game before the price goes back up.

Satellite Reign has a respectable 75 on our sister site Metacritic. Since those reviews came out, it’s received a number of updates to smooth some of the previously rough edges. Anyone with a passing interest in cyberpunk strategy games might as well give it a download.

That’s not the only game that’s free to play this weekend. Over on Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold subscribers can try out PUBG for free as well.

The cult favorite tactical RPG Disgaea: Hour of Darkness is receiving an HD makeover on PS4 and Nintendo Switch. To commemorate the game’s 15th anniversary, NIS America is releasing Disgaea 1 Complete, a remake of the classic PS2 title slated to arrive in the West this fall.

Disgaea 1 Complete features the same story and gameplay as the original PS2 version, albeit with the improved visuals from the series’ most recent installment, Disgaea 5. The remake also boasts an Etna Mode, which NIS says features “extra characters not found in the original release.” You can see some screenshots of Disgaea 1 Complete below.

In addition to the standard release, NIS America is offering a special Rosen Queen’s Finest Edition of Disgaea 1 Complete. The latter is only available in limited quantities through the company’s online store and retails for $100. Along with a copy of the game, the special edition comes with assortment of bonus items, including a soundtrack, hardcover art book, pin set, Prinny cube plush, posters, and more, all of which is housed in a collector’s box shaped like a Prinny’s pouch.

Disgaea: Hour of Darkness was the first installment in the Disgaea series. It originally released on PS2 in 2003 and would subsequently be ported to PSP, DS, and PC. It follows the story of Laharl, the prince of the Netherworld, who bands together with an army of unlikely allies to reclaim his throne.

GameSpot award the original game an 8.1/10 in our Disgaea: Hour of Darkness review. “‘Really something’ is maybe the right way to describe Disgaea overall,” critic Greg Kasavin wrote. “It’s a game that’s unorthodox above all else, and filled with plenty of cheeky humor, some likable characters, a number of intriguing gameplay elements, and many, many hours of turn-based combat.”