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Marvel is stuck in a difficult position where Sam Wilson is concerned. The character is coming off a multi-year stint as Captain America and now reverting to his traditional role as The Falcon. It’s important that Sam’s new ongoing series immediately establish a strong status quo for the character, one that shows a hero changed by his experiences as Cap and not merely settling into his old job again. This first issue does build on the events of Secret Empire in a logical way, but it fails to carry over the momentum from Sam Wilson: Captain America.

In some ways, this new series isn’t even that different from Sam’s previous book. New writer Rodney Barnes continues to emphasize racial strife and political turmoil over costumed villains. The series also looks to focus a great deal of attention on Sam’s efforts to coach his new sidekick Rayshaun, in the ways of patriotic superheroing. At the same time, Barnes also focuses on Sam’s lingering disillusionment in the wake of Secret Empire. Sam is a man with tremendous faith in the innate goodness of America. If his best friend and the country’s greatest hero can turn out to be a duplicitous Hydra agent, what does that say about America itself?

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Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo informed IGN during a recent interview that Thor: Ragnarok is the beginning of a three-movie story arc for the giant, green Avenger, one that will follow Bruce Banner as he faces profound questions about his alter ego and changes to his powers.

I asked Ruffalo how the Hulk — who runs on anger and provocation — can remain the Hulk on Sakaar, where he’s been living comfortably as a gladiatorial champion and beloved celebrity in the two years since last being seen in Avengers: Age of Ultron. As Ruffalo explained, “The rules don’t apply anymore. That’s what’s so confounding to Banner and frightening. That’s kind of the exciting progression of the Banner/Hulk relationship moving forward.”

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Titanfall developer Respawn Entertainment announced it’s working on an Oculus Rift VR game.

As detailed on a recent blog post and via a short announcement trailer, which you can view below, the game is slated for release in 2019 and is some sort of a shooter.

However, not much else about the project is currently known, including a name. Also, it’s neither Star Wars nor Titanfall-related.

Director Peter Hirschmann called emotion “the most intense” part of making a game in VR.

“While you know you’re wearing a headset, your brain processes VR on an emotional level,” he said, adding “it’s all kinds of awesome.”

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Keanu Reeves showed up at NYCC today to debut a first look at his sci-fi film Replicas, the story of a scientist who wants to clone his dead family.