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Marvel Comics has announced a return to Wolverine Origin. Set in the 1950s, Wolverine Origin III - The Dark Age, is written by Paul Jenkings and drawn by CAFU.

After years of trauma and back-to-back tours of duty fighting in the first two World Wars, Logan has found his new mission… peace!  With his berserker rage and violent tendencies somehow behind him, Logan enjoys a new life of tranquility and service. Logan will meet new friends and allies, and with the help of an impassioned young doctor, discover what makes him tick. But what is the cause of this newfound happiness…and how long can it last?

Wolverine Origin III - The Dark Age #1 (of 5) goes on sale on December 16, 2026. The main cover is by Wes Burt with a variant cover by Josemaria Casanovas.

Minecraft Dungeons II Gameplay Trailer

Mojang Studios and Double Eleven's Minecraft Dungeons II is a co-op RPG where rifts have opened up leading to The Sift - a brand new dimension with new lands and threats, but also new ways to customize your loadout and playstyle.

Dumb Ways to Build Announcement Trailer

Dumb Ways to Build is a 1-4 player physics-based construction game set in the world of Dumb Ways to Die.

Golden Axe Trailer

Golden Axe is an homage to the 1989 SEGA game. Ax Battler, Tyris Flare, and Gilius Thunderhead have to save Yuria from Death Adder, "who just won’t seem to stay dead. Their quest is complicated by Hampton Squib, an inexperienced and wildly underprepared adventurer whose dream of heroism far exceeds his abilities. Forced to work together despite their flaws, they must find a way to stop Death Adder once and for all." (Paramount Plus)

Golden Axe stars the voice talents of Liam McIntyre (Ax Battler), Lisa Gilroy (Tyris Flare), Matthew Rhys (Gilius Thunderhead), and Danny Pudi (Hampton Squib). The series is created by Mike McMahan and Joe Chandler.

Club Kid Trailer

An underground party promoter finds out he has a 10 year old kid.

Club Kid stars Jordan Firstman, Reggie Absolom, Cara Delevingne, and Diego Calva. The film is written and directed by Firstman.

Ghost Soldier Trailer

A powerful corporation decides to do a little land snatching. Too bad one of the guys in the quiet rural place is a former Special Forces soldier and weapons developer.

Wildwood Trailer

When Prue's baby brother is carried by crows into the Impassable Wilderness, Prue and her classmate Curtis enter the wilderness to get him back. "Along the way she encounters warring factions, extraordinary creatures, and a world unlike anything she's ever known." (LAIKA)

Wildwood, based on the novel written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis, stars the voice talents of Angela Bassett, Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Jacob Tremblay, Awkwafina, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Tantoo Cardinal, Jemaine Clement, Tom Waits, and Richard E. Grant. The film is written by Chris Butler and directed by Travis Knight.

Whalefall Official Trailer

After the death of his father, Jay goes diving to find his remains off the coast of California. His search mission becomes one of survival when he is swallowed by a sperm whale. He will need all his father's lessons to escape before his hour of oxygen is up.

Whalefall, based on the novel by Daniel Kraus, stars Austin Abrams and Josh Brolin. The film is directed by Brian Duffield from a screenplay by Duffield and Kraus.

Week 3 || Light Gun Games

Darrin gives Justin (and you) a history lesson about light gun games, which have probably been around longer than you think, and the boys trade stories about some of their favorite games in this niche genre of gaming.

Download and listen today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart, Amazon, Stitcher, Goodpods, and more of your favorite podcast services! 

Battlepug returns in Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey from Mike Norton. The new graphic novel picks up after Battlepug: War of Christmas where "the last Kindmundian and his oversized companion find themselves in dreamlike worlds of demented danger!" (Image Comics)

Battlepug: Cosmic Doggyssey goes on sale on August 26, 2026.

Marvel Comics has announced five multiverse one-shots that reveal untold battles taking place directly before Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribíc's Secret Wars (2015) Era. The Incursions one-shots will feature X-Men, Spider-Man, The Fantastic Four, X-Men '92, and The Avengers.

Currently, Marvel has only released story details for X-Men: Incursions #1 from Alex Paknadel and Jim Towe. The one-shot will pit the realities of Days of Future Past and House of M against each other. Only one can survive and the choice is left to Kate Pryde.

X-Men: Incursions #1 goes on sale on November 18, 2026. Covers are by Gleb Melnikov, Esad Ribíc, and Bryan Hitch.

Star Wars Zero Company Final Trailer

EA, Bit Reactor, Respawn Entertainment, and Lucasfilm Games' Star Wars Zero Company is a single-player, turn-based tactics game set during The Clone Wars. You play Hawks, a former Republic officer now leader of Zero Company.

Best of the Best Trailer

Best friends Maya and Anjali joins UCLA's Bollywood fusion dance team, but "the road to winning the U.S. Championship is far more raucous and cutthroat than they ever imagined." (Netflix)

Best of the Best stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (Maya), Priyanka Kedia (Anjali), Hasan Minhaj, Chaneil Kular, Ankur Rathee, Shreya Navile, Nico Greetham, Lilly Singh, Janina Gavankar, and Kavi Ramachandran. The film is directed by Lena Khan from a screenplay by Minhaj and Prashanth Venkataramanujam.

Jean Grey heads back to Earth in a new 5-issue comic book series from writer Jed MacKay and artist Rogê Antônio.

After the events of DNX, the "Phoenix is headed to Earth. Jean Grey is aflame within. When she touches down, will she consume all she touches…or will she maintain control of the life-giving, life-taking power coursing through her?" (Marvel Comics)

Jean Grey #1 (of 5) goes on sale on November 25, 2026. Covers are by Jöelle Jones, Miguel Mercado, and Nogi San.

A Different World Trailer

Late '80s / early '90s sitcom A Different World is getting a sequel series. "When Deborah, Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert's free-spirited, well-intentioned, yet rebellious youngest child, enters her freshman year at Hillman College, she finds the shadow of her parents difficult to escape as she sets out to build her own legacy, while having the time of her life, alongside a whole new generation of Hillman's best and brightest." (Netflix)

A Different World stars Maleah Joi Moon (Deborah Wayne), Alijah Kai (Rashida), Chibuikem Uche (Kojo), Cornell Young IV (Shaquille), Jordan Aaron Hall (Amir), Kennedi Reece (Hazel), Jasmine Guy (Whitley Gilbert), and Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Wayne). Debbie Allen, who directed and produced many of the original sitcom's episodes, will serve as executive producer and will direct the reboot's first episode.

Mad Cave Studios and King Features Syndicate have revealed that Rip Kirby is getting a new comic book series. Rip Kirby's new detective stories will be written by Christopher Sebela, illustrated by Tango, colored by KJ Diaz, and lettered by Jeff Eckleberry.

"War hero. Star athlete. Brilliant scientist. Savvy private investigator. Rip Kirby’s reputation is long secured, and these days he’s enjoying the post-war boom of New York City. With gorgeous and quick-witted Honey Dorian at his side and reformed criminal valet Desmond running the show, it’s a perfect life and perfectly balanced. It’s been perfect for what seems like forever… But Rip’s world is about to get complicated, and his unflappably decent ways are newly tested. Up against a world that seems to be growing too fast, can an upstanding man of morals and fair play like Rip remain himself, or will he be swallowed up by the ugliness?" (Mad Cave Studios)

Rip Kirby #1 goes on sale on November 4, 2026. Cover A is by Annie Wu, with other cover details to be announced soon.