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Tours
Anthrax/BLS/Hatebreed - from July 26 in Phoenix through Aug. 28in Philadelphia https://www.anthrax.com/tour
Dance Gavin Dance
The band has lost their bassist, Tim Feerick. They have made the decision to continue with their Swanfest festival date and the subsequent tour.
Suggests
Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood
Gaming/Tech
Trailers
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes - https://youtu.be/w5TrSaoYmZ8 EPIC!!
D&D Beyond
Hasbro has bought the companion app from Fandom for $146.3 million. Now OG D&D and Beyond will be under the same roof, both as part of Wizards of the Coast. This should make integration between the 2 that much smoother.
https://nerdist.com/article/dd-beyond-hasbro-acquisition-wizards-of-the-coast-dungeons-and-dragons/
Netflix
Testing their password crackdown in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru.
https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/netflix-subscribers-pay-users-outside-households-1235206575/
Crazy Taxi
Sega is rebooting the franchise. Sega’s Super Game Project…
Suggests
Smash Bros Melee
Comic Books/Books
Trailers
Squirrel Girl - Marvel has teamed with SiriusXM for a new series from Ryan North https://youtu.be/7wONfF9WjkU directed by Giovanna Sardelli, and has original music by Justin Huertas and Steven Tran. The series stars Milana Vayntrub as Squirrel Girl and features performances by Crystal Lucas Perry (Nancy Whitehead), Leo Sheng (Koi Boi), Davied Morales (Chipmunk Hunk), Erica Schroeder (Tippy T. Squirrel), Tina Benko (Rachel Oskar), and Peter Hermann (Brain Drain). Vayntrub was set to play Squirrel Girl in a live-action New Warriors series on Freeform before it was canceled.
The Vampire Slayer
author Sarah Gailey (Eat The Rich, Magic for Liars), artist Michael Shelfer (Domino), colorist Valentina Pinto and Riccardo Giardina, and letterer Ed Dukeshire. The Vampire Slayer #1 features cover art by Goñi Montes (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and variant cover art by artists Francesco Francavilla (Night of the Ghoul), Bex Glendining (Nubia: Real One), Christian Ward (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr), and Mike del Mundo (X-Men, Thor).
The Vampire Slayer #1 will go on sale on April 20th.
Luda
Grant Morrison’s FIRST NOVEL! The comic book legend will be releasing their first piece of nonfiction about magic and drag queens.
https://comicbook.com/comics/news/grant-morrison-first-novel-luda-fall-2022/
Batman White Knight: Red Hood
Much like the Harley book that came out when the second book was running, this spin off will launch in July. This time Sean Murphy teams up with writer Clay McCormack (Bloody Her), artist Simone Di Meo (Future State: Harley Quinn), and colorist Dave Stewart (Batman). In this book apparently Jason Todd gets his own Robin named Gan.
https://comicbook.com/dc/news/red-hood-girl-robin-batman-white-knight-presents-spinoff/
Suggests
Chuck Palanhiuk “Lullaby”
TV/Streaming
Follow-ups/Corrections
Witcher - Robbie Amell as Gallatin, Meng’er Zhang as Milva, Hugh Skinner as Prince Radovid, and Christelle Elwin as Mistle. New casting
Fall of the House of Usher - Frank Langella fired from the Roderick Usher role. To be recast and reshot.
https://nerdist.com/article/mike-flanagan-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-netflix-series-edgar-allan-poe/
Flash - Jesse L Martin (Joe West) leaving the series for NBC’s The Irrational.
Trailers
Love, Death, and Robots - Volume 3 https://youtu.be/YHXaMVQq4cc May 20th
Kids in the Hall - https://youtu.be/zm2rAjmH_JQ Coming to Prime May 13th after 26 years. Red Band https://youtu.be/xGVpj6kUZLM
Humanimals
Voice actor Vic Mignogna has reportedly been hired to voice the lead character in a series to be produced by what appears to be an NFT scam. But good for him if it actually happens.
Star Trek: TNG
YouTube Channel Gazelle Automations have created effectively an animated pilot episode for a sequel series that never will be.
https://youtu.be/Jyz2pVqrEkI
Suggests
MK Conquest
Movies
Super Mario Bros
The Great Mission to Rescue Princess Peach has been restored and is available to watch on YouTube. Thanks to a group of fans calling themselves Femboy Films.
https://youtu.be/vzlZy9zpw0Q
Streets of Rage
Sega’s next video game property to get a movie. Derek Kolstad, who wrote John Wick and Nobody, will be penning the script
Trailers
Thor: Love and Thunder - https://youtu.be/tgB1wUcmbbw
Suggests
Power Rangers Bootleg Universe https://youtu.be/vw5vcUPyL90
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