Jackson Hyde and Andy Curry face concepts of inheritance in Future State: Aquaman #1 (opens in new tab). The issue opens with Jackson Hyde escaping a prison on Neptune, an action that we soon learn has been replicated nearly 300 times. Jackson is recaptured and brought before the throne of …
Read More »Best Shots review – Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 snappy and dynamic
As a team already from a far-off future, the Legion of Super-Heroes feels almost tailor-made for this ‘Future State’ line of comics. So it’s frustrating that Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (opens in new tab) tells a standard “getting the team back together” tale. Future State: Legion of Super-Heroes …
Read More »Heroes Reborn: How did the Avengers and Fantastic For wind up in another reality?
Marvel Comics has been teasing a return of some kind to the concept of its mid-’90s high-concept story ‘Heroes Reborn,‘ a tale that temporarily rewrote the histories of many popular Marvel characters and shunted them into an alternate reality, away from the mainstream Marvel Universe where the adventures of other …
Read More »Hood: Outlaws and Legends aims for a darker twist on the Prince of Thieves with its bloody, brutal multiplayer heists
With medieval heist sim, Hood: Outlaws and Legends, Sumo Digital is hoping to shock you. Starring a bunch of parkouring protagonists clutching hidden blades and donning iconic hoods, however, you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’ve seen this all before. A brutal reimagining of English folklore legend Robin Hood, Sumo …
Read More »Star Fox meets Knight Rider in Chorus, a next-generation space-combat shooter that blends speed with smarts
As a AAA, multi-platform title utilising the power of next-gen hardware, Chorus is a big step up for Deep Silver Fishlabs, though not a project completely out of its comfort zone. This next evolution of the space-combat genre marks a culmination of everything Fishlabs has learned with its popular Galaxy …
Read More »Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon explores “regeneration, redemption, and the quality of mercy” with Larry Hama
On January 20, Danny Rand returns to the Marvel Comics spotlight in a new five-issue limited series titled Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon (opens in new tab), which delves into his mystical origins as the Iron Fist. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) To take Danny on …
Read More »Catwoman, Poison Ivy, and a new Siren break laws and break bones in upcoming Gotham City Sirens serial
Even in the dark, dystopic future of DC’s ‘Future State’ Gotham City there’s still a need to have fun and blow off some steam. Catwoman and Poison Ivy are doing just that in a gal’s night out that turns into an adventure (don’t they all?) in a two-part Gotham City …
Read More »Decoding the clues in that surprise Bethesda Indiana Jones game teaser
Today, January 12, Bethesda announced an original Indiana Jones game from Wolfenstein studio MachineGames in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. Alongside the announcement, we got a brief teaser trailer full of Easter eggs that point towards the games’ setting and its content. How has it taken us this long to get …
Read More »King in Black: Thunderbolts introduces the “best, worst Thunderbolts team ever”
Marvel’s current Venom-centric King in Black crossover is about to get even bigger by introducing a new version of a classic Marvel team, the Thunderbolts. Written by Matthew Rosenberg with art from Juan Ferreyra, January 13’s King in Black: Thunderbolts #1 (opens in new tab) brings a new group of …
Read More »Bruce Wayne back from the dead and out for revenge in Future State: Dark Detective
A new Batman has taken over DC titles with this week’s Future State: The Next Batman, and while that futuristic world thinks the original Batman is dead… he’s not. Next week, Bruce Wayne will resurface in Future State: Dark Detective (opens in new tab), with Mariko Tamaki and Dan Mora …
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