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Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (2019) – Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) Recent photos of Billy Dee Williams have shown him walking with a stylish cape and cane. It turns out the handle of his cane has his name inscribed on it. Not just any name. It’s Lando’s full name and it’s epic. Endor Express shared a close-up of the cane handle on Instagram. The name is written in Aurebesh the standard written language in the Star Wars universe. His full name is Baron Landonis Balthazar Calrissian III. Considering how long it is it’s not surprising…

The next Star Wars movie arrives in less than three weeks and Lucasfilm has released a few new television spots for the movie. They include Rey (Daisy Ridley) using a Jedi mind-trick, flying stormtroopers and the new footage of the red-armored Sith-Troopers. One of the biggest moments is the one which shows Carrie Fisher holding Luke’s lightsaber. It was created using unused footage from the previous films and is achingly beautiful with Carrie Fisher’s death. Seeing her holding the last remnants of the Jedi Order is incredibly powerful. Director J.J. Abrams returned to the trilogy after working on The Force…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Here are the most magnificent comic books this week in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. Action Comics #1017 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: John Romita Jr. Cover Artist: Klaus Janson Partial Summary: “‘Invisible War’ part one! It’s one of the biggest creator reunions in years as writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist John Romita Jr. join forces for the first time since their blockbuster turns on Avengers… ” On Sale: Nov 27th, 2019 Price: $3.99 Buy Action Comics 1017& on Comixology 2.…

Find out why the world is ready for black Superman. This week news broke from Variety that Warner Bros approached Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) to replace Henry Cavill as Superman. He reportedly turned it down because “he isn’t ready to commit to taking on the project since filming doesn’t seem likely to happen for several years and he has a full dance card of projects”. Which is true. The guy’s a machine having already playing Johnny Storm in the 2015 Fantastic Four reboot and Killmonger in Black Panther. But is America ready for a Superman of color? No.…

Read this review to find out if The Mandalorian episode Chapter Two – The Child is worth watching. The second episode of The Mandalorian is slower paced but ramps up the drama. About The Mandalorian Season 1, Episode 2: Chapter Two – The Child Directed by Rick Famuyiwa Written by Jon Favreau Synopsis: Target in-hand, the Mandalorian must now contend with scavengers. Airdate: November 15, 2019 Starring: Pedro Pascal, Nick Nolte, Misty Rosas, Stephen Jackson Powers Jr., If you want to avoid spoilers for this episode then skip to the overall section at the end. Warning: Spoilers for The Mandalorian…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. The Amazing Spider-Man #34 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Pat Gleason Cover Artist: Pat Gleason Partial Summary: “Target: Doom Spider-Man 2099’s present is our crumbling future. But what chance do we have relying only on Peter Parker, Miguel O’Hara and… Victor Von Doom?! That’s right, Doctor Doom guest stars… ” On Sale: Nov 20th, 2019 Price: $3.99 Buy The Amazing Spider-Man 34& on Comixology 2. Aquaman #54 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick Artist:…

Justice League (2017) – Clark Kent / Superman (Henry Cavill), Victor Stone / Cyborg (Ray Fisher), Diana Prince / Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) Find out the real reason people have been petitioning for the “Snyder Cut” of Justice League. One day the director of a Superman film was fired from a movie. The director had already started filming the movie and shot a large portion of it. He was replaced with another director, someone he’d worked with before. That director and the studio made sweeping changes to the movie changing the director’s tone and adding humor. They brought the cast…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Read on Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. Agents of Atlas #4 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Nico Leon Cover Artist: Jung-Geun Yoon Partial Summary: “DIVIDE AND CONQUER! The AGENTS OF ATLAS break into teams to uncover the secrets of Pan and defend its dispossessed! Raz Malhotra, a.k.a. GIANT-MAN, leads the investigation of ISAAC IKEDA, AMADEUS and SILK infiltrate the… ” On Sale: Nov 13th, 2019 Price: $3.99 Buy Agents of Atlas 4& on Comixology 2. Black Panther and the Agents…

The Mandalorian (2019) – The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) Read this review to find out if the season premiere of The Mandalorian episode “Chapter One” is worth watching. The action-packed Mandalorian show will make you forget all about fan-favorite Boba Fett. About The Mandalorian, Season One, Episode One “Chapter One” Season 1, Episode 1: “Chapter One” Directed by Dave Filoni Written by Jon Favreau Synopsis: A Mandalorian bounty hunter tracks a target for a well-paying client Airdate: November 12, 2019 Starring: Pedro Pascal, Brian Posehn, Omid Abtahi, Mark Boone Junior, Bernard Bullen, Bill Burr, Gina Carano, Giancarlo Esposito, Werner Herzog, Julia Jones, Alexandra…

Kevin Feige just confirmed that Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and Moon Knight are coming to the movies, but it’ll be a long time before they show up on the big screen. The next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is heading for so-called “Phase 4” with The Eternals but a new crop of heroes are headed for the small screen. At Comic-Con Marvel confirmed several shows are coming to the MCU via the streaming service Disney+. Some heavy-hitters from the movies are getting their own series like Jeremy Renner reprising his role as Hawkeye for Hawkeye, and Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen…

Find out all the actors and actresses Marvel Studios have submitted “For Your Consideration”. Over the years Marvel has released some powerful and emotional films. Has Marvel Studios ever won an Oscar? In 2018, Black Panther won the MCU their first Academy Awards. Three specifically. They’ve been nominated for quite a few but after ten years they only pulled in three. But Disney isn’t giving up! Today Disney released its official “For Your Consideration” for the Motion Picture Academy. They’re betting their blockbuster, record-breaking hit Avengers: Endgame may win them their first acting awards. Here’s the official list of actors…

“It made me sort of sick.” That’s what one 9-year-old boy named Michael Greene said about the second Tim Burton Batman movie back in 1992. Batman Returns is the first live-action movie appearance of Oswald Cobblepot aka The Penguin. Instead of the aristocrat from the comic books the director made Penguin a deformed monster drooling black goop. The mixture of mouthwash and food coloring dripping from Danny DeVito’s mouth was repulsive. He grunts and grumbles and bites off a person’s nose in one scene. This Penguin is nothing like the comic books. The movie was supposed to be a box office…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. Batman Annual #4 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Tom King Artist: Jorge Fornés Cover Artist: Lee Weeks Partial Summary: “In this new annual, it’s two unique stories by BATMAN mastermind Tom King! First, King reteams with Lee Weeks, his collaborator on the Eisner-nominated BATMAN/ELMER FUDD #1 to send the Caped Crusader into space in… ” On Sale: Oct 30th, 2019 Price: $4.99 Buy Batman Annual 4& on Comixology 2. Black Panther #17 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates…

John Witherspoon Back in the 1600s, the slaves used to make a type of griddle cake out of cornmeal. Cornmeal was the cheapest and most reviled type of flour back then. It was considered rough and useless since it didn’t respond to leaven and had a gritty consistency. Most people wanted and preferred wheat flour. But African-Americans enjoyed the simple fried cakes made out of cornmeal and water. The cakes, known as “Hoe-Cakes” or “Johnnycake”, fell out of favor in general but was popular in the South. Most people thought the cornbread was rough but black people loved them. It…

Find out everything you need to know about the villains for the upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Rumors by MCU Cosmic have revealed several villains for the upcoming martial arts film. MCU Cosmos has a pretty good track record for rumors and there are a few details corroborated in the rumor. The site accurately reported that Disney was developing a Disney+ series for Hawkeye among other scoops. So here’s a list of pretty awesome villains lined up for the Shang-Chi movie starring Simu Liu. One is confirmed but the others are rumored. 1. The Mandarin The…

Find out all the greatest comics where Superman’s secret identity as Clark Kent was exposed. Recently news broke that this December and January next year his secret will be exposed. In Lois Lane #7 and Superman #18 the world will find out that Clark Kent is really Superman. Series writer Brian Michael Bendis defends the reveal. “I don’t do fake-out stories,” Bendis told the New York Times. ” I did a story where Daredevil was outed — a different kind of outing — but that was his reality for 15 years” and that Bendis will bring Superman closer to being “the…

Read on to find everything you may not have noticed in the last trailer for Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker. Last night during the halftime of Monday Night Football Disney released the “final” trailer for the movie. While there will doubtless be dozens of commercials and clips in the next few months this is apparently the last theatrical trailer for the last movie in the Star Wars trilogy. From daggers to droids here are a few things you may not have noticed in the new Star Wars movie trailer. Warning: Possible Spoilers 1. Ruins of the Death Star The trailer…

Find out if your favorite DC actor is leaving or staying in the DC Extended Universe of movies. Back in 2013 Man of Steel Warner Bros envisioned a large group of movies based around the DC comic book characters. They saw the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and figured they could emulate it. Considering some of the most popular movies in the superhero world are DC – think The Dark Knight, Superman, and Batman – it seemed like a safe bet. Unfortunately, the movies were savaged by critics and audiences. The films underperformed at the box office. After the…

Batman (1967) – Catwoman (Eartha Kitt) Everything you need to know about Eartha Kitt’s portrayal of the Batman villain Catwoman. News broke that biracial actress Zoe Kravitz has been cast as Catwoman. She stars opposite Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman in Matt Reeve’s prequel movie. The reason why it’s big news is she’s black. The character has been played by caucasian women for decades. Most recently by Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises. While it’s big news that the “Big Little Lies” star is playing The Cat opposite The Bat it’s worth noting that the racial barrier was…

Gemini Man (2019) – Henry Brogan (Will Smith) Read this review to find out if Gemini Man (2019) is worth watching. Gemini Man has grand ambitions to be a psychological action-thriller but it falls flat. Ang Lee and Will Smith try hard to combine a rip-roaring action film with a psychological thriller. But they miss the mark. Will Smith’s latest action movie is the story of Henry Brogan (Will Smith) who’s an elite government assassin. He’s frequently called the “best” in the world. The opening scene shows him shooting a target from miles away through the window of a moving bullet train. Clearly,…

Find out Will Smith’s greatest and stupidest science-fiction movie roles. This week Will Smith’s Gemini Man opens. It’s Smith’s 66th movie role. Over the years the actor has gone from a musician and a rapper to a blockbuster star. Let’s take a moment to look back at his biggest genre successes and flops. 11. Will Smith as Cypher Raige in After Earth (2013) This sci-fi movie is about a famous military commander Cypher Raige and his son Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) crash-land on a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by killer monsters. The movie stars Will Smith but is more about his…

Detective Comics #1013 comic panel by Jaime Mendoza Read this review to find out if Detective Comics #1013 is worth buying. If you want to avoid spoilers for this comic then skip to the overall section at the end. About Detective Comics #1013 Written by Peter J. Tomasi Artwork by Jaime Mendoza Inking by Keith Champagne, Christian Alamy Color by David Baron Synopsis: “Mr. Freeze is so close to reviving Nora but Batman can’t let it happen. Mr. Freeze has never been more vicious or more deadly. There’s nothing more dangerous than a desperate man with a cold gun and Gotham…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. This week has three (count ’em – three) Miles Morales Spider-Man comics. Will Absolute Carnage take over the world? Can Batman stop Mr. Freeze’s deadly plans? Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #3 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Federico Vincentini Cover Artist: Clayton Crain Partial Summary: “THREATS WITHIN AND WITHOUT! A serial killer released from Ravencroft, the commands of Carnage, J. Jonah Jameson, and SILVER SABLE! Miles must wrestle all of these while his mind is not…

Diahann Carroll died last week on October 4, 2019. She was 84-years old. Carroll had a legendary career and did amazing things for black people. She was a singer, actress, model, and activist. Carroll was an American actress, singer, model and activist. She was the first black woman to win a Tony award. She was one of the first well-known black actresses in Hollywood. She’s also the first black woman in Star Wars. Unfortunately, she appeared in the infamous Star Wars: Holiday Special of 1979. A special so horrible it’s only spoken of in whispers at the backlot of Lucasfilm.…

Find out which is the greatest opening in Star Trek television history. Star Trek is the most iconic television show ever. It’s also spawned one of the most successful movie franchises ever made. Part of its success is the Star Trek theme song. The original song is so iconic people know it even if they’ve never seen an episode of the show. Over the years there have been many spin-offs of the show which each used a new theme song. Some have been brilliant and some have been horrible. Most recently Star Trek: Discovery is airing on CBS All-Access. Soon the…

Batman #80 cover by John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. What happens when Batman fights Bane with Catwoman? What happens in the finale for “House of X”? Who will win: Young Justice or evil Young Justice? Find out in this week’s comic pull list. 1. Batman #80 Publisher: DC Comics Writer: Tom King Artist: John Romita Jr. Cover Artist: John Romita Jr., Klaus Janson Partial Summary: CITY OF BANE, PART 6 The bad guys thought they had it made…

Find out which superhero Marvel needs to bring into the Marvel Cinematic Universe to fill the hole left by Spider-Man and Iron Man. The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is going through big changes. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) has been the linchpin of the movies and the creator and designer of all the equipment and technology of the Avengers. He sacrificed himself in Avengers: Infinity War. Then, Marvel lost the rights to use Spider-Man, played by Tom Holland. He’ll be back for one more solo film and a cameo but that’s it. After that, he’s gone too. It’s clear that…

Find out where Black Panther get his name from. One of the complaints from some moviegoers is that the movie Black Panther is based on the group known as the “Black Panther Party” which means he’s a part of the controversial group. Is that true? Does the movie have anything to do with the militant revolutionary group? Black Panther is a fictional superhero appearing in Marvel comics starting in Fantastic Four #52 (1966). He was created by two legends in comic books. Two white guys named Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In the comics, T’Challa is known by the ceremonial…

Find out the top 10 comics featuring ethnic characters or talent this week. Miles fights Carnage! Naomi guest stars in Batman / Superman! Is Moon Girl smarter than Mr. Fantastic? What is Mr. Freeze’s evil new plan? Find out in this week’s new comic pull list. 1. Absolute Carnage: Miles Morales #2 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: Saladin Ahmed Artist: Federico Vincentini Cover Artist: Clayton Crain Partial Summary: CONSUMED BY CARNAGE! • Miles sacrificed himself protecting others, and was taken by Carnage’s dark doppelgangers! • Now Kletus is sending Miles after one of Peter Parker’s friends, and if Miles can’t… On…