COMIC TALK TODAY COMIC TALK HEADLINES FOR APR 17TH, 2024 | Stephenson is NO LONGER Fiction?

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It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! Neal Stephenson's book, The Diamond Age, is coming to life.Nintendo's Wii-U has a workaround for the lack of proper online support.Marvel is trying to capitalize on Wolverine's name again.And so much more...Plus, don't forget to subscribe for more fresh content.

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Music

Follow-ups/Corrections

Marilyn Manson - In a recent interview on the Jesea Lee Show Zoltan Bathory has said that Manson is clean and sober. With Ivan’s alcoholism, this is 5FDP reaching out it would seem.

New Music/Video

High on Fire - Cometh the Storm https://youtu.be/UVr9AU9gMfo an odd mix choice with the buried vocals.

Architects - Curse https://youtu.be/ulalrTPVxh0 less aggro than previous architects releases.

Enterprise Earth - I, Divine https://youtu.be/ckSrBwvPiQ8 more experimentation on the form of Deathcore.

August Burns Red - The Cleansing ft. Will Ramos https://youtu.be/S_rgW12ugNE This is proof that Will needs a more dynamic band behind him. Or that the next Lorna Shore record NEEDS to grow musically.

Imminence - Beyond the Pale https://youtu.be/m2GX67jnsOk Just some more amazing Metalcore from Sweden. NBD…

Daath - Ascension https://youtu.be/TBsoAuOLx0w Why is it that Georgia has so much excellent metal? Riff heavy and a touch on the meandering side though. Dueling guitar solos is damn good.

Kerry King - Residue https://youtu.be/2fALV3X9jB4 Shades of Slayer just like the last single. But did you really expect anything else?

Thursday - Application for Release From the Dream https://youtu.be/RlgyNwAq-x8 first song from the band in 13 years. Still don’t like Thursday…

Tours/Festivals

Deep Purple / Yes - Tour Dates: Aug. 14 - Sept. 8. No support listed.

https://deeppurple.com/

Powerman 5000 - Tour Dates: July 2 - 29

Support Acts: Sponge, Tantric, Clozure

https://powerman5000.com/

Dream Theater - EU tour 2024. First tour with Mike Portnoy since 2010. Oct 20 in London through Nov 24 in Amsterdam.

Suggests

Thrown - Just go listen to all 8 songs on their Spotify. It's only 17 minutes of your time.

Gaming/Tech

Follow-ups/Corrections

Nintendo - Pretendo, the replacement network now that Nintendo no longer supports the Wii-U or the 3DS online networks, has released an SSL workaround as a replacement for the missing network. Theoretically only a temporary fix as Nintendo could still issue a patch, and also only works with the version 5.5.5 of the firmware. https://pretendo.network/docs/install/wiiu#sssl

MK1 - Ermac is upon us.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III - B.E.A.S.T. Glove to be $80 promotion for Godzilla X Kong.In game melee weapon that will not accept earned camo skins.

https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/04/09/activision-blizzard-continues-to-prove-itself-as-one-of-the-greediest-studios-in-the-industry-slaps-80-price-tag-on-godzilla-x-kong-b-e-a-s-t-glove-melee-weapon-for-call-of-duty-modern-warfa/

Adobe - The AI revolution just keeps on going! Premiere Pro demo showcased this week shows Object addition/removal, Generative Extend, and Text to Video options. https://youtu.be/6de4akFiNYM

Threads - Threads, for its lack of a key feature: direct messaging. Users have been complaining for a while that Threads doesn't have DMs, and Meta is finally testing a solution . But guess what? It's not real DMs. Instead, you can now message people from Threads, but you still have to use Instagram's inbox to see those messages. Meta says they won't create a separate inbox for Threads because that would be too complicated. So, basically, Threads is still kind of pointless. https://www.engadget.com/meta-is-testing-messaging-capabilities-for-threads-but-dont-call-them-dms-213536876.html

LAUSD - Bringing Neal Stephenson’s Diamond Age to life

Warhammer 40K - Female Custodi’s.

Trailers

Palworld - https://youtu.be/d2Mh7HXZ4sE Palworld: Arena teaser. PVP mode for the Pocket Monster survival game.

Reg ‘ol News

Fallout 4 - Bethesda is adding a NATIVE version of Fallout 4 to current gen PS5 and Xbox Series consoles. The updated specs aren’t the only bonus for the native jump, there will be additional quest content that deals with the Enclave. Plus bonus customization options for your settlements, as well as some new weapons and power armor variations. Should all be available as of April 25.

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fallout-4-ps5-xbox-upgrades-new-content/

Invincible - Skybound Entertainment is developing a AAA Invincible game. Said to contribute new stories to the Invincible multiverse… could be a red flag. Should launch on all platforms, though that is not explicitly certain.

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/invincible-video-game-aaa-skybound-crowdfund/

Suggests

MK1 - kinda cheating, but totally what I am going to be playing for the next week.

Comic Books/Books

Reg ‘ol News

Absolute DC - DC Comics potentially creating a whole new comic book universe! It's called Absolute DC, and it sounds like it would be pretty different from anything DC has done before. Writer Scott Snyder would be in charge of the whole thing. Unlike other times DC has tried to reboot their comics, this new universe would exist alongside the current DC Universe, rather than replacing it. And they wouldn't just be making a few new comics here and there - they'd be remaking their entire comic book line with Absolute DC!

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-reportedly-developing-an-ultimate-style-line-with-scott-snyder/

Life of Wolverine - Wolverine's life story being told in a new comic. It discusses Wolverine's long history and complex past. The comic will be called Life of Wolverine and will be released in July. It will explore Wolverine's memories from his childhood in Canada to his time with the X-Men. The comic is being released for Wolverine's 50th anniversary.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-life-of-wolverine-origin-comic-print/

Jeff Lemire - BOOM! Studios publishing the comic. The series will be Lemire's longest since Sweet Tooth. Lemire will write and illustrate the comic himself. BOOM! Studios editor-in-chief Matt Gagnon is excited to publish the series

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/boom-studios-jeff-lemire-new-series-announced-longest-series/

Suggests

The Peripheral - William Gibson - a 2014 science fiction mystery-thriller novel by William Gibson[2] set in near- and post-apocalyptic versions of the future.[3] The story focuses on a young rural-town American woman who lives in the near future, and on a London publicist who lives 70 years thereafter.

TV Shows

Follow-ups/Corrections

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters - Renewed for a second season on Apple TV+. https://cosmicbook.news/monarch-legacy-monsters-season-2-apple-tv

AHS: Delicate - season has finally returned. https://youtu.be/3EGY4iTEVok Wednesdays.

Trailers

Open Range - https://youtu.be/8UkDdTMZh14 Season 2!! Another example of asking more questions than it answers? May 16

Velma - season 2 https://youtu.be/tUo0TUCgj9Y more of the same… STOP WATCHING THIS STUFF!

Suggests

Fallout - Amazon Prime series. Actually pretty dang fun.

Movies

Follow-ups/Corrections

Five Nights at Freddy’s - Second movie OFFICIALLY happening now. Release set for Fall of 2025. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-five-nights-at-freddys-sequel-is-officially-in-the-works/

Star Trek - announced at CinemaCon to be a prequel to the Abrams 2009 movie. Still no title. https://www.slashfilm.com/1560148/star-trek-movie-prequel-director-confirmed/

Sonic 3 - Keanu Reeves to voice Shadow. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-joins-sonic-3-shadow-1235874487/

Reg ‘ol News

TMNT Last Ronin - “R” rated live-action movie officially announced! The most recent (and final?) collab between Eastman and Laird is possibly the most epic team up is getting adapted to the movies. Tyler Burton Smith writing (Boy Kills World, Kung Fury 2) Walter Hamada producing for Paramount.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-last-ronin-movie-1235871493/

Transformers One - The next Transformers movie is officially going to be starring Chris Hemsworth as Orion Pax (young Optimus Prime), Tyree Henry as D-16 (young Megatron), and Scarlett Johansson as Elita, Jon Hamm as Sentinel Prime. Trailer Apr 18. Release Sept 13. Directed by Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) Written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari.

https://cosmicbook.news/transformers-one-trailer-on-the-way-chris-hemsworth-scarlett-johansson-more

Transformers X G I Joe - CinemaCon brought us many things. Transformers VS G.I. Joe is another one. Too early for a director, but Steven Spielberg is on board as EP.

https://cosmicbook.news/transformers-gi-joe-movie

Suggests

Equilibrium - a 2002 American science fiction film[4] written and directed by Kurt Wimmer, and starring Christian Bale, Emily Watson, and Taye Diggs. The film follows Bale as John Preston, an enforcement officer in a future in which feelings and artistic expression are outlawed, and a society where its citizens are forced to take psychoactive drugs to suppress emotion. After accidentally missing a dose, Preston awakens and begins to uncover the suspicious inner workings of the regime governing the totalitarian state.

Rumor Mill

Confirmations/Refutations

TMNT - Last Ronin movie confirmed.

New Rumors

Fortnite X Fallout - the next Fortnite crossover seems inevitable. So inevitable that the leak claims it will happen by month’s end.

Wolverine - Deadpool movie will have the actual helmet/mask for Logan?

Thunderbolts - With CinemaCon quite literally adding an asterisk to the Thunderbolts title, speculation is that the entire team will die at the end of the movie. Caveats carved out for Florence Pugh, and Sebstian Stan potentially.

Dead Space 2 - Dead in the water? After what is described as “lackluster sales” of the reboot, EA has reportedly scrapped plans for a sequel to the reboot, and reassigned the team to Battlefield and Iron Man projects.

Invincible - Leak purports that Amazon has renewed the animated series through season 5.

SPECULATION

Fallout series will only last 3 seasons

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