The latest dispatches Friday, 13 November 2026
News Fantasy
Seven years after it was first announced, Netflix's Magic: The Gathering cartoon finally has a title, a showrunner, a sneak peek and a 2027 release.
ColonelFrog / 13 Nov 2026
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Tahereh Mafi reveals the cover for And the Stars Align, the fifth and final Woven Kingdom novel, due in late April 2027.
ColonelFrog / 13 Nov 2026
News Fantasy
Four ocean-themed Commander decks for Magic's underwater set Nauctis: The Sunken Realm leak ahead of Wizards' reveal. The set is out on 5…
ColonelFrog / 13 Nov 2026
News Scifi
Lucasfilm puts a restored 1977 Star Wars back in cinemas from 19 February 2027, with R.J. Cutler's archive documentary The Hero Awakens following…
ColonelFrog / 13 Nov 2026
News Scifi
Trailer not playing? Watch it on YouTube. That’s Netflix’s own animated Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance above, which is the nearest thing to moving…
ColonelFrog / 12 Nov 2026
Review Books
‘Marvel Explodes: From Bullpen To Big Business’ is not a book for those interested in the creative side of Marvel Comics. Who really…
Eamonn Murphy / 12 Nov 2026
News Comics
Gotham has never been short of people in bat-shaped outfits. Over the decades there have been Robins, Batgirls, Batwomen, a Bat-Mite and, in…
ColonelFrog / 12 Nov 2026
Trailer Anime/manga
If the embed above goes dark, the trailer is also here on YouTube. Aniplex chose 11 November, Mash Burnedead’s birthday, to unveil the…
ColonelFrog / 12 Nov 2026
News Fantasy
If the embed above goes dark, the trailer is also here on YouTube. Video game release dates generally move in one direction, which…
ColonelFrog / 12 Nov 2026
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Chucky has new representation. Not the doll himself, obviously, though one imagines he’d be a nightmare in contract negotiations, but his creator. Don…
ColonelFrog / 12 Nov 2026
News Horror
If the embed has slunk off into the mist, the second Werwulf trailer is also here on YouTube. The Motion Picture Association has…
ColonelFrog / 12 Nov 2026
News Comics
James Gunn and Peter Safran step down as heads of DC Studios on 1 December, with ex-Marvel executive Jeremy Latcham taking over under…
ColonelFrog / 12 Nov 2026
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Marvel's Brick line is reported to be collecting Lee and Ditko's complete Amazing Spider-Man run in a 960-page, $60 volume due in July…
ColonelFrog / 11 Nov 2026
News Fantasy
Kagurabachi chapter 138, Heavy Charge, is out on VIZ and MANGA Plus, with the Cypic anime due in April 2027.
ColonelFrog / 9 Nov 2026
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