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May 2025

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Superman: Up, Up and Reboot (movie trailer).

The blue tights are back, the spit curl is freshly set, and the red cape is once again flapping heroically in the wind…

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Kagurabachi chapter 138: a heavy charge, a sharp blade and an anime still on the anvil for April 2027 (manga news).

Salon closes after 31 years. SFcrowsnest, which got online four years earlier, raises a quiet glass (opinion).

Criminal teaser: Prime Video raids the Brubaker and Phillips back catalogue, and sensibly leaves the guns at home.

Clifton’s, Bradbury’s old haunt, reopens as Sanctuary, and the free limeade has been replaced by a never-ending Dungeons & Dragons game (fandom news).

Kagurabachi chapter 138: a heavy charge, a sharp blade and an anime still on the anvil for April 2027 (manga news).

Resident Evil comes home: Zach Cregger’s $400 million monster is now available to take away (film news).

Slopcore: the robots have formed a band, and they’d like a word about your P(doom).

Communion with the weather: The Day After Tomorrow freezes Netflix’s chart 22 years on, and it all started with the alien-abduction man (film news).

Wing Commander, Ultima and Road Rash escape the EA vault: 20,000 tapes, one cupboard and Mark Hamill back in full-motion video (games news).

Spy x Family Season 4 and a second film: Operation Strix has its budget renewed for 2027 (anime news).

Teghaza 001: a rose-pink rock from the Sahara turns out to be a 4.1-billion-year-old piece of Mars (science news).

John Leeson (1943–2026): the voice of K9, Rainbow’s first Bungle, and the Doctor’s most loyal companion (obituary).

Godzilla Minus Zero: the big lad turns 72 by stomping into Japanese cinemas, with America next on Friday (monster movie news).

Dragon Ball Z Goes To Court, Gorilla Grodd Stands Trial And Arkane Gets Suitors (Offworld Report, 1–5 November 2026).

Set Phasers to Litigate: When Genre Franchises Savage Their Own Fans.

Darth Vader meets Doctor Doom, and the cape budget doubles: Hope Assembles unveils new variant covers (comics news).

Bass X Machina: Netflix’s steampunk Bass Reeves rides in tomorrow, packing a mechanical West and Brian Tyree Henry (TV news).

Doctor Doom in Marvel Rivals: two roles, one ego, if the leakers are right (games rumour).

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May 2025

Superman: Up, Up and Reboot (movie trailer).