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Michael Bay is in talks to direct Barbaric based on the Vault Comics series

Michael Bay is in talks to direct Barbaric based on the Vault Comics series #comics #netflix

Michael Bay may be heading to television. The director is in talks to direct Barbaric, the television based on the comic published by Vault Comics. The series has been picked up by Netflix and will be developed by A+E Studios. Barbaric launched in 2021 and created by Michael Moreci and Nathan Gooden. The comic has been a hit spawning multiple volumes, a spin-off series, as well as an innovative…

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Viz Media: War for Cybertron Trilogy artbook coming Fall 2022

Viz Media: War for Cybertron Trilogy artbook coming Fall 2022

A tweet by publishers Viz Media has announced the coming of an art book gathering concept material and info behind the making of the recently-concluded War for Cybertron Trilogy! More information is sure to follow, but Viz have also clarified that this “making of” volume by Mike Avila (with foreword from F.J. DeSanto) will likely cover the production work that went into the Netflix shows. Which,…

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Mark Hamill & Ron Perlman Join Transformers: Power of the Primes Animated Series

The Hollywood Reporter has recently reported that Mark Hamill and Ron Perlman have joined the team of the upcoming Transformers: Power of the Primes animated series.  Mark Hamill will be voicing the first Decepticon, Megatronus, who was exiled from Cybertron for killing one of the original Thirteen Primes.

Megatronus will be playing a key role in the finale of Machinama’s animated projects based…

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ALIEN BOUNTY HUNTER #1

Tasked with capturing the most wanted fugitive in the universe, Ben Madsen (from Arcadia, California) must track his mark through a city filled with dangerous aliens (definitely not from Arcadia, California)—right here on Earth.

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RoosterTeeth Panel

HERE IT IS!!! The panel I have been wanting all day. I swear all I ask is a date for RWBY vol 7 soundtrack, Kerry, please.

Fiona is a LEAD VA for Red vs Blue: Zero and Torrian is LEAD animator. They are gonna be great!!

Remember your roots: RvB is the OG RoosterTeeth show and this is season 18! Fiona is Agent One in RvB:Zero

There will action, classic comedy, and feel good nature of the previous seasons

This is Fiona’s first VA role and she is super excited for it. HYPE is the word for the season

In the timeline, the season will take place right after season 17 but with a different cast. The OG cast retires (please give me Sarge) and some of them may show up (Kerry: Palomo!)

Zero is not a reboot, this story is happening a galaxy away. The lore plays a part but these are just some new guys to follow. It can be a good entry point (Barb: it’s ground zero!)

the clip they show is AWESOME!!! the animation is already off the charts and “everything is different” 

COMING THIS FALL!!!! More info leading up to the release though

Yssa is the main girl behind Recorded by Arizal (On my to watch list) and has already premiered on RT website

She is learning if she wants to do the thing she is applying for for the rest of her life. It is about growing up, being relatable, learning about new things.

It is Yssa’s first solo show and definitely feels the Imposter Syndrome. She was not expecting how much it would explode and all the cast shouts their support for her

The idea came from limitations. She had to think about how limited the world is and came up with the vlog setup. INspiration came from Jenna Marbles and the Lizzie Bennet diaries, and pretty much Youtube in general. “It’s a self insert, what up?”

The clip they showed is so relatable, and made Kerry go make sure his books were okay. MOOD

Guest F.J. DeSanto thought this was therapy (Kerry: it might turn into therapy) lol

He worked on Tranformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy: Siege and it is gonna be on Netflix in a few days

It will not be dark and depressive, and it is a good fit with RT

It fits into the main generation story line (~prequel to 80s series) but it is its own story.

There are so many characters in the franchise that he wishes he could work with but there are diverse characters that will be on the show

Miles Luna is in this?? Okay (he will be an autobot and another character)

The clip is Cliffjumper’s cameo and is only 20 seconds but definitely hypes it

He can’t share too much or else Hasbro will make him ‘disappear’

RWBY TIME BITCHES!!!!!

8 years of RWBY, Barb is now 30 

THEY STARTED WRITING VOLUME 9!!! I’m deceased

Collab for new RWBY streetwear merch (Yssa: just in case you were a little gay. Kerry: The percentage is growing)

RTX was cancelled but coop comics will be putting stuff on in the fall

VOLUME 7 SOUNDTRACK NEXT WEEK!!!!!! (7/31)

I’m literally writing the rest of this from beyond the grave

there goes all my bday money...

RWBY is officially working with Good smile to make popup parade of RWBY preorders start 8/3

having more writers has helped get RWBY written so quickly. It has been tough to write from home but they are getting through it

Theme for volume 8: distrust (after 7 being trust? hot damn) especially with Yang and a few other characters

Can Blake purr? Kerry refused to answer. Barb said if she get excited... Bees???

Yang gets a bike again!!! Also Oscar will find them pretty quick in the season

ALL THE SONGS!!!! I am sooooo ready for Friday to get here. But all the buildup for volume 8 is great and I am so happy Oscar meets up with the gang fast. Let me live with all this beautiful info. Check out RoosterTeeth people!

https://youtu.be/s4AQp3QucoI

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PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT - WAR FOR CYBERTRON TRILOGY W/ SPECIAL GUESTS

Get ready to rise up & roll out with our War For Cybertron Trilogy panel, featuring special guests: Frank Todaro (voice of Starscream), Jason Marnocha (voice of Megatron), F.J. DeSanto (TF: WFC Trilogy Showrunner) & Matt Murray (TF: WFC Trilogy Producer) - hosted by Patricia! Send in your questions for them NOW using the link below:

ASK FRANK, JASON, F.J. & MATT

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Rooster Teeth Brings Animation Sneak Peeks and Announcements to SDCC@Home

Rooster Teeth Brings Animation Sneak Peeks and Announcements to SDCC@Home

  From top left to right: Barbara Dunkelman, Kerry Shawcross, Yssa Badiola, Fiona Nova, Torrian Crawford and F.J. DeSanto

Courtesy of Rooster Teeth

With Comic Con at home happening Warnermedia owned Rooster Teeth hosted there own panel on upcoming animated projects and releases such as RWBY Volume 8, Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy, and Recorded by Arizal. Read the full press release…

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THE SPIRIT BOOK FIVE TP Written by Michael Uslan, F.J. DeSanto, Dean Motter, Michael Avon Oeming and Mike Ploog Art by Justiniano, Paul Rivoche, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Ploog, Walden Wong and Dan Green Cover by Kevin Nowlan The Spirit s adventures continue in this new title collecting issues #26-32 from his monthly series! t miss The Spirit s close encounters with Lorelei Rox, Plaster of Paris, the mystic Cormac and more! Advance-solicited; on sale January 6 • 168 pg, FC, $19.99 US

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Comic Con @ Home panel and exhibitor list (so far)

Source: Comic-Con@Home

Source: SDCC unofficial blog

TV & Movies

American Dad: Ever wanted to learn how to draw one of your favorite AD! characters? Now is your chance, join show Supervising Director, Brent Woods, as he teaches the cast and executive producers how to draw Roger! Grab a sketchbook & pens and learn to draw everyone’s favorite alien alongside Rachael MacFarlane (Hayley), Wendy Schaal (Francine), Scott Grimes (Steve), Dee Bradley Baker (Klaus) and EPs Nic Wegener and Joe Chandler as they chat about the current season and look toward the series’ 300th episode airing on TBS this fall.

[NEW] Archer (July 24 at 5PM PT): with Aisha Tyler, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Lucky Yates, Amber Nash, and moderated by Casey Willis.

The Blacklist

Bill & Ted Face the Music: with stars Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves, as well as Wyld Stallyns, Samara Weaving, Brigette Lundy-Paine, William Sadler, and director Dean Parisot and writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson. Moderated by Kevin Smith.

[NEW] Blast Off with Disney+’s The Right Stuff (July 25 at 1PM PT).

Bless the Harts: Join the Harts, in quarantine of course, for a Paint & Sip! Watch Kristen Wiig (Jenny Hart), Maya Rudolph (Betty Hart), Ike Barinholtz (Wayne Edwards), Jillian Bell (Violet Hart) and Fortune Feimster (Brenda) with executive producers Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Andy Bobrow try to recreate Bless The Harts characters while chatting about their favorite moments from season one, what they’re looking forward to in season two on FOX this Fall and how they’ve kept busy during quarantine while drinking the show’s favorite drink – boxed wine!

Bob’s Burgers: The Emmy Award-winning animated FOX series “Bob’s Burgers” invites fans into their homes for a virtual panel with all of the laughs and surprises they generally bring to the Indigo Ballroom. Creator and executive producer Loren Bouchard will break news about the upcoming season, and the always entertaining cast including H. Jon Benjamin, John Roberts, Kristen Schaal, Eugene Mirman, Dan Mintz and Larry Murphy will have you howling with laughter with never-before-seen footage, followed by a lively panel discussion and fan Q&A.

Constantine: 15th Anniversary Reunion: with Keanu Reeves, director Francis Lawrence, and Akiva Goldsman.

Crossing Swords: Hulu Original Crossing Swordsfollows Patrick, a good hearted peasant who lands a coveted squire position at the royal castle. His dream job quickly turns into a nightmare when he learns his beloved kingdom is run by a hornet’s nest of horny monarchs, crooks and charlatans. Even worse, Patrick’s valor made him the black sheep in his family, and now his criminal siblings have returned to make his life hell. War, murder, full frontal nudity—who knew brightly colored peg people led such exciting lives? With Scott Mantz, Seth Green, Alanna Ubach, Tara Strong, Yvette Nicole Brown, Adam Pally, Tom Root, John Harvatine IV, and Adam Ray.

A Conversation with Nathan Fillion: Showrunner Alexi Hawley (“The Rookie”) talks with Nathan Fillion (“Firefly,” “Castle,” “The Rookie”) about his career in film and television. With special appearances by Joss Whedon, Alan Tudyk, Gina Torres, Mekia Cox, Molly Quinn, Seamus Dever and Jon Huertas.

Director’s on Directing: with Robert Rodriguez, Colin Trevorrow, and Joseph Kosinski.

The Dragon Prince: with creators Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond, as well as voice cast Jack Desena, Paula Burrows, Sasha Rojen, Erik Todd Dellums, Jason Simpson, Jesse Inocalla, and Racquel Belmonte

Duncanville: Join executive producers Mike & Julie Scully, executive producer and star, Amy Poehler, along with stars Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Joy Osmanski, Yassir Lester, Betsy Sodaro and guest stars Rashida Jones and Wiz Khalifa for an exclusive first look at the upcoming second season; returning next Spring on FOX.

Emily the Strange: with creator Rob Reger and illustrator Buzz Parker

Family Guy: Join cast Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green and executive producers Rich Appel, Alec Sulkin and Kara Vallow from FOX’s hit animated comedy “Family Guy” as we celebrate 350 episodes with a virtual table read! After, we’ll take a look back at some of our favorite moments from the last 18 seasons, plus a special sneak peek at the hilarity and hi-jinx coming up in our 19th season premiering this fall on FOX!

Fear the Walking Dead: Fear the Walking Dead will present a panel for the series’ upcoming sixth season, premiering later this year. Moderated by Hardwick, the panel will feature Gimple, Showrunners and Executive Producers Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg and cast members Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo, Danay Garcia, Karen David, Jenna Elfman and Rubén Blades.

G-Loc: with director Tom Paton, and stars Stephen Moyer, Tala Gouveia, Casper Van Dien, and John Rhys-Davies. Moderated by Jacob Oller.

The Goldbergs: with cast members Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, Troy Gentile, George Segal, Hayley Orrantia, and Sam Lerner

Helstrom: As the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer, Hulu Original Helstrom follows Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon), and their complicated dynamic, as they track down the worst of humanity — each with their own attitude and skills.

HOOPS: The star-studded voice cast of “Hoops,” a new adult animated series for Netflix launching this summer from 20th Century Fox Television (“The Simpsons,” “Family Guy,” “Bob’s Burgers”), gathered for an irreverent-in-the-best-way conversation about coming together to make this show that follows a foul-mouthed high school basketball coach who is sure he’ll hit the big leagues if he can only turn his terrible team around. Voice stars Jake Johnson, Rob Riggle, Ron Funches, Natasha Leggero, Cleo King and A.D. Miles join creator and executive producer Ben Hoffman and moderator/ guest voice star Max Greenfield (Johnson’s former “New Girl” co-star) for a truly wild and hilarious Q&A. Fans will be treated to an exclusive first look at footage from the premiere episode. “Hoops” comes from writer-comedian Ben Hoffman (“The Late Late Show with James Corden,” “Archer”), Phil Lord and Chris Miller (“The Lego Movie”), with animation produced by Bento Box (“Bob’s Burgers”).

Kevin Smith: You know what this is.

LGBTQ Representation on TV: with Jamie Chung (Once Upon A Time), Jamie Clayton (Roswell: New Mexico), Wilson Cruz (Star Trek: Discovery), Tatiana Maslany (Perry Mason, Orphan Black), Anthony Rapp (Star Trek: Discovery), J. August Richards (Council of Dads, Angel, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), Harry Shum, Jr. (Shadowhunters) and Brian Michael Smith (9-1-1: Lone Star). The panel will be moderated by TV Guide Magazine West Coast Bureau Chief Jim Halterman.

[NEW] A Look Inside Marvel’s 616 on Disney+ (July 23 at 1PM PT).

Motherland: Fort Salen: TBA

NEXT: Coming to FOX in Fall 2020, “NEXT” arrives at Comic-Con@Home with a sneak peek of the thrilling opening scene of the propulsive, fact-based thriller about the emergence of a deadly, rogue artificial intelligence that combines pulse-pounding action with an examination of how technology is invading our lives and transforming us in ways we don’t yet understand. “NEXT” stars John Slattery (“Mad Men”) as a Silicon Valley pioneer, who teams with cybercrime agent Fernanda Andrade (“The First”), to fight a villain unlike anything we’ve ever seen. Panelists will include creator and executive producer Manny Coto (“24”), John Slattery, Fernanda Andrade, Michael Mosley (“Ozark”), Jason Butler Harner (“Ozark”) and Eve Harlow (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”) for a fascinating conversation about the new series and how AI and technology infiltrates all of our lives, moderated by Thrillist’s Esther Zuckerman.

NOS4A2: Moderated by Entertainment Weekly’s Clark Collis, the panel will feature Showrunner and Executive Producer Jami O’Brien, Executive Producer Joe Hill and cast member Zachary Quinto.

[NEW] Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe (12PM PT).

Rooster Teeth: Yssa Badiola, Torrian Crawford, Barbara Dunkelman, Fiona Nova, Kerry Shawcross, and special guest F.J. DeSanto are going to virtually smack you in the face with exclusive reveals and new information about Recorded by Arizal, Red vs. Blue Zero, RWBY Volume 8, and Transformers War For Cybertron: Siege.

The Simpsons: They’ll never stop The Simpsons!…from appearing at Comic-Con; this time on zoom. Join Al Jean, Matt Selman, David Silverman, Carolyn Omine, Mike B. Anderson and moderator Yeardley Smith. Find out how the show has surmounted social distancing and turbulent times en route to season 32!

Solar Opposites: Your favorite Shlorpians are getting together for Comic-Con at Home! As Hulu’s most-watched original comedy premiere to date, “Solar Opposites” centers around a team of four aliens who escape their exploding home world only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America. They are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome, while protecting the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth… Join Justin Roiland (“Korvo”), Thomas Middleditch (“Terry”), Sean Giambrone (“Yumyulack”), Mary Mack (“Jesse”) and executive producers Mike McMahan and Josh Bycel for all things “Solar Opposites” including an exclusive clip from the upcoming second season!

Stumptown: with cast members Jake Johnson, Cobie Smulders, and Michael Ealy

TV Guide Magazine’s Fan Favorites: Hale Appleman (The Magicians), Chris Chalk (Gotham, Perry Mason), Robbie Amell (Upload), Kennedy McMann (Nancy Drew), Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Picard), Richard Harmon (The 100), Lindsey Morgan (The 100), Harvey Guillen (What We Do in the Shadows), and Alex Newell (Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist)

The Walking Dead: The Walking Dead will make its 11th San Diego Comic-Con appearance with a panel spotlighting the Season 10 Finale episode, “A Certain Doom,” which will air as a standalone episode later this year. Moderated by Hardwick, the panel will feature Gimple, Showrunner and Executive Producer Angela Kang, Executive Producer Greg Nicotero, who directed the season finale, and cast members Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt and Paola Lazaro, among others.

The Walking Dead: World Beyond: The Walking Dead: World Beyond makes its Comic-Con International debut as the third series in wildly successful The Walking Dead Universe. Moderated by Hardwick, the series’ panel will feature Gimple, Showrunner and Executive Producer Matt Negrete and cast members Aliyah Royale, Alexa Mansour, Hal Cumpston, Nicholas Cantu, Nico Tortorella, Julia Ormond and Joe Holt.

[NEW] What We Do in the Shadows (July 25 at 5PM PT): with Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Mark Proksch, Harvey Guillen, Paul Simms, Stefani Robinson, and moderated by Haley Joel Osment.

Wynonna Earp.

COMICS

Celebrating 80 Years of The Spirit: Moderated by Danny Fingeroth.

Decoding the Kirby/Lee Relationship: with Danny Fingeroth.

[NEW] Howard Cruse: The Godfather of Queer Comics.

In Conversation with Robert Kirkman: Creator Robert Kirkman answers fan questions on his titles including THE WALKING DEAD, INVINCIBLE, FIRE POWER, OBLIVION SONG, and more!

[NEW] LGBTQ Comics and Popular Media for Young People.

[NEW] Out in Comics 33: Virtually Yours.

[NEW] Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing: Friday, July 24, 11:00 AM PST

[NEW] MARVEL HQ: Thursday, July 23, 4:00 PM PST

Skybound Presents: Comics & Creators: A panel of Skybound’s comic book creators including Robert Kirkman, the team behind EXCELLENCE, and more come together to discuss their latest projects.

Tribute to Dennis O’Neil: with Danny Fingeroth.

The Wonderful, Horrible History of E.C. Comics: Moderated by Danny Fingeroth.

OTHER

The Art of Collaboration: Duos Behind Top Films, TV Shows, & Video Games.

California Browncoats.

Creative Renaissance: How to Thrive When it’s Hard to Survive. The continued need for social distancing has brought about a creative renaissance in the digital space. Join the conversation with Joe Barrette (Creators, Assemble!), Phil Jimenez (Creators4Comics), Alonso Nunez (Little Fish Comic Book Studio), and Kit Steinaway (Book Industry Charitable Fund) to hear how nonprofit organizations are working with comics creators to support each other and their communities during these challenging times. You will hear about new learning opportunities, collaborations, how to forge new creative friendships in a time of global disconnect and what it means to find your tribe through fandom and shared passion. Moderated by Dan Wood (Comics librarian, EPL).

From Script to Screen: Behind-the-Scenes of Your Favorite Film & TV Shows.

The Future of Entertainment.

GirlsDrawinGirls Presents Industry Professional Women Artists in Quarantine: Balancing Work, Art, Homeschooling, and Life: With Melody Severns, Debbie Mahan, Sherry Delorme, Rehana Khan-Tarin, Aisling Harbert-Phillips, and Christine Chang.

The Legal Geeks.

Making a Living Being Creative: with Lee Kohse, Brendan Hay, Lex Cassar, and Johnny Kolasinski.

Masters of the Illustrated Film Poster.

Music for Animation.

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Zack Kaplan, John J. Pearson, and Vault's Mindset is being adapted for television

Zack Kaplan, John J. Pearson, and Vault's Mindset is being adapted for television #comics #comicbooks

Boat Rocker has announced it has partnered with Don Cheadle’s production company This Radicle Act to develop a scripted television adaptation of Mindset, an acclaimed science fiction mystery from Vault Comics.   Created by writer Zack Kaplan and artist John J. Pearson, Mindset is a near-future science fiction story of a Silicon Valley startup that accidentally invents a mind control app, and…

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Described as a "fun, violent, snarky space opera," Vagrant Queen follows Elida (Rae) who grew up as a child queen but became an orphan who must scavage across the galaxy to outrun the goverment who wants to kill her bloodline. 

Her friend Isaac (Rozon) comes back into her life, claiming her mother Xevelyn is still alive, leading them to join with a new ally Amae (Alex McGregor) to create a rescue plan to put Xevelyn and Elida back in their rightful positions as royalty. The plan will also put her back in the crosshairs of an old enemy, Commander Lazaro (du Toit).

Along with Garrard, Lance Samuels and Daniel Iron will also executive produce along with Vault Comics' Damian Wassel and F.J. DeSanto.

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Comic-Con@Home: 'RWBY', 'Red vs. Blue' and Transformers News From Rooster Teeth

Comic-Con@Home: ‘RWBY’, ‘Red vs. Blue’ and Transformers News From Rooster Teeth

Production company, Rooster Teeth, unveiled tons of news regarding their different shows early Saturday afternoon during Comic-Con@Home. Their panel informed fans what they can expect for many of their animated series. Present were Barbara Dunkelman, Kerry Shawcross, Yssa Badiola, Fiona Nova, Torrian Crawford, and F.J. DeSanto.

Rooster Teeth’s first web series, Red vs. Blueis heading into its…

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Transformers: Titan Returns Animated Series Cast Members Announced

Transformers: Titan Returns Animated Series Cast Members Announced

Variety has reported some new casting details about the upcoming Transformers: Titan Returns animated series. Peter Cullen will be reprising his role as Optimus Prime and he will be joined by Wil Wheaton, Judd Nelson, Michael Dorn, and Jason David Frank.  Jon Bailey originally voiced Optimus Prime in Transformers: Combiner Wars so it will be interesting to see Peter Cullen return as the character…

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FAILSAFE #1

When he executed the last nanotech-enhanced super soldier, John Ravane thought that was the end of the haywire Insurgence Program. Ten years later, in the wake of social unrest, its true legacy is revealed. As sleeper agents scattered throughout the country activate, Ravane must stand between a government he cannot trust and the soldiers he once hunted.

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Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy - First "Siege" Trailer from Netflix arrives

Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy – First “Siege” Trailer from Netflix arrives

Netflix and Hasbro, Inc., in partnership with Rooster Teeth, has released the first teaser trailer for Chapter One of the highly anticipated Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy, premiering on Netflix.

The Series raises the stakes of the Autobot and Decepticon war with Chapter One having six, twenty-two minute episodes, complete…

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Alien Bounty Hunter: Volume 1 by Adrian F. Wassel, David M. Booher, F.J. DeSanto, Stephen Levinson, Damian A. Wassel, & Nick Robles Review

Alien Bounty Hunter: Volume 1 by Adrian F. Wassel, David M. Booher, F.J. DeSanto, Stephen Levinson, Damian A. Wassel, & Nick Robles Review

Alien Bounty Hunter: Volume 1 by Adrian F. Wassel, David M. Booher, F.J. DeSanto, Stephen Levinson, Damian A. Wassel, & Nick Robles 5/5 Stars 160 pages Published January 8th 2019 by Vault Comics

“Alien Bounty Hunter” is a new and exciting comic featuring a man they call Madsen, an extremely good bounty hunter. Although it begins with a base in Alaska being compromised by an alien specimen who’s…