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The comic book world gets to exhale this week after the 20th edition of New York Comic Con. The pop culture extravaganza produced a boatload of news and announcements and we recap some of last week's highlights including Marvel Studios announcing their Zodiac TV series, a new O.M.A.C. tale courtesy of DC Black Label Presents and BOON Studios! becoming an imprint of Random House Worlds. The success of Below, Netflix's latest hit that shines the spotlight on Newfoundland, Canada offsets the tough news of massive layoffs for the company. New set pics and promotional images have dropped for Miami Vice 85 starring Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler, positive advance reviews buoy VisionQuest ahead of its Friday premiere and the indie comic book scene continues to flex it's muscles as several publishers are actively seeking talent submissions. Join us for this and more including G.I. Joe getting its Duke on Comix Asylum Weekly.

The entertainment landscape has officially been reshaped with the Paramount/Warner Bros merger going through. What does the birth of the newly christened Skydance Corporation mean for movies, television and comics going forward? HBO's Lanterns has concluded and we look at the 1st season and its impact on Superman: Man of Tomorrow and a possible second season. Dynamite Entertainment has a massive hit on its hands with their Ben 10 series and New York Comic Con kicks off October 8, promising a plethora of announcements and comic related news. Join us for this and more on Comic Asylum Weekly.

Cancellation seems to be the word of the week as Marvel Studios has announced that Daredevil: Born Again will end after its upcoming Season 3. The theme continues with reports that Kakao will be shuttering Tapas, the home of such titles as Solo Leveling, Overgeared, Villains Are Destined to Die, and Tomb Raider King. As cuts hit the creative side of the business, those reporting on comics and entertainment aren't escaping unscathed. Popverse, ReedPop's comics news site is shutting down at the end of the month. With comics and geek related content doing well, are there cracks in the foundation signifying that the industry isn't as strong as it appears? Join us for this and more on Comix Asylum Weekly.

This week on Comix Asylum Live Highlander returns to comics, Captain America's shield returns home, and Gerry Conway, co-creator of Firestorm, the Punisher, Ms. Marvel and Felicity Smoak is honored for his contributions to comic books.

Going where no sci-fi franchise has gone before, Star Trek turns 60! As Gene Roddenberry's iconic creation enters it's 7th decade we take a look at the past, present and future of the franchise. A new Bond, James Bond has been cast? According to Garry Oldman the role has been filled by none other than one of his Slow Horses co-stars! Legal trouble has hit Amazon and MGM Studios after allegations came to light of trouble behind the scenes of their upcoming crime drama Criminal. A production assistant has sued the studios and showrunner, Ed Brubaker and is seeking damages for an alleged litany of transgressions by the superstar comic book scribe. DC Comics continues to flex it marketshare muscle, the Godzilla Minus Zero trailer reveals a possible addition to the cast, Netflix turns to comic books for programming and Inde Navarrette joins The Waffle House Index. Join us for that and more on Comix Asylum Weekly.

Another iconic voice has departed the world of entertainment with the passing of Peter Cullen. Best known as the voice of Optimus Prime we take a retrospective look at Cullen's career that included so much more than Transformers. Tom Hardy is a man of many talents but. few knew he could spit bars with the best of them. The Bane and Mad Max actor has released his debut album with some rap heavyweights including Method man and Busta Rhymes. ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ over-performed at the Box Office and is a hit on Rotten Tomatoes. What does the success of the once doomed film say about the business of Hollywood? Over the years comic books have been delayed for a myriad of reasons. Missed deadlines and problems with printers are among some but IDW experienced a potentially scary situation as to why some of their books won't be on shelves as expected. Zac Snyder teases a return to DC and Gal Gadot blasts WB. Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

RoboCop is back in an new Amazon Prime Video series starring Dan Stevens. The upcoming series from Prime and Blumhouse Atomic Monster will have James Wan on board to guide Officer Murphy's new advetures. Are intellecual comic boring? Skybound founder Robert Kirkman raised eybrows recently with this arguement promoting his new title Terminal. Do you argee? We dive into the subject to see if Kirkman's statements have merit. Jimmy Olsen and Gorilla Grodd will get a chance to flex their comedic muscles in a new series from HBO MAX. The People v. Gorilla Grodd, which also is a meme, will expand James Gunn's DCU. Indie comics aren't to be taken lightly and Impound Comics is moving form the page to the screen with a new film, Officer Grey. We take a look at the trailer and what Impound is doing in the indie comics space. Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

The highly anticipated and hotly debated Lanterns from HBO debuted over the weekend with some interesting twists, and a decidedly grounded take on Hal Jordan and John Stewart. Does the pilot episode deliver? With the X-Men cast announcement at D23, what does the future hold for this cinematic generation of the Children of the Atom? Fan favourite, The Gargoyles returns with a new comic and animated series and not to be outdone, The Greatest American Hero gets a new comic book via Kickstarter. Billy Tucci's Shi, one of the hottest indie books of the 90's also goes the crowdfunding route to return in a premium format omnibus. We ran out of time last week without touching on the new Stan Lee documentary so we'll give that another try this episode. Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

Mike Mignola is coming back to Hellboy with two new series from Dark Horse Comics. Slated for release later this year the legendary creator will pen the all new series with artists Cyrille Pomès and Márk László providing the art. In a surprising development after Open AI and Disney cancelled their high profile $1 billion partnership, the house that Mikey built has teamed up with TikTok. Working with content creators the studio is introducing fan-created TikTok content to its Disney Plus app in its latest attempt to break into short-form creator videos. Director Zach Snyder takes meetings at Warner Bros., Marvel Comics enters the compact publishing arena, Miles Morales gets a new #1 issue and the documentary Stan Lee: The Final Chapter is out. Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

Movie casting announcements continue to dominate the superhero landscape this time with Samara Weaving being cast as Emma Frost in the MCU's upcoming X-Men slate of films. The news isn't all positive however as Marvel's Wonder Man and DC's Booster Gold have been shelved. This continues a long list of previously announced films have either ended up in limbo or been cancelled outright. Is the cycle of high profile announcements to drive up hype followed by quiet cancellations going to be the norm moving forward? Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an unstoppable force smashing box office records and breathing new life into cinemas? Does the film's success squash sentiment that superhero fatigue is real or is this a case of A-list superheroes and brands saving the day? Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

San Diego Comic Con is in the rearview mirror but the news from the pop culture event continues to reverberate throughout the world of entertainment. The MCU is two stars larger with the announcement that Ryan Gosling and David Jonsson have been cast as Ghost Rider and Black Panther. Not all of the action at SDCC took place n Hall H. Reports of dust ups and unhappy fans also populated the news and we dive into some the good, bad and the ugly of the week that was. Transformers turns 40 and to commemorate the occasion Hasbro is releasing the movie with new footage. Spawn creator Todd McFarlane dishes on the still in development Spawn live action flick and reveals some in tel on a previously unknown Spawn cartoon. Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

San Diego Comic Con 2026 kicks off later today and industry news is already rocking the world of comics and entertainment. Rob Liefeld will announce at SDCC that he'll be drawing NSFW covers to launch his Avengelyne comic and movie. The trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has broken the internet and we take a deep dive into the trailer and what to expect when the film hits theatres this December. PIXAR is the latest casualty of the Disney layoffs with several hundred staffers being let go. Toy Story's success at the Box Office couldn't save jobs and cuts across the company extend beyond PIXAR to Marvel and even ESPN. Join us for this and breaking news from SDCC in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

San Diego Comic Con 2026 is a few days away and this week will be filled with loads of sneak peaks and reveals in comics, movies and collectibles. Some interesting news dropped ahead of SDCC when Marvel teased the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday during a panel at Shanghai Expo in China. They dropped a concept poster featuring characters in the film including the first look at Dr. Doom's mask. DC, Marvel, Image and every publisher in comics will be dropping huge news all week. Actor Sam Neil has passed and Steve and Vaughn will take a retrospective look at the actor's career. They'll also discuss rumors surrounding Marvel ditching print comics and going all digital. Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

The DCU is going through some growing pains. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow has underperformed at the box office and now there are reports leaking some of the behind the scenes drama that resulted in the studio and the director, Craig Gillespie coming up with two competing cuts of the film. We take a closer look at what went on leading up to Supergirl's solo feature as well as comment on the just released photo of Brainiac for the upcoming Superman: Man of Tomorrow. Indie comics has taken the old adage, "There's strength in numbers" to heart with two different team ups designed to increase the reach of smaller comic book creators and retailers. The Ink Alliance is a collective of Black owner retailers who have united with a Sanford Greene Static Shock/Teen Titans exclusive cover that's only available at their locations. The Indie Alliance is a collective of independent comic book publishers focused on offering original comics in local retailer stores and strengthening indie comics within the industry. Vaughn and Steve examine both indie initiatives, look at the massive layoffs at XBox as well as take a first look at Tombstone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We cover this and more in this week's Comix Asylum live.

This week on Comix Asylum Live it's an all animation news fest as we take a look at the second season of the highly anticipated X-Men '97 and Conan the Barbarian getting the animated treatment courtesy of Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal), Cartoon Network and Prime Video. There's also Absolute Batman animated news, a new Joker anime and talk of a Thundercats film in the works and to top things off we rank the top 10 Canadian superheroes in honour of Canada Day! All this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live news edition!