Scott Koblish’s ‘X-Men’ Connecting Cover Unleashes Mutant History

It’s a great time to be an X-Men fan! In addition to their animated resurgence in Marvel Studios’ X-Men ’97, the X-Men’s comic book line is closing out its’ revolutionary Krakoan Age of storytelling and gearing up for the exciting all-new From the Ashes era this summer!

To celebrate this iconic franchise’s recent milestone, acclaimed artist Scott Koblish has crafted an insanely epic connecting cover that will grace some of the most highly-anticipated upcoming X-Men comic releases. The piece will be presented as a wraparound cover on four issues, starting with June’s X-Men #35, the 700th issue of Uncanny X-Men. Then, it can be found on the debut issues of the three From the Ashes flagship titles: Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s X-Men #1, Gail Simone and David Marquez’s Uncanny X-Men #1, and Eve L. Ewing and Carmen Carnero’s Exceptional X-Men #1. 

Showcasing the entirety of the X-Men’s 60-year publication history, including core X-Men series as well as spinoffs and limited series, this breathtaking group shot spotlights A-List X-Men, obscure mutants, super villains, allies, super hero guest stars, and much more. Test your knowledge of the mutant mythos by finding your favorites and identifying as many characters as you can!

X-Men #35 (Legacy #700)
Wraparound Connecting Variant Cover By Scott Koblish
On Sale 6/5

X-Men #1
Wraparound Connecting Variant Cover By Scott Koblish
On Sale 7/10

Watch The Trailer For The Watchers

From producer M. Night Shyamalan comes “The Watchers,” written for the screen and directed by Ishana Night Shyamalan (M. Knight’s daughter) and based on the novel by A.M. Shine. The film follows Mina, a 28-year-old artist, who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers who are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.

“The Watchers” stars Dakota Fanning (“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Ocean’s Eight”), Georgina Campbell (“Barbarian,” “Suspicion”), Oliver Finnegan (“Creeped Out,” “Outlander”) and Olwen Fouere (“The Northman,” “The Tourist”).

“The Watchers” opens in theaters on June 14, 2024.

Watch The Trailer For The Roast of Tom Brady

As an NFL quarterback, Tom Brady has spent years getting kicked around on a weekly basis. Brady must like the abuse, since he’s volunteered to take off the pads, sit down and get roasted for an upcoming Netflix special. 

Live on Netflix, The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, will be hosted by Kevin Hart with an all-star lineup of surprise roasters. 

The action starts May 5 at 8:00p EDT (5:00p PDT), live on Netflix.

Watch The New Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer

A new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer has been released by Marvel Studios ahead of the Ryan Reynolds-led sequel’s release exclusively in theaters on July 26.

Deadpool & Wolverine is directed by Shawn Levy from a screenplay written by Reynolds, Levy Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Zeb Wells. The third installment will also star Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Garner, who are finally coming out of their superhero retirement to reprise their respective iconic Marvel roles as Wolverine and Elektra.

It also features returning cast members Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Rob Delaney as Peter, Stefan Kapicic as Colossus, Karan Soni as Dopinder, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, and Shioli Kutsuna as Yukio. In addition, The Crown’s Emma Corrin and Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen have also joined the cast to play the roles of Cassandra Nova and TVA agent Paradox, respectively.

2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced tonight the 2024 Inductees for music’s highest honor in the following categories: 

Performer Category: 

Mary J. Blige
Cher
Dave Matthews Band
Foreigner
Peter Frampton
Kool & The Gang
Ozzy Osbourne
A Tribe Called Quest

Musical Influence Award: 

Alexis Korner
John Mayall
Big Mama Thornton

Musical Excellence Award: 

Jimmy Buffett
MC5
Dionne Warwick
Norman Whitfield

Ahmet Ertegun Award: 

Suzanne de Passe 

The 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction will be live on Saturday, October 19th at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. The 2024 ceremony will once again stream live on Disney+ with a special airing on ABC at a later date and available on Hulu the next day. 

The Inductees were announced live on ABC this evening by Ryan Seacrest and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Lionel Richie during the “Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night” episode of “American Idol,” where the Top 14 American Idol finalists took on songs from legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees as America voted live for the Top 12.

Monopoly: The Beatles Edition

The Op Games launched a revamped version of a classic board game to commemorate the most influential band of all time with Monopoly: The Beatles Edition. The new game brings one of the world’s largest pioneers of the music industry back to the tabletop to celebrate 60 years since the band first landed in the United States.

With psychedelic twists on classic Monopoly components, fans can relive the band’s revolutionary past as they buy, sell, and trade a decade’s worth of music and moments that defined an era. Collect iconic albums that set the sixties on fire – from A Hard Day’s Night and Revolver, to Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band and Yellow Submarine – while enjoying the customized artwork that represents historical band moments, including their first concert in the US and their sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl. Monopoly’s iconic Community Chest and Chance Cards have also been transformed into “Beatlemania” and “The Fab Four” cards respectively, testing players on how well they know the music that transcended generations.

Created for two to six players, ages eight and up, Monopoly: The Beatles Edition features six custom collectible tokens representing timeless Beatles hits, including Here Comes the Sun, Rocky Racoon, Strawberry Fields Forever, and Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. “Listening Parties” take the place of the game’s traditional “Houses,” with “Concerts” as the classic “Hotels”, all paid for with the game’s custom Beatles money.

Monopoly: The Beatles Edition (MSRP: $44.99) is available HERE.

Mighty Marvel 2025 Wall Calendar

Spiral-bound and printed on sturdy cardstock, the Mighty Marvel 2025 Calendar is the first ever reissue of the classic 1975 calendar, which featured original art by legendary Marvel Comics artists, including Jack Kirby, John Buscema, John Romita Sr., and others.

Because 1975 and 2025 share the same calendar dates, it is only fitting to reissue the original Mighty Marvel Calendar, first published fifty years ago and now a timeless classic from the Bronze Age of the Marvel Universe.

Spiral-bound and printed on sturdy cardstock, the Mighty Marvel Calendar features Super Heroes and Super Villains, alike, with visual call-outs throughout the year for birthdays of noted Marvel staff and creators, key moments in Marvel history, famous quotes from fan-favorite issues, and other celebratory mentions. Each month is dedicated to a different Marvel character or group from Spider-Man and Daredevil to the Avengers and the Fantastic Four.

As artistically designed and captivatingly written as any of the Marvel comic books, this calendar features original art created especially for it by iconic Marvel artists, including Jack Kirby, John Buscema, John Romita Sr, Gil Kane, Gene Colan, and others. Celebrated Marvel editor-in-chief and historian Roy Thomas wrote and edited it.

Also included are major holidays and observances from around the world specific to 2025.

Pre-order the calendar HERE, it will be released on July 16, 2024.

Sunny To Premiere On Apple TV+ July 10, 2024

Apple TV+ announced that “Sunny,” its 10-episode mystery thriller with a darkly comic bent, is set to premiere with the first two episodes on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through September 4. 

“Sunny” stars Rashida Jones as Suzie, an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, whose life is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As “consolation” she’s given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband’s electronics company. Though at first, Suzie resents Sunny’s attempts to fill the void in her life, gradually they develop an unexpected friendship. Together they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s family and become dangerously enmeshed in a world Suzie never knew existed.

Origins of Marvel Comics (Deluxe Edition) By Stan Lee

Now back in print and timed for its 50th anniversary—the landmark book Origins of Marvel Comics by Stan Lee!

Cover to the 1974 edition

A deluxe, collector’s edition of the original Origins of Marvel Comics including a new cover, essays, and more. Originally published in 1974, Origins of Marvel Comics features the first appearance of characters who have dominated the pantheon of Marvel’s modern storytelling mythology—Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, and Doctor Strange—along with a second Silver Age tale featuring these special heroes, all hand-picked and introduced by the one and only Stan Lee, and serving as an essential showcase for writers and artists such as Stan himself, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, John Romita, and Marie Severin. Whether viewed as a historical artifact that launched an industry of presenting Marvel Comics to a broad audience of fans or a collection of the best in Silver Age comics by many of the greatest creators to ever put pencil to paper, Origins of Marvel Comics highlights both the lasting greatness of these iconic characters as well as the monumental contributions of the talented creators who launched an entire storytelling universe.

The 256 page hardcover will retail for $50. The book will be released on September 3, 2024 and it can be pre-ordered HERE.

Stephen King Reads From You Like It Darker


Today, fans tuned in to the YouTube premiere of Stephen King reading an excerpt from his upcoming collection You Like It Darker. (You can watch it below.)

This extraordinary new collection of twelve short stories, many never-before-published will be released on May 21, 2024.

“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to read. King writes to feel “the exhilaration of leaving ordinary day-to-day life behind,” and in You Like It Darker, readers will feel that exhilaration too, again and again.

“Two Talented Bastids” explores the long-hidden secret of how the eponymous gentlemen got their skills. In “Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream,” a brief and unprecedented psychic flash upends dozens of lives, Danny’s most catastrophically. In “Rattlesnakes,” a sequel to Cujo, a grieving widower travels to Florida for respite and instead receives an unexpected inheritance—with major strings attached. In “The Dreamers,” a taciturn Vietnam vet answers a job ad and learns that there are some corners of the universe best left unexplored. “The Answer Man” asks if prescience is good luck or bad and reminds us that a life marked by unbearable tragedy can still be meaningful.

King’s ability to surprise, amaze, and bring us both terror and solace remains unsurpassed. Each of these stories holds its own thrills, joys, and mysteries; each feels iconic. You like it darker? You got it.

Pre-order the book HERE.