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Coca Cola has doubled down on their defiance and created another AI-only holiday advert with zero human involvement. Now, I do understand that AI is taking over and it is unavoidable, but with so many people losing their jobs and with a government shut-down and cost of living crisis to grapple with, Coca Cola's advert seems insensitive.

But wait until you hear the statement that accompanies the advert: "We need to keep moving forward and pushing the envelope... The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in." They may be too big to fail, but they sure aren't immune from boycotts, and that is exactly what this is inviting.

Zack Snyder failed to accompany his ideas with proper scripts, but having Darkseid as the Ultimate big bad of the DCEU was a great idea.
James Gunn is good at utilizing otherwise overlooked DC characters like Bloodsport and giving them big stories, but they can only build a universe when fighting a credible threat. No villain, no story, that is the basics, and there is no way we are going to sit around for five films/shows every year without knowing who we are all supposed to fear.

Just finished Chainsaw Man: The Movie: Reze Arc. first half is surprisingly sweet slice-of-life with Denji, Reze, and Makima, then the Bomb Devil hits and it goes full chaos.

MAPPA’s animation is insane, and the mix of heart and blood-soaked action really works.

For those who’ve seen it: did the slower first half make the action hit harder or slow things down too much?

Just got my hands on Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion again and it’s wild how much strategy changes depending on your party composition. Even small choices early on can snowball into huge consequences later.

I’m curious, when you’re playing a game that you've already played through a few times do you ever replay scenarios with different party setups just to see how things change? I did that this last time around and it was really fun to see how different the outcomes were just with different people making decisions

Figured I’d finally introduce myself!

I’ve been around for a bit but mostly just reading and commenting here and there. Not here to preach or debate for the sake of it, just enjoy solid back-and-forth with people who actually care about this kind of stuff.

What got you all hooked on comics in the first place?

Login to view embedded media Del Toro recently said he would rather die than use AI in a film. He has doubled down on those same comments at a Chinese theatre, asking the crowd to shout F*ck AI after the film.
Now, I have to agree, Frankenstein is truly marvelous. However, there aren't that many producers out here willing to go old school on Makeup and stunts.
So, while his motto is great, the rest of the industry will likely embrace AI in the future. As the anti-AI film, I'm now desperate for Frankenstein to be successful for the sake of humanity.

I recently picked up Amnesia The Dark Decent remaster and was delighted to find out it holds up pretty well. I really see the influences that were passed onto SOMA.

Anyway it had been a while since i played a slower and more atmospheric horror game. Really, i have been into the new Resident Evil games and the remakes. I was really into The Evil Within games and Ghostwire Tokyo as well. Shoot some people would place Doom into the horror genre, but idk if i would agree with that though.

This leads up to my question. Which do you guys prefer? An action/horror experience or something that will have you sweating bullets with every step?

P. S. I heard Madison VR was incredible. Any truth to that?

Exactly what it says on the tin! We're a comic book news site, so why not start sharing cool pages and cool covers?

Nothing formal! Just, if you guys and gals wanna drop in some pages, feel free!

I'll start with this one, from the recent Superman #28 - Superboy Prime embodying everything that makes comics great!

"Come on, get Silver Age with me' might be my new favorite line in all of comics.

ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER SEASON OF SPOOP!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GREAT PUMPKIN! - I MEAN, HAPPY HALLOWEEN, BIC COMMUNITY!



This is my favorite holiday - Dress up, step into the role of your favorite characters, laugh, have drinks upon drinks, and just have fun!

Unfortunately, while I had a plan for a costume - I was gonna be Kaine Scarlet Spider! - but shipping delays left me no time to actually put it together!

So, for tonight's BIC stream (You're subscribed to our YouTube, right?!), all I could throw together was the world's LEAST wanted MTG Secret Lair crossover!



BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME!

IT'S HALLOWEEN! I WANNA HEAR FROM YOU!

WHAT'RE YOU:

WEARAN
PLAYAN
CANDAYAN
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So this is not the most reliable of sources, but they seem to have a solid lead on this one. Turns out, RDJ's Doctor Doom has a body so badly damaged that he can't survive without his armor on, so RDJ will keep his mask all through the film. I really don't see how this will fit in with the character's comics version, but I think they just cracked the code to keeping RDJ's face off the screen, which avoids the mix-up of Tony Stark becoming Doom altogether, which is genius.
I still believe they should have auditioned for a whole new face to play Doom and reinvented Tony Stark in a new capacity if they were so eager to retain him. Going through two big Avengers films with a faceless villain sounds like a long shot for me. Doomsday and Secret Wars could flop because of this.

So 26 Tulsa King crew members, including Sylvester Stallone's stunt double, have been replaced on the eve of the resumption of filming for the show's fourth season. However, the media has turned the whole thing into a crisis but it really is not. This is a 600-man crew remember, and all of them work at the discretion of the EP, so if Stallone and Winter decided that 26 were no longer needed, how is that a crisis?
The media is milking everything out of the job cuts at Paramount and Taylor Sheridan's exit, and I understand it is concerning, but this is taking it out of control. I still look forward to season 4 of Tulsa King, although it needs to wrap up because they are dragging it beyond its sell-by date at this point

Finn Jones has aroused the curiosity of MCU fans again with his latest post of Martial arts training on Instagram with the Iron Man caption, suggesting he is probably coming back as Iron Fist. I understand —he wasn't exactly the best casting decision for the Defenders role —but his performance was serviceable, to say the least. However, I also think Iron Fist is the easiest to recast among the Defenders, since the power can always choose whoever it wants. If the MCU were to bring the show back, it would be better to recast it and correct the original mistake.
There is also speculation that he could return in some capacity in Daredevil: Born Again, which, I Think is great, considering how The Defenders series ended.

Login to view embedded media The trailer for The Carpenter's son dropped a feq weeks back but I didn't have a look until today and I have to say, I never know I would be scared by a Jesus movie in my lifetime. Nicolas Cage is seamless as The Capenter, doing all the narration which is great. However, the Jesus vs The Devil part is all twisted beyond anything I've ever heard. Jesus actually looks creepy and kinda scary too.
Now, if you are sensing mixed feelings from my analysis, then that is exactly what the creators want with this one. Everything in the film feels twisted, although it makes a lot of swnse if you look at bible stories from a different perspective. Either way, I can't wait to see what the popcorn bucket for this one looks like because it is a must-watch for me

Everyone paints Superman’s villains as one-note evil, but characters like Zod, Bizarro, and even Brainiac think they’re doing the right thing, just in completely different ways.

Which Superman villain do you think gets misunderstood the most?

Corporate banter really doesn't get this hilarious. David Ellison has made multiple offers to buy WB since the company was put on sale, only for them to be rebuffed. Netflix, which played it cool, even denying any interest in the deal, has suddenly become the frontrunner to buy the company. Reuters reports that the investment bank that helped Ellison buy Paramount (Moelis) is now working on Netflix's bid. It is not clear whether the streaming giant wants a portion or the whole of WB, but the possibility of Superman coming to Netflix now looks very real.

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The Witcher has finally wrapped filming its fifth season, with Liam Hemsworth having impressed in his first showing as Geralt of Rivia. According to the showrunner, the team is ready to step back after the fifth season, although he agrees there are a lot more stories to be told in the Universe. While I agree that it is wise, I believe the creators missed a huge opportunity to diversify the show and follow characters in different storylines rather than banking everything on Ciri.
Liam Hemsworth isn't nearly as good a Geralt as Henry Cavill, but I still look forward to seeing how the story concludes in the coming season.

Login to view embedded media Sydney and his daughter are taking on the masked killer in Scream 7 and the trailer does show a really scary film indeed. However, it is the same old story, stalker-killer is back, a damsel in distress, james-bond mom to the rescue, and so on. I fully understand that the franchise has earned a fair share of goodwill, but how long can it last when creativity is so scarce? The franchise is fully riding on nostalgia, and I think it is time someone took a shot at an original film that can dethrone Scream as America's scariest film franchise.

Login to view embedded media The show will premiere Dec 5, but from the trailer, they seem to have captured everything we loved about the blood and sand in Spartacus. Nick Tarabay comes back as Ashur, but now he owns his own Ludus and is actually big enough to attract Rome's biggest names including Julius Caesar himself. Lucy Lawless also returns as Lucretia.
I never thought the franchise could come up with something better than its previus seasons, but House of Ashur now feels like Spartacus's posthumous revenge. We could actually see how a former gladiator plays a major role in putting a stop to the bloody industry and possibly striking a Blade at the very heart of Rome. I'm still conflicted about the dwarf gladiators though because I think it is historically incorrect and more of a marketing stunt

Taylor Sheridan And Peter Berg Team On Paramount And Activision’s ‘Call Of Duty’ Movie

Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg have boarded Paramount's 'Call of Duty' movie to co-write a script that Berg will direct.

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After Minecraft topping the charts in 2025, it only madesense for Activision to line up a Call of Duty movie and they couldn't have landed better directors. According to Dealine, the film will be co-witten and directed by a collaboration between Peter Berg(Lone Survivor) and Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone). These are both top performers as far as intense action is concerned and have worked together in the past on Hell or High Water which got an Oscar nomination.
Fans can therefore expect a slow burner set somewhere in the red country with the most brutal of realities. While Berg loves directness and intensity, Sheridan likes it brutally realistic, which could be the perfect combination for a shootout film.

So Comcast has posted its Q3 revenues and the numbers overall look great. However, Peacock can't improve its subscriber base despite investing in some hit franchises recently. The streamer has reduced its losses from $436 million to $217 million which suggests profitability could be on the horizon.
I personally believe NBC Universal's deal with Taylor Sheridan could unlock the streamer's potential. Sheridan practically launched Paramount+ with his Yellowstone franchise. It now has over 79 million subscribers. His films will hit Peacock as early as next year, although viewers will have to wait until 2029 for his shows. If Sheridan finds a way to be relevant again, he could turn Peacock into the real deal for Westerns

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David Ellisson apparently tried to make Taylor Sheridan feel at home with the new management at Paramount, but the two had a clash of egos. Taylor Sheridan and his friend David Glassner of 101 Studios were used to not being told what to do. Sheridan practically had the only say on the running of Paramount+, which I understand, because his shows drew most of the streamer's 80 million subscribers anyway. However, Sheridan had hit his peak and even I, a big fan of his, had started noticing a decline in his projects.
Paramount will now retain full control of Yellowstone and all its other IPs, and while it might seem like the end of the road for most of them, you should never underestimate what a new set of eyes can do with an old franchise, just look at ASOIAF at HBO and LOTR at Amazon!
Sheridan, on the other hand can launch his passion project, Empire of the Summer Moon, at NBC Universal. I believe it will be way bigger than Yellowstone. He is also getting a huge pay raise, which he deserves after all his struggles on the fringes of the industry

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According to this, Jeff Bezos is pushing for Sydney Sweeney to become the next female Bond, but is that really what the franchise needs? I do understand billionaires taking over franchises, but when did they start making casting decisions as well? If this becomes the trend, then auditions lose their meaning since every big role will go to the next face a billionaire likes.
Besides, who on Earth decided that the next Bond must be a female? Craig did a great job in the role co-starring alongside many females and the industry was happy?
Why not get a talented producer on board, write a befitting script, and then audition for it? I actually think Bond films would be perfectly served by having a rolling basis where every film has a new lead and not necessarily a predetermined face of the franchise

Login to view embedded media This week, Paramount Skydance commenced 1000 layoffs with thousands more expected in the coming weeks. This comes despite the company making large payments on expensive projects like the UFC and taking significant risks. Ellison hired the Duffer brothers, whose only track record is Stranger Things, for millions of dollars, money that could have been used to explore creative expansion from within its ranks. The same goes for $1.5 billion paid for South Park, which Paramount could have spent on better internal projects.
Amazon has now announced 14000 job cuts, which could lead to one of the largest mass layoffs in history. Amazon's layoffs are apparently caused by AI, although I still don't know which advanced AI they have acquired to replace all these people.
Now to my point, is corporate greed getting out of hand? Because none of them seems to be making people-friendly decisions anymore. I mean, when was the last time a major corporation announced a few thousand new jobs? At this rate, half the population will be rendered jobless!

Maybe it's cause I live in South East Asia, I never got the chance to play Magic the Gathering and Dungeons and Dragons when I was a kid and teen. Today we have our internet at home, and I think maybe it's time for me to find out about all the funs myself. Anyone want to help me break the games' ice for me on the fly?

I am considering to take pre-university exam next year, with Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and General Studies as my subjects. It's going to be really tough. So, because I'm also frequenting this forums, what better way than to integrate my journeys here with motivation pumping to study while I'm foruming. And so as such, let's have this space as discourse for these subjects. Thank you for any future kind gestures.