Let’s continue our Comic-Con Coverage with part two! We’re looking at several more big announcements from this year’s event, from Mortal Kombat One to Skybound Entertainment’s The Energon Universe. Here are what announcements that Comic Book fans are talking about. As always, be sure to check out our Patreon and Ko-Fi pages, our goal is to raise enough money for a new Website upgrade.
NetherRealm Studio Brings The Pain with Mortal Kombat One, and Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match
Let’s start it with NetherRealm Studio’s Mortal Kombat One. We witnessed the return of Smoke, Cyrax, and Sektor (Kameo Fighters) in the Lin Kuei trailer. Now, we move to Outworld with it highlightingUmgadi Warriors and the Tarkatans. We’re offered a different take on Baraka and the Tarkatans. They were once outworlders that were infected with a mysterious new virus known as Tarkat, one that left them horribly misfigured and bloodthirsty. Joining the roster will be Li Mei, Tanya, and Baraka, with the new DLC characters being revealed as Omni-Man, Homelander, Peacemaker, Quan Chi, Ermac, and Takeda. Mortal Kombat 1 arrives on September 19th for PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch, pre-orders are now available.
The latest chapter in the Mortal Kombat Animated Franchise is here, and it’s looking to be very 80s. Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match focuses on Johnny Cage’s rise to stardom in the 1980s, with some chaotic kombat on the side. The film will debut on October 17th.
John Wick Spin-Off Mini-Series, The Continental to Premiere In September
The John Wick Franchise begins to expand with its newest spin-off series titled The Continental. This three-part prequel will focus on a young Winston Scott (Colin Woodell) in New York during the 1970s and focus on the Assassin hotel that has stood in the John Wick Universe over time. The series is set to premiere on September 29th, 2023.
DC Wins Big At The Eisner Awards
The 2023 Eisner Award winners were announced recently and it was DC that stood tall with eight awards for for the publisher’s titles and creators, including Best Continuing Series for Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo‘s Nightwing, Best Single Issue/One-Shot for Tom King and Mitch Gerads‘s Batman: One Bad Day – The Riddler, and Best Short Story for “Finding Batman” by Kevin Conroy and J. Bone. For a full list of winners, head over to Comics Beat for further details.
Skybound Entertainment Sets Up The Energon Universe and More!
Skybound Entertainment took to their panel and discussed what fans would expect for both GI Joe and Transformers in Energon Universe. Joining Robert Kirkman was Daniel Warren Johnson (who recently won an Eisner for his book Do A Powerbomb!) and Joshua Williamson. Skybound Entertainment has the full details, Daniel Warren Johnson’s Transformers Series begins in October 2023, while Joshua Williamson and Tom Reilly’s Duke launches in December 2023, and his other series Cobra Commander launches in January 2024 with Andrea Milana.
The Massive Verse Expands Even More
Warning: The following will include minor spoilers from Radiant Black #25, and Rouge Sun #13.
The Massive Verse is about to change once again as Kyle Higgins, Brian Buccellato, Melissa Flores & Meghan Camarena join the panel to discuss the Massive Verse’s future as it begins to become even more massive. On a mission to restore the sense of wonder missing from the Superhero genre, Higgins outlined what Radiant Black’s future will look like as Radiant Black will diverge into two separate timelines: One where Marshall fully embraces the power of Radiant Black, and one where Nathan does. As for Rogue Sun, Ryan Parrot mentions that Dylan Siegel, who had his body taken over by previous Rogue Sun Caleb, will have to work with his father Marcus Bell, to escape an otherworldly realm. For more on the Massive Verse Panel, check out Adventures In Poor Taste for more details.
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