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Book Review: George R.R. Martin Presents: Wild Cards: Now & Then

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“George R.R. Martin Presents: Wild Cards: Now And Then” Writer: Carrie Vaughn Artist: Renae De Liz Inker and Color Artist: Ray Dillon Book Designer and Letterer: Thomas Napolitano Wild Cards: The Drawing of Cards  excerpt written by Paul Cornell, penciled by Mike Hawthorne and Enid Balám, inked by Adriano De Benedetto and Lee Townsend, colored by Ruth Redmond, and lettered by VC’s Cory Petit Published by Bantam Books and Available from Penguin Random House Review by Steve J. Ray Wild Cards: Now And Then  is a brand new graphic novel based in an alternate reality and shared universe co-created by George R.R. Martin, the man behind the now legendary  Game Of Thrones  TV show, and the books that inspired them. This alone makes this book intriguing, but the writing, art, colors, design, and lettering by the amazing creative team would still make this volume an essential purchase, whether Martin’s name appeared on the cover, or not. I’ve not played the game, or read any of the thirty-plus W

The Hobbit Encyclopedia Is Coming - From Quarto Books and Frances Lincoln Publishing

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We here at Fantastic Universes are huge fans of the original, classic fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings . We can always expect the fascinating lore of Tolkien's epic to be laid out in a rich and exciting way, so we're very excited to announce the upcoming release of 'The Hobbit Encyclopedia, in October 2023. THE HOBBIT ENCYCLOPEDIA By Damien Bador, Vivien Stocker, Coralie Potot, Dominique Vigot FRANCES LINCOLN PUBLISHING | 26TH OCTOBER 2023 | £28.00 | ISBN 978-0711288980 | HARDBACK & EBOOK AN INDISPENSABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO JRR TOLKIEN’S THE HOBBIT COVERING ALL THE CHARACTERS, PLACES AND OBJECTS INCLUDED IN THE SEMINAL BOOK THAT FIRST INTRODUCED THE WORLD OF MIDDLE EARTH. As the prequel to The Lord of the Rings (1954), The Hobbit (1937) is an extraordinarily rich work that sets up the fantasy world that would be built upon at greater length in Tolkien’s later books. Peter Jackson's trilogy of films based on this single work have helped to create a new g

FunPlus Announces DC: Dark Legion Game Coming 2024

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DC has been bringing a great many new games for us comics fans to take in, and some games are announced so far in advance, that we have a lot of time to get excited. A new strategy game is coming next year, and our friends at FunPlus has much to tell us about DC: Dark Legion!  FunPlus is excited to announce the upcoming release of DC: Dark Legion , a strategy game set in the DC universe. Fans can look forward to fighting evil with their favorite DC characters when DC: Dark Legion releases for Android and iOS in 2024. Watch the “Face the Darkness” DC: Dark Legion Announcement teaser trailer here . Licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC, DC: Dark Legion is an action-packed strategy game where players can recruit their favorite DC Super Heroes and Super-Villains to fight for survival, justice, and freedom in a global multiplayer battle. Players will be immersed in an all-new story set in the DC universe as they find themselves embroiled in an epic struggle