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Party Like It’s 1969 Headline News

Season 2 of ‘The Freak Brothers’ Coming to Tubi This Summer

With an all-star voice cast including Woody Harrelson, John Goodman, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, Andrea Savage, La La Anthony and Rapper ScHoolboy Q, the animated comedy, based on the cult underground comics, returns June 25.

Single Dad-ing Headline News

Oni Press to Release Derek M. Ballard’s ‘Cartoonshow’

The ‘Adventure Time’ and ‘The Midnight Gospel’ writer’s debut graphic novel, first published online, follows the real-life challenges of being a single dad, filled with insightful humor and satirical reflections on contemporary American life. 

Nighty Night! VFXWorld

Halon’s ‘Slumberland’ Visualization Shows Exactly What Dreams are Made Of

By Dan Sarto | Friday, May 12, 2023 at 12:51pm

Teams led by Casey Pyke and Ryan McCoy produced previs – and some postvis – on key scenes involving the Ballroom Dance, an Octopus chase, a Garbage Truck chase, and the big third act dreams chase, on Francis Lawrence’s adaptation of Winsor McCay’s famous comic strip, now streaming on Netflix.

Pathological Violence Meets Day-Glo Suburban Charm Headline News

Jay Stephens to Publish Limited Series ‘Dwellings’ with Oni Press

The Emmy Award-winning animator and Eisner Award-nominated cartoonist returns to the Harvey Award-winning publisher with a bi-monthly limited series of three oversized, prestige format issues beginning August 2023.

Happy Birthday Luffy Headline News

Netflix Shares First Video of ‘One Piece’ Cast

In celebration of Monkey D. Luffy’s birthday, the cast of the upcoming live-action adaptation of the hugely popular manga come together for the first time in video, with the series to stream sometime in 2023.

Business Headline News

Prime Video Scores Multiple New DC ‘Batman’ Titles

Acquisition of Warner Bros. Animation’s original animated movie Merry Little Batman, spinoff series Bat-Family and Batman: Caped Crusader to bring a reimagined ‘Batman’ mythology to the streamer’s global audience.

Back to LA’s Seedy Underbelly Headline News

Exclusive First Look at Stephan Franck’s ‘Palomino’ Volume 2

The critically acclaimed neo-noir graphic novel, set in 1981 Los Angeles country music clubs, continues with Volumes 2 and 3, now available to back on Kickstarter.

What Are the Gods Up to Now? VFXWorld

It’s Part Lion, Part Scorpion, and All VFX in ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’

Visual Effects Supervisor Bruce Jones, working with DNEG, Pixomondo, RISE, Scanline VFX, and Wētā FX, delivers a slew of mythical monsters, including dragons, cyclops, manticores, minotaurs, and harpies, on Warner Bros. and David Sandberg’s ‘Shazam!’ sequel.

And it Begins Headline News

Main Cast Revealed for Animated ‘Creature Commandos’ DCU Series

The first title from James Gunn and Peter Safran’s ‘Gods & Monsters’ chapter of the franchise stars David Harbour, Indira Varma, Alan Tudyk, Maria Bakalova, Zoe Chao, Steve Agee, and others, set to stream in 2024.

Back to LA’s Seedy Underbelly Headline News

Stephan Franck’s Graphic Novel Series ‘Palomino’ Returns to Kickstarter

The acclaimed cartoonist and veteran animator’s neo-noir graphic novel series, set amidst the lost culture of Los Angeles' country music clubs, welcomes two new volumes to back.

Who is the Man of Steele Headline News

Adult Swim Drops ‘My Adventures with Superman’ Teaser Trailer

Jack Quaid stars in the animated serialized coming-of-age story of the Man of Steel and his relationships with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen; the show debuts this summer on Adult Swim and HBO Max.

Dept. of Far Out! Headline News

Lionsgate’s ‘The Freak Brothers’ Season 1 Arrives on Digital April 17

The adult animated series, based on Gilbert Shelton’s acclaimed underground comics, stars Woody Harrelson, Pete Davidson, John Goodman, and Tiffany Haddish as four pothead time travelers from the 1960s.

He’s a Superhero Headline News

Warner Bros. Drops Trailer for DCU’s ‘Blue Beetle’

We finally get a look at Xolo Maridueña (‘Cobra Kai’) as recent college grad Jaime Reyes, who becomes the film’s titular character when he is bestowed with an extraordinary suit of armor by the Scarab, an ancient alien biotechnology, in the upcoming film hitting theaters August 18.

Flame On…Again Headline News

Josh Friedman to Pen ‘Fantastic Four’ Rewrite

The ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ writer has taken the reins from former scribes Jeff Kaplan and Ian Springer, which signals a potential shift away from comedy towards a more serious sci-fi tone.

Speakeasy Now Headline News

Watch: Fan Favorite Webcomic ‘Lackadaisy’ is Now an Animated Short

Cartoonist Tracy Butler’s Eisner Award-nominated work has been adapted into a 27-minute film from Iron Circus Comics, starring Michael Kovach, Belsheber Rusape, Lisa Reimold, Ashe Wagner, and SungWon Cho, featuring Music from Sepiatonic.

And the Hits Keep on Coming Headline News

Disney Absorbs Marvel Entertainment, Dismisses Chairman Ike Perlmutter

As a series of 7,000 layoffs began this week at the Mouse House, cost-cutting has led to the ouster of Perlmutter, a major company shareholder, co-president Rob Steffens, and chief counsel John Turitzin.

People Headline News

Stephanie Sperber Named President and CCO at Lion Forge Entertainment

Along with a name change, the Oscar-winning animation studio adds live-action to its production slate as well as a veteran family entertainment executive to lead the company.

The Dark Knight Returns... Returns Headline News

Prime Video Rescues ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ After HBO Max Axing

Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves’ wayward DC show, influenced by the 1990s ‘Batman: The Animated Series,’ has been picked up for at least two seasons by Amazon after it was cut loose in last year’s Warner Bros. Discovery programming bloodletting.

It’s Anime-zing! Headline News

Crunchyroll Announces New Anime Series ‘Mashle: Magic and Muscle’

The off-the-wall fantasy follows Mash Burnedead, a non-magical body-building enthusiast who finds himself enrolled in Magic School; streaming this April.

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