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Peak TV is Geek TV in 2019, with genre shows in the triple digits

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

The geek have inherited the earth. Or at least television.

Once we were the red-haired step-children of American audiences, subsisting on a thin gruel of giant-insect movies, Famous Monsters of Filmlandmagazi

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From Avengers to Zombieland: 2019 movies full of genre goodness

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

It’s going to rain genre movies in 2019. That’s bad for movie critics who only like talky dramas, but great for we popcorn-loving plebes who apparently don’t know any better. There are too many to even list,

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'Doctor Who,' 'Walking Dead' premiere to good reviews, but ratings heading in different directions

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Two veteran genre shows aired their latest season premieres Oct. 7, to (mostly) positive reviews. That’s critical, because both Doctor Who and The Walking Dead are undergoing  soft reboots.

The older of the two

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Prep for 'Iron Fist' Season 2 with the best Iron Fist stories

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

The second season of Iron Fist drops Sept. 8 on Netflix, and advance word is that the addition of new villain Typhoid Mary and the return of Davos are reasons for excitement. If you’re not convinced, here are s

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Fans of 'Arrow,' 'Flash' and 'Supergirl' should all be concerned about upcoming 'Crisis'

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Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Green Arrow (Stephen Amell) swapped lives in the first two episodes of “Elseworlds,” which aired Dec. 9-11 on The CW.

Andrew A. Smith

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Taken on its own merits, this year’s annua

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Fall jam-packed with capes, mutants, trolls, vikings, sea kings and, of course, zombies

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Summer is over, so most of the summer blockbusters are behind us. But despair not, fellow genre fans, because fall is bursting with mutants, trolls, vikings, oddball teenagers, zombies and sea kings. Here’s a l

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DC Universe streaming service to launch on Batman Day

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The logo for Batman Day shows the date: Sept. 15, 2018.

 

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Sept. 6, 2018 -- DC Comics is making Sept. 15 a Batman Day to remember.

Batman Day, a promotional gimmick the publisher has offe

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'Young Justice' isn't any of the Teen Titans youve seen before -- but it is parts of all of them

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Young Justice, an animated show that ran on Cartoon Network from 2010 to 2013, is returning for a third season on the DC Universe streaming service Jan. 4. The series is modeled on the Teen Titans, but it’s a Te

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10 Fun Facts to Know and Tell about Aquaman

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The Marine Marvel’s time-honored superhero outfit will make an appearance in Aquaman, starring Jason Momoa.

Andrew A. Smith

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Newly minted movie star Aquaman swims fast and talks to fish. W

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'Walking Dead' has a lot to celebrate on The Walking Dead Day

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It’s back to horse-and-buggy days for Michonne (Danai Gurira, center) and the other survivors of All-Out War on the first episode of Season 9 of The Walking Dead.

 

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Happy The

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Who are all those spiders in 'Into the Spider-Verse'? Captain Comics explains

By Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Where did all these spiders come from?

In most cases, that’s a question you don’t want to hear.  But it has a great answer when it comes to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the animated movie premiering Dec

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CW's Elseworlds crossover in the spirit of Bat-vampire, Soviet Superman and other comics tales

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

The superhero crossover on The CW this year is titled “Elseworlds” – an old DC Comics term with an illustrious history.

We already know a lot about TV’s “Elseworlds,” which begins on The Flash Dec. 9, continues

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New 'Sabrina' TV show lifts elements from character's long comics, TV, cartoon history

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Kiernan Shipka is the star of Chilling Advetures of Sabrina on Netflix, premiering Oct. 27.

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, premiering Oct. 27, seems like a ve

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Titan celebrates fifth birthday with Marvel movie book, 'Yellow Submarine' adaptation and lots more

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

It’s the fifth birthday of UK publisher Titan Comics, but readers are getting the presents.

Not a lot of British comics make their way to the U.S., and Titan doesn’t publish the ones most people know. You won’t

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Fun Facts about 'Black Lightning,' 'Flash,' 'Supergirl' and 'Titans' season premieres

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

October can be an early Christmas for superhero fans, with four superhero shows premiering in just the week of Oct. 8-14. With Spoiler Warnings ahoy, here are some of the standout elements:

 

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DC's new 'Justice League' series is big, boisterous fun

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

The Justice League has got its groove back.

Not Justice League the movie – that remains terrible. And if you pay attention to entertainment news, you know that Warner Bros. has made a lot of personnel changes as

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SDCC 2018: Big news, big absences, big controversies

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Despite the absence of some big players, Comic-Con International: San Diego had the usual tsunami of movie, TV and comics news on July 18-22. Virtually all of it is of interest to genre fans – like those who usu

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Take Superman's artist, Jugwolf, Lisbeth Salander or Billy the Kid to the beach

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

If you’re looking for some beach reading, the comics industry is ready to provide. Here are four options:

 

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The Joe Shuster Story: The Artist Behind Superman te

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Major Marvel re-launches show course corrections, movie influence

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Marvel’s rolling  “Fresh Start” initiative has reached many of its major titles in recent weeks, re-launching them with first issues and new set-ups. Some new elements are obviously inspired by the movies, but w

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'Ant-Man and The Wasp' features four characters with huge potential

Andrew A. Smith

Tribune Content Agency

Ant-Man and The Wasp, premiering July 6, brings four important new characters to the franchise. They’re all based on various Marvel Comics characters, of course, but vary in particulars – sometimes pretty import

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