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Stargirl Season 2 Might Introduce Jakeem Thunder

During a charming DC Fandome panel that reunited the cast of the delightful CW show–Brec Bassinger (Stargirl), Yvette Monreal (Wildcat), Cameron Gellman (Hourman), Anjelika Washington (Doctor Mid-Nite), and Amy Smart (Barbara Whitmore) along with creator Geoff Johns and Hollywood icon/Stargirl director Lea Thompson–Bassinger hinted that we might see a fan-fave Grant Morrison JLA character, Jakeem Thunder, when Stargirl season 2 arrives next year.  The first season of Stargirl centered on Courtney Whitmore taking on the mantle that she thought belonged to her father while building a new Justice Society of America team. While we saw new iterations of Doctor Mid-Nite,…
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Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Will Introduce Transgender and Non-Binary Characters

Since the 1960s, Star Trek has been lauded for breaking boundaries when it comes to representation on television. That said, it wasn’t until the 21st century that Star Trek specifically included gay and lesbian characters. But now, the franchise will continue its mission to represent the entire human spectrum in Star Trek: Discovery Season 3. CBS has announced that two new characters in Discovery Season 3 will be non-binary and transgender, respectively. Here are the details on this fantastic, forward-thinking news, and what it might mean for the show’s third season. The two new actors joining Star Trek: Discovery Season…
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Titans Season 3 Will Introduce Barbara Gordon

If you thought you’d had all the DC news that you could take after the Snyder Cut, Flash, Milestone, and Wonder Woman 1984 panels, then DC FanDome had another surprise for you. In the Titans panel – which will air an extended version at the next part of the event on September 12 – there was news galore including a huge new addition to the cast.  With Dick Grayson at the center of the dark and gritty DC Universe show (which is likely to make its way to HBO Max for Season 3 as DC Universe winds down its original…
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Lego Star Wars Holiday Special Will Introduce Rey to a Young Luke Skywalker This November

More than 40 years after the original, Star Wars is getting a new Holiday Special on Disney+. But there’s a twist. Fans hoping for live-action Wookiee shenanigans will instead get a new adventure in LEGO animation. As revealed by USA Today, the 45-minute Lego Star Wars Holiday Special will reunite Rey, Finn, Poe, and other characters for a new Life Day celebration that nods to the original Holiday Special from 1978. It will also feature appearances from Kylo Ren, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda, and of course, Chewbacca himself. Executive producer Josh Rimes even teased that…
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Will Marvel Introduce a New Black Widow?

One of the last new books announced pre-pandemic was Black Widow from Kelly Thompson (Captain Marvel), Elena Casagrande (Catwoman) and Jordie Bellaire (lots of things that won Eisners). Now that comics publishing is chugging along again, Marvel is celebrating this book’s return to the schedule with a new trailer, and holy cats look at that hallway fight. The book is teased as Natasha Romanoff’s end as Black Widow. In an interview about the book with Marvel from The Before Time, Thompson said “…’heartbreaking thrill ride’ is pretty fair but also hard to expand on without giving things away. I will…
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