SDCC is the craziest weekend of the year in terms for comic related news and announcements.We can’t blame you if you just want to curl up in a ball and cry whenever you log into Twitter or visit ComicBook.com and see all the announcements just streaming in.Luckily, I’m here to help you with a quick and handy guide to the five BIGGEST announcements of the previous day.
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When will zombies appear on my television?
AMC released trailers for both The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead on Friday and announced air dates for both of their comic series’ premieres.Fear the Walking Dead will premiere on August 23rd at 9 PM, while The Walking Dead will premiere on October 11th. Both trailers hinted at some of the plotlines that would unfold on both shows.The Walking Dead‘s trailer hinted at a tense showdown between Rick and Morgan, while Fear the Walking Dead showed its cast oblivious to the beginning of the zombie apocalypse that was about to unfold.If that wasn’t enough zombie news, TheWalking Dead also revealed revealed actors Ethan Embry and Merritt Wever would be joining the cast this season in unspecified roles.
Who’s playing the big bad on Arrow this season?
News broke that Neal McDonough will join the cast of Arrow this season as Damien Darhk, a friend turned foe of the deceased Ra’s al Ghul and possible leader of HIVE.McDonough has many connections to various comic properties.He played Dum Dum Dugan in Captain America and Agent Carter, voiced Green Arrow in an animated short that appeared on the Superman/Batman: Apocalypse DVD and voiced Deadshot in the recent Batman: Assault on Arkham animated movie.McDonough has a history of playing villains on TV, and we’re excited to see what sort of danger he’ll put Oliver and his friends in next season.
What happened at the Star Wars: The Force Awakens panel?
If you were looking for new footage for the upcoming Star Wars film, you may be disappointed to find out that Disney didn’t debut any new clips at Comic-Con this year.Instead, JJ Abrams showed some Behind the Scenes footage from the upcoming movie, which hinted at lots of new costumes, scenes and aliens.Harrison Ford also appeared at the Star Wars panel, his first public appearance since his plane crash a few months ago.For those looking for an update on the film, Abrams revealed that a cut of The Force Awakens was complete and that Abrams and Lucasfilm were editing the movie before its release this December.He also hinted that a new trailer for the movie would air this fall.
What new comics did DC announce?
DC had a busy day at Comic-Con, revealing several new comics and story arcs.DC announced a follow up to their successful weekly series Batman Eternal, entitled Batman and Robin Eternal, which will star Dick Grayson, Harper Row and Cassandra Cain, the former Batgirl who has not appeared since DC rebooted its universe in 2011.The publisher also announced an upcoming Robin Wars crossover arc, which will take place over several series including Grayson, We Are Robin and Gotham Academy.Speaking of crossovers, Geoff Johns announced that he’ll be writing six Justice League: Gods and Men one-shots that will tie into his current Darkseid War in Justice League.Finally, DC announced three new miniseries spinning out of their recently finished Convergence event, which will star Superman and his family, the Teen Titans and Talos, the villain of Convergence.
What two unexpected properties are crossing over?
Yesterday, news broke that IDW was planning a Street Fighter/GI Joe crossover miniseries.Today, IDW was back with the announcement of a crossover between the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Batman.The six issue miniseries will launch in November and will be written by Batman Eternal writer James Tynion IV and illustrated by Freddie Willliams II.The series will see the Turtles transported into the DC Universe by General Krang and clash with Batman and his famous gallery of villains.
