Fantastic Universes

“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 o...

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...

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 strug...

Article by Adam Ray Those who enjoy the classic console games featuring Batman bashing the bad can rejoice. In the following Press Release, we've been given the great news that the Batman Arkham games are finally coming to the Nintendo Switch. WARNER BROS. GAMES AND DC ANNOUNCE  BATMAN™: ARKHAM TRILOGY  FOR NINTENDO SWITCH™   Compilation of Critically Acclaimed  Batman: Arkham Asylum ,  Batman: Arkham City , and Batman: Arkham Knight  Released for the First Time on Nintendo Platform, Bundled with All Previously Released DLC in One Iconic Package     Burbank, Calif. – June 21, 2023  – Warner Bros. Games and DC today announced  Batman: Arkham Trilogy  for Nintendo Switch ,   a compilation of Rocksteady Studios’ award-winning videogames that brings together the critically acclaimed  Batman: Arkham Asylum ,  Batman: Arkham City , and  Batman: Arkham Knight  in one iconic package.  Batman: Arkham Trilogy ...

Article by Adam Ray For anyone clued up on the online card game scene, like I am, knows just how well Marvel Snap has been doing. The game has continued to draw in all kinds of players and has been going from strength to strength. It's a game I play most days, and deeply enjoy, but I always wonder "where's DC's digital card game?" Once again, Leo Dicaprio has reached into my sleeping brain and pulled out my fully formed idea for a DC card game and sold it to Warner Bros Games and CCG Labs Inc. DC Dual Force DC have put their best characters first in a card game with a polished look, familiar and new mechanics in the genre, and the stunning art work of Jim Lee and some of DCs biggest talents. We've seen iconic heroes and villains as the possible Leaders of our decks, been given a glimpse of the deck building rules and the fundamentals of gameplay, and the unique rewards for an implied progression system. So, what do we know so far? Card Justice Before you even ...

This is something a little new for Fantastic Universes, but will hopefully be the first hardware review of many. A few years ago I worked for a major UK electronics retailer. and Wacom drawing tablets were big sellers. The fact that the company makes a wide range of devices to suit every level of experience, and every budget, made them a huge draw. I always wanted one, but when the company I worked for went bust, the opportunity to purchase one went with it. Here’s the online overview of the company: “Wacom Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company headquartered in Kazo, Saitama, Japan, that specializes in manufacturing graphics tablets and related products. The company was founded in 1983 in Japan, released its first pen display in 1992, and was the first company to make pens without a cord.” Being the owner/publisher of Fantastic Universes, as well as editor-in-chief of Dark Knight News and writer for DC Comics News has opened up many relationships with PR companies, publishers, TV, and movie ...

Writer Tom King and artist Gabriel Hernandez Walta created a strange premise for the old-school Avenger Vision. They gave him a family. On paper, Vision with family hijinks sounds ridiculous and cheesy, but instead, it turned out to be a haunting, character-defining master class on comic storytelling. Let's break down 2015's Vision series. "Victorious" Writer: Tom King Artist: Gabrielle Hernandez Walta Color Artist: Jordie Bellaire Letterer: VC's Clayton Cowles Review by Eric Lee The next chapter of Vision introduces the last member of the Vision family who will be important to the plot: Victor Mancha. Victor is not an original character, but has a long storied history in the excellent Runaways comic. Initially, Victor was created by Ultron- which makes him technically Vision's younger brother. In The Runaways , it turns out that Victor was supposed to be a sleeper agent who is supposed to gain the trust of the superhero community, join the Avengers...