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Nerdist Comics Panel #97: MY SECRET ORIGIN

Heath Corson pulls back the curtain on… HIMSELF! That’s right true believers, join Heath and interviewer David Gutierrez as they strip away the onion-like layers to find the truth of the impossible enigma that is Heath Corson’s career as he talks about the creative process for the DC animated movies, pitching, working, how he am Bizarro, how to break in and how to stay in the entertainment industry. This episode was recorded live at a Writer Q & A at the Comic Bug Comic Shop in Manhattan Beach. Today’s theme is “The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine” by Spoon.

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Inked Wednesday 104 – Comic Book Tattoos by Steve Rieck

If you’re in the neighborhood of Las Vegas, Nevada and itching to add some bold and dynamic comic book art to your skin, take a break from the casinos and see Steve Rieck. The tattooist is a nerd and has inked all sorts of takes on your favorite characters from Marvel and DC comics. His art features likeness inspired by both the page and by actors in live-action films. The colors are so bright it’s like the characters were transferred from comic book to skin. This Deadpool ink is just one example:

If you browse through Steve’s portfolio, you’ll spot other comic book characters in a hot second. My eyes were immediately drawn to these Wolverine and Harley Quinn pieces.

A photo posted by Steve Rieck (@steverieckratc) on Sep 20, 2016 at 9:54am PDT

A photo posted by Steve Rieck (@steverieckratc) on Sep 15, 2016 at 7:00pm PDT

See a few more examples of Steve’s work in the gallery just below. You’ll see a rather epic comic book sleeve (the word epic truly applies), Green Lantern, and The Joker immortalized in ink. You can keep up with all his tattoos by following him on Instagram and/or Facebook. Get in touch with him at the Collective Tattoo Parlor in Las Vegas if you’d like to work with him on some permanent body art.

If you have geeky ink or you’re a tattooist that’s applied a lot of pop culture-inspired ink, then please hit me up because I’d like to showcase you in a future Inked Wednesday gallery. Just get in touch with me via email at alratcliffe@yahoo.com. Send photos of your tattoos or your work, and let me know the name of your tattoo artist if you have it as well as which shop he or she works in.

Images: Steve Rieck

DC & IDW Team-Up For Orlando Victims’ Benefit Special LOVE IS LOVE

Hello comics fans, and welcome to your mid-week volume of Comics Relief! To start things off today, we have some incredibly cool news about a new benefit book for the Orlando Pulse victims on the way from two of comics’ biggest publishers. Read on for all the details.

DC And IDW Team Up for Love Is Love Benefit Comic for Orlando Pulse Victims

 

The folks at DC Comics and IDW Publishing have announced they are working together on a new anthology one-shot titled Love Is Love, with proceeds to benefit Equality Florida’s fund for the victims and family members of the Orlando nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016. This one shot project, brought to us by by writer Marc Andreyko, will feature Batwoman, one of DC Comics’ most famous openly LGBT superheroes—and a character he has written in the past—on the cover.

Said Andreyko: “I’m a child of the 80s; I grew up with We Are the World and Live Aid. Events like this shouldn’t be compartmentalized. They should hurt and we should want to change for the better.” Marc Andreyko has brought in over 100 big name writers and artists from both within the comic book industry and also from the overall entertainment business, including Phil Jimenez, Olivier Coipel, Damon Lindelof, and Patton Oswalt. The one-shot is scheduled to be released in December via IDW Publishing, and will retail for $9.99. [The New York Times]

Former She-Hulk is Now Just Hulk in Brand New Series

The Hulk is dead. Long Live the Hulk?? While Bruce Banner was recently killed off (for now) in the pages of Marvel’s Civil War II event (with an arrow in the head from Hawkeye), that doesn’t mean Marvel is going to be without a Hulk…and I’m not just talking about Amadeus Cho as the Totally Awesome Hulk either. Nope, as a result of his death, Banner’s cousin Jennifer Walters is pretty angry—even by her standards. And she’s taking up the mantle of the Hulk, with no more “She” in front of her name.

Marvel also announced that writer Mariko Tamaki and artist Nico Leon will be the creative team on Hulk, which will explore Jennifer’s life after Civil War II. As one can see from artist Jeff Dekal’s cover for Hulk #1, Jennifer is not only looking more angry that usual—can you blame her?—but she’s also gray. For more on this, read our full story on the subject. [Nerdist]

Marvel Announces New “Classified” Star Wars Series

More Star Wars comics are on the way from Marvel, as the publisher has just announced a new ongoing series called Star Wars: Classified. With Kieron Gillen‘s well-received Darth Vader comic book coming to an end soon after twenty-five issues, it is assumed that this new book (also being brought to us by Gillen, along with artist Kev Walker), will feature characters who were prominent in Vader’s title, like Doctor Aphra and her evil droids, BT-1 and 0-0-0.

With a name like Star Wars: Classified though (if that is indeed its name, and not a placeholder title), could we see stories that are set in different time periods across the Star Wars timeline? With so much of the era between the end of Return of the Jedi and the beginning of The Force Awakens, that seems like an ideal period of time to tell stories. For more on this new book, be sure to click on our full story here: [Nerdist]

Simon Bisley Returns to Lobo

Back in the ’90s, DC Comics’ Lobo was one of their hottest characters, even rivaling Wolverine at Marvel for a hot minute. Most of this was due to the art of British illustrator Simon Bisley, who brought a wild sensibility to the biker inspired alien. Now, it looks like Bisely is getting set to draw “the Main Man” one more time.

Jimmy Palmiotti told the crowd at Long Beach Comic Con this past weekend that Lobo will be teaming up with one Harley Quinn for the upcoming sixth issue of Harley Quinn’s Little Black Book, which will be written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti, with Bisley on art and a variant cover. You can see Amanda Conner’s version of the cover above. [Bleeding Cool]

Texas Whataburger Chain Has a Beef with Wonder Woman’s Newest Logo

And in your most bizarre comics-related story of the day, Texas-based hamburger chain Whataburger have revealed that they are in a “friendly trademark discussion” with DC Comics over the resemblance between the recent Wonder Woman film logo, and the fast food chain’s long-standing “flying W” logo.

In a statement, Whataburger said that “contrary to some suggestions, Whataburger is not at war with Wonder Woman over her newly redesigned logo. In fact, Whataburger supports superheroes like Wonder Woman and her friends in the Justice League. Truth be told, Whataburger’s own superhero – Whataguy – would love to team up with Wonder Woman and her friends sometime to battle evil together.” Whataburger’s “W” logo originated in 1972, and in the current “Double W” Wonder Woman logo first appeared in DC Comics in 1982, replacing the eagle emblem. The new movie logo in fact looks less like the Whataburger logo than the comics one, which is why this whole story is so very odd. [Newsarama]

Kate Bishop Hawkeye Gets Her Own Ongoing Series

It’s been announced that the female Hawkeye, Kate Bishop, is getting her own solo ongoing series over at Marvel at long last. The Young Avenger’s new book will be written by Kelly Thompson (A-Force, Jem and the Holograms) and will feature art by Leonardo Romero and Jordie Bellaire.

The book will center on Kate away from the big Civil War II drama between Captain Marvel and Iron Man, and also away from the Clint Barton Hawkeye too. Apparently, Kate is coming to L.A. not really as a traditional superhero, but instead she finds herself on a case with personal stakes, and then enteres the world of being a P.I. Hawkeye #1 hits comic book store shelves this December. [io9]

Archie’s #1 Rival Reggie Mantle To Receive His Own Series

Archie antagonist Reggie Mantle is getting his own series, as Reggie & Me is joining Archie, Jughead, and Josie & The Pussycats as part of Archie’s “New Riverdale” line-up of comics. The book’s writer is longtime Marvel scribe Tom DeFalco, with art by Sandy Jarrell. In a press release provided by Archie, DeFalco said “Reggie Mantle has been called a self-aggrandizing egotist, a sinister super-villain, a merciless monster and worse, but his dog loves him. Sandy and I intend to show all the doubters and haters exactly why Reggie should be named the true master of this universe… or else!” You can see all of issue #1’s variant covers (so far)  in our gallery below. [Comics Alliance]

What do you think of this week’s comics news? Let us know in the comments below!

Images: DC Comics / IDW Publishing / Marvel Comics / Archie Comics / Whataburger

See THE LEGEND OF ZELDA as a Studio Ghibli-Inspired Fan Film

If there’s one good thing about the infamous live-action Super Mario Bros. movie, it’s that its unpopularity probably spared us an equally atrocious mid ’90s Hollywood take on The Legend of Zelda. However, Nintendo’s subsequent avoidance of feature film adaptations meant that the Zelda franchise has never gotten its due on the big screen. But perhaps it was never meant for live-action at all.

Via Kotaku, an artist named Matt Vince has posted a video on YouTube that re-envisions The Legend of Zelda as an animated film in the style of Studio Ghibli – one of the most beloved Anime studios in Japan. Since this is a fan creation, it isn’t as polished as a real Studio Ghibli film, nor does it feature many of Zelda‘s colorful cast members. Zelda herself isn’t seen at all, and we only catch a glimpse of Link riding a horse in the distance.

However, the short does have some breathtakingly beautiful shots of Hyrule’s countryside that make us wish that this project could become a reality. In retrospect, Zelda and Studio Ghibli seems like a great match for the material. It’s never going to happen now, but we can enjoy a pleasant daydream about what could have been.

If this looks familiar to you, it may be because we covered Vince’s work last year when he released a series of Ghibli-inspired Legend of Zelda posters.  The Zelda trailer is the first video that has been posted on Vince’s YouTube channel, and we’ll definitely be on the look out for more from him in the future!

What did you think of this Studio Ghibli inspired Zelda video? Raise the Master Sword and share your thoughts below!

Image: Matt Vince

Experience the Insanity of Jumping into a Swimming Pool from a High Balcony

There should be a word for when you simultaneously think something is totally awesome but condemn everything about it. This first-person video of someone leaping into a swimming pool from a very high balcony is the kind of thing we’ve all thought about doing at one point or another, but also something that seems way, way, way too dangerous to actually attempt.

We came across this nutso video at Gizmodo, and it was posted by the YouTube channel ig: 8Booth. Even before getting in place for the jump the video is imbued with a sense of danger, as the man leaps some fences and runs through the surrounding complex as though he is running away from the KGB.

In fact, this whole thing feels like a training video for the next time you find yourself being tailed by a crime syndicate that has tracked you to the hotel where you’ve been hiding out, and the only way to get away is up to the roof, where you’re forced to jump.

As for the actual jump itself, it’s hard to tell exactly how high he is when he makes the leap, because it feels like a million feet, but if you watch the video closely it appears that he jumps from the fourth floor. As the height of the average story is 10 feet, we could estimate this as a 40-foot jump.

This really is kind of horrifying. I mean, we obviously didn’t share a video of someone splitting his head open, but he still comes way too close to the edge for our liking. So like I said, we need a word for really enjoying a thing we don’t condone whatsoever.

Until we have it though we’ll just have to use an old standby phrase to describe this entire video: f***ing nuts.

Would you do this? What’s the craziest thing you’ve done? Dive in to the comments below.

Images: ig: 8Booth

SCREAM QUEENS Recap: Scream Again

This post contains spoilers for Scream Queens. Read at your own risk if you haven’t watched yet. 

After a successful first season, the Chanels, Zayday, a batch of new faces (John Stamos, Kirstie Alley, and Taylor Lautner), and another masked killer(s?) are here for another season of Scream Queens. The season premiere, “Scream Again,” takes place several years after the season one finale. Everyone is in a completely different place, though is still delightfully awful. Along with a few job changes, the show is now set in a hospital. Now that med school is officially in session, it’s time to roll up our sleeves and scrub in.

Much like the premiere of the first season, this week’s episode kicked off with a tragic death. This time around, the murder took place at a hospital Halloween party circa 1985. After a pregnant woman (what is it with this show and pregnant women?) asked one of the doctors to perform an emergency operation, the surgeon decided to quickly do away with him and get back to enjoying the party. His plan? He and an accomplice threw the unconscious patient into the nearby swamp. To cover his tracks and keep his identity a secret, the physician tossed his costume (a mask and cloak) into the toxic depths; and thus, the Green Meanie was born.

Following the deadly introduction, the show picked back up in 2016 with Dr. Brock Holt (Stamos) and Dr. Cassidy Cascade (Lautner)—who, believe it or not, are actual doctors—treating a werewolf girl at Doctor Dean Munsch’s (Jamie Lee Curtis) recently opened C.U.R.E. Hospital. In the wake of her fame, Munsch apparently decided to become a doctor to use her power to reform the health care system. As straight-laced as that sounds, she acted pretty sketchy throughout the episode. She’s definitely got a lot more on her agenda than saving people. She’s also been chatting up the new no-nonsense nurse (portrayed by Kirstie Alley), later telling her to keep pushing the Chanels because she has plans for them.

Part of Munsch’s plan involved hiring Zayday (Keke Palmer), who has been working her way through medical school. The Dean promised to help her former pupil pay for medical school as long as she came and worked for her. But of course, three doctors isn’t enough to run the facility, so the leading lady also brought Chanel (Emma Roberts), Chanel No. 3 (Billie Lourd), and Chanel No. 5 (Abigail Breslin) into the fold. Following their arrest and subsequent exoneration (thanks to a Netflix documentary series and Hester’s boastful confession), the girls became pariahs.

Like Zayday, the trio also dived into the medical field. However, instead of devoted medical students, Chanel got her phlebotomist license, No. 3 worked at a sperm donor clinic, and No. 5 worked the front desk at the dentist’s office. Because of their work in the field, Munsch seized the opportunity, hired them and put them through medical school. As Chanel aptly put it towards the end of the episode, “With the power of the internet, anyone can be an MD.”

The girls’ new life took a turn for the worse when they were quickly put on academic probation for delivering insensitive comments about the previously mentioned werewolf patient. During their time off, Chanel and the other two girls devised a plan to help find her cure before Zayday could. With the help of Dr. McDreamy…erm, I mean Holt, Chanel was able to beat Zayday to the punch and solve the patient’s excess hair issue.

The treatment, however, ended up working a bit too well, and the young lady ended up completely bald. But not to worry, as the Chanels entered phase two of the procedure: makeover! Like Hester’s transformation last year, the trio took the troubled girl to the next level with some good old-fashioned makeup, a stylish wig, and a set of false lashes. At this rate, the girls are well on their way to achieving their goal of being the next TV doctors (like Dr. Drew, Dr. Phil, or the Doctors).

The fun came to an end when Chanel No. 5 was left to watch over the patient during the graveyard shift. To relax her, and keep her skin from peeling, No. 5 treated the patient (and herself) to hydrotherapy. But because the devices locked after the pair got in, they weren’t able to defend themselves or run away when the Green Devil showed up to annihilate them to the tune of The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby.” After lopping off the former were-woman’s head, the killer turned to Chanel No. 5 and raised his weapon before the credits rolled.

Discovering the identity of the monster behind the mask is sure to be the main focus this season. Is it the child of the pregnant lady? Is it one of the girls? Will No. 5 show up next week? Leave your theories below, join the conversation on Facebook, or start one with me on Twitter: @Samantha_Sofka.

Images: Fox

MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Recap: “The Ghost”

Warning: This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Proceed with caution, agents. If you haven’t yet watched this week’s season 4 premiere, “The Ghost”, we highly suggest you do so before proceeding. Okay? We good? Then let’s go.

They’re back! Those wild, wacky, fun-loving, and…oh, hell—let’s just admit—often quite dour and brooding Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. have returned from their summer break. And how did they spend it? Well, they’ve had better vacations. Coulson and Mack are still partnered, after the former Director was demoted to field agent and sent after Quake, now a renegade battling evil on her on terms in a desperate bid for redemption after the deaths of Lincoln and Andrew. Unfortunately, the new Director thinks Coulson’s personal feelings towards his former protégée get in the way of his job, and released him from his assignment. So his days have largely been spent losing money to Mack in backgammon.

Meanwhile, May is training a new team of rookie agents and taking orders from, of all people, Simmons, who’s decided that the best way to beat the new Director, whom she admits to distrusting, is to join him. But her new gig, which includes assigning “colors” of security clearance to her former teammates, earns her May’s ire and distances her from Fitz. All the while, her soulmate reluctantly allies himself with Dr. Radcliffe on a secret artificial intelligence project that, in the time-honored Marvel tradition, will most likely either save S.H.I.E.L.D. or destroy it.

Ah, but you didn’t come here to read about the show’s returning characters, did you? No sir, you came here to read about the secret weapon intended to boost Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s ratings even as the show moves to the dreaded 10 PM timeslot.  To its credit, S.H.I.E.L.D. wastes no time in taking advantage of the move, packing more sex and violence into the teaser of season four’s premiere episode than it did in all of season three. It sees a half-naked Daisy suiting up for battle in lighting shamelessly reminiscent of a Victoria’s Secret commercial, while the Spirit of Vengeance himself tears after and slaughters his prey in a fiery Dodge Charger (replacing the character’s trademark motorcycle).

Gabriel Luna makes a strong first impression as Robbie Reyes, the latest incarnation of the fan-favorite antihero. Aside from a tussle with Quake, we realize his tragic nature when he admits he isn’t the one deciding who he kills. His vulnerable side is also revealed, through his devotion to his crippled brother, played by Fear the Walking Dead‘s Lorenzo James Henrie. (Who’s already a hundred times more likable in this role than he is in AMC’s zombie series.) Just in case Ghost Rider isn’t enough for fans, however, S.H.I.E.L.D. has stacked its season four deck by bringing back Natalia Cordova-Buckley’s Yo-Yo, who, unbeknownst to the new Director, is aiding her former teammate Quake. Also new is Galavant‘s Mallory Jansen as Radcliffe’s fetching Ex Machina-like science experiment AIDA.

But can any of the new characters win our hearts like those we lost last season? I’m not talking about the deceased, but rather Bobbi and Hunter, both of whom departed when Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood were awarded their own spinoff show… only to have it unceremoniously yanked away from them. As much as I’m looking forward to meeting Jason O’Mara’s new Director and whoever Parminder Nagra is playing, and of course to seeing more of Ghost Rider—even if his supernatural horror still seems like an unnatural fit for a spy show (however ostensibly S.H.I.E.L.D. handles its espionage)—I’m hoping against hope that there’s still some way we can get those perpetually squabbling lovebirds back off that bus. Yet with this season already emphasizing the danger of attachments, S.H.I.E.L.D. is probably the last place that any husband and wife should be.

Declassified Deliberations

— Kudos to Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen for writing a season premiere that really does serve as a perfect jumping-on point for new viewers. My wife hadn’t watched the show in two years, and had zero problems understanding the story.

— “Do you want a beer?” “It’s six o’clock in the morning. What are you, Hemingway?” Coulson is having a lot more fun playing operative than he did Director.

— Mack too looks more relaxed. Though hopefully his exploding pen won’t replace his shotgun axe.

— Any takers on how long it will be before Simmons catches Fitz and AIDA snogging each other?

— Speaking of AIDA… Is it just me or does Fitz and Radcliffe’s intention to show her to their new Director once she’s “perfect” strike anyone else like a particularly dark regional theater production of My Fair Lady?

— “You want tech like this, you should have cut off your own hand.”

— While I appreciate the need to see Gabriel Luna’s face, I’m hoping the rest of this season doesn’t skimp on the flaming skull. (It’s also the only thing I ask of my bartender.)

— Fitz finally gets a code name: Turbo!

What did you think of this week’s episode? Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter (@JMaCabre).

Featured Image: Marvel/Disney/ABC

Images: Marvel, Disney, ABC

Hound Tall #25: Scientology

This month they discuss that most Hollywood of religious groups; Scientology! Recorded across the street from the Sci-ti celebrity center! They are brave. With expert, investigative journalist Mark Ebner and comics Howard Kremer, Colton Dunn and Emily Heller.

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LUKE CAGE Is “Just Getting Started” in New Series Trailer

Who is Luke Cage? If you’ve seen the Jessica Jones series on Netflix, you may think you know everything about Mike Colter‘s bulletproof hero. But later this month, Cage’s complete story—the before and the after of the events of Jessica Jones—will unfold over 13 episodes. Judging from the latest video released by Netflix, even Cage’s closest allies and enemies don’t fully understand the heart of the man who will be Harlem’s hero.

There are some minor spoilers for the first season of Luke Cage in the new video, but it serves as a good reminder of where the title character is in his life and why he’s avoiding Jessica after the formation of their intense emotional bond. The updated version of Cage’s origin is also glimpsed, as he suffers behind prison bars for a crime that he didn’t commit. The essentials of his comic book origin are still intact, including the experiment gone wrong that gave Cage superpowers. But in this incarnation, Luke actually confesses to Claire Temple (Rosario Dawson) that he sees himself as a freak—something readers will recognize as new.

The video also established Mahershala Ali’s Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes as Cage’s personal nemesis for the season. Cottonmouth sees himself as the king of Harlem, and he doesn’t quite grasp that Cage is acting out of altruism instead of self-interest. Note that, in this clip, Cottonmouth actually thinks that Cage is after his crown. Cottonmouth even mocks Cage’s attempts to be heroic. But, as Cage himself says, he’s “just getting started.”

Luke Cage season one will premiere on Friday, September 30 on Netflix.

What did you think about the newest Luke Cage preview? Share your thoughts below!

Watch below as we break down the previous Luke Cage trailer.

Image: Marvel TV/Netflix

GAME OF THRONES Spin-Off, SUPERGIRL Teaser with Superman, and More TV News

The phrase something new and something old applies to today’s TV-Cap. I have word on the possibility of a Game of Thrones spin-off and some theorizing about what it could cover, intel on where you can watch episodes of Space Ghost Coast to Coast for free, a clip from the upcoming Star Wars Rebels season three premiere, and more.

Winding Back the Clock. Speaking at the Emmys after their wins, Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss talked about the possibilities of a prequel spin-off for Game of Thrones. In short, it could happen one day. A Song of Ice and Fire author George R. R. Martin said, ““I do have thousands of pages of fake history of everything that led up to Game of Thrones. There’s a wealth of material there, and I’m still writing more, but at the moment, we still have this show to finish, and I still have two books to finish. So, that’s all speculation.” So, let’s speculate. Jessica Chobot ponders spin-off possibilities in the latest Nerdist News. [Nerdist]

A Frank Discussion. To say this presidential election cycle has been long and bizarre would be an understatement. When it’s all said and done, we’ll look back and laugh or cry, and we can do so with Stephen Colbert and John Oliver. They’ll talk at a benefit event called Wow, That Was Weird: A Post-Election Evening with Stephen Colbert and John Oliver on November 19 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. [Nerdist]

Speaking Up. Rami Malek won the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Emmy for his work on Mr. Robot. He’s the first Egyptian-American to win an Emmy, and when he talked to reporters backstage, he discussed the importance of his family and the opportunity he had. Read his comments at Vulture.

Superman Flies. Supergirl’s second season drops onto The CW on October 10, and things seem serious. A new teaser gives us the first look at Superman in flight for the series. I hate to think of a threat so big and bad it requires both Supers to deal with it. [TVLine]

Most Every Episode. The voice of Zorak and Moltar on Space Ghost Coast to Coast, C. Martin Croker, recently passed away. He also worked as animator at Adult Swim, and to honor Martin, Adult Swim  has made nearly every episode of the cartoon from the ’60s available to stream for free, no strings attached. You can dive into Space Ghost Coast to Coast at their website. [A.V. Club]

Super Charming Super Stars. Apparently the kid cast of Stranger Things is going to keep being ridiculously endearing. In the above video, they sing “Uptown Funk” on stage at the Emmy pre-show. And they also performed for Entertainment Weekly by coming up with lyrics for the show’s theme music. You can watch that here at Nerdist.

Uncensored. If you didn’t catch season one of The Magicians, Syfy has released all 13 episodes on Syfy.com and the Syfy Now app. The episodes will stream with limited commercials, and they’ll also be uncensored—it’s like they cast a no bleeps spell. [IGN]

Living without Limits. Raise your hand if you’re pumped about HBO’s Westworld. Debuting on October 2, the series brings together the western and sci-fi genres and explores a world without consequences. HBO recently shared a behind-the-scenes featurette that goes to the set and previews the concepts and themes the drama will delve into. [Slashfilm]

Meet Bendu. The third season of Star Wars Rebels will bring a new and mysterious Force being into the picture–Bendu. And the being is voiced by none other than Tom Baker! Meet him in the above clip. Rebels returns to Disney XD on September 24.

If you could have a Game of Thrones spin-off set anywhere and any time in Westeros, what would you want it to be? Tell me in the comments.

Featured Image: HBO