By day, Jay wrangles words and scrum teams from his remote lair. By night, he’s the mastermind behind The Naija Nerds. When he's not podcasting or penning a future article or script, you'll find him rewatching Gladiator for the 100th time.
News
Deadline is reporting that Marvel Studios has picked Shang-Chi to be its first superhero movie tentpole franchise led by an Asian protagonist. Chinese-American writer Dave Callaham has been chosen to write the screenplay. Callaham has respectable franchise and superhero credibility having created the Expendables franchise and co-written
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Avengers: Infinity War left many fans reeling from the loss of several of their favorites. In addition, the sight of Thanos at rest on a distant planet after having accomplished his plans to cull all life in existence left a sour taste. Marvel fans can't wait to see
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Marvel just announced that a second Captain Marvel Trailer would be released tomorrow night during ESPN's Monday Night Football. https://twitter.com/MarvelStudios/status/1069395876055937024 Even though Captain Marvel movie hits theaters just two months before the sequel to Avenger: Infinity War, should the latter movie also drop
Comicbook News
Hugo award winning fantasy author Okorafor has teamed up with Tana Ford to deliver a new kind of immigrant story from super-editor Karen Berger’s Berger Books imprint. ’Published by Dark Horse Comics and debuting in comic stores and on digital next month, the story takes place in an
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The idea of a "Netflix for comics" isn't a new one and several players, such as Marvel Unlimited, Scribd, Comixology, Comic Fix and others litter the digital landscape. DC has given comic fans further variety in choice through its DC Universe platform which pairs original streaming
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Netflix announced late on Tuesday that it will be developing a 10-episode live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop. Shinichiro Watanabe, director of the original anime, will serve as a consultant on the project. https://twitter.com/NXOnNetflix/status/1067644277847539712 Originally released in 1997, Cowboy Bebop is "the jazz-
Fun Stuff
Taika Waititi - the director of Thor Ragnarok - can be counted on for a hilarious interview. The internet is chock-full of videos and images of him mugging for the camera in a variety of settings. (side-note: there's also a surprising number of pictures of Taika sleeping wherever
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The positive buzz generated by the upcoming Spiderman: Into The Spider-Verse movie - which has already seen a sequel greenlit that will focus on Miles Morales' journey. - may have set things rolling at Sony for an entry into the coming wave of female-led superhero fare. Deadline is reporting
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Abdulkareem Baba Aminu has written for Bleeding Cool reporting on comic conventions and from the Nigerian comic book scene. Today, he writes about something very different. The Chibok girls are a sore subject for me, and many millions of Nigerians, and other well-meaning people globally. When the current scourge
TV News
Well... that was certainly unexpected! ABC officially announced Friday that “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” will be getting a seventh season. That the show, which is yet to air its abridged sixth season, is getting a seventh season comes as a huge surprise to followers
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If you're a fan of manga and sci-fi are looking for a good date movie for February 14th 2019, then look no further than Alita: Battle Angel. The movie, helmed by Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, Sin City) will be released in theaters on Valentine's day after
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Stan Lee, comic book writer, editor, publisher and former President of Marvel Comics has died at the age of 95. His death, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, was confirmed by Kirk Schenck, a lawyer for Mr. Lee’s daughter, J. C. Lee. As chief writer and editor