Comic Talk Headlines For April 2, 2019

It's Tuesday and time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Dustin, aka, Generally Nerdy! Catch up on everything that's happening in the world of comic books, movies and TV on Tuesdays and Fridays and be sure to subscribe to get fresh daily content. Now, it's time for the shownotes along with links so you can read up on the news yourself. TV Umbrella Academy One of the best comic book adaptations in recent memory, just got a second season! https://screenrant.com/umbrella-academy-season-2-confirmed/ DC Universe At WonderCon Anaheim DC announced May 31st as the debut of the James Wan Swamp Thing series, July 2nd is the return of Young Justice, season 2 of Titans will be early fall, Harley Quinn animated will be late fall, The addition of the first season of Syfy’s Krypton will be April 5th, and the release of Justice League VS the Fatal Five is April 16th. Though the Fatal 5 movie was unclear if that was a digital only release. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dc-add-complete-digital-library-dc-universe-service-1198287 Movies The Dead Don’t Die Following the news from the last episode, we got a trailer for the zombie comedy from Focus Features. https://youtu.be/bs5ZOcU6Bnw Child’s Play Mark Hamill is going to voice Chucky in the Orion Pictures reboot of the movies. NOT to be confused with the TV series that will continue the antics of the killer trapped in the body of a doll that is the continuation of the original movie series. IP rights are so sticky… https://deadline.com/2019/03/childs-play-mark-hamill-tar-wars-joker-chucky-orion-1202585616/ Gaming Valve Index Valve’s website is teasing a new VR headset. This time, unlike the Vive, it seems they are going on their own without HTC. No specs have been given just yet, but this will be the first time we see a generation flip for VR. George R R Martin The game of thrones scribe is reportedly working with Software, the developer that brought us the Dark Souls franchise and Seikro: Shadows Die Twice. Sounds like Martin’s medieval fair. A familiar style with a twist. There are reportedly going to be a series of Kingdoms which grant you specialized abilities once you have conquered them individually. You can support this show by visiting our merch store, or by leaving us an Apple Podcasts review.