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We’ll soon get some tastes of the unique brand of horrors coming in Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribić’s “Aliens vs. Avengers” crossover miniseries, which will be released in August. Marvel has unleashed the wicked extraterrestrial creatures from the “Alien” franchise onto five variant covers, which will roll out weekly in July and August. Not only is this an explosion of “Alien”-related offerings form Marvel to heat up the summer, but it also coincides with the arrival of director Fede Alvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” movie on Aug. 16, 2024, which is the…

Last year’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was easily one of the best Star Wars games of all time, and yet, fans have been itching for a full-blown open-world game set in George Lucas’ universe for more than a decade now. Now, Star Wars Outlaws aims to deliver exactly that, and the latest gameplay demo straight from Ubisoft is quite promising. For those who haven’t been following Massive Entertainment’s AAA behemoth: Star Wars Outlaws follows young scoundrel Kay Vess and her cute little alien pet, Nix, as they try to earn…

Now that 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox) is under the protective umbrella of The Walt Disney Company, which is also the corporate parent of Marvel Comics, expect to see more crossovers of franchise characters making the leap from film and TV into the comic book universe. After the savage intergalactic hunter fought the adamantium-clawed X-Men last fall in “Predator vs Wolverine,” it’s time to take a ringside set to another heavyweight matchup for the ages in the footsteps of next month’s “Aliens vs. Avengers” title by Jonathan Hickman and…

The talented folks at Archetype Entertainment, formerly the architects of “Mass Effect,” have released a new cinematic trailer for their upcoming hardcore science fiction RPG project, “Exodus,” and it reminds us all that space exploration can be a dangerous occupation rife with a multitude of perils. “Exodus Prologue Chapter 5: Green Worlds” aims to prepare intrepid sci-fi gamers for the time-dilated interstellar journey aboard a fleet of ark ships as travelers experience velocities approaching light speed.  Following the mass exodus from Earth in the 23rd century, valiant explorers journey outward…

With his trademark suit-and-tie an anomaly among the primary-coloured uniforms of the 32nd century, Dr. Kovich always looked like a man out of time. Played by legendary director David Cronenberg — who, like “Star Trek: Discovery” itself, hails from Toronto — Starfleet’s biggest enigma has been an unknowable presence at Starfleet headquarters ever since the Disco crew landed in the distant future. Now, thanks to a major revelation in series finale “Life, Itself”, Kovich’s true identity is no longer a mystery — in fact, we now know where we’ve seen him before,…

The “Alien” content just keeps on coming. In the aftermath of the 45th anniversary of the iconic film “Alien,” which just passed on May 25, the “Alien” universe is primed to erupt with an invasion of transmedia content over the next year. director Fede Álvarez’s “Alien: Romulus” is set to strike in August, for example, and we’ll also get more ongoing Marvel comics and a freshly-hatched “Alien: Rogue Incursion” virtual reality video game, which is coming in December for PS VR2, Meta Quest 3 and PCVR for Steam. Developer and…

The wonderfully rich world of Frank Herbert’s “Dune” has enjoyed a renaissance of sorts in the past few years. There’s Denis Villeneuve’s big-screen saga, “Dune: Part One” and “Dune: Part Two,” for starters and Boom! Studios’ “Dune” comic book titles adapted from Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s “Dune” prequel and sequel novels. There’s even an upcoming “Dune: Awakening” open world survival video game. Adding to the resurgence are the gorgeous hardback “Dune: The Graphic Novel” releases from Abrams ComicArts, accented with the fine work of artists Raúl Allén and…

Even if you’re not a hardcore Trekkie, you’re likely familiar with that unscrupulous galactic trader Cyrano Jones and his furry multiplying marvels known as the tribbles from “Star Trek: The Original Series.” That comedic fan-favorite chapter from “The Original Series” Season 2 first aired Dec. 29, 1967 and was written by David Gerrold. Now Titan Books will honor those bountiful balls with a standout section inside its upcoming retrospective hardback, “Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast,” and we’ve got an exclusive interview excerpt featuring Gerrold and episode…

Helping to search for extraterrestrial life in all the right places, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) systems engineer Bobak Ferdowsi is a crowd favorite when it comes to building robotic spacecraft and solving complex aerospace problems all while sporting a super cool mohawk haircut. Currently, Ferdowsi acts as the Fault Protection lead on the NISAR joint Earth observation mission with India and Europa Clipper’s Mission Planner at NASA’s JPL. Prior responsibilities have included Launch, Cruise, Approach Engineering Lead and Flight Director on Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity and Science Planner on the…