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Doctor Who Spinoff Finally Gets A Release Date, But There's A Catch

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Doctor Who Spinoff Finally Gets A Release Date, But There's A Catch

The War Between The Land And The Sea has been a big question mark for its release, with no details being given by the BBC and Disney for its partnership after the companies split ways following a dism...

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November 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM

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'Absolute Batman Annual' Creator Daniel Warren Johnson Explains His Intent Behind Batman Killing Police And White Supremacists
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'Absolute Batman Annual' Creator Daniel Warren Johnson Explains His Intent Behind Batman Killing Police And White Supremacists

Daniel Warren Johnson, the creator of an untitled story in Absolute Batman Annual, reveals his intent for depicting Batman killing police and white supremacists.This Substack is reader-supported.

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October 31, 2025 at 11:25 PM

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Anti-ICE Daniel Warren Johnson's Absolute Batman Annual Is Out And The Cringe Is Worse Than We Thought

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Anti-ICE Daniel Warren Johnson's Absolute Batman Annual Is Out And The Cringe Is Worse Than We Thought

We knew that Daniel Warren Johnson was going to come out with an issue of Absolute Batman fighting “white supremacists,” coded as an attack against the right in America, after he made his promotional ...

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October 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM

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Creator Of Trans Propaganda Kids Show Dead End: Paranormal Park Calls Concerned Parents "Antisemitic"

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Creator Of Trans Propaganda Kids Show Dead End: Paranormal Park Calls Concerned Parents "Antisemitic"

Elon Musk started a wave urging parents to cancel Netflix over the last 48 hours after LibsOfTikTok unveiled the network had several programs aimed at propagandizing children into the LGBTQ lifestyle.

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October 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM

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Doctor Who Insider Reveals The Real Reason Why Ncuti Gatwa Suddenly Quit The Show

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Doctor Who Insider Reveals The Real Reason Why Ncuti Gatwa Suddenly Quit The Show

This last year of Doctor Who has been riddled with drama, questions of whether Ncuti Gatwa would continue, whether the show would continue at all, but fans knew little about the behind-the-scenes situ...

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September 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM

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Fired DC Comics Writer Gretchen Felker-Martin Uses Patreon To Push More Hate Against Charlie Kirk: "Kir Was Evil. He Can No Longer Hurt Us"

While DC Comics made the sensible choice in removing a clearly dangerous and crazy individual from their comic book line, Gretchen Felker-Martin remains published by Macmillan-owned Tor Books and is s...

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September 18, 2025 at 6:27 PM

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The FBI should be aware that multiple comic book professionals from Marvel and DC Comics have declared they're with the terror group ANTIFA.

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Multiple Comic Book Industry Professionals Have Posted Their Allegiance With The Terrorist Organization ANTIFA

Yesterday, President Trump officially declared ANTIFA a terrorist organization, and several professionals from the comic book industry have, in the past, declared their allegiance to the terrorist gro...

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September 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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We have on record several comic book professionals from Marvel and DC Comics who, in the past, declared their allegiance to the ANTIFA terrorist organization and will be compiling a list today.

September 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM

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We assumed YouTube censorship was politically driven earlier in the year, but it appears that all creators are getting hurt by the current algorithm.

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YouTube's Algorithm Apocalypse: Platform-Wide Creator Devastation Is Not Just Due To Political Bias

YouTube's recent algorithm changes have decimated creator viewership across the platform, with channels reporting drops of 25-90% in what appears to be a calculated move to slash revenue sharing rathe...

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September 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM

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Roxane Gay, David Brothers, And More Outraged That DC Comics Canceled 'Red Hood' After Writer Cheered Charlie Kirk's Assassination

Marvel Comics writer Roxane Gay, former Kotaku writer David Brothers, and more expressed outrage that DC Comics canceled its Red Hood series after the book’s writer defamed Charlie Kirk immediately af...

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September 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM

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The tide is turning. Everyone knows what's being done by the left is awful.

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Microsoft Issues Statement Regarding Its Employees Celebrating The Assassination Of Charlie Kirk

Microsoft, the parent company of Activision Blizzard, Bethesda, Halo Studios, Playground Games, Ninja Theory, and more issued a statement regarding its employees celebrating the assassination of Charl...

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September 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM

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Sucker Punch Developer Appears To Have Been Fired After Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Assassination

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Sucker Punch Developer Appears To Have Been Fired After Celebrating Charlie Kirk's Assassination

A Sucker Punch developer appears to have been fired after celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk.This Substack is reader-supported.

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September 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM

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DC Comics Cancels Orders For 'Red Hood' After Activist Writer Cheered On Charlie Kirk's Assassination

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DC Comics Cancels Orders For 'Red Hood' After Activist Writer Cheered On Charlie Kirk's Assassination

DC Comics announced it was canceling all orders for upcoming issues of Red Hood in the wake of the comic’s activist writer cheering on the assassination of Charlie Kirk.This Substack is reader-support...

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September 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM

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DC Comics Writer And Transgender Activist Suspended On BlueSky After Cheering On The Charlie Kirk Assassination

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DC Comics Writer And Transgender Activist Suspended On BlueSky After Cheering On The Charlie Kirk Assassination

DC Comics hired activist Gretchen Felker-Martin, a man who pretends to be a woman, to write the Red Hood ongoing comic after a series of DC Pride related books.

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September 10, 2025 at 9:32 PM

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Our Worldcon and Hugo Awards reporting are up! This year went for mega-crige.

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Worldcon And The Hugo Awards Hits New Lows With Extreme Identity Politics And Dwindling Participation (Again)

Seattle Worldcon is almost over, and it’s another disaster for the once great science fiction institution that is completely mired in identity politics, with Hugo Awards going to blatant identitarians...

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August 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM

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Proud that Fandom pulse has more than 15x the monthly traffic of the Hugo Award winning fanzine, Black Nerd Problems.

Our readership is where it counts. Thank you for making us the most read blog in SF/F.

August 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM

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Czech Games Bows To Pressure From BlueSky Mob Demanding Cancelation Of Harry Potter Game

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Czech Games Bows To Pressure From BlueSky Mob Demanding Cancelation Of Harry Potter Game

Czech Games is the publisher of the hit party game Codenames, which has undergone many editions.

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August 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM

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Interzone Sci-Fi Encourages Boycott of Asimov's Magazine For Use Of AI Cover Art

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Interzone Sci-Fi Encourages Boycott of Asimov's Magazine For Use Of AI Cover Art

AI Art and writing have already progressed far beyond the point where any person, even a professional, can tell whether something is generated by artificial intelligence or not.

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July 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM

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Rewriting A Sci-Fi Publishing Establishment's Anti-AI Story Using AI

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Rewriting A Sci-Fi Publishing Establishment's Anti-AI Story Using AI

The science fiction community is grappling with the impact of artificial intelligence on creative industries, and nowhere is this tension more visible than in recent short fiction.

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July 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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Mark Hamill Posts Bitter Anti-American Sentiment On 4th of July: "Feels More Like The Farce Of July"

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Mark Hamill Posts Bitter Anti-American Sentiment On 4th of July: "Feels More Like The Farce Of July"

Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has had some of the most bitter and angry takes posted on the internet, and this year, he took aim at the 4th of July because he’s mad that America duly elected President D...

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July 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM

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As Children Are Mutilated In The Name Of Gender Ideology, X-Men Writer Gail Simone Claims Critics Of This Evil Are In "A Cult Masquerading As A Social Movement"

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As Children Are Mutilated In The Name Of Gender Ideology, X-Men Writer Gail Simone Claims Critics Of This Evil Are In "A Cult Masquerading As A Social Movement"

Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone claims that individuals opposed to the evil of gender ideology are in “a cult masquerading as a social movement.”This Substack is reader-supported.

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June 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM

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San Francisco Book Store Boycotts Harry Potter Books Over J.K. Rowling's Opposition To Evil Gender Ideology

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San Francisco Book Store Boycotts Harry Potter Books Over J.K. Rowling's Opposition To Evil Gender Ideology

Booksmith, a San Francisco book store, announced it is boycotting J.K.

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June 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM

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Rachel Zegler Admits She Took Anti-Axiety Pills Because She "Wasn't Functioning" After 'Snow White' Backlash

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