Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Eighty-Seventh Episode, Marvel Rivals continues to gain momentum towards their December Release date with the reveal of Peach Momoko’s Psylocke joining the hero shooter game! The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to try to regain public trust with The Thunderbolts film, which comes with an asterisk that Kevin Feige hasn’t explained yet. Kingdom Hearts 4 is still in development, and Nomura has revealed that it will begin the end of the franchise that started over 20 years ago, which has 18 games! All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective!



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Kingdom Hearts 4, Marvel Rivals' Psylocke; Marvel's Thunderbolts* | NRC 87

The First Year of The Ultimate Universe is nearing the end. And in 2025, The Ultimate Wolverine Dawns the Second Year!



(FROM MARVEL PR) Just now at New York Comic Con’s Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel, the biggest comics panel of the weekend, Editor in Chief ⁠C.B. Cebulski⁠, writer ⁠Chris Condon⁠, and more revealed the next ongoing series coming to Marvel’s hit new Ultimate Universe. Joining acclaimed titles ⁠ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN⁠, ⁠ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER⁠, ⁠ULTIMATE X-MEN⁠, and ⁠ULTIMATES⁠ is… ULTIMATE WOLVERINE! Hitting stands in January, ULTIMATE WOLVERINE will be written by rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, VENOM WAR: DAREDEVIL) and drawn by ⁠MOON KNIGHT⁠ powerhouse artist ⁠Alessandro Cappuccio⁠. True to the character’s origin as a government weapon, Ultimate Wolverine is an unwilling agent of the ⁠Maker⁠, the secret creator of this corrupt universe. Mindwiped and used as an assassin, he’s still the best there is as at what he does… even if he’s not in control of who he does it to. “When Wil Moss called me and asked me if I wanted to take on this title, I jumped at the chance and immediately had an idea of what to do with it,” said Condon. “I’m bringing my essence of storytelling from That Texas Blood to the Marvel Universe with ⁠Wolverine⁠, looking back at what came before and bringing us something new." “You might notice that there’s a Red Star on his costume and you might wonder why,” he continued. “If you look at that mask, there’s a muzzle on him, and that’s because he’s wild.”  In order to maintain control of their corner of the Maker’s world, three members of his council – ⁠Magik⁠, ⁠Colossus⁠ and ⁠Omega Red⁠ – deploy their most lethal asset: The Winter Soldier! But WHO is the weapon behind the mask? THE MAKER’S ULTIMATE WEAPON! Before ULTIMATE WOLVERINE arrives in January, readers will see him in action for the first time in a prelude story by Condon and Cappuccio in ⁠ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN #1⁠, the special one-shot that concludes the first year of Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe and sets up the next year of stories, including the Maker’s long-awaited return!



Source: https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/nycc-2024-ultimate-wolverine-series-announcement-design



The Ultimate Wolverine Dawns! | NRC Conversations

Jason Schreier, a reporter for Bloomberg who has broken some major stories in the gaming industry, revealed in a Reddit AMA that Netflix and Blizzard were developing an Overwatch Series, along with StarCraft and Diablo, before Activsion-Blizzard and Netflix had a significant fallout when the latter poached their CFO.



Sources:

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comments/1fs5nw9/im_jason_schreier_reporter_at_bloomberg_and/ 

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/activision-blizzard-sues-netflix-poaching-spencer-neumann-1234846539/

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/overwatch-2-players-are-banging-their-heads-against-a-wall-after-finding-out-that-blizzard-fumbled-a-netflix-adaptation/


An Overwatch Anime Would’ve Been Fire! | NRC Conversations

Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Eighty-Six Episode, Venom’s final movie for Sony’s Spider-Verse, The Last Dance, released a trailer that featured a shocking cinematic debut of Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman’s Creation of their acclaimed Venom run at Marvel: Knull, The King In Black and God of The Symbiotes, much to everyone’s shock, especially the creators, having not been given an advance notice (or royalties) to the inclusion of their creations. Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse has been up on the wall regarding the future since the crunch period that Across The Spider-Verse caused along with the delay from the initially planned release date a year after the Second Film, and rumors began swirling that the film had been scrapped and restarted. Akira Toriyama’s Final Work, Dragon Ball Daima is set to release on Crunchyroll in October! All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective!



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Spider-Man: Beyond The Spider-Verse, Venom: The Last Dance; Dragon Ball Daima | NRC 86

Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Eighty-Fifth Episode, Illyana Rasputin, Magik, Sorceress Supreme, Kitty Pryde’s Best Friend, Colssous' Younger Sister, and overall badass Mutant, is finally getting her own solo ongoing for the first time in her entire publication existence! Apple has unveiled the next generation of Apple Products at the Apple Glowtime Event that will last for a year or two until the next generation begins because, of course. Sony’s arrogance knows no bounds as they unveil the next mid-generation refresh of the PlayStation 5 known as the PS5 Pro, costing a total of 700 Dollars, or 800 if you want the disk drive and vertical stand because Microsoft isn’t partaking in the mid-gen refresh with the Xbox and thus PlayStation Tribalists are given the glimpse of what a PS-Dominant future would hold for the gaming industry. All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective!



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Marvel’s Magik Ongoing Series, Apple Glowtime Event; PS5 Pro | NRC 85

The Post-Krakoa Era of X-Men is in full swing; time for a crossover that fragments and divides Mutantkind because god knows the ‘Lost Decade’ didn’t do that for ten years before House of X.



(From Marvel’s PRESS RELEASE)



New 'Raid on Graymalkin' Crossover Pits X-Man Against X-Man for the Future of Professor X's Dream

'Raid on Graymalkin,' a 4-part crossover between Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman’s 'X-Men' and Gail Simone and David Marquez’s 'Uncanny X-Men,' begins this December.



The X-Men’s [https://www.marvel.com/teams-and-groups/x-men] new era is fully underway, and starting this December, fans will experience an epic crossover between two of its three flagship titles in "Raid on Graymalkin!"
Left broken and scattered in the wake of Krakoa, the X-Men have since regrouped into distinct teams of their own. In Jed MacKay [https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/13471/jed_mackay] and Ryan Stegman’s [https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/1156/%7B] X-MEN [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/39439/xmen_2024_present], Cyclops [https://www.marvel.com/characters/cyclops-scott-summers] leads a squad of hardened mutant soldiers out of an abandoned Sentinel factory in Alaska. While in Gail Simone [https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/519/gail_simone] and David Marquez’s [https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/11610/david_marquez] UNCANNY X-MEN [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/39425/uncanny_xmen_2024_present], Rogue [https://www.marvel.com/characters/rogue] attempts to build a new home with her chosen X-family along with a handful of new students down in Louisiana. Their different approaches to the X-Men’s mission erupt into a tense standoff when a plan of action is needed to take down Graymalkin Prison, formerly Xavier’s Institute.
The X-Men’s school has been transformed into a brutal penitentiary for mutants by the callous Dr. Corina Ellis, and her prize inmate is none other than Professor X [https://www.marvel.com/characters/professor-x] himself! But after his actions during Krakoa’s [https://www.marvel.com/characters/krakoa] fall, is Professor X worth saving? And who or what is the secret weapon that Ellis is confident will protect Graymalkin against any attack? Find out in this four-part mutant milestone that solidifies the X-Men’s post-Krakoan world!



"It's been an exciting time being part of the launch of the line of X-titles, but now we're really getting into it- our first crossover!” MacKay shared. “Raid on Graymalkin is going to push the X-Men of both Alaska and Louisiana to their breaking points and set the tone for the future, and it's been great to work with a legend like Gail in bringing it to life!"
"Writing in the X-World has been one of the most fun and rewarding experiences of my career," Simone said. “Best characters, best art team, best editors and best fellow creators, particularly Jed Mackay, who is just an idea machine. We've been throwing ideas back and forth nearly every day since we all started putting together the bones of what the X-Verse would be like, and I think it helps tremendously that we like and respect each other's work.”
“I hope that this is a precursor to more short crossovers,” Simone added. “We love the idea of doing something impactful, where it feels punchy and fast-paced, with some genuine, lasting effects. You can still just read X-MEN or UNCANNY X-MEN and follow the story, but you'll get a bigger, richer picture if you get both. As always, we have the welcome mat out for newbies and long-time readers alike!”



Sources:

http [https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/x-men-uncanny-x-men-new-raid-on-graymalkin-crossover]

X-Men Schism II: Electric Boogaloo | NRC Conversations

I’m Cautiously Optimistic about Magik’s First Solo Ongoing Comic given The Conductor of X, Tom Brevoort, past comments about the character and what he could do now that he holds the editorial keys to the X-Men Kingdom.



(From Marvel’s PRESS RELEASE)



Magik Defends Mutantkind From Demonic Threats in New Solo Series

Writer Ashley Allen and artist Germán Peralta launch Magik’s first-ever ongoing solo series this January!



This January, mutant icon Magik [https://www.marvel.com/characters/magik-illyana-rasputin] headlines her first ongoing solo series! The X-Men’s [https://www.marvel.com/teams-and-groups/x-men] resident sorcerer will unleash her Soulsword, spells, and dark side against mystical threats targeting the mutant community.
 
Rising star Ashley Allen [https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/14626/ashley_allen], who wrote the character earlier this year in X-MEN: BLOOD HUNT—MAGIK [https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/114291/x-men_blood_hunt_-_magik_1_bh_2024_1], will write the script. The character will be drawn by acclaimed artist Germán Peralta [https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/12435/german_peralta], known for his recent work on BLACK PANTHER [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/31553/black_panther_2021_2023] and last year’s LOKI [https://www.marvel.com/comics/series/33273/loki_2023_present] series.
From Colossus [https://www.marvel.com/characters/colossus-piotr-rasputin]’ kid sister to New Mutant [https://www.marvel.com/teams-and-groups/new-mutants], Illyana Rasputina has climbed the ranks over the years to become the fiercest X-Man of them all, and her long overdue solo adventures will see her tap into her mystical expertise and unique mutant magic like never before.
The mystic mutant goes demon hunting in her own series! The X-Man Illyanna Rasputina strikes out on her own with new allies and dark powers arrayed against her. Something ancient has awakened beneath the Alaskan ice. Unfortunately for it, that’s Magik’s territory now!
Throughout the series, Magik will also be forced to come to terms with her tragic history and learn to control her demonic Darkchylde persona. After years of suppression, Illyana’s Darkchylde form returns from the depths of her tormented soul to offer her more strength and power, but at what cost?
“I’m beyond excited to be returning to write Illyana!” Allen said. “Supernatural stories featuring characters with hearts of gold are my favorite, so this series has been a dream to write! I can’t wait for readers to experience the adventure we take Magik on to slay some demons … and maybe accept some of her own.”
 
“I am very excited about this project,” Peralta shared. “Magik is a character with an incredible background, surrounded by darkness and mystery. Additionally, she is visually spectacular in all her versions, and I personally love Chris Bachalo’s [https://www.marvel.com/comics/creators/232/chris_bachalo] design. I really enjoy drawing action scenes, as well as emotionally-driven scenes, and Ashley Allen writes a super intriguing script, where she balances both of these types of situations, making my job even more fun than it already is. I mean, what artist wouldn’t love to draw Magik with her great sword facing all kinds of demons?”



Sources:

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/magik-headlines-first-solo-series

https://www.tumblr.com/brevoorthistoryofcomics/86860874679/life-in-a-four-color-world-column-on-x-men-2003

https://bleedingcool.c [https://bleedingcool.com/comics/tom-brevoort-x-men-and-illyana-rasputin-magik/]

I’m Cautiously Optimistic about MAGIK | NRC Conversations

Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Eighty-Fourth Episode, Doctor Doom has overthrown The Kang Dynasty and prepares to unleash a Doomsday upon The Marvel Cinematic Universe that will spawn a Secret War, played by the man that set the stage for the MCU’s success, Robert Downey Jr., much to shock and worry of many fans even with the reunion of the directors that led to the MCU’s greatest successes, The Russo Brothers. Star Wars: The Acolyte reigned for Eight Weeks, and despite having a budget bigger than Revenge of The Sith, Disney and Lucasfilm have announced the show's cancellation due to low viewership. At Gamescom, Amazon announced a new anthology adult animated series focusing on multiple video game franchises such as the PlayStation Brand, The Outer Worlds, Unreal Tournament, and Warhammer 40,000 created by Tim Miller, Blur Studios, and Amazon MGM! All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective!



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Doctor Doom, Star Wars: The Acolyte; Amazon’s Secret Level | NRC 84

Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Eighty-Third Episode, More X-Men: From The Ashes comics and storylines effecting our merry band of mutants in the post-Krakoa Landscape with Storm joining THE AVENGERS and Dazzler getting her own solo series in a line wide relaunch that’s featuring nearly a dozen projects with more no doubt on the way from Head of X, Tom Brevoort, and his team while Jonathan Hickman, probably no doubt getting concessions due to the nature of X-Men, returns to the mutants with Greg Capullo one more time with Wolverine: REVENGE, a violent RED BAND limited series. In what took way longer than it should have, Ubisoft is FINALLY taking The Assassins and Templars’ Secret War to Feudal Japan in ASSASSIN’S CREED SHADOWS that caused some issues with fans with their Historical Character that existed in history with Oda Nobunaga’s Retainer, Yasuke, being one of the two main characters while ignoring the fictional female native Japanese character that plays the Assassin because reasons. It’s that time of year again, and CALL OF DUTY is making the rounds, this time returning to the world of Black Ops with BLACK OPS 6, this time taking us to the early-90s into the GULF WAR and if leaks and promotional material is suggest, we’ll be heading into the early 2000s, more specifically, 2001. September 11th, 2001 in a radically global changing event that shook the world that reverberates to this very day. All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective! Brought to you by TheEveryDayFan, check out their links below! The EDF Links https://theeverydayfan.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnEZoZqtklXhw95WkF2BY4g/ https://open.spotify.com/show/0EwipBBMm4jcL2GRyBwauu

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Assassin’s Creed Shadows; X-Men: From The Ashes | NRC 83

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