Movie casting announcements continue to dominate the superhero landscape this time with Samara Weaving being cast as Emma Frost in the MCU's upcoming X-Men slate of films.

The news isn't all positive however as Marvel's Wonder Man and DC's Booster Gold have been shelved. This continues a long list of previously announced films have either ended up in limbo or been cancelled outright. Is the cycle of high profile announcements to drive up hype followed by quiet cancellations going to be the norm moving forward?

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is an unstoppable force smashing box office records and breathing new life into cinemas? Does the film's success squash sentiment that superhero fatigue is real or is this a case of A-list superheroes and brands saving the day?

Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

San Diego Comic Con is in the rearview mirror but the news from the pop culture event continues to reverberate throughout the world of entertainment. The MCU is two stars larger with the announcement that Ryan Gosling and David Jonsson have been cast as Ghost Rider and Black Panther. Not all of the action at SDCC took place n Hall H. Reports of dust ups and unhappy fans also populated the news and we dive into some the good, bad and the ugly of the week that was.

Transformers turns 40 and to commemorate the occasion Hasbro is releasing the movie with new footage. Spawn creator Todd McFarlane dishes on the still in development Spawn live action flick and reveals some in tel on a previously unknown Spawn cartoon.

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San Diego Comic Con 2026 kicks off later today and industry news is already rocking the world of comics and entertainment. Rob Liefeld will announce at SDCC that he'll be drawing NSFW covers to launch his Avengelyne comic and movie.

The trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has broken the internet and we take a deep dive into the trailer and what to expect when the film hits theatres this December. PIXAR is the latest casualty of the Disney layoffs with several hundred staffers being let go. Toy Story's success at the Box Office couldn't save jobs and cuts across the company extend beyond PIXAR to Marvel and even ESPN.

Join us for this and breaking news from SDCC in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

San Diego Comic Con 2026 is a few days away and this week will be filled with loads of sneak peaks and reveals in comics, movies and collectibles. Some interesting news dropped ahead of SDCC when Marvel teased the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday during a panel at Shanghai Expo in China. They dropped a concept poster featuring characters in the film including the first look at Dr. Doom's mask.

DC, Marvel, Image and every publisher in comics will be dropping huge news all week. Actor Sam Neil has passed and Steve and Vaughn will take a retrospective look at the actor's career. They'll also discuss rumors surrounding Marvel ditching print comics and going all digital. Join us for this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live!

The DCU is going through some growing pains. Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow has underperformed at the box office and now there are reports leaking some of the behind the scenes drama that resulted in the studio and the director, Craig Gillespie coming up with two competing cuts of the film. We take a closer look at what went on leading up to Supergirl's solo feature as well as comment on the just released photo of Brainiac for the upcoming Superman: Man of Tomorrow.

Indie comics has taken the old adage, "There's strength in numbers" to heart with two different team ups designed to increase the reach of smaller comic book creators and retailers. The Ink Alliance is a collective of Black owner retailers who have united with a Sanford Greene Static Shock/Teen Titans exclusive cover that's only available at their locations. The Indie Alliance is a collective of independent comic book publishers focused on offering original comics in local retailer stores and strengthening indie comics within the industry.

Vaughn and Steve examine both indie initiatives, look at the massive layoffs at XBox as well as take a first look at Tombstone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We cover this and more in this week's Comix Asylum live.

This week on Comix Asylum Live it's an all animation news fest as we take a look at the second season of the highly anticipated X-Men '97 and Conan the Barbarian getting the animated treatment courtesy of Genndy Tartakovsky (Primal), Cartoon Network and Prime Video.

There's also Absolute Batman animated news, a new Joker anime and talk of a Thundercats film in the works and to top things off we rank the top 10 Canadian superheroes in honour of Canada Day!

All this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live news edition!

The Caped Crusader has a long list of memorable story arcs and several of them have been adapted into animation. This time around it's Batman: Knightfall Trilogy and Warner Bros. has released a trailer for the three-part movie event.

Spider-Man approaches a milestone issue with #1000 set to arrive on store shelves in September but the issue is making headlines for all the wrong reasons. A cover by celebrated Spider-Man artist, John Romita Jr. is at the center of the controversy with Marvel pulling the cover after fan backlash.

John Byrne returns to the X-Men in an all new solo project, Greg Capullo calls out Marvel over not paying his inker and IDW goes dark and embraces horror for an upcoming line of variant covers.

We cover this and more in this week's Comix Asylum live.

My Adventures with Superman returns for Season 3 and we break down the premiere episode and reveal an upcoming spinoff for the series. Robert Kirkman continues to be a creative force expanding the Energon Universe with the addition of ROM. Spider-Woman turns 50 and Marvel has big plans in store for her. All this and more in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live news edition!

The talented team at The Mad Quill join Comix Asylum Live to discuss their indie title Feral, and horror and fantasy indie comics.

In a case of "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em" Hasbro has turned to AI to protect their IPs. The company has opened a new AI studio, Sixth Wall to combat unauthorized AI-generated versions of its characters proliferate on various platforms. We dig into what Hasbro is doing and whether their plan to fight copyright infringement is a good idea.

Artist Bruce Zick has a new project on Kickstarter called Cyclops Avenger, Absolute Batman #20 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #300 are flying off store shelves, and Steve talks about what he's currently reading and dishes on Stephen Spielberg's latest, Disclosure Day.

We take a deep dive into the controversy and highlight the top stories in the world of comics and entertainment.

All this and more, in this week's episode of Comix Asylum Live news edition!