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NRC host, Eric Brown, kicks off the year with NEMESIS RELOADED #1 by Mark Millar and Jorge Jimenez!

MINISERIES PREMIERE! The world’s most evil comic book is back! Who is Nemesis, and why does this eccentric billionaire who dresses up in a mask and cape want to terrorize people instead of helping them? Isn’t that how this is supposed to go? Trigger warning: Too violent and too cool for some!

INTRODUCTION BY MARK MILLAR

It feels weird to reboot one of your own projects, but kind of nice too. Historicall, pop culture icons get a facelift every fifteen ears or so as the Tim Burton era Batman gets replaced by Chris Nolan's Dark Knight or Daniel Craig makes way for Henry Cavill or the mighty Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Politics tends to move in these big ten-to-fifteen-year swings too, as the White House turns red or blue for half a generation, and comics likewise ebb and flow with new takes on old ideas. Nemesis was a book I created with the brilliant Canadian artist Steve McNiven. All my favorite Americans turn out to be Canadian and Steve is no exception! We brought this book out thirteen ears ago, right in the middle of Kick-Ass mania, and it sold GANG-BUSTERS. It was only four issues long, but I think I've signed as many of these as I've signed mv other evergreens like Old Man Logan, Kick-Ass, Superman: Red Son and Civil War. 

You can watch fan films online and if vou do a Google, you'll see homemade toys guys have beautifully painted and splattered with fake blood. 20th Century Fox bought the movie rights, first for the legendary Tony Scott and then for the great Joe Carnahan. Once those lapsed it was snapped up by Warner Brothers and it's been written and rewritten over there for years. What's the fascination with this project? How did Steve and I make more monev from this concept than we did from even Civil War, Marvel's biggest selling graphic novel of all time? It was literally just four issues. There's also so man things I'd do differently now, and this is the curse of being a published writer. Once vour project is out there, there's nothing you can do, right? Well, that's the beauty of the soft reboot. Superman was very different by the mid 50s than his Golden Age roots, that new take on the character flipped again in 1971 and John Byrne's revamp in 1986.

This was my chance to bring Nemesis into a new age and tweak the origin, so I had more room to play than the original four issues, and also integrate him into this Millarworld universe we've put together, leading directly into the huge series we're doing in July. Big Game is where every one of our characters cross over in a spectacular summer event drawn by Marvel refugee Pepe Larraz. It's going to be spectacular, and I couldn't miss a chance to do the most perfect version of this concept I love and have the character interacting with all my other favorites. The whole experience has been incredibly satisfying, and I couldn't have asked for a better partner than DC's greatest artist; the brilliant, brilliant Jorge Jimenez. So, enjoy NEMESIS RELOADED and wait until you see where this book, Night Club, The Magic Order Volume 4 and our new The Ambassadors take vou. I promise it's going to be the best money you've ever slipped me. 

Cheers for now,

MARK MILLAR

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Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Fifty-Nine Episode, Samuel Jackson fights back against Quentin Tarantino’s comments regarding The Movie vs. The Movie Star. At the same time, former Black Widow Scarlett Johansson returned to Just Cause for Amazon Prime TV after her early days from the ’95 Adaptation when she was just a kid getting her big break (Man, I feel OLD). Red Dead Redemption 2, having just been declared dead mid-way this year, suddenly surges back up in popularity on PC, most likely due to Steam’s Recent sale. Asher Angel, DCEU Billy Baston, expresses interest in interacting with other characters in the new DCU by James Gunn and Peter Safran, the latter revealing the new dense system of Continuity for the DCEU such as revealing that not only will Film and TV connect, but Video Games and Animation as well, which I’m non-extreme diehard continuity junkies won’t find a problem with it WHATSOEVER.

We learn the would-be Rockstar Games had little confidence in the success of Grand Theft Auto when it was starting out; The in-production Witcher Remake was announced to be a sprawling Open-World Epic much like the first two games. Twitter’s boss, Elon Musk, continues his self-destruction of the platform and makes us ponder what we would’ve done with 44 Billion Dollars. David Cage discusses Star Wars Eclipse and Quantic Dream’s future in an interview; details of Todd Howard’s Indiana Jones start to spring up in the wake of the newest film outing of the legendary game and the Amazon Fallout TV Show. All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective!

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Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Fifty-Eight Episode, Battlefield 2042, the game that was dead on arrival and I have no interest in playing despite people saying its good NOW after a YEAR of release, launches its third season of content that makes me think had the game has been delayed another year, it would've done better for fans. Activision-Blizzard, the company for many harassment cases and controversial events for the past decade, is now cutting ties with NetEase, rendering their games such as Diablo, Overwatch, and WoW unplayable in China by January 2023, Dead Island 2 faces a 12-week delay in 2023 as Phil Spencer explains his decision in delaying Starfield. As the final season of Stranger Things begins production, we learn more details along with the upcoming BioShock movie and the future of the DCEU with reports and updates on Amy Adams’ Lois Lane, Henry Cavill’s Superman, and the potential debut of Mister Terrific down the road!

MultiVersus Season 2 launches with new content and updates. Marvel/Square Enix’s Avengers gets an upcoming Winter Soldier addition to their game as we learn Rockstar turned down an offer for a GTA Movie with Eminem. Disney gets a seismic shakeup with Bob Chapek's ousting and Bob Iger's return to The Position of CEO of The Walt Disney Company. Marvel’s Blade hires a new director and writer, with the star having a role in their hirings while Silk, a spider-man character, is set to arrive in live action on Amazon Prime Video. Elon Musk’s Twitter Era continues to spiral out of control when offices are closed during Thanksgiving week, with signs of Twitter’s potential ending. In the wake of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths and Lazarus Planet events, DC Comics launches the Dawn of The DC Universe in 2023 with over 20 new titles with superstar writers and artists. All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective!

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NRC Reviews The New Golden Age #1 One Shot!

The New Golden Age from DC Starts Here!

Spinning out of the Conclusion of Flashpoint Beyond, The New Golden Age Starts The Strangest Mystery to Ever Plague the DC Universe. From the 1940s to the 3040s, great heroes across the DC timeline take on the great evils of their era. But in the aftermath of Flashpoint Beyond, those heroes and villains will have their lives turned upside down, from the past to the far future. The New Golden Age one-shot from Geoff Johns lands at comic book shops on November 8th. It will unlock DC’s epic and secret-ridden history of heroism, launching a new group of titles with Justice Society of America and Stargirl: The Lost Children.

“I’m happy to be writing these two titles, each one of them focused on celebrating and expanding the history (and far future) of heroism in the DC Universe, exploring unseen heroes, villains, and adventures alongside the ones we all know and love,” said Geoff Johns. “Our goal is to delve into the neglected corners of DC with this new group of titles, from the JSA to the Legion and all those who operate between. It’s the story of where superheroes came from, where they’re going and why they’re always needed.”

DC’s future...and its past...will never be the same again. But how are Mime and Marionette connected to this? Why are Rip Hunter and the Time Masters the most unlikable heroes in the DC Universe? And who or what is...Nostalgia? Don’t miss the start of the strangest mystery ever plaguing the DC Universe.

THE NEW GOLDEN AGE #1

Written by GEOFF JOHNS

After making their long-awaited return in the pages of Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #3, the Justice Society of America (JSA) is back in “Justice Society of America: The New Golden Age Part One.” Or are they? A long-lost hero from the JSA crashes into our era with a grave warning...but it’s too late. A mysterious and malevolent enemy has invaded the entire history of the JSA, and an all-new team must come together to defeat it. But what deadly secret does this messenger from beyond keep? Where are they from? And why is all of this happening now? Only the Time Masters know.

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Welcome to Neo-Reality Collective | Pop-Culture News and Reviews Talk, Hosted by Eric Brown! In the Fifty-Seventh episode, Stargirl on CW is canceled after three seasons while Marvel expands the gaming portfolio with Electronic Arts with a three-game deal, citing Star Wars, despite the Battlefront 2 controversy, as a significant factor in doing this. We get extensive details regarding HBO MAX's Upcoming The Penguin series by Matt Reeves, with timeline placement and casting details, James Gunn and Peter Safran reveal in their meeting that they, with some of the best thinkers in Hollywood, charted out an 8-10 Year plan for the DC Universe, stretching across mediums beyond TV and Film! Netflix announced a Gears of War movie and adult animated series, with Dave Bautista clamoring to be Marcus Fenix for the upcoming project. Still, nothing is confirmed at this present time. Remedy announces Control 2 along with a $52 Million Dollar Budget as The Russo Brothers declare their intention to be away from The Marvel Cinematic Universe at least until 2030; still likely they should've stayed on board due to the fact they plan for the Live Action Hercules to be inspired by TIKTOK of all things!

After many conflicting reports, Netflix's The Sandman is renewed for the second season of Neil Gaiman's Graphic Novel epic. Ryan Coogler reveals what the original Black Panther 2 would've been had Chadwick Boseman never passed away. Winne The Pooh: Blood and Honey's Director is set to make a Peter Pan Horror film because we need to destroy our childhoods with deconstructive storytelling nowadays. And finally, we get some release dates for HBO's The Last of Us and the video game Atomic Heart! All this and more on Neo-Reality Collective!

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NRC Reviews the Four Issue of DC Comics’ Blockbuster Event, Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths!

Written by: Joshua Williamson

Art by: Daniel Sampere

Colored by: Alejandro Sánchez

Associate Editor: Chris Rosa

Editor: Paul Kaminski

Editor-in-Chief: Marie Javins

CHAPTER FOUR: CROSSOVERS

WITNESS THE BIRTH OF THE NEW DC MULTIVERSE! Spinning out of the pages of The Flash, the heroes have learned the secret of Pariah's new worlds—but at what cost does this knowledge come, and what can they even do with this information—or even worse, perhaps Pariah and the Great Darkness want them to know...? On Earth-Zero, Deathstroke continues to move forward with his plans to erase legacy heroics once and for all, while Jon Kent, Nightwing, and the ragtag group of youngsters rally to step up to the increasing number of challenges. The event of the year rages on! Dark Crisis is in many ways the direct sequel to the original Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. In this issue Pariah’s attempt to restore the infinite Multiverse reaches a breaking point!

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