Hi again! Welcome to Week 6 of our Teen Challenge.
This week we’re getting downright creepy. Our theme is horror. No it’s not October; horror is for every time of the year! And summer can be especially spooky sometimes. In that spirit (heh heh, ‘spirit’) I have a list for you guys for some books to check out.
You guys know the drill by now; you can find the challenges either online or at your local library, so get those names in the draws. And try not to get too spooked!
Hiya Geeklings!
So this past weekend was San Diego Comic Con, and as per usual we got a ton of news coming out of California on some of our favorite fandoms. So today I thought I’d let them do the talking and post some of the new trailers that you guys might be interested in <3
Movies
Marvel’s Cinematic Universe didn’t have any panels or announcements this year (probably because they’re avoiding spoilers for the last Infinity War film) so that gave DC and Warner Bros a chance to shine. We got our first trailer for this December’s Aquaman. We first met the Atlantean royalty in previous films like Batman v Superman and Justice League but now he headlines his own film, and it’s looking pretty epic.
DC also unveiled a trailer for this April’s SHAZAM!. If you guys aren’t familiar, Shazam is a long-running DC superhero (he used to be called Captain Marvel until Marvel Comics put a stop to that). His alter ego is Billy Batson, a kid who becomes an adult superhero when he shouts SHAZAM, the name of a wizard who imparts his powers to him and an acronym for Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury, all Greek gods and heroes (comics are weird but wonderful, aren’t they?).
This looks like a lot of fun, which is something the DCEU has not been known for lately. Aquaman looks like it’s going for a more playful tone too, so hopefully that will continue. These movies are supposed to be fun after all.
To get caught up check out the previous DCEU films.
Warner Bros also released our latest look at the Wizarding World with a new trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.
I’m torn about this one, as I mentioned in a previous post. Still looks amazing and I love this franchise and a lot of these characters so much but man, those two big problems are hard to get past. We’ll have to see. But, of course, we’ve got a perfect excuse to watch the other Wizarding World films (not like we really needed one)…
And we’ve got some monster movie fun for you with Godzilla: King of the Monsters. If you’ve been watching Stranger Things you might recognize the star.
TV
The new Doctor is getting ready to make her debut and this new series looks delightful.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars is coming back! This was a big surprise at the Con this year. Fans of the original series had hoped there’d be more episodes, as the show hadn’t really ended the way it was intended too, but there was no real indication that was happening… until the 10 year anniversary panel and this trailer was screened. Fans are over the moon! Plus we have the new show Star Wars: Resistance coming soon as well. Good times for Star Wars animated series.
Netflix and Dreamworks’ Voltron: Legendary Defender screened a trailer for it’s 7th season and announced that there’ll be some representation in their series by introducing Shiro’s boyfriend Adam.
And we got another look at Netflix’s new Matt Groening series Disenchantment (I’ve already hyped this one up pretty hard, take a look).
Other news
Supergirl announced that it has cast the first transgender superhero on network television. Nicole Maines, a transgender activist and actor, will play Nia Nal, a re-imagined version of Dream Girl, in the shows fourth season. Awesome!
And Star Wars books. So many Star Wars books! E.K. Johnston will be returning to the galaxy far far away to pen a stand-alone novel for Padme Amidala, the queen/senator/mother of Luke and Leia that we first met in The Phantom Menace. Queen’s Shadow tells of how Padme transitions from queen to senator and how she and her loyal handmaidens must navigate the metaphorical treacherous waters of the Galactic Senate. There’ll also be a novel by Claudia Gray about Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi and there will also be a horror comic series called Tales from Vader’s Castle. LOVE IT! Read the full list of announced books here.
So that’s all for now. Anything I missed? Post away in the comments section. Keep your eyes peeled for more news about our own Fan Con, coming Sept 29, and until next time, End of Line.
It’s Week 5 of the Teen Challenge! Halfway through the summer! Can you believe it? I can’t!
This week’s theme is Science Fiction and Adventure. Often the two go hand in hand. I’m a huge Sci Fi nerd, so I’m always happy to have that genre get some attention.
Check out this week’s challenges online or at your local library. Get those challenges in, get your names in the draws. May the force be with you and live long and prosper!
