On June 14th, Warner Bros' " Man of Steel " arrives in theaters with the power of an exploding planet (or a non-exploding planet, as rumors would lead...
By Rob Markman If it wasn’t for the Bronx—we’d miss out on a ton of amazing hip-hop talent. The recognized birthplace of hip-hop has produced some o...
This week's new manga releases are brought to you by the letter "S." Also: Grab your wig and sword, because there are two big anime cons, and a lot ...
I'm alone in a hotel room in Chicago. My wife is out of town on business, my two year old is with his grandparents. I have no responsibilities other ...
Our sunburned skin is peeling and we've got a mix of sand, glitter and cake (we'll get to that) in our ears, but damnit if we don't miss Hangout Musi...
Still crying in your cantina cocktail after the news of Order 66? Wipe away those lightsaber-shaped tears. It’s official. Today Lucasfilm announced ...
Many sci-fi fans became aware of composer Bear McCreary through his tribal, pulsing score for Syfy's "Battle Galactica." McCreary quickly made a nam...
Welcome to Buzzworthy's "The Week In Pop," where we round up new album releases, talk show musical guests, and TV performances by your favorite pop st...
Every year, networks pick about 100 scripts to be made into first episodes or "pilots" for potential TV series. Of those, about a third to half get p...
Moetron reports that Arc Systems' magic/science/weirdness-based 2D fighter "BlazBlue" is getting an anime adaptation this fall from teamKG and Hoods ...
The sun was still bearing down hard on the beach, but the fans still filled the beach area in front of the Chevrolet Stage to capacity to watch The R...
A new volume of " Wandering Son ," the Midwest's biggest anime con, and the return of " One Piece ": It's a good week and it's going to be a better we...
For the spoiler hyper-phobic, you need not worry. As this column is called "Five Reasons to See," it was written with the assumption that anyone readi...
We already know that Batman will face off against Deathstroke in this fall's " Batman: Arkham Origins ." But who are some of the other hired guns that...
Together Chicago natives Derek Berry and Rick Carrico are the DJ and production duo Team Bayside High. The pair originally began collaborating on Reh...