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The 2010 graphic novel The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, a spin-off from the popular Captain Underpants illustrated children’s novel series, is being pulled by its publisher because of “passively racist imagery,” Deadline reports. Author Dav Pilkey apologized in a post made to YouTube, acknowledging that the book contained “harmful racial stereotypes and passively racist imagery.” Pilkey also said that he will be donating […]

Man on the Moon III: The Chosen has arrived and we are all moon-bound. And while there’s plenty across Kid Cudi‘s new album worthy of a deep-dive in the coming days, an early discussion point has been a certain sample used at the beginning of the fourth track “She Knows This.” The track—featuring production by Dot […]

Netflix has opted to renew The Umbrella Academy for a third season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This renewal was given to the series’ production company (Universal Content Productions) and showrunner Steve Blackman, and calls for 10 new episodes. Filming for that new run is currently scheduled to start up in February in Toronto, and the following stars from […]

The works of Neil Gaiman are proving particularly popular right now as far as adaptations go. The author has another series on the way, and this time it’s based on his DC Comics series The Sandman. As The Hollywood Reporter notes, Netflix and Warner Bros. TV are working on bringing Sandman to life after a feature film attempt at New Line […]

Cobie Smulders will make her return to primetime network television to play the lead role of Dex Parios in the ABC pilot Stumptown, Variety reports. Based on the graphic novel written by Greg Rucka, the project tells the story of Dex, a “strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted army veteran” who has returned to her hometown of Portland, Oregon where she works as a private investigator.  Even […]