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§ Avengers Endgame: Encore is available on Disney+ as of today. The rerelease, which hit theaters ahead of Doomsday‘s arrival in September, adds four mins of new footage setting up the sequel. Marvel also continued to build up to Doomsday‘s arrival on December 18 by releasing another episode of the Countdown to Doomsday podcast, this time featuring Iman Vellani and Frank Alvarez looking back on Deadpool & Wolverine. (Wait, are they in the movie?) Both hosts were allowed to swear during the episode, and Vellani does drop the f-word at one point.
§ Speaking of the next MCU release, NetEase unveiled Marvel Rivals Season 11: Doomsday ahead of its launch today. The new season adds Nightcrawler as a new playable character, and will add Dracula as another later. It will also add an 18 vs. 18 Chrono-Annihilation Mode, and a dedicated map, Incursion Point, combining New York and the 2099 universe’s Nueva York, which will go live on Thursday, November 26.
§ In other Disney+ news, the streamer and Meta VR joined forces to provide 3D media for Meta Quest 3 and Meta VR Glasses owners. These will include Marvel and Star Wars releases, among others. It should be noted Meta’s smart glasses have been dubbed “pervert glasses” for the ability to use them as discrete recording devices, and that the VR glasses, which will launch next year, include a “passthrough camera [to] keep you aware of what’s happening nearby.”
§ Image announced facsimile editions of 2006’s Criminal #1 and #6, to coincide with the release of the Prime Video series in January. Each issue will be respectively released on January 13 and 27, the day the episodes adapting those issues are released. Meanwhile, Skybound revealed a two-part, black-and-white edition of Faith Erin Hicks‘s The Mummy will debut on February 24. The series, based on the 1932 film, was originally released in 2025, and issue #2 will follow on March 24.
§ In a statement, Titan Comics and Manga shared they are facing shipping delays as a result of the ongoing war between Iran and the United States. They say, “Several of our titles planned on-sale-dates have been pushed back, and we’re having to update them in real time as we get more info. We are keeping our website up-to-date with accurate current on-sale-dates for all titles – we update these weekly. Pre-orders may be pushed back, but rest assured they remain on file with us. Keep checking our website for more information, and check our title listings for specific updates.”
§ Via Animation Magazine, Paramount+ revealed Avatar: Seven Havens Book Two – Discovery will premiere on Friday, May 21. The first season of the new show was released last month, and Book Two (which’ll consist of 13 episodes) will similarly drop in groups, averaging three episodes a week, until June 11. The streamer also announced Milo Manheim and Jennifer Tilly will return for School Spirits season four, and Maria Dizzia has been promoted to series regular, among other casting news for the supernatural drama of the unpublished graphic novel.
§ Finally, prolific Golden Globe Award-winning actor Stacy Keach died on Tuesday, November 10, following a long battle with a heart condition. He was 85 years old. A Shakespearean actor who portrayed Mike Hammer on various TV projects, Keach will be best-known to comics fans for voicing Andrea Beaumont’s titular alter-ego, and her father Carl Beaumont, in 1992’s Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. He also lent his voice to Batman Beyond, The Zeta Project, The Simpsons, Scooby-Doo, and Rugrats. He is survived by his wife, two children, and his brother and fellow actor James Keach.
