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THE STARS ARE SHINING — AND SIGNING — AT WARNER BROS.’

ICONIC BOOTH FOR COMIC-CON® 2017

Picture Yourself with Lucifer’s Wings! Or Be Really Bad and Take Sheldon’s

Spot on the Big Bang Couch. Plus, Giant-Sized Arrow & Supergirl

Funko Figures, Props from IT and More!

Signings at the Warner Bros. Booth

BURBANK, Calif. (July 18, 2017) — Comic-Con 2017 is almost here, and with it comes the iconic two-story Warner Bros. booth (#4545), which will not only host the stars from 20+ TV shows and features, but also serve as a must-experience environment, including a re-creation of The Big Bang Theory living room set; a selfie station with Lucifer’s newly found angel wings; life-sized Funko DC Super Hero figures from the hit Warner Bros. Television/The CW series Arrow and Supergirl; and actual production props from the upcoming New Line horror film IT. Always a destination for Comic-Con fans, the Warner Bros. booth will deliver constant activities for visitors to enjoy, including talent appearances, autograph signings and more.

Here’s a closer look at this year’s Warner Bros. booth areas of interest:

ARROW & SUPERGIRL GET FUNKO!

• Talk about larger-than-life! A popular item on the Comic-Con floor, you’ve never seen Funko figures like this. See how you measure up against these super-scale DC Super Heroes of both Arrow and Supergirl from their respective series on The CW.

• In addition to the DC Super Hero duo, fans will recognize life-sized Funko figures of Supernatural’s Sam and Dean Winchester guarding the Warner Bros. yacht moored behind the convention center.

• Arrow returns for its sixth season on October 12, in its new night and time period (Thursdays at 9/8c) on The CW. Supergirl will have its third season premiere Monday, October 9, at 8/7c on The CW. Based on characters from DC, both series are produced by Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

CALTECH COMES TO COMIC-CON WITH A RE-CREATION OF

THE BIG BANG THEORY LIVING ROOM SET!

• Feel smarter. You’re in the presence of genius with a scale recreation of Leonard and Sheldon’s iconic Pasadena apartment from The Big Bang Theory. The ultimate backdrop makes the ultimate photo op! There’s a designated kiosk onsite to take photos and post to social (#WBSDCC), or fans can snap their own selfies. And you can even try out Sheldon’s spot on the couch — just don’t tell him…

• The Big Bang Theory returns for season 11 on Monday, September 25 (8/7c on CBS). On October 2, the hit series moves to its regular timeslot of Thursdays at 8/7c. The Big Bang Theory is produced by Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc., in association with Warner Bros. Television.

ANGEL OR DEVIL? IT’S YOUR CHOICE WITH LUCIFER’S WINGS!

• The City of Angels’ most charismatic devil rediscovered his wings in the second season finale of Lucifer. Lucky for fans, we’ve got those wings on loan after making our own deal with the devil. Fans will have the opportunity to picture themselves next to the heavenly wings when they visit the Warner Bros. booth.

• Lucifer returns for its third season on October 2 in its new earlier time period (Mondays at 8/7c) on FOX. The series is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television in association with Warner Bros. Television.

FIND WHAT YOU TRULY FEAR WITH PROPS FROM…IT!

• IT is coming. And there’s nowhere to hide from IT. Because IT knows what you fear the most. On exclusive display in the Warner Bros. booth will be a selection of actual props from the upcoming horror feature IT, based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King.

• New Line Cinema’s horror thriller IT is based on the hugely popular Stephen King novel, which has been terrifying readers for decades. When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. Slated for release on September 8, 2017, the film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. For more information, visit www.itthemovie.com.

STARS & SIGNINGS AND MORE!

• From Thursday through Sunday, a stellar roster of talent — including producers and stars from Warner Bros. Television shows, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO — will be signing for fans at the Warner Bros. booth. Talent to be announced.

• Please note: Wristbands are required for all signings at the Warner Bros. booth. Please visit the Sails Pavilion on the morning of your desired signing for the random ticket drawing.

• Signing times will be announced at the Warner Bros. booth.

• THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017
  • IT
  • Teen Titans Go!
  • Unikitty!
  • Justice League Action
  • The LEGO® Ninjago Movie

• FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017
  • iZOMBIE
  • The 100
  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Mike Tyson Mysteries
  • Young Justice
  • Game of Thrones
  • People of Earth
  • The Originals

• SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2017
  • Riverdale
  • Arrow
  • Gotham

• • Ready Player One

• • Supergirl
  • DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

• • Black Lightning
  • Krypton

• • The Flash
  • Lucifer

• • Westworld

• SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2017
  • Supernatural

• • LEGO Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash

For continuing info on the Studio’s plans at Comic-Con, please visit comiccon.thewb.com and follow @warnerbrostv on Twitter (hashtag #WBSDCC).

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Writer: Gabby Rivera, Kelly Thompson / Artist: Ramon Villalobos / Marvel Comics

It’s one thing to have two of the best friends in Marvel, America Chavez and Kate Bishop team up but to have the writers of these two character’s solo series hop on a track together? Gabby Rivera (America) and Kelly Thompson (Hawkeye) get their WWF tag-team run together for this issue and it’s solid oak. River and Thompson have America coming to Hawkeye for a getaway and some help with the most recent events. Chavez fills Bishop in on everything that happened thus far in her college sting, as well as the mysterious luchador dressed woman (love that) that knows her mothers. This is a good run down for the readers as we catch up with the previous issue and discover that an old friend? flame? Friendly-flame? needs America’s assistance. No portals allowed.

What occurs next is a road trip that was very much needed for both Chavez and Bishop. If you’ve been following Hawkeye, you know she needs a break from her own plate full of issues. Chavez enlisting her help displays just how good Bishop is at finding links and missed nuance to put the whole picture together. This road trip sees them both working on the case, taking multiple selfies, and Bishop getting to know more of America’s past life. I’m fucking with this issue heavy, man. To see America around someone that knows her so well and watch these two writers give dialogue and setting to these two friends that doesn’t come across forced is a godsend.

Villalobos’ art has a distinct feel that makes the characters look more gritty in this arc’s iteration. The characters look a little gruffer but their actions during the fight sequences and intimate moments make the reader forget all that. There are Michael Bay level explosions and fisticuffs this issue which is always welcome. There was a true buddy cop film (as noted by Bishop) for this team up as and there’s more where that came from since we end on a cliffhanger.

Thompson and Rivera are a good match together. We got a new story, new direction, and a thread tying it all together as the answers Chavez is looking for are starting to unwind and more of her past gets unveiled for us readers.

9.3 Fly Wrasslin’ Costumes out of 10

Reading America? Find BNP’s other reviews of the series here.

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Includes some spoilers for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Innocent Bystanders. The newest Luc Besson film delivers stunning visuals that make you feel like your eyes have taste buds and you are a foodie at a Gastro bar in Brooklyn. Unfortunately, the screenplay makes you want to ask for the check immediately, despite how excited I was to see what the creator of the Fifth Element had in store for us.

The film is centered around special agents Valerian and Laureline — the movie is named after the man and not the woman partner when the graphic novel is titled Valerian and Laureline together. Partners in the intergalactic federation and romantic partners as well, which is aesthetically unpleasing as the two look like they could be fraternal twins.

The story is the classic “American high-ranking official commits a war crime against an entire race and spends every effort trying to contain the not so elaborate cover up.” This would be okay if the film had found a way to expound on the story, make it something new and innovative; instead, it showed us a white millennial couple bickering about monogamy and killing everything in their path as they tour the one thousand planets of the city trying to uphold their mission. Literally, killing alien kings and citizens to save each other in what does not seem to be very perilous situations. These same situations that do not have anything to do with the main plot points.

The most interesting storyline and characters are that of the Pearl race. At first, they lay it on thick with how perfect planet Mül is — actually twirling, arms wide, a thousand times in the pearlescent sands of their world — only to show the juxtaposition of this world being destroyed. The film sets you up wanting to know more about these people, and how, or why, they were attacked. In order to keep the mystery we are taken on wild nonsense side adventures with Valerian and Laureline, while you are asking yourself – why is this happening and can we get back to the Pearls?

With a well-written screenplay, these side adventures would not have affected the momentum of the film (vis–à–vis Fifth Element side missions with good script and storytelling, still reminding us of the overall enrapturing storyline). Yet the downfall was within the actor’s short-comings in line delivery. I love Dane DeHaan, and he plays a great villain — Amazing Spider Man 2, Chronicle — but as the dapper, off-the-rails soldier his delivery seemed a bit forced and awkward. At times enough to take you right out of the story. On the other hand is Rihanna’s character as a beautiful shape shifter and immigrant alien who was forced to perform sensual shape shifting pole dances since the age of five. No judgement, just remember the title I gave the film, City of a Thousand Innocent Bystanders.

The film does surprise us with stars you would not have thought would be in the film, such as Ethan Hawke and Herbie Hancock. Screenplay and actors aside, the film committed the ultimate Black Nerd Problem and kills all the Black characters but one (granted there are only three, but kills two of the three). One of the Black characters has incriminating information and is the first one killed for the cover up… in a flash back. He had three lines. I know we haven’t moved past this in Hollywood, but every time I see a movie I think, “Today is the day we have moved past this.” Valerian is not that day.

In the end, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is akin to the gift of a small child: “I care about you, here’s some pine cones on a stick. They’re lovely.”

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Honestly am not surprised that DJT Jr. is the asshole kid from The Giving Tree. pic.twitter.com/42Th8ibbhz

— Rachel Vorona Cote (@RVoronaCote) March 18, 2017

Donald Trump Jr., being his father’s son, probably isn’t right about a lot of things, but he’s reportedly right about at least one: he reportedly just wants his father’s presidency to be over. For the rest of us, that’s just daily life at this point.

The information comes from a People story that Trump family friends told them that Eric Trump and Don Jr. never wanted any of this, and that Jr. “can’t wait for these four years to be over.” To that, there is only one response:

😉 pic.twitter.com/Sdm3G3a4Kx

— Jill Pantozzi ♿ (@JillPantozzi) July 19, 2017

Aww, how difficult that must be. He must be very concerned about the refugees who will be needlessly affected by the parts of Trump Sr.’s travel ban that the Supreme Court is allowing to take effect while they decide on the ban as a whole. He must just be really torn up about that. He’s probably also worried about his father’s stated plan to cause the health insurance industry to collapse just so his own team can take credit for picking up the pieces, regardless of how citizens would be affected in the meantime.

Or maybe he’s aching for it to be over because he knows just how many awesome things will be accomplished by the end of it, and he’s just so excited to get there and see his father prove everyone wrong! I mean, Sr.’s contract with voters of all the things he was going to accomplish currently looks like an extremely one-sided game of Tic Tac Toe:

Remember Trump’s Contract with the American Voter, outlining his first 100 day agenda?

It’s Day 178.
Here’s the status of that contract: pic.twitter.com/gfuKe6H9pw

— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) July 18, 2017

But perhaps it’s just taking a little bit longer than he thought to single-handedly fix the government and everything else about the United States. Oh. Oh. Or maybe Jr. just knows that he’s going to be in for a lot longer than four years of discomfort when Special Counsel Robert Mueller finally finishes his work, and he wants to get it all over with as quickly as possible.

You know, whatever the reason, our hearts go out to the guy who only wanted to run his shady father’s shady company without the ruining of other people’s lives putting a damper on all of his rich bro fun. Life can be so cruel.

(via Uproxx, image: a katz / Shutterstock.com)

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