miniseries

Web novels are a unique form of literature that has been popular on the Chinese internet for much of the last two decades: long stories that are written and posted chapter by chapter every day. Each chapter can be read in less than 10 minutes, but installments will keep being added for months if not years. Readers become avid fans, waiting for the new chapter to come out every day and paying a few cents to access it. While some talented Chinese book authors got their big break by writing web novels, the majority of…

If you’re like me, and vaguely remember 2008’s Australia, you might have been surprised to see Faraway Downs appear on Hulu in late November 2023. Would any director have the audacity to rerelease a film nearly two decades after its debut and pretend it wasn’t some bizarre cash grab? Evidently yes, but the resulting miniseries is so much more than I could have anticipated. Both renditions follow English rose Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) and  the ruggedly handsome and surprisingly nameless Drover (Hugh Jackman)…

Blizzard has released a string of excellent Overwatch animated shorts over the years. While the shorts are sublimely rendered and help to sketch out the backstories of the cast, Blizzard hasn't neatly pulled together the sprawling narrative of this universe so far. The developers have pledged to do a better job of that in-game starting with Overwatch 2's sixth season, which gets under way in August. Before we get there, though, Blizzard is releasing an Overwatch anime. The three-episode miniseries is called Genesis. The…

Last year, comic creator Stan Sakai announced that he was moving his Usagi Yojimbo creation back from IDW to previous publisher Dark Horse under the new imprint Dogu. After a long wait, fans of the rabbit rōnin will be delighted to hear that the publisher has revealed details for the first storyline from this new partnership. Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow, is a new 5-issue miniseries featuring Usagi and his new-found cousin Yukichi, a character introduced in the previous IDW series, as well as the return of fan-favorite…

Shooting for the miniseries, titled Warnie, based on legendary Australian cricketer Shane Warne, has come to a halt after the actors, who play the late cricketer and wife Simone Callahan, were rushed to a hospital when a steamy scene they were acting in went wrong. Alex Williams (33) and Marny Kennedy (29) star as Warne and his wife in the upcoming two-part miniseries. Kennedy in an interview said that she and co-star Williams sustained injuries while filming the scene. “We were going down a corridor and were…

Last year, M.O.D.O.K. showrunners Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum launched Minor Threats, a creator-owned series about a team of b-list supervillains published by Dark Horse. Today the publisher announced that Oswalt and Blum are returning to the world of Minor Threats with a followup 4-issue miniseries, The Alternates. The twist this time however is that the new series will explore ” b-list superheroes who struggle to reclaim their mediocre lives in a support group.” Joining Oswalt and Blum along for the ride as a…

Back in 2022, comic creators Ron Marz and Ron Lim reunited for a Silver Surfer: Rebirth 5-issue miniseries. A year later, Marvel has announced that the duo are continuing the adventures of the Sentinel of the Spaceways with a sequel miniseries, Silver Surfer Rebirth: Legacy launching in September. No additional members of the creative team were mentioned in the press release. As comic fans are well aware, comic creator Jim Starlin handed the reins of the writing duties for the Silver Surfer ongoing title to rookie writer…

The Black Hammer universe is returning for at least six more issues. Dark Horse Comics has announced Black Hammer: The End, a new miniseries from acclaimed series creator Jeff Lemire, artist Malachi Ward, and letterer Nate Piekos. The series picks up following the conclusion of last year’s Black Hammer Reborn series. Here’s how Dark Horse describes Black Hammer: The End: In this multi-timeline, world-hopping adventure, we find new stakes, new heroes, and the long-awaited return to Black Hammer Farm. The Weber family…

In the fallout of the Flashpoint Beyond miniseries last year, DC Comics launched The New Golden Age banner spearheaded by writer Geoff Johns that saw the return of the DC’s Golden Age characters. As part of the initiative, the publisher has announced that Golden Age characters Alan Scott, Jay Garrick and Wesley Dodds will be headlining their own books in three six-issue mini-series, Alan Scott: The Green Lantern by Tim Sheridan and Cian Tormey, Jay Garrick: The Flash by Jeremy Adams and Diego Olortegui and Wesley Dodds:…

It’s been almost a year since Netflix’s smash-hit Stranger Things Season 4 premiered generating new memes and introducing breakout character Eddie Munson. Fans eagerly anticipating for the fifth and final season will likely be waiting for at least another year. But fear not, for IDW has you covered with the ultimate ’80s nostalgia crossover! The publisher has announced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Stranger Things crossover 4-issue miniseries from writer Cameron Chittock and artist Fero Pe arriving this July.  It’s…