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Webtoon has announced an exciting upcoming partnership with DJ Slushii for an all-new shonen webcomic inspired by Slushii’s hit song, "Past Lives."

Via an exclusive press release, Julian Scanlan, aka DJ Slushii and the founder of creative label SONICDream, will be partnering with anime producer Rob Pereyda and Merryweather Media to produce an original "action-packed sci-fi adventure" coming exclusively to Webtoon on July 6. The webcomic, titled Sapient Dream,brings music and manga together and builds off Slushii’s "Past Lives," which went viral on TikTok. Each webcomic episode will interplay with tracks from Slushii’s upcoming album, Chrysalis, for a "dynamic, multi-sensory webcomic experience for fans."

Webtoon & Slushii's New Sapient Dream Release Promises Fans 'Dynamic, Multi-Sensory Webcomic Experience' Image via Webtoon

The webcomic’s official description reads, "Sapient Dream follows Kuro, a seemingly average high schooler plagued by vivid, surreal dreams. When he rescues a mysterious alien sludge monster,...

After its reveal last month, the latest Dead by Daylight content drop in Steady Pulse is now available across PC and consoles. In addition, seeing as it’s springtime, developer Behaviour Interactive has more goodies for fans with the latest entry to The Rift (formerly The Archives) in Overgrowth.

Dead by Daylight: Steady Pulse marks the introduction of one of the most selfless Survivors The Entity’s Realm has ever seen in Orela Rose. A stalwart first responder, Orela enters The Fog with the intention of not just surviving, but saving as many lives as possible en route to escape.

Driven by the untimely loss of her best friend to a tragic accident, Orela vowed to never let the same fate befall another in need. She quit university and embarked on a career as an Emt where her unshakable demeanor and calming presence led her to quickly excelling in her new vocation.

Max Goes Live In Turkey, Vows Originals Spend

Warner Bros Discovery has officially launched streamer Max in Turkey. The service replaces Wbd’s existing streamer, BluTV, and will debut with a trio of new local originals such as Anatomy of Chaos, Jasmin and Feride alongside premiering U.S. shows including The Last of Us Season 2 and the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, and movies including Barbie, the Harry Potter franchise and the Dune films. At a press launch today in Turkey, Wbd unveiled the TV originals and gave first looks at the upcoming Turkish series First Göktürk, Prince Season 3 and Çekiç ve Gül: Bir Behzat Ç. Hikayesi Season 3. For a limited period, subscribers will also get access to Eurosport. “Bringing Max to Türkiye is a key milestone for Warner Bros. Discovery and marks the completion of the successful integration of BluTV into our portfolio,” said Jamie Cooke, General Manager Cee,...

Warning: contains spoilers for Doctor Who “The Legend of Ruby Sunday”.

Praise be for Doctor Who Magazine, the latest issue of which is out now. Without a subscription to it, Doctor Who fans wouldn’t be able to consult our spreadsheets, scratch our chins and raise a hand to say ‘Hang on, Mr Davies, 18 months ago, didn’t you say…?’.

In Russell T Davies’ letter from the showrunner in November 2022’s Doctor Who Magazine 584, he gave the traditional tease of episodes ahead:

“I sit here with ten scripts in front of me.”

That last part came to pass in first 60th anniversary special “The Star Beast” when the Doctor recited those three words to bring Donna Noble’s memories of her time in the Tardis back. The other part though? Anyone who’s seen episode seven “The Legend of Ruby Sunday”, the first half of series 14’s two-part finale, will...

Dead by Daylight fans have another Tome launch today in Tome 19: Splendor, bringing with it a new content update, the game’s next Modifier, a new Tome packed with unlockable rewards, and a major update to the in-game store. Accompanying the update will be several Outfit Collections, which will be arriving over the next couple of weeks.

After giving fans a taste of what’s to come with the time-limited Lights Out Modifier, Behaviour Interactive has introduced a new one with Chaos Shuffle, offering a completely different challenge. In the Chaos Shuffle Modifier, players will be jumping into Trials with randomly selected Perks from all of Dead by Daylight’s available Perks. However, instead of relying on tactics they’ve grown accustomed to, players will now have to contend and strategize with the Perks they’re dealt at the beginning of the match. Chaos Shuffle will be out soon.

Marika Hackman’s first album of new material in half a decade, Big Sigh, comes after a period during which the English singer-songwriter doubted that she could write music again. As such, the album acts as a purging of the intense emotions and expansive aesthetic interests she developed during that time period, laying bare a tumultuous internal monologue over lush orchestrations and prickly synths.

While Hackman, whose roots are in contemporary folk music, has previously ventured into pop bombast with songs like 2019’s “Hand Solo,” never has her music been as loud and grungy as it is on the guitar-driven “Big Sigh.” The lyrics are at turns direct and inscrutable, with plainspoken sentiments like “Radio silence/I don’t wanna fight it” set against riddles about love and the creative process: “We’ve got grease on our feet and a bag full of weather/And if it stays like this...

Actor Richard Romanus, known for playing loan shark Michael Longo in Mean Streets among many other roles, has died.

Per THR, Romanus died on Dec. 23 at a private hospital in Greece with his son, Robert Romanus, confirming the news. No other specific details were shared about the actor's passing. He was 80 years old.

Romanus' role as Michael in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets was memorable, with the actor starring alongside Robert De Niro and Harvey Keitel. He is also known for his voiceover work, as he voiced the cab driver Harry Canyon in the animated sci-fi fantasy film Heavy Metal. Romanus also did voices for Ralph Bakshi's animated movies Wizards and Hey Good Lookin'.

The actor would appear in a variety of features films and television shows throughout the decades. He's also appeared in movies like Sitting Ducks, Pandemonium, Murphy's Law, Oscar, Cops & Robbersons, Nailed, and The Young Black Stallion.

Richard Romanus, who built his character acting career with a tough guy persona in film and television, has died at 80 at a hospital in Volos, Greece. No cause was given by his son, Robert.

Romanus had a string of memorable roles during his long career. He was Harry Canyon, the cab driver from Heavy Metal, and Richard Lapenna, the husband of Dr. Melfi, in “The Sopranos.” He was loanshark Michael Longo in Mean Streets.

His TV résumé includes Mission: Impossible, Starsky and Hutch, Hawaii Five-0, The Rockford Files, Kojak, Strike Force, and more across the ’70s.

In films, Romanus appeared in Sitting Ducks (1980), Protocol (1984), The Couch Trip (1988), Oscar (1991), Point of No Return (1993), Cops and Robbersons (1994), Nailed (2001) and The Young Black Stallion (2003).

In his later years, Romanus and his wife moved to the Greek town of Skiathos, and he wrote about the experience in Act III: A Small Island in the Aegean,...

Richard Romanus, the tough-guy character actor best known for his turn as Michael Longo, the Little Italy loan shark who gets into it with Robert De Niro’s Johnny Civello in Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets, has died. He was 80.

Romanus died Dec. 23 in a private hospital in Volos, Greece, his son, Robert Romanus, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Romanus handled prominent voice roles for Ralph Bakshi in 1977’s Wizards (as the elf warrior Weehawk) and 1982’s Hey Good Lookin’ (as the leader of a 1950s greaser gang), and in between, he played the cab driver Harry Canyon in another animated film, Heavy Metal (1981).

He also appeared on four episodes of The Sopranos as Richard Lapenna, the on-again, off-again husband of Lorraine Bracco’s Jennifer Melfi, from 1999-2002.

In Mean Streets (1973), Romanus’ character is famously disrespected by Johnny when he leans on him for his money.

“You know, Michael, you make me laugh,...

A common way to adjust your build in The Lords of The Fallen is to Respec your character by talking to a former boss who now resides in the main hub area of the game. You need to collect a rare item to begin this reinvention of your Attributes. The ability to take each of your stats and rebuild them from the ground up can be a powerful way to wield different weapons, armor, and other gear found in the Axiom and Umbral Realms.

You need to at least beat Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal in Lords of The Fallen before you can even consider a Respec, since the boss becomes a friendly Npc after their defeat. Traveling to Skyrest Bridge will let you speak to Pieta after battling her, letting you learn more about the world of Lords of The Fallen. She acts as a vendor for the rest of the game,...

James Cameron's perfectionism and dedication to his craft is evident in the prolonged development of the Avatar sequels, with a 13-year gap between the first film and its upcoming sequel. The creative journey to making Avatar involved a lifetime of experiences and experimentation for Cameron, drawing inspiration from his passion for science and the natural world. Cameron's early ideas for Avatar can be traced back to his high school years, showcasing his long-standing interest in exploring themes of man vs. nature and the transcendence of the human form.

The prolonged development of James Cameron's Avatar sequels might seem outlandish, but a long development process isn't unique to the franchise considering it took Cameron 38 years from his initial idea to seeing the world of Pandora on screen. As the release dates for Avatar 3, 4, and 5 extended to 2025-2031, combined with the 13-year gap between Avatar and Avatar: The Way of Water,...

Star Trek Picard is, unsurprisingly, an absolutely treasure trove of continuity and easter eggs. Sometimes that’s fun, like when Seven of Nine silences the same bus punk that Spock did in Star Trek IV, and sometimes it’s baffling, such as when Guinan mysteriously de-ages and forgets Picard existed some time between the 19th and 21st centuries, or Picard’s Hallucination Dad adding a bunch of unnecessary backstory while gloating he kept his hair (despite the fact we already know he didn’t).

One of the subtler and longer-running threads of this series has been the plot around geneticist Adam Soong, ancestor of Data’s creator and excuse to keep casting Brent Spiner after Data has been killed off.

But Soong’s plotline is more than just “A 400 year-long male line of eerily identical mad scientists” and it ties into a piece of plot arc and worldbuilding that traces...

The CrewElite soldiers and seasoned criminals know how to breathe under pressure in the cinema of Julien Leclercq. It’s what separates them from everyday citizens and inexperienced combatants who cross their paths in a gunfight or heist. Moments of measured calm preceding volatile action becomes a visual motif for the talented French filmmaker. One incredible example stands out in Leclercq’s oeuvre: Seconds before strapping a pillow to his chest and playing vehicular chicken with an armored truck in The Crew (2015), master thief Yanis (Sami Bouajila) exhales deeply while staring ahead with the keen focus of a shark. The shot seems to last forever.Honoring the cool-as-a-cucumber tradition of French crime cinema perfected by Jacques Becker and Jean-Pierre Melville, Leclercq’s films are kinetic portraits of professional specialists with personal blind spots. No matter how much firepower or experience they bring into conflict, individual vulnerabilities get exposed. Family members are used as bargaining chips,...

HBO has put in development a half-hour series based on Vanessa R. Panfil’s book The Gang’s All Queer: The Lives of Gay Gang Members, from Jaboukie Young-White (The Daily Show) and Issa Rae and her Hoorae productions.

Written by Young-White, in the Untitled Gang’s All Queer Project, grieving a gang-related death, a closeted twenty-something in Chicago ditches college to find reckless closure.

The Gang’s All Queer book was published in 2017 by New York University Press.

Young-White executive produces with Rae and Montrel McKay for Hoorae and Jonathan Berry, Olivia Gerke and Dave Becky for 3 Arts. Hoorae’s Sara Rastogi serves as co-executive producer.

The project falls under Rae’s overall deal with her Hoorae media label at WarnerMedia.

Young-White, a stand-up comic, joined The Daily Show in 2018 as Senior Youth Correspondent. He has written for Netflix’s American Vandal and served as story editor on season...