Eric Diaz

California

Just an opinionated gay geek who loves nerdy stuff. Staff writer for @Nerdist, formerly DCUniverse, Wizard Magazine, Topless Robot, & @Geekscapedotnet he/him

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Articles

With STRANGE NEW WORLDS Ending, Its Showrunner Hints at a STAR TREK: TOS Reboot

1 week ago | nerdist.com | Eric Diaz

Recently, Paramount+ announced that their hit series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds would end after a five-season run. They announced this news ahead of the third season premiere in July, which seemed baffling to fans. Even if they knew internally at Paramount the show would end at season five, why announce it nearly two years early?
Netflix Developing New LAND OF THE LAST Series

1 week ago | nerdist.com | Eric Diaz

Long before Jurassic Park, Gen-X kids got their dinosaur fix with the Saturday morning live-action series Land of the Lost. The series, which ran three seasons from 1974 to 1976, and had an incredibly catchy theme song. A theme still living rent-free in the minds of a generation. The series about a father and his two kids who went through a portal and became trapped in a secret world, one populated by dinosaurs and many other bizarre creatures, like the lizard-like Sleestak.
DCU Batman Won't Be a 'Funny, Campy' Version Says James Gunn, Calls Him 'Biggest DCU Issue'

1 week ago | nerdist.com | Eric Diaz

James Gunn’s new DCU will already have a metric ton of superheroes in it, going back 300 years. But the character status in the DCU everyone is dying to know about isn’t metahuman at all, it’s Batman. We know the Dark Knight exists already in the DCU, as we’ve seen Batman in silhouette in Creature Commandos. In a new interview, Gunn reiterated how important it is that the DCU Batman is developed correctly. Especially given the character’s importance not just to DC Studios, but to Warner Bros.
DCU Batman Won't Be a 'Funny, Campy' Version Says James Gunn, Calls Him 'Biggest DCU Issue'

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Eric Diaz

NowCHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly collapsed in prison and was hospitalized, attorneys said in court filings this week, adding the details to the singer’s extraordinary allegations of a murder plot by prison officials that he argues require temporary release on home detention. Government lawyers have …
DC Announces First RED HOOD Ongoing Solo Series

1 week ago | yardbarker.com | Eric Diaz

Originally, Jason Todd was the “Replacement Robin,” taking over for Dick Grayson when he became Nightwing. Then, Jason became so hated, that fans literally voted for the Joker to kill him. But decades later he came back to life, becoming the vigilante Red Hood, and is now a fan-favorite. However, he has never had his own solo ongoing series, headlining only team books. Until now, that is.
DC Announces First RED HOOD Ongoing Solo Series

1 week ago | nerdist.com | Eric Diaz

Originally, Jason Todd was the “Replacement Robin,” taking over for Dick Grayson when he became Nightwing. Then, Jason became so hated, that fans literally voted for the Joker to kill him. But decades later he came back to life, becoming the vigilante Red Hood, and is now a fan-favorite. However, he has never had his own solo ongoing series, headlining only team books. Until now, that is.
DC Announces First RED HOOD Ongoing Solo Series

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Eric Diaz

Originally, Jason Todd was the “Replacement Robin,” taking over for Dick Grayson when he became Nightwing. Then, Jason became so hated, that fans literally voted for the Joker to kill him. But decades later he came back to life, becoming the vigilante Red Hood, and is now a fan-favorite. However, he has never had his own solo ongoing series, headlining only team books. Until now, that is.
James Gunn Addresses Snyderverse Fans Hoping to Derail His SUPERMAN; Says "We Will Survive"

1 week ago | nerdist.com | Eric Diaz

The rebirth of a new DCU is nearly upon us, with the upcoming release of James Gunn’s Superman. But even though it’s now been years since the previous Man of Steel Henry Cavill graced our screens, there are some die-hard DCEU Snyder-verse fans who just can’t let go. That’s putting it mildly. They are so dedicated to Zack Snyder’s now-defunct DCEU (aka, the Snyderverse) that they will do just about anything to kill any momentum Superman has.
The 10 Greatest Marvel Villains, Ranked

1 week ago | nerdist.com | Eric Diaz

DC might have some incredible villains, mostly located in Gotham City. But the enemies of Marvel’s superheroes are right up there too. For 60 years, they’ve become iconic, both because of comics and because of their portrayals in outside comics media. But which ones rule the roost? We narrowed down the ten greatest Marvel Comics villains, based on their comics history as well as film and television.
SPACEBALLS: THE ANIMATED SERIES Was the First (Now Forgotten) Sequel

2 weeks ago | nerdist.com | Eric Diaz

At long last, Mel Brooks’ cult comedy spoof Spaceballs is getting a sequel. After teases as far back as the original film’s release, with the joke about Spaceballs II: The Search for More Money, the second Spaceballs comes out in summer 2027, the original’s 40th anniversary. And bless his heart, 98-year-old Mel Brooks will return as Yogurt, his Yoda spoof character from the original.