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After just one season, the Dead Boy Detectives series on Netflix has been axed, as reported by Variety. This show, inspired by characters from DC’s Vertigo imprint, won’t be returning for a second season on Netflix. The Dead Boy Detectives premiered on April 25th and was connected to The Sandman Universe, with Netflix also streaming the original series created by Neil Gaiman. Although The Sandman is preparing for its second season, it seems that Dead Boy Detectives won’t share the same destiny. It remains unclear whether the series might be offered to other streaming platforms in the future.

This week, Tim Burton’s film titled “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” made its debut at the Venice Film Festival, and the early feedback for the movie has been favorable. The long-anticipated sequel brings back Michael Keaton as the main character, along with Winona Ryder as Lydia Deetz and Catherine O’Hara as Delia Deetz. The film also introduces new cast members such as Jenna Ortega, Willem Dafoe, Justin Theroux, Monica Bellucci, and Danny DeVito. In a recent conversation with ComicBook, Justin Theroux shared that he was captivated by the practical effects used on set during filming.

The less significant premium live events hosted by WWE often serve as interim shows, as they don’t typically feature major plot developments that are usually saved for the grand events such as the WWE Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. The last time the WWE Championship switched hands on a non-grand event was when Brock Lesnar defeated Big E in a four-way match at WWE Day 1 in January 2022. Major surprises like returns or face/heel turns usually occur during grand events, such as CM Punk’s return at Survivor Series 2023 and Dominik Mysterio teaming up with Liv Morgan at this year’s SummerSlam.

Professional wrestling rhymes. Over the near century that the scripted sport has existed within pop culture, promotions from across the industry have found themselves mirroring each others’ storylines. Decades after the New World Order ran roughshod on WCW, New Japan Pro Wrestling introduced its own group of black-and-white clad outsiders called Bullet Club. AJ Lee’s romantic interests on WWE TV were once called out by AJ Styles on a TNA iMPACT! broadcast, as he was involved in a similar angle at the time. Speaking of Styles, he channeled his inner Mark Henry with a fake-out retirement on a recent WWE SmackDown in an effort to gain a WWE Championship match.

Berserk and Sailor Moon could not be more different. While both see their stars taking on monsters in their daily routines, Usagi’s story is far more uplifting than the dire circumstances that have befallen Guts and the Band of the Hawk. On top of this, the Sailor Scouts recently returned with two anime films that recently made their way onto Netflix in Sailor Moon Cosmos Parts 1 and 2, as Berserk’s anime continues to be “missing in action”. One cosplayer has decided to fuse the two unlikely worlds together by imagining what Guts might have looked like had the Black Swordsman been born a Sailor Scout.

Known for their popular games like ‘Batman: Arkham Knight’ and more recently ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’, the creative team at Rocksteady Studios is currently developing a new title. However, we may have to wait a while to learn about this upcoming project. It might feel as though it’s been ages since ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’ hit shelves earlier this year, but let us remind you that nine years separated Rocksteady’s two most recent significant releases – ‘Batman: Arkham Knight’ and ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’. To avoid any potential closure of their UK studio, we hope that a similar long gap won’t occur with their next release.