Arcane Is Reportedly the Most Expensive Animated Series Ever by a Longshot
Arcane has been a massive hit for Netflix and Riot Games — an unabashed critical darling that's been embraced by League of Legends fans and otherwise — but it didn't come cheap.Variety revealed some pretty jaw-dropping numbers in a new report on Wednesday, revolving around why Riot's expansion into film and television has been stunted despite Arcane's success. A lot of that has to do with budget; according to Variety's sources, it cost $250 million to make and market Arcane's two seasons. That's a hefty chunk of change for 18 episodes.Riot co-founder and chief product officer Marc Merrill declined to confirm that whopping $250 million number when speaking to Variety, but stood by the results. “We’re more than comfortable with the spend it took to …
Read moreDC Comics Announces Batman: Hush Sequel and the Return of Vertigo | NYCC 2024
DC had plenty of big news to reveal at the "Jim Lee & Friends" panel at NYCC. Not only is the much-loved Vertigo imprint making a comeback, but one of the most popular Batman stories of all time is getting a sequel after more than 20 years.Lee revealed that he and writer Jeph Loeb have reunited to produce a sequel to the 2002-04 storyline Batman: Hush. As before, that story will unfold in the pages of the flagship monthly Batman series, beginning with Batman #158 in March 2025. This would seem to confirm that current writer Chip Zdarsky is ending his Batman run with issue #157. DC will also publish a four-page prelude to Hush 2 in November's Justice League Unlimited #1.Art by Jim Lee. (Image Credit: DC)The original Batman: Hush introduced the titular bandaged killer, who…
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