Beware the Horrible Might of Cryptid Combat! Elder Gods and classic cryptids come to life as sofubi-style fighters. Fan-favourite independent toy company Wandering Planet Toys is teaming up with sculptor and horror artist VELIKAN to create two brand-new 5-inch soft vinyl art toys. Inspired by classic horror, cryptids, and professional wrestling, Cthuluchador and The Ultimoth Warrior are ready for battle in the arena and on the toy shelf. Fans can sign up on the Backerkit pre-launch page to receive an email when the campaign launches. “I grew up in the late ‘80’s and merged my youthful interest in WWE with…
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Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
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Families can celebrate the funny and heartwarming return of Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and the rest of the gang at home when Disney and Pixar’s global blockbuster Toy Story 5 streams exclusively on Disney+ September 23, 2026. Additionally, an all-new music video for the Piano Version of 14-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Taylor Swift’s original song “I Knew It, I Knew You” – featuring footage from “Toy Story 5” – is now available to watch on Disney+, Spotify and Apple Music. The record-breaking number-one hit single is performed by Taylor Swift and written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff. Watch the film’s new…
From September 11 – 17, the classic Paramount adventure, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, is back for one week only and, for the first time in UK cinemas, the film will be available to see in 4DX, as well as in 4K and IMAX Relive all the edge-of-your-seat excitement in director Steven Spielberg’s cinematic classic starring Harrison Ford as legendary hero Indiana Jones. Also starring Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, John Rhys-Davies, Denholm Elliott, and Alfred Molina, Raiders of the Lost Ark continues to delight audiences of all ages with its thrilling, globe-trotting adventure. Get ready for edge-of-your-seat…
It’s time to take a look at what the team at HBO Max has planned for streaming viewers in September 2026. As DC Studios Lanterns and the recently renewed Stuart Fails to Save the Universe continue to hurtle towards their season finales, the streamer is rolling out a cool list of new new series and documentaries for fans to tune in for. Here are the September headlines: Debuts September 21HBO Original Comedy SeriesYOUTH8 EpisodesExclusively available to stream on HBO Max in the UK and Ireland Rollout: The first two episodes will debut Monday, September 21 followed by one new episode weekly.Logline: YOUTH follows a…
Back in March Titan Comics revealed plans to begin releasing collected editions of the original James Bond comic strips. Now the publisher has revealed the cover art for the first volume, set to debut in stores in February 2027 and containing adaptations of Casino Royale, Dr. No and Goldfinger. This collection by acclaimed artist John McLusky features Ian Fleming’s earliest literary adventures in comic strip form. The book feature the first seven full-length James Bond newspaper comic-strip adventures, based on the original Ian Fleming stories that helped to inspire the 007 cinematic universe. Often imitated but never bettered, this classic…
The BBC has released the first look artwork and pictures for the dark comedic drama Tall Tales & Murder, which will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC One Northern Ireland this Autumn. Tall Tales & Murder is from Love/Hate creator Stuart Carolan and has been co-created with Emmy and Directors Guild of America Award winner Chris Addison. It is a co-commission from BBC Northern Ireland and RTÉ in association with Screen Ireland. It is produced by Avalon (Breeders, Starstruck, Catastrophe) in association with Ireland-based Metropolitan Pictures (KIN). The six-part series mixes a Bonnie and Clyde style adventure of bent cops, kidnapping, underworld fixers (not to mention libido-enhancing…
Apple TV has revealed a first-look at its upcoming heist drama 12 12 12, starring and executive produced by Emmy Award nominee Anthony Mackie and Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominee Jamie Dornan. The thrilling, eight-episode original series will premiere globally on Friday, November 13, 2026 with the first two episodes, followed by one episode every Friday through December 25, 2026. Each episode of the series unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Mackie)…
Yesterday, at the Edinburgh TV Festival, Netflix and Orchid Pictures announced a 6-part series based on a collection of Roald Dahl’s short stories for adults adapted by Danny Brocklehurst. Production on the series is already underway in Manchester and across the North of England. Brocklehurst weaves a deliciously twisted tale through Roald Dahl’s iconic short stories. A young couple, marooned in a faded seaside town, navigate conmen, adulterers, murderous mothers and snake charmers as they attempt to escape before their own fate is sealed… The series is set to feature an all star cast led by Naomi Scott (Smile 2, Aladdin),…
Toy Story 5 has debuted straight at Number 1 on this week’s UK Official Film Chart. The Disney and Pixar released fends off tough competition from some of this year’s highest grossing, fan-favourite releases. Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Jessie and the gang return for their fifth big-screen adventure, but this time the toys face a very different kind of threat to playtime. When Bonnie receives a new tablet named Lilypad, the arrival of technology begins to challenge the role her beloved toys play in her life. Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack reprise their roles alongside Greta Lee as Lilypad in…
Devastating news for Buffy The Vampire Slayer fans this morning. After multiple delays following its original July release, Dynamite Comics has pulled the plug on its new Buffy, Angel and Firefly series. But there’s some hope as the publisher later released a statement suggesting all three books will return at some point in the future. As first reported by Bleeding Cool, the news broke as comic store owners were informed that all their orders for the upcoming #1’s were being cancelled. The news spread quickly with many feeling the cancellation was calling-time on each of the series. Buffy #1 was…