Spartacus DEI Spinoff Axed, Helen Of Troy Claps Back, Comic Shops Close - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
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Starz Canceled Spartacus: House of Ashur Because The "Audience Was Wrong"
Spartacus: House of Ashur has been canceled after one season at Starz. Lionsgate Television is reportedly shopping the series to other platforms, but Starz will not move forward with Season 2.
Review: Silo Seasons 1 and 2 (Apple TV)
Silo Season 3 premieres July 3 on Apple TV, with new episodes every Friday through September 4. That makes now the right time to catch up on the first two seasons, and the show is worth your time, despite some significant frustrations that keep it from reaching the heights of its premise.
Nolan’s Odyssey Cast Explains What They Did To Homer And Imply Criticism Is Racism
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opens July 17. The press cycle is underway, and the two biggest female cast members spent this week explaining how their characters differ from the source material while dismissing the audience that objects.
Dark Horse Just Closed the Comic Store Chain That Built It And The Industry Can’t Afford to Pretend This Is Normal
Things From Another World is closing. Dark Horse announced yesterday that its two Oregon retail locations in Milwaukie and Beaverton will shut on June 30, 2026, with the California store at Universal CityWalk following on September 30. The e-commerce site, TFAW.com, went dark in April 2025 after 25 years of operation.
The Mandalorian and Grogu Opens to $12M Thursday Previews And Fans Are Divided
Star Wars returned to theaters Thursday night for the first time since 2019. The Mandalorian and Grogu pulled approximately $12 million in North American Thursday preview screenings. Solo: A Star Wars Story made $14.1 million in the same Thursday preview window in 2018, turning into an $84.4 million three-day and $103 million four-day Memorial Day openi…
EXCLUSIVE Interview: Science Fiction Legend C.J. Cherryh Talks Her Career
CJ Cherryh is one of science fiction’s most incredible writers, her prose pushing the limits of what’s possible with alien voice in a way no one else has been able to attain. Her carreer features an incredible pedigree beginning with the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1977 and Hugo-winning works like