Tabletop Layoffs, Rob Liefeld vs. Marvel, Tomb Raider For The Gays - Fandom Pulse Daily Briefing
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Rhea Seehorn Defends Pluribus’s Unlikable Lead, Dodges Playing Feminist Victim Card
Variety published a new interview today with Rhea Seehorn and Bryan Cranston, the two principal actors in Vince Gilligan’s corner of prestige television. Most of it is warm career retrospective. The relevant section concerns Seehorn’s character on Pluribus, the Apple TV+ sci-fi series now in its second season, and the fan complaint that has dogged the s…
N.K. Jemisin’s Grand Master Speech Is A Race Grievance With a Trophy Attached
N.K. Jemisin became SFWA’s 47th Grand Master at the Nebula Conference last weekend and posted her acceptance speech Monday. It runs several thousand words. The racial and political grievance framework runs through all three sections and does not stop.
Paizo Bet On Identity Politics and Lost With Massive Layoffs Incoming
Paizo Publishing announced Wednesday that it is laying off 12 employees and scaling back its Organized Play programs, the direct result of losing nearly $2 million in 2025 to the ongoing fallout from Diamond Comics’ bankruptcy.
Marvel Is Selling Rob Liefeld’s Legacy While Erasing His Writing Credit
The New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 4 arrives in August 2026. It covers Rob Liefeld’s run on the title. Cable, Deadpool, and Domino all debuted in that run. The book sold at numbers it had not seen before Liefeld and has not consistently seen since.
The New Tomb Raider Voice Actress Says It’s “For The Girls, The Guys, The Gays”
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a full remake of the original 1996 game, rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 by Flying Wild Hog with Crystal Dynamics oversight, published by Amazon Games. It launches February 12, 2027. New voice actress Alix Wilton Regan plays Lara Croft, replacing Camilla Luddington who voiced the character across three reboot games.