Today at San Diego Comic Con, we heard more details about the upcoming film Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, which included just showing the first 20 minutes of the film exclusively to the SDCC audience.

Warning: we describe the first 20 minutes shown at Comic Con below! If you don't want to know anything about the film, skip past the next section.

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The film opens with an explanation of the Red Ribbon Army, describing how they were defeated by Son Goku, and how the single survivor, Dr. Gero, passed on his legacy to Dr. Hedo, his grandson. After a title screen, the movie then cuts to the headquarters of the new Red Ribbon Army, where Carmine and Magenda are discussing Dr. Hedo, who is currently in prison for stealing bodies from a morgue to build androids. We then cut to Magenta, who with some persuading manages to recruit Hedo to help the Red Ribbon Army, mostly because Hedo is excited about making more androids.

Hedo and Magenta discuss how Hedo's parents hated Gero and the Red Ribbon Army, but Hedo just cares about his research and is uninterested in the Red Ribbon Army's goals. However, Magenta suggests that aliens may be plotting to take over the earth through Capsule Corporation. While Cell was Gero's greatest invention, he was defeated, and Android 17 and 18 betrayed him. It's up to Hedo, then, to create the ultimate android – a goal that finally gets Hedo's attention.

We now finally see our heroes, Piccolo, who is watching Gohan and Videl's daughter Pan train, with Piccolo suggesting her aptitude is even better than Gohan's if she can master the fundamentals. Pan says she has never seen her father fight, to which Piccolo replies that he's lost his will to fight. We see Piccolo up on a mountain, flying off, and getting a call from Videl, who sends Piccolo on some errands while Gohan works on his research. Through the conversation, it's clear Gohan isn't the most involved father – can't pick up his kid, isn't helping with Pan's training – which angers Piccolo.

Back on the mountain, Piccolo is attacked by Gamma 2, a new Red Ribbon Army android. The two battle, and the final piece of the clip is Gamma 2 firing his ray gun at Piccolo and causing a giant explosion. We don't see what happens to Piccolo.

Following the first 20 minutes, we got a brief rapidfire trailer that included a shot of Broly, Gohan powering up and taking off his glasses, Piccolo in his police officer costume, and the line “Gohan, listen carefully, you have the potential to be the most powerful being on earth," suggesting Gohan might finally discover his true potential in the film. We know from the discussion before the panel that much of this film will focus, not on Goku and Vegeta, but on Gohan and Piccolo and their bond with one another.

Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero was first announced and named at Comic-Con last year, with a major emphasis on the "superhero" vibes. It follows 2018's successful Dragon Ball Super: Broly and is a continuation of Dragon Ball Super, which stopped producing episodes in 2018. It's headed to theaters in the US and the UK on August 19, and ticket sales are open now.

DC and Image Comics are revisiting one of the biggest superhero crossovers of the '90s, as Batman and Spawn are butting heads once again.

The news broke during the "Jim Lee and Friends" panel at SDCC. Batman/Spawn #1 is a 48-page one-shot special written by Spawn creator Todd McFarlane and drawn by Greg Capullo, an artist with extensive experience with both characters.

DC and Image collaborated on two Batman/Spawn crossovers in 1994. Spawn/Batman #1 was written by Frank Miller and drawn by McFarlane. Batman/Spawn: War Devil was written by Doug Moench, Chuck Dixon and the late Alan Grant and drawn by Klaus Janson.

Batman/Spawn #1 is set for release on December 13, 2022. DC will also be releasing a new trade paperback collection of Batman/Spawn: War Devil on November 15.

In other comic book crossover news, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are also teaming up again in December 2022.

There's tons of news for all your favorite shows, films, games, and more coming out of San Diego Comic-Con 2022, and we've got the full schedule to guide you through the weekend of panels, announcements, trailers, and surprises.

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After the series was announced earlier this month, fans were finally able to get a closer look at the upcoming Transformers: EarthSpark show during SDCC.

During today's Transformers: EarthSpark panel at SDCC, Paramount+ revealed some key details about the show, including a few stills and the show's voice cast.

The full list of voice actors for Transformers: EarthSpark as revealed today includes:

• Sydney Mikayla as Robby Malto
• Zion Broadnax as Morgan ‘Mo’ Malto
• Benny Latham as Dot Malto
• Jon Jon Briones as Alex Malto
• Kathreen Khavari as Twitch Malto
• Zeno Robinson as Thrash Malto
• Danny Pudi as Bumblebee
• Alan Tudyk as Optimus Prime
• Rory McCann as Megatron
• Cissy Jones as Elita-1
• Diedrich Bader as Mandroid

Transformers: EarthSpark introduces the first Transformers robots to be born on Earth and follows their lives as they learn what it means to be part of a human family. The 26 episode series is slated to premiere on Paramount+ in the US in November, while both Paramount+ users and select Nickelodeon viewers will have access to the show internationally.

SDCC 2022 kicked off yesterday, and it's already given way to plenty of exciting news including new characters for MultiVersus and a new trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

The upcoming X-Men ‘97 was one of the main focal points at Marvel Animation’s first Comic-Con panel. And while we didn’t get a full trailer for this highly anticipated revival of X-Men: The Animated Series, we did see glimpses of the many mutant characters who will be appearing. The ‘90s are clearly alive and well at Marvel.

What classic X-Men storylines will the series adapt this time? How exactly is the series building on the finale of its predecessor? Thanks to the panel, we have some important clues about the plot of X-Men ‘97.

Headmaster Magneto

When X-Men originally went off the air in 1997, the series ended on a very open-ended note. Professor X left Earth to be with Lilandra and the Shi’ar, leaving a (mostly) reformed Magneto to lead the X-Men into a new era. It appears the revival series will be building directly on the backbone of that finale.

That twist draws on various plot points from the 1980s-era Uncanny X-Men and New Mutants comics. For a time, Xavier did indeed attempt to retire in space while Magneto took charge of his old friend’s school. In addition to becoming headmaster to a new class in the pages of New Mutants, Magneto was put on trial for his past crimes in Uncanny X-Men #200.

The fact that the panel included artwork of Magneto in his infamous Uncanny X-Men #200 costume (the purple unitard with the giant white “M” logo) suggests that Mags will face a similar legal battle in the animated series. He may have turned over a new leaf, but that doesn’t change the fact that he attacked a NASA facility, kidnapped a presidential candidate and created his own orbital space station over the course of the original series.

Introducing the New Mutants

With Magneto in charge of the Xavier Institute now, we have to wonder if X-Men ‘97 will introduce the New Mutants alongside the core X-Men roster (which is confirmed to be the same as in the original series). Rather than Jubilee filling the role of underage trainee, will there be an entire team of junior X-Men learning the superhero ropes this time?

Adding fuel to that fire is the fact that Cable and Sunspot were among the supporting characters teased during the panel. Sunspot is one of the more popular New Mutants members, and he was also a founding member of X-Force when Cable arrived to transform the New Mutants into a more militaristic super-team.

One complication is the fact that we technically already saw X-Force in the original series, though only as a silent cameo. Does that imply the New Mutants already existed in this universe?

It’s also possible the series will focus on Generation X rather than the New Mutants. Generation X became the de facto young X-Men team in Marvel’s ‘90s comics, and it just so happens Jubilee was a core member of that team.

The Age of Apocalypse

Apocalypse was one of the main recurring villains over the course of the original series, and it would be a shame not to continue that trend in X-Men ‘97. Could we even see a full-fledged adaptation of the fan-favorite Age of Apocalypse crossover?

Granted, the original series already loosely touched on that material with the two-part “One Man’s Worth” storyline in Season 4. But while that story showed us an alternate timeline where Charles Xavier never survives to form the X-Men, it didn’t deal with Apocalypse at all. There’s certainly plenty of room left for X-Men ‘97 to tackle a longer and more ambitious adaptation.

An Age of Apocalypse adaptation makes even more sense when you remember that Wolverine and the X-Men was going to cover that ground in Season 2 before that series was canceled. Maybe X-Men ‘97 can succeed where Wolverine and the X-Men failed.

The Sentinels and Operation: Zero Tolerance

The Sentinels were the main villains of Season 1 of the original series, showing just how far humanity was willing to go to keep the growing mutant population under control. And while Bolivar Trask, Henry Peter Gyrich and their robotic creations mostly faded from the spotlight in later seasons, it seems these characters are making a comeback in X-Men ‘97.

Some of the footage teased at the Comic-Con panel shows Cyclops confronting Trask, and we also learned that ruthless government agent Val Cooper is being introduced this time. All of this suggests the government is renewing its war on mutants and likely restarting the dormant Sentinel program.

We can’t help but wonder if this means the show will adapt the crossover storyline Operation: Zero Tolerance. That X-Men epic dealt with the rise of a new villain named Bastion, who turned out to be a fusion of Master Mold and the futuristic Sentinel Nimrod.

The Return of Mister Sinister

X-Men ‘97 will bring back at least one other familiar villain from the original series. Mister Sinister is back, but maybe not in the same role as before.

During the Comic-Con panel, fans were teased that Sinister is less an outright threat to the X-Men than someone encouraging them to achieve their full potential as mutants. We could even see the series draw some inspiration from Marvel’s contemporary X-Men comics, where Sinister is working alongside the X-Men as a citizen of the nation of Krakoa. Though as in the comics, it’s probably just a matter of time until Sinister’s true motives become clear.

It would also be interesting to see X-Men ‘97 touch on the mystery of the third Summers brother. Way back in 1993’s X-Men #23, Sinister accidentally slipped up and referenced Cyclops’ “brothers” in a conversation, suggesting Havok wasn’t Cyclops’ only sibling. That loose end wasn’t resolved until many years later, as the miniseries X-Men: Deadly Genesis revealed the existence of Vulcan and an entire team of X-Men that Xavier kept hidden.

With Xavier off-world now, X-Men ‘97 could mine plenty of drama out of airing the professor’s dirty laundry and digging even deeper into that twisted dynamic between Mister Sinister and the Summers family.

What classic X-Men comics do you want to see adapted in X-Men ‘97?

There's tons of news for all your favorite shows, films, games, and more coming out of San Diego Comic-Con 2022, and we've got the full schedule to guide you through the weekend of panels, announcements, trailers, and surprises.

Jesse is a mild-mannered staff writer for IGN. Allow him to lend a machete to your intellectual thicket by following @jschedeen on Twitter.

Comic-Con 2022 has now wrapped up, and there were several fun announcements for franchises including Marvel, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Game of Thrones' House of the Dragon, TMNT, D&D and more fan favorites.

Across the many announcements, there was news around toys and collectibles too! In case you missed it, here's what was announced (and highlighted) around action figures, statues and more at Comic-Con:

• LEGO: new Avatar sets revealed with a release date of Oct 1, alongside another set announced at LEGO-Con
• 2 New Transformers figures from the Generations Legacy series revealed with a release date of Nov 1.

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