The San Diego Comic Con is easily the most iconic example of the mainstream acceptance of nerd love in recent years. It might also be in need of a name change.

With just a single Predator to spare, AVP: Requiem buckled down on the hunting action and gave us a proper Yautja that the first AVP had been lacking. A seasoned warrior, equipped to deal with a Xenomoprh infestation and ready to throw down with a Predalien hybrid even. Now that’s the Predator that I like to see on the big screen. Requiem is a guilty pleasure, but I dig it. Because that Wolf Predator? He’s a pure badass at any scale.

DC Comics have a trio of new comic books on the way, and they'll form the backbone of the new Dark Matter imprint. Here's a sneak peek at what's on the way.

Sue and Reed Richards have been missing in action for a while now. The original famous four are due for a reunion soon, that begins with the first issue of Marvel Two-In-One. It’s up to Johnny Storm and the Thing to find their lost family, but Doctor Doom may have other plans for the duo. As well as a few secrets of his own.

While Jean Grey was no stranger to death thanks to the Phoenix Force having revived her before, she apparently met her final end in 2005’s X-Men Phoenix: Endsong. Pretty much persona non grata since then (that other Jean Grey is a younger version from the past stranded in our timelines and yeeesh comic book continuities), it looks like Marvel is getting ready to have their trademark Phoenix rise from the ashes again.

Mr Oz is his name, and global destabilisation is his game. For months now, Mr Oz has been targeting Superman, his family and his ideals. The hooded antagonist has been working behind the scenes, causing chaos in an attempt to prove to Superman that humanity isn’t worth protecting. It’s…it’s not hard to argue that fact really.

What if the apocalypse wasn’t result of technology running amok, but an army of monsters that were thought to be the sole domain of the fantasy genre? That’s the scenario presented in Image’s next big series, The Realm. It’s ten years after civilisation has fallen, armies of Orcs, dragons and other mythical beasts roam the streets and a small resistance is combing the new wasteland for answers to just what went wrong for our species as they tangle with a sorcerer named Johnny Eldritch.

What’s the most powerful weapon in the Star Wars universe? The Death Star? Nah, glaring flaw inherent to its design thanks to a disgruntled weapons architect. Starkiller Base? Maybe, but it certainly was one massive target when you think about it. George Lucas left unattended in the editing and special effects room? Close! But no cigar. Let me tell you what the most devastating weapon is in a galaxy whose release date for a new movie is not so far, far away…capes.