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R.I.P. Mike Hodges (1932 – 2022)

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Celebrated British filmmaker Mike Hodges has passed away aged 90, his friend and fellow producer Mike Kaplan has announced. Born in Bristol, England in 1932, Hodges began his career in the British television industry in the 1960s, working as a writer, director and producer before making his feature debut with 1971’s Get Carter. An adaptation […]

Comic Book Preview – Dead Seas #1

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IDW Publishing launches the new series Dead Seas from writer Cavan Scott and artist Nick Brokenshire this week, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… Ghosts are real and dangerous. But they’re also valuable, their ectoplasm capable of curing countless diseases. There’s only one problem: harvesting the wonder drug […]

James Gunn issues statement in response to DC Studios fan outcry

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It certainly can be tough starting a new job – especially when you’re coming in to a shit show and there’s countless disgruntled fans poring over every decision you make (and those you haven’t) whilst letting their displeasure known to you on social media. That’s the scenario that James Gunn and Peter Safran, the recently-appointed […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma #1

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IDW Publishing launches its new miniseries Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… Journey to new reaches in this exclusive comic tie-in set between seasons one and two of fan-favourite Paramount+ series Strange New Worlds! With Una accused […]

Adam Warlock returns in Marvel’s Warlock: Rebirth

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Before he makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut played by Will Poulter in May’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, fan favourite character Adam Warlock is set to make his Marvel Comics return in the limited series Warlock: Rebirth, launching in April. From creators Ron Marz and Ron Lim (Silver Surfer: Rebirth), Warlock: Rebirth is […]

Marvel celebrates 50 years of Howard the Duck with year-long variant cover series

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2023 marks the 50th anniversary of one of Marvel’s strangest and most endearing characters in Howard the Duck, and the publisher is set to mark the occasion with a year-long series of variant covers placing Howard across every corner of the Marvel universe. You can get a first look preview of four of the Howard […]

Doctor Who images offer first look at Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson’s Ruby Sunday

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With the show’s 60th anniversary year fast approaching, the BBC has taken the opportunity to give fans a peek at the future of the iconic British sci-fi series with the release of two first-look promotional images featuring Ncuti Gatwa (Sex Education) and Millie Gibson (EastEnders) as the Fifteenth Doctor and his companion Ruby Sunday. Check […]

Netflix announces new live-action City Hunter movie

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Netflix has given the green light to a live action movie adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo’s 80s manga City Hunter, which will be produced as part of the streamer’s slate of original Japanese content. Yuichi Sato (The End of the Tiny World) will direct the film, with Ryohei Suzuki (Tokyo MER) starring in the lead role […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Urban Legends #22

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Batman: Urban Legends #22 is out in comic book shops and digital retailers on Tuesday, and you can take a look at the official preview of the issue below… All-star creator Jamal Campbell begins a two-part Nightwing story featuring new villain the Director, who films crime scenes. The Murder Club and the Court of Owls […]