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Interview – Pat Mills talks Dan Dare and his role in bringing him to 2000AD

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Villordsutch talks to Pat Mills about his role in bringing Dan Dare to 2000AD… Pat Mills could safely wear a well-earned badge upon his chest that reads, “You’re Welcome!”.  He has been called in the past, “The Grandfather of British Comics”, known for creating 2000AD, having a hand in the genesis of Judge Dredd, along […]

From Child Star to Leading Man: The Rise and Rise of Nicholas Hoult

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Sara Hemrajani on the rise of Nicholas Hoult… The transition from child star to serious adult actor has always been notoriously difficult – for every triumph there seems to be double the number of failures. But one talent defying the odds is Nicholas Hoult. He joined the business as a 7-year-old, and now, nearly two […]

Interview with Run, the creator, writer and artist of Mutafukaz

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Villordsutch interviews Run and they talk all things Mutafukaz… Mutafukaz (Vol.1) was released back in October 2015 and it is quite brilliant (you can catch our review of it here).  Not your average comic and certainly not following the normal rules of how a comic should flow, this piece of art by creator, artist and writer Run […]

Exclusive interview with Marvel’s Cort Lane and Stephen Wacker about the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series

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Jessie Robertson chats with Cort Lane and Stephen Wacker about Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy animated series… Jessie: Hey guys how’s it going? Cort: Awesome. Stephen: Hey, I was just looking at the web site and saw Peep Show is coming back; I’m excited. Jessie: (laughs) Yeah we cover it all! It’s awesome to get to […]

Darth Vader: Epic Failure

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Anghus Houvouras on finishing what Darth Vader started… This Galaxy belongs to Star Wars. You’re either a fan or a small minority of contrarians who will try to avoid being trampled by the mob making their way to the cinema on December 17th. There’s so much to celebrate with Star Wars: The Force Awakens coming our […]

How Spectre references all 23 previous James Bond films

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Simon Columb on Spectre’s nods to the previous James Bond movies… First and foremost, this article spoils Spectre in its entirety. Crucially, one of the main draws to the new film is the amount of references to the previous films in the James Bond series. Personally, as an enormous fan, I got a little worn out by […]

The Week in Disappointment – Iron Fist, The Punisher, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Man of Steel, Deadpool, The Walking Dead, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Rumour: Marvel to replace Iron Fist Netflix series with The Punisher” Let’s start with he week’s most disappointing news. The Iron Fist Netflix series potentially getting scrubbed for a Punisher series. Marvel has been trying to get Punisher right for ages. And after seeing Daredevil, […]

Bond at the Box Office

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With Spectre’s unprecedented opening day takings, Neil Calloway looks at how recent Bonds have fared at the box office… There is no bigger event in British cinema than a new Bond film. For a while the Harry Potter films may have eclipsed it, but every Bond film is an event surrounded by unprecedented media attention. […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Justice League, Batman, Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Deadpool, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Supergirl, Constantine and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Batman, Man of Steel, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Constantine, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ant-Man, Spider-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, The […]