It looks like the troubled Hollywood remake of Gareth Evans’ martial arts spectacular The Raid has hit another stumbling block, with The Tracking Board reporting that both director Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3) and Sony’s Screen Gems have exited the project. Screen Gems was developing the remake alongside XYZ Films, who now remain the sole […]
Comic Book Review – Giant Days #16
Mark Allen reviews Giant Days #16… Daisy has to draw on new reserves of inner strength after she loses control of a party of prospective students on an open day, while the ‘lonely, unlovable spinster’ Susan tries dating again with disastrous results. Giant Days is a rare treat these days: a low-stakes teen comic about three […]
Thor Odinson returns in Marvel’s Unworthy Thor
Thor Odinson is set to headline his own new ongoing title this October, with Jason Aaron and Olivier Coipel teaming up for the Mighty Thor companion series Unworthy Thor, which gets underway in October. Thor’s escape and captivity is revealed to be at the hands of none other than cosmic archiver the Collector. Follow Thor’s journey […]
Comic Book Review – The Walking Dead #156
Zeb Larson reviews The Walking Dead #156… Warning: This is going to be a review full of spoilers. If you haven’t read this issue or care about reading what happens first, stop now. As a reviewer, I feel compelled to gloat that some of earlier predictions re: The Walking Dead have come to pass. This […]
Comic Book Review – East of West #27
Mark Allen reviews East of West #27… “FINDING BABYLON” Death gets closer to finally reuniting with his son. East of West has had pacing issues for a while now, and issue #27 exemplifies them perfectly. Many of the lead characters are missing (contrary to the synopsis above, Death doesn’t actually feature in this issue whatsoever) and […]
Mattel and DC teaming up for He-Man/ThunderCats crossover
The Power of Grayskull and The Sword of Omens are set to collide this October as DC Entertainment and Mattel unleash He-Man/ThunderCats, an epic crossover thirty years in the making! The six issue series, which is set to get underway in October, will be brought to life by the writing team of Mattel Head Writer […]
Comic Book Review – Throwaways #1
Mark Allen reviews Throwaways #1… THROWAWAY (n.) 1. A disposable asset, used for a single mission; 2. A disavowed assassin, meant to die alongside their target. Abby Palmer and Dean Logan are two broken people—Abby a vet with severe PTSD and Dean a burnout trying to escape the shadow of his infamous father—when they are […]
Marvel assembles the U.S. Avengers
Marvel has announced that a new team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is set to assemble this December courtesy of Al Ewing and Paco Medina with the launch of the new ongoing series U.S. Avengers. The security of the Marvel Universe is fractured. The world’s first line of defense, S.H.I.E.L.D., can no longer be trusted. The […]
Preview of Marvel’s Infinity Countdown #2
Marvel’s Infinity Countdown continues this Wednesday with the release of the second issue of the event series; check out a preview here… The secret is out about the Power Stone, and the Chitauri are in on the action as the Raptors, Novas and Guardians meet for a showdown in space! PLUS: Adam Warlock enters the […]
Comic Book Review – Star Trek #50
Villordsutch reviews Star Trek #50… Don’t miss this special anniversary issue that kicks off an epic new 3-part adventure! For the first time, the crew of the new movie franchise will meet its evil Mirror counterpart! It’s Enterprise vs. Enterprise, Federation vs. the Terran Empire, with the fate of two universes at stake! We’ve hit […]
