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Marvel and Scholastic team for original graphic novels for young readers

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Marvel Entertainment and children’s publishing company Scholastic have announced that they are teaming up for a multi-year Original Graphic Novel programme featuring some of the most iconic young Super Heroes in the Marvel Universe including the likes of Miles Morales, Kamala Khan and Shuri. “Ever since he entered the Marvel Universe a few years ago, […]

Comic Book Preview – Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #51

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #51 is out this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Boom! Studios… [SPOILER] has returned…and the ripple effects send shockwaves through every Power Ranger! Now the fragile alliance between the MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS and OMEGA RANGERS may be permanently… shattered. […]

Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power releasing this month from Ravensburger

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Ravensburger’s Villainous series expands to include the Marvel universe this month with the release of Marvel Villainous: Infinite Power, a new tabletop game which allows players to take on the mantle of five popular Marvel supervillains – Thanos, Hela, Ultron, Taskmaster and Killmonger – as they embark on dastardly deeds in order to fulfil their […]

Marvel offers first sneak peek preview of The Rise of Ultraman

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The pop culture icon Ultraman is heading to the Marvel universe this September as writers Kyle Higgins (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and Mat Groom (Self/Made) join artists Francesco Manna (Fantastic Four), Michael Cho (Captain America) and Gurihiru (The Unstoppable Wasp) reimagine the thrilling beginnings of the Ultraman phenomenon with the new miniseries The Rise of […]

DC announces two new Halloween one-shots for October

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DC Comics has announced the upcoming release of two Halloween anthology titles this October in Legend of the Swamp Thing Halloween Spectacular #1 and DC: The Doomed and the Damned #1 , which promise to deliver a double dose of spooks and scares featuring the World’s Greatest Super Heroes in tales of fear and terror. […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Empyre #1: Director’s Cut

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Marvel’s hotly-anticipated new event Empyre gets underway this coming week, and we have a preview of Empyre #1: Director’s Cut for you right here… Featuring action-packed extras including a Cover Gallery, Script, Inked And Color Pages and more! The Kree and the Skrulls have united under a new emperor – and their war fleet is […]

Archie Comics teams with Spotify for slate of original podcast series

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Archie Comics has announced that it has teamed with Spotify to bring the world of Riverdale to live with a series of podcasts based upon the publisher’s beloved roster of comic book characters. “The podcast and audio space is so vibrant, and Spotify is, hands down, the industry leader there,” said Archie Comics CEO/Publisher Jon […]

San Diego Comic-Con announces ‘Comic-Con At Home’ event

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This year’s San Diego Comic-Con International event may have been forced into cancellation by the global health crisis, but the organisers of the big geek culture celebration have announced that they will attempt to fill the void with ‘Comic-Con at Home’. The news was revealed on social media, with SDCC posting a brief teaser video […]

Comic-Con PREVIEWS Exclusives include The Mandalorian, TMNT, Star Trek, Godzilla, TRON and more

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San Diego Comic-Con may have been cancelled this year but Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed that a range of PREVIEWS exclusive collectibles will be rolling out in extremely limited quantities in local comic book stores throughout the second half of the year. Check out a selection here, including a Mandalorian 1:6 scale bust from the […]