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SDCC: IDW Publishing and DC Comics announce Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover

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Well, here’s a crossover you probably weren’t expecting… Having launched the Star Trek/Green Lantern limited series this past Wednesday [read our review of the first issue here], IDW Publishing and DC Comics have announced that they are to collaborate on another crossover as Batman teams up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Via CBR, the […]

SDCC: Marvel announces new Star Wars: Chewbacca limited series

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Marvel has announced that everyone’s favourite wookie Chewbacca is set to follow in the footsteps of Princess Leia and Lando Calrissian by headling his own limited series, which comes courtesy of the creatuve team of Gerry Duggan (Deadpool) and Phil Noto (Black Widow). “Chewy is on a very important mission when we first meet him, […]

SDCC: Smallville’s Laura Vandervoort may cameo in Supergirl

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We already know that two DC veterans are set to feature in Supergirl, with Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) and Helen Slater (Supergirl) portraying Kara’s (Melissa Benoist) Earth parents Fred and Eliza Danvers, and now it seems another former Supergirl could make an appearance. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Laura Vandervoort […]

Bruce Campbell talks Ash vs. Evil Dead, says fans “will so not be ripped off by what we’re gonna do”

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Earlier this week we got a couple of new images from Ash vs. Evil Dead, and now Entertainment Weekly has caught up with star Bruce Campbell, who has offered up some details on the upcoming Starz series, discussing how he and Sam Raimi have approached the weekly TV show format, and promising fans that they […]

The Week in Spandex – The Pre-Comic Con 2015 Edition

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In this pre-Comic Con edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, […]

Marvel’s Joe Quesada on casting The Punisher and Elektra for Daredevil season 2

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Over the past couple of months, Marvel has announced two huge additions to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Jon Bernthal (Fury) set to play Frank Castle / The Punisher and Elodie Yung (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) nabbing the role of Elektra in the upcoming second season of the hit Netflix show Daredevil. SEE ALSO: Set photos […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige discusses Ant-Man’s “surprise” Avenger cameo

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Warning. This post contains a spoiler for Ant-Man regarding a cameo from a certain Avenger. If you’ve been watching all the TV spots, then Marvel has already spoiled it for you, and you’re free to proceed. However, if you want to remain surprised, you should turn back now… So, if you have been keeping up […]

Secret Wars #3 and Wytches Vol. 1 top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of June 2015

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For the second month running, Marvel’s event series Secret Wars has topped the bestselling comics of the month, with the third issue of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s title topping the comic book chart for June. In total, Marvel had seven titles in the top ten, with DC filling out the remaining three spots. Meanwhile, […]

Peyton Reed on replacing Edgar Wright as director of Ant-Man

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When Edgar Wright vacated the director’s chair on Ant-Man after close to a decade of being attached to the project, Marvel Studios found itself with the unenviable task of finding a suitable replacement for the fan favourite filmmaker. Step forward Peyton Reed (Down with Love), who has admitted in an interview with Uproxx this week […]