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2021 Free Comic Book Day Gold Sponsor titles include Star Wars, Blade Runner, Assassin’s Creed and more

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We’re going to have to wait a little longer for Free Comic Book Day this year, with the traditional May event not taking place until August due to the ongoing global health crisis, but the Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has today announced the twelve Gold Sponsor comics for the 2021 event, made up […]

Ray Fisher opens up about Joss Whedon’s behaviour on Justice League

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Last year, Justice League star Ray Fisher hit out at Joss Whedon, the man responsible for succeeding Zack Snyder in the director’s chair on 2017’s troubled DC blockbuster, slamming the filmmaker for what he described as “gross, abusive, and unprofessional” behaviour towards the film’s cast and crew. In the months following, Fisher certainly hasn’t held […]

Tiffany Haddish and McG team for Dark Horse Comics adaptation Mystery Girl

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Deadline is reporting that Tiffany Haddish is set to produce and star in a feature film adaptation of Paul Tobin and Alberto Alburquerque’s Dark Horse comic book series Mystery Girl, which McG (The Babysitter) is directing for Netflix. As per the trade, the film will see Haddish as Trine, “who, living off the grid in […]

Marvel marks Pride Month with Marvel’s Voices: Pride special and variant covers

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Marvel Comics has announced that it will celebrate Prime Month this June by celebrating LGBTQ+ characters and creators in the super-powered special Marvel’s Voices: Pride #1, which is described as “Marvel’s first-ever queer-centered special spotlighting Marvel’s growing tapestry of LGBTQ+ characters” and features writers and artists such as Kieron Gillen, Olivier Coipel, Steve Orlando, Anthony […]

DC to celebrate 80 years of Green Arrow with 100-Page Anniversary Super Spectacular

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DC Comics has announced that it will celebrate eight decades of the Emerald Archer this June with the release of Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1, an oversized one-shot paying tribute to the Green Arrow and the heroes and villains that have fought aside and against him over the years. Since his first appearance […]

Comic Book Preview – Vampirella: The Dark Powers #4

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Vampirella: The Dark Powers #4 is out this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out… Vampirella has finally earned the trust of an interdimensional superhero collective and been assigned an Earth to protect. But when her superhero mentor goes missing, can Vampi rely on her training […]

Comic Book Preview – Transformers/Back to the Future #3

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IDW Publishing’s crossover series Transformers/Back to the Future continues this Wednesday with the release of the third issue; check out the official preview here… Where—and when—are Marty McFly and his pal, the Autobot Gigawatt? That’s what Biff Tannen wants to know because if he can find them, he can help his bosses—the Decepticons—find what’s left […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Year Five #19

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IDW Publishing releases Star Trek: Year Five #19 this Wednesday; check out the official preview of the issue here… A pandemic raging across Alpha Centauri. A powerful enemy aboard the Enterprise. With death lurking around every corner, the crew will face down one of their greatest challenges yet in the shocking conclusion to this episode […]