IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to release its very first Marvel Comics Artist’s Edition featuring work from the legendary Jack Kirby this coming May with Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition. “I’ve had the great pleasure of working with one of the most creative men in comics—the great Jack Kirby, whose […]
SPOILERS: J.J. Abrams discusses Kylo Ren’s big scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Warning. Major spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens follow. You have been warned… With Star Wars: The Force Awakens breaking box office records across the globe, director J.J. Abrams has been discussing some of the more spoilery aspects of the film, including Rey’s backstory [see here], surprise cameos [see here] and R2-D2’s role [see here]. […]
DC switching to a bi-weekly publishing schedule for several of its titles
DC Comics has been taking a bit of a hammering from Marvel in terms of market share this past year, and Bleeding Cool is reporting that the publisher is looking to turn the tide by switching to a bi-weekly release schedule for several of its titles. According to the site, titles that are “a given” to go […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in China with $32 million opening day, closing in on Jurassic World worldwide
Star Wars: The Force Awakens made its way to the Middle Kingdom today, with the Disney and Lucasfilm blockbuster pulling in $32.1 million, the third-biggest opening day behind Furious 7 ($68 million) and Avengers: Age of Ultron ($33 million). Transformers: Age of Extinction also opened higher in dollar value with $36.6 million, but not in […]
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice runtime reportedly revealed
Between the introduction of a new Batman, a battle between The Dark Knight and Man of Steel, the first appearance of Wonder Woman, the whole Lex Luthor and Doomsday storyline, cameos from Aquaman and The Flash and a build to Justice League, Zack Snyder is certainly packing a lot into March’s Batman v Superman: Dawn […]
J.J. Abrams takes “full responsibility” for any shortcomings with Star Trek Into Darkness
Last month, J.J. Abrams admitted that he felt there were some “fundamental story problems” with Star Trek Into Darkness, with screenwriter Damon Lindelof subsequently stating that he felt it was a mistake to keep Khan’s identity a secret. Now, with Abrams’ latest film Star Wars: The Force Awakens dominating multiplexes worldwide, the director has once […]
Amazon renews The Man in the High Castle for second season
Amazon has announced that it has renewed its acclaimed original drama series The Man in the High Castle for a second season, which will arrive next year. Based on the alternate history novel by Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle is produced by Frank Spotnitz (The X-Files) and Ridley Scott’s Scott Free […]
Daisy Ridley praises Star Wars: Episode VIII script
After viewing Star Wars: The Force Awakens this weekend, many fans left the theater curious and excited about the future of the franchise and where the filmmakers will take the story next. Most of the questions left open at the end of movie will presumably be answered by Rian Johnson, as he is attached to […]
Star Wars: Episode VIII pushed back to December 15th, 2017
Amid the rumours that production on Star Wars: Episode VIII is being delayed, Disney and Lucasfilm have just announced the film is now being released on December 15, 2017 rather than its original summer date. The sequel to the smash hit Star Wars: The Force Awakens was originally slated to be released on May 26, […]
Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion launching Spectrum comic book series with free first issue
Following on from their successful crowdfunded web series Con Man, Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion are set to launch Spectrum, a brand new comic book series based upon the show-within-a-show featured in Con Man, which will debut this coming May with a free first issue courtesy of Automatic Publishing on Free Comic Book Day. “In the […]
