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Comic Book Reviews – Transformers ’84: Secrets and Lies #1

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers ’84: Secrets and Lies #1… After revisiting the original Marvel Comics Transformers continuity in Transformers ’84 #0 last year, writer Simon Furman has returned to that timeline in Transformers ’84: Secrets and Lies. Set in between events from that issue and the beginning of Marvel’s run, Secrets and Lies #1 offers a pretty intriguing story […]

Zachary Quinto and Khary Payton join Invincible animated series, full cast revealed

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Amazon’s upcoming animated adaptation of The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkland’s Invincible has just revealed two new voices to the series. Zachary Quinto (Star Trek) and Khary Payton (The Walking Dead) are the latest actors to join the show as announced by Kirkland during the Skybound Xpo virtual panel. Quinto will play Robot, an ally of […]

Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans to star in the Russo Brothers’ espionage thriller The Gray Man

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The Russo Brothers’ have targeted their first big blockbuster film since Avengers: Endgame for what will be Netflix’s financially biggest production. According to Deadline, the pair have casted Ryan Gosling (Blade Runner 2049) and Chris Evans (Knives Out) in The Gray Man, an espionage thriller that will see Gosling and Evans battle it out as a […]

Rosario Dawson crime drama Briarpatch cancelled after one season

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USA Network has announced its crime drama Briarpatch starring Rosario Dawson has been cancelled. The series ran for one season and saw Dawson’s character investigating the murder of her sister. “Hey, friends. Just wanted to let you know some disappointing news before you hear it from anyone else,” showrunner Greenwald said over his Twitter. “Briarpatch isn’t […]

Comic Book Review – Superman – Action Comics Vol. 3: Leviathan Hunt

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Ricky Church reviews Superman – Action Comics Vol. 3: Leviathan Hunt… While Superman lets everyone in on his big secret in Brian Michael Bendis’ concurrent Superman title, Action Comics continues to see Superman dealing with the threat of the Invisible Mafia and Leviathan in Metropolis. However, Superman – Action Comics Vol. 3: Leviathan Hunt doesn’t feature much of […]

Star Wars: The Bad Batch animated series coming to Disney+ in 2021

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After the conclusion of the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, many fans wondered what the next Star Wars animated series might be. Fans need no longer wonder as Lucasfilm and Disney+ have announced Star Wars: The Bad Batch will premiere on the streaming service in 2021. The Bad Batch spins out of the opening arc of The Clone Wars‘ […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers Galaxies #7

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers Galaxies #7… After months of delays due to circumstances outside of IDW’s control, Transformers Galaxies has finally returned with a new story arc focusing on Arcee, Greenlight and the newly created bot Gauge.  Newcomer writer to the Transformers franchise Sam Maggs writes a captivating issue that opens up one of Cybertron’s mysterious factions and […]

Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy – Chaos Rising prologue released

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Fans of the Star Wars villain Grand Admiral Thrawn have more to look forward to with the enigmatic character as author Timothy Zahn, the creator of the fan-favourite character, is set to explore Thrawn’s past in Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy – Chaos Rising, the first in a new trilogy focusing on his origins before he joined the […]