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Comic Book Review – Transformers #3

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #3… The central mystery of Brainstorm’s murder takes a backseat as Transformers #3 features a lot of exposition as other characters are introduced. There’s a lack of tension given the way the second issue ended with an apparent assassination attempt on Megatron’s life, but in place of that is more world-building from […]

Star Wars Resistance Season 2 Premiere Review

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Ricky Church reviews the season 2 premiere of Star Wars Resistance… On the final day of Star Wars Celebration, fans of the latest animated series Star Wars Resistance got a real treat at the end of the show’s panel. After discussing several elements from the first season and teasing what is to come for the second season, we were expecting […]

Star Wars Celebration: Lucasfilm Publishing on Master & Apprentice, Thrawn: Treason, Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire and more

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Ricky Church reports from the Lucasfilm Publishing panel at Star Wars Celebration… It goes without saying that Star Wars Celebration was rife with news of various media from the galaxy far, far away. Between The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian, Vader Immortal and the comics Marvel announced, fans were spoiled on Star Wars news. During Celebration, Lucasfilm […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars utilized Ray Park in mo-cap suit for Darth Maul lightsaber fight in season 7

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One thing that has excited Star Wars fans almost as much as as the next film is the return of the much-beloved animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars for a seventh season to complete Dave Filoni’s story. The series was an unfortunate casualty of Disney’s buyout of Lucasfilm and formally ended with its fifth season, though […]

Hands on with Vader Immortal VR at Star Wars Celebration

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Ricky Church gets hands on with Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Story at Star Wars Celebration… After the Star Wars Celebration panel showcasing the upcoming VR series Vader Immortal, Flickering Myth got the opportunity today to play the demo of the game at the Oculus booth on the showroom floor. After the build-up from the […]

Star Wars Celebration: Marvel announces new writer/artist team for Star Wars and Age of Resistance series

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This weekend has seen a lot of news coming out of Star Wars Celebration, first with the reveal for The Rise of Skywalker and the trailer for Star Wars: Jedi – Fall Order, but now we have a ton of new info on the comics side of the franchise. Marvel held a panel yesterday where they announced comic […]

Star Wars Celebration: Vader Immortal trailer, cast and what fans can expect

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While the majority of today’s Star Wars talk is obviously going to be about the trailer and title reveal for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, there are still many more exciting developments coming out of Star Wars Celebration. One of which is a lot of information on the long-awaited virtual reality game Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 8

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 8… While IDW has started a new Transformers series with a fresh continuity, the publisher is still releasing its previous series in deluxe format with Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two – Vol. 8. Collecting several issues from Transformers, More Than Meets The Eye, the Drift: Empire of […]

Robert Pattinson calls Christopher Nolan’s latest film “unreal”

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For years, Christopher Nolan has been known for keeping his films tightly under wraps while amassing some very high-caliber, and sometimes unexpected, casts for his films. The director has continued that trend with his mysterious ‘event’ film that Warner Bros. has given a 2020 release date for and recently casting Robert Pattinson (High Life), Elizabeth […]

Idris Elba no longer playing Deadshot in The Suicide Squad, but a new character

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The Suicide Squad has seen a whirlwind of news over the past couple of days. First producer Peter Safran referred to James Gunn’s film as “a total reboot”, then Jai Courtney confirmed his return as Captain Boomerang only for Viola Davis to return as Amanda Waller as well. Now Variety has dropped this bombshell: Idris Elba, […]