Before Warner Bros. announced that it was to bring together DC’s two most iconic superheroes for Superman vs Batman, a rumour emerged tipping Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Green Lantern) for the role of Lex Luthor in the Man of Steel sequel. Now the British actor has hinted that their could be some truth in the speculation, […]

Jackson Ball asks whether 2013’s blockbusters have let us down…. Cast your minds back to April of this year; Iron Man 3 was just about to hit cinemas and was being heralded as the ‘beginning of Blockbuster Season’. Back then, of course, anticipation was bubbling over for a most promising summer of films: a Star […]

Earlier this week, Sylvester Stallone took to Twitter to reveal that Bruce Willis would not be back as Mr. Church in The Expendables 3 due to him being “greedy and lazy… a sure formula for career failure.” Now The Hollywood Reporter has uncovered the details behind Willis’ departure, with a source claiming that the Die […]

Robb Ghag reviews Detective Comics Annual #2… “It’s a terrible, dangerous time to be a cop in Gotham City. At a time when police are being targeted for assassination, Gotham’s Finest also face a threat from within, as a shape-changing identity thief has infiltrated the GCPD and threatens to destroy it from within. Will he […]

Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe may have only just kicked off earlier this year with Iron Man 3, but if you thought Marvel Studios were thinking ahead when Disney announced a trio of as-yet-unrevealed titles for 2016 and 2017, then think again. According to Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, the studio has not […]

Martin Deer reviews Superman: The Silver Age Newspaper Dailies Volume 1: 1958 – 1961… The Superman Dailies are reprints of the daily Superman stories that were printed in the newspapers between 1939 and 1966. There will be three volumes, with each covering a specific area of comic book history; The Silver Age, The Atomic Age […]

Andy Naylor reviews Image Comics The Manhattan Projects #13… “After a decade of working together to overcome everything that stood against them, fractures begin to form between the scientists of the Manhattan Projects. The thrilling Feel Good, Bad Science series continues in The Manhattan Projects #13: Piece By Piece!“ The Manhattan Projects looks at history […]

We all know – or rather expect – that Harrison Ford is gearing up for a return as Han Solo alongside Mark Hamill’s Luke Skywalker and Carrie Fisher’s Princess Leia in Disney’s Star Wars: Episode VII, but speaking to The Telegraph, the 71-year-old star has also expressed interest in reprising his other signature role for […]

Villordsutch reviews Dungeons & Dragons: Cutter #4… “Tos’un Armgo and his wife, Sinnafain, search the Kingdom of Many Arrows for their daughter, Doum’wielle… but it may be too late. Doum’wielle wields the sentient sword called Khazid’hea-the Cutter-and with it, the terrible, corrupting power it entails.” There is something odd about D&D comics.  The handful I’ve […]

Chris Cooper reviews Sidekick #1… “The Cowl and Flyboy: renowned superhero and sidekick despite dopey names. They were famous, popular, and happy until the Cowl’s assassination. Now, no one takes Flyboy seriously. Follow his trajectory from barely tolerated hero to figure of ridicule, and witness his slow descent into madness, darkness and crime.“ Following the […]