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Marvel’s current Star Wars era to end in September with giant-sized finale issues

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Having spent the best part of the last five years exploring the period between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Marvel Comics has announced that it will bring its current era of Star Wars storytelling to a close in September with two over-sized 50-page finale issues in Star Wars #50 and Star […]

Comic Book Preview – Godzilla vs Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #3

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IDW Publishing and Boom! Studios’ Godzilla vs Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #3 is out this week, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below; check it out… The terrifying Psycho Rangers have siphoned the energies of some of Godzilla’s greatest foes, giving rise to the Kaiju Psycho Rangers! Even with […]

A Double Bill of Film Noir from 1948: Raw Deal and He Walked By Night

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It’s time for a double bill of Film Noir thrills from 1948 with Anthony Mann’s Raw Deal and He Walked By Night… Anthony Mann was an acclaimed and prolific director who specialised in westerns, epics, war movies, and film noir. He was famously fired from the director’s chair on Spartacus to be replaced by a […]

Anthony Carrigan joins Twisted Metal Season 2

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Twisted Metal has found new players for its second season with Variety reporting that Anthony Carrigan has joined the series as Calypso. Carrigan will play “the mysterious, charismatic host and creator of a dangerous demolition derby tournament, who invites all assassins, vigilantes, mercenaries, and joyriders to participate. To the winner, he offers the prize of […]

An ice mummy is unleashed in trailer for The Hyperborean

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Ahead of its digital release this July, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the indie sci-fi horror-comedy The Hyperborean., which is directed by Jesse Thomas Cook (Cult Hero, Septic Man)  Directed by Jesse Thomas Cook, the film sees chaos ensue after a whiskey magnate who unwittingly unleashes an ice mummy after recovering casks […]

Hasbro unveils Marvel Legends Series Strange Tales wave with Blackheart Build-A-Figure

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Hasbro has unveiled a new ‘Strange Tales’ wave of Marvel Legends Series action figures consisting of Brother Voodoo, Daimon Hellstrom, Dracula, Lilith, Bloodstorm, Moon Knight, and Weapon of Vengeance, each of which include a piece for a Blackheart Build-A-Figure; check them out here or head to Hasbro Pulse to pre-order…   Bring the excitement and […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Defiant #16

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IDW Publishing releases Star Trek: Defiant #16 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue right now with the official preview below… It’s now or never for the Defiant crew if they are to survive the parasitic infestation on the isolated Section 31 outpost Starbase 99. But with B’Elanna still […]

The Essential Donald Sutherland Films

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With the sad news that the legendary Donald Sutherland has passed away, we look at eight essential Sutherland movies that you must see… Donald Sutherland was a fixture on the big screen for 60 years, remaining prolific even in recent years. The iconic actor left us at 88 years old and given his constant presence […]

Oni Press shares Biker Mice From Mars #1 first-look preview

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The next chapter of the Nacelleverse’s expansion into comics begins in July with the free-wheelin’, butt-kickin’ return of the Red Planet’s most raucous animation icons Biker Mice From Mars, and you can check out a first-look preview of the first issue below… Best friends Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie were just three anthropomorphic, motorcycle-riding mice who […]