Marvel Comics has announced the third instalment in its series of comic books based upon Stephen King’s dark fantasy epic The Dark Tower, with New York Times Bestselling writers Peter David (Spider-Man 2099) & Robin Furth (The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance) and critically acclaimed artist Piotr Kowalski (Marvel Knights: Hulk) set to launch Dark […]
Comic Book Review – Wicked + Divine #6
Zeb Larson reviews Wicked + Divine #6… THE FAUST ACT is over Welcome to FANDEMONIUM. The second arc of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE begins in its traditional manner (i.e. a ludicrous pun.) We’d say something like “nothing will ever be the same again” but if you think about it, you can say that about […]
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies tops the UK box office chart
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 12th to Sunday 14th December 2014… Exactly a year after The Desolation of Smaug debuted in first place and two years after An Unexpected Journey did the same, Peter Jackson is back at the top of the UK box office chart with the […]
Marvel and Disney Kingdoms present the cover to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad #1
Marvel Comics and Disney Kingdoms have announced that the world famous Disney attraction Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will be roaring to life in comic book form in March 2015, and to celebrate the news Pasqual Ferry’s cover to the first issue has been released online… From acclaimed writer Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman, Avengers Undercover) and rising […]
Black Mirror: White Christmas Review
Without a shadow of a doubt, Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror is one of the finest pieces of British television is some time. It may not be talked about or hyped as much as a Sherlock or Broadchurch, but Brooker’s delve into the dark recesses of science fiction writing is the sort of show that would […]
Archie Comics relaunching Archie, announces 75th anniversary plans
2016 marks the 75th anniversary of Archie Comics, and the publisher has today announced its plans to celebrate the milestone, beginning with a relaunch next year of its flagship title Archie with a new series from spearheaded by two of the most acclaimed and best-selling creators in comics today. Writer Mark Waid and artist Fiona […]
The Amazing Spider-Man is a beautiful disaster
Anthony Stokes on The Amazing Spider-Man…As a kid growing up in the 90s, Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy was effectively my Star Wars. I loved them as a kid, and grew up and then appreciated them even more. They’re dark, funny, inventive, and sometimes extremely scary. To me they weren’t quite a close adaptation of the […]
The Flash casts another Rogue as Peyton List signs on as Lisa Snart
It looks like The CW’s DC series The Flash has added another Rogue to its roster, with Access Hollywood reporting that Peyton List (The Tomorrow People) has signed on to play Lisa Snart, the younger sister of Leonard Snart / Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), who is also known as the supervillain Golden Glider. The site […]
Evangeline Lilly says Ant-Man is in ‘good hands’ with Peyton Reed
Marvel’s Ant-Man got off to a rough start when original director Edgar Wright, who was working on the project from 2006, left over creative differences. Since his departure Peyton Reed took over and now in an interview with IGN to promote The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, star Evangeline Lilly has Peyton Reed […]
Tim Burton would like to see a “happy superhero”
Tim Burton is a man who paved the way for the modern day superhero movie since 1989’s Batman and its sequel Batman Returns. However, the director thinks its time for the superhero genre to have a change of pace.“Marvel, they have their thing and there’s a certain formula to it all which seems to still be […]
