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Franchise Report Card: Marvel & DC

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Anghus Houvouras grades the Marvel Cinematic and DC Extended Universes… There’s been a lot of discussion lately about fan bias towards movies from our experienced friends at Marvel Studios and Warner Bros. who have just started taking baby steps into an expanded cinematic universe. Critics, columnists, and editors find themselves in a precarious situation from […]

Why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker

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Anghus Houvouras on why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker… The Joker. The most iconic comic book villain in the history of the medium. The go to villain when writers are creating an epic Batman pitch. The scene stealing comic book character that every legitimate method actor wants to play. […]

Why Music In Films Matters

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Neil Calloway argues that soundtracks and scores can make or break films… This week, Flickering Myth’s own Oli Davis made the persuasive case that Suicide Squad‘s various cuts could be seen in the music they used; with David Ayer’s original version using different styles of music to the final cut by Trailer Park. There was […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Arrowverse, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, The Defenders, Deadpool 2, Fantastic Four 2 and more

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Here’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex… It’s been a bit of a busy week behind-the-scenes here at Flickering Myth, so much so that there just hasn’t been time to put together the regular Week in Spandex round-up. I apologise, and hope that normal service will be resumed next weekend. In the meantime, […]

Harley Quinn may be coming to Gotham

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Following her big screen debut in Suicide Squad, it seems that Harley Quinn could be heading to Gotham, with producer John Stephens teasing the possibility of Dr. Harleen Quinzel popping up in the Batman prequel series during a panel at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. “We’ll be seeing a character, perhaps not this […]

Comic Book Review – All-Star Batman #1

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Ricky Church reviews All-Star Batman #1… “My Own Worst Enemy” part one! Superstar writer Scott Snyder explodes into an all-new Batman series alongside legendary artist John Romita Jr., reimagining some of the Dark Knight’s greatest villains. First up: Two-Face! Batman must take Two-Face to a destination out of Gotham City, but the duplicitous villain has […]

Exclusive interview with All-Star Batman’s Scott Snyder & John Romita Jr.

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Ricky Church chats with Scott Snyder & John Romita Jr about All-Star Batman… One of the most anticipated titles among DC Rebirth is All-Star Batman, written by Scott Snyder with art by John Romita Jr. The opening arc, ‘My Own Worst Enemy’, will see Batman and Two-Face going on a ‘road trip’ as Batman attempts […]

Video Game Review – Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1

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Chris Sanderson reviews Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 1… At the Game Awards in 2015 we got our first hint of Telltale Games’ next big project and much to the surprise of many, it turned out to be a new Batman game. With almost no information given since then and only small hints and […]

Supercut charts The Joker’s kills in live-action and animated movies

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Coinciding with the character’s return to the big screen in Suicide Squad, Mr Sunday Movies has put together a supercut charting all of the Joker’s kills from the Clown Prince of Crime’s various live-action and animated movies, including Batman, The Dark Knight, Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths, Batman: […]