Jared Leto has given us our closest look yet to his final appearance as The Joker in Suicide Squad, snapchatting an image of himself with dyed green hair and red lips. No white face makeup yet, but with production on the DC ensemble now underway, surely we won’t have to wait much longer before we […]
Arrow Season 3 Episode 19 Review – ‘Broken Arrow’
Jessie Robertson reviews the nineteenth episode of Arrow season 3… This season has been all about identity. Oliver is the one struggling with this concept more than anyone, and that’s been at the heart of this season. Oliver repeats the mantra told to him by Ra’s earlier this season to Felicity that “a man cannot […]
Patty Jenkins to direct Wonder Woman for Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has wasted little time in securing a replacement for outgoing director Michelle MacLaren on the studio’s Wonder Woman movie, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Patty Jenkins (Monsters) has signed on to helm the film. Jenkins, whose previous credits includes the pilot for AMC’s The Killing, has previous experience in the superhero genre, […]
The Flash season 1 episode 18 Review – ‘All Star Team Up’
Jessie Robertson reviews the eighteenth episode of The Flash… Not my favorite episode. Not by far. This week seemed to center on things that were being pushed, contrived to create storylines as we finish the season. The one the show closed on this week was Iris and Eddie’s problems. As I said in my last […]
Constantine showrunner debunks cancellation report
Last night a rumour emerged from Buzzfeed suggesting that NBC had pulled the plug on its ratings-challenged DC show Constantine, but it seems the report may have been a little premature as showrunner Daniel Cerone has debunked the claim, posting the following message to ComicBook: “I just received confirmation from the corporate offices at NBC. […]
Star Wars: Princess Leia leads bestselling comics and graphic novels of March 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling titles of March 2015, with Marvel’s Star Wars: Princess Leia #1 leading the top ten comic books and IDW Publishing’s Nemo: River of Ghosts from Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill the biggest seller on the graphic novel front. Here’s the top ten comic books, which is […]
Michelle MacLaren drops out of Wonder Woman
Michelle MacLaren will no longer be directing Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman movie, with the studio releasing the following statement via The Hollywood Reporter: “Given creative differences, Warner Bros. and Michelle MacLaren have decided not to move forward with plans to develop and direct Wonder Woman together.” At this time it is unknown if Wonder Woman […]
Why television is the superior medium for comic book characters
Anghus Houvouras on why television is the superior medium for comic book characters… You hear it all the time: television has become a more interesting medium than the movies. It’s one of those trendy uber-hip things to say when you want to engage in a straw man argument over the superior art form. As I […]
The Week in Spandex – Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, The Flash, The Incredibles 2 and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Fantastic Four, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Supergirl, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: […]
Fast & Furious 7 director James Wan eyed for Aquaman movie
After the big news that The LEGO Movie duo Phil Lord and Chris Miller are set to write Warner Bros.’ The Flash, word from The Hollywood Reporter this evening has Fast & Furious 7 director James Wan being lined up to direct another DC Universe film, Aquaman. Fresh off the mega-hit that is Furious 7, […]