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The 10 Best Comic Book Movie Scenes

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Anghus Houvouras with his 10 best comic book movie scenes… As I watched X-Men: Apocalypse this week, I marveled at a particular thought that was swimming around my cerebellum: Bryan Singer has directed four of the best comic book scenes ever staged. This seems somewhat surprising since the finished films end up being a mish-mash of […]

Shazam! Fury of the Gods director on Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman cameo

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Although the WB and DC marketing team decided to spoil it in a TV spot in the week leading up to release in what ultimately proved to be a failed attempt to spark some interest in the film, Shazam! Fury of the Gods featured a surprise appearance from a member of the Justice League, and  […]

Comic Book Preview – Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1

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DC Comics releases Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 on Tuesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out… THE WORLD’S STRANGEST HEROES ARE BACK IN THE DC UNIVERSE! After the events of Lazarus Planet, more people than ever have active metagenes! Most of these new metahumans have become misfits, […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City #6

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DC Comics releases the sixth and final issue of Batman: Gotham Knights – Gilded City on Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… You’ve seen the Gotham of the past and present as it is ravaged by the Golden Iris Virus, menaced by villains across time, and protected by […]

Comic Book Preview – Waller vs. Wildstorm #1

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DC Comics releases Waller vs. Wildstorm #1 this Tuesday, and we have the official preview for you below… In the early 1980s, as the Cold War stubbornly refuses to thaw, a new battle heats up…for the soul of the intelligence agency Checkmate. As the agency’s super-heroic public face, Jackson King—a.k.a. the armored Battalion, former leader […]

Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn is not clowning around in new Joker: Folie à Deux set photos

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Harley Quinn has never looked so chic and high-fashioned. In new set photos from Joker: Folie à Deux, we get our first glimpse of Lady Gaga in a clown-inspired costume while the film continues to shoot. While not an official look at the movie, we get a small preview of the shocking fits of fashion […]

Comic Book Preview – Action Comics #1053

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Action Comics #1053 flies into comic book shops and digital retailers this Tuesday; check out the official preview below courtesy of DC Comics… “No livin’ thing’s supposed to have power like this. No matter how blue your eyes are or how pretty your face is, you’re just as much a monster as me.” War rages […]

Comic Book Preview – Gotham City: Year One #6

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DC Comics releases the sixth and final issue of Gotham City: Year One this Tuesday; check out the official preview below… The brutal, bloody conclusion to the year’s most acclaimed title is here. Slam Bradley has never feared walking the hard path alone, but even his courage will be tested by the shocking turn of […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #1070

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Detective Comics #1070 is out next week, and you can get an early sneak peek right now with the official preview below courtesy of DC Comics… The gothic opera crashes into a crescendo as Batman goes head-to-head with an Azmer demon…unaware that it is is someone in Bruce Wayne’s life. Meanwhile, a mysterious team called […]