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HBO Max’s The Batman spin-off The Penguin adds Cristin Milioti in lead role as Sofia Falcone

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HBO Max’s upcoming The Penguin series, a spin-off of The Batman from Matt Reeves, has cast its female lead. Joining Colin Farrell in the series is Cristin Milioti (Made For Love) as Sofia Falcone. Sofia Falcone is the daughter of Carmine ‘The Roman’ Falcone, played in The Batman by John Turturro. Introduced in Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s […]

DC’s Stargirl coming to a close with third season

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The CW is losing another one of its DC heroes, this time in the form of Stargirl, as the series will conclude with its third season, currently on Wednesdays through December 7th. Stargirl starred Brec Bassinger as high school student Courtney Whitmore. We followed Courtney and her stepfather Pat Dugan (Luke Wilson) as she led an […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo #1

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The Dark Knight and the Clown Prince of Crime find themselves forced into an alliance this week as DC Comics launches Batman & The Joker: The Deadly Duo, the new Black Label series from Marc Silvestri and Arif Prianto; check out the official preview of the first issue here… The Joker will go to any […]

Comic Book Preview – Gotham City: Year One #2

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DC’s Gotham City: Year One continues this Tuesday with the second issue, and you can check out the official preview here… The bloody, bare-knuckled crime series continues! A bruised and battered Slam Bradley find himself embroiled in a shocking case as the infant heiress to the Wayne fortune has been kidnapped! But as with all […]

Thor’s Jaimie Alexander on losing out on Wonder Woman to Gal Gadot

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Prior to Gal Gadot’s casting as the Amazon Princess, there was a lot of fan support for Thor and Thor: The Dark World star Jaimie Alexander to portray Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe. Of course, given her role as Lady Sif in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it always seemed a long shot, and […]

Suicide Squad director David Ayer shares his thoughts on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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As he prepares to launch Warner Bros.’ second DC movie of the year, Suicide Squad director David Ayer has shared his thoughts on the previous chapter of the DC Extended Universe, Zack Snyder’s divisive Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I liked it a lot,” Ayer told Joblo. “I love Zack; he is probably the biggest […]

Comic Book Preview – Dark Knights of Steel #8

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DC Comics’ medieval fantasy Dark Knights of Steel continues this Tuesday with the release of the eight issue; check out the official preview here… The battle between the Three Kingdoms has begun in brutal fashion, and to call the opening salvo anything less than shocking is an understatement! Can the Trinity stop further bloodshed? Or […]

Comic Book Preview – The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2

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DC Comics has shared the official preview of The Joker: The Man Who Stopped Laughing #2 ahead of the issue’s release this coming Tuesday; check it out here…   Have you ever wondered if you’re the best version of you? What if the best version of you was on national television committing shocking acts of […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman #129

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Batman #129 hits comic book shops this coming Tuesday, and you can get a sneak peek below with the official preview… Failsafe countered every move Batman-and the Justice League-have attempted. Is the Dark Knight out of options on…Earth? The best-selling FAILSAFE arc continues! In the back-up, we travel back to the early years of the […]