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SDCC: Teddy Sears cast as Jay Garrick in The Flash, Comic-Con hightlight reel released

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Yesterday it was confirmed by DC’s Geoff Johns that the original Flash Jay Garrick is set to feature in the second season of The CW’s superhero series, and now we know who’ll be playing the Golden Age hero. Teddy Sears (Masters of Sex) has been announced as securing the role of Jay, who is described […]

SDCC: Original Speedster Jay Garrick confirmed for The Flash Season Two

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It was teased during the final moments of the first season, and its star Grant Gustin hinted that we could see multi-verses in upcoming seasons of the show, but we’ve got a new character confirmed for the next season of The Flash. At the DC Entertainment to Page panel at San Diego Comic Con, Geoff […]

SDCC: DC announces Batman & Robin Eternal weekly series and Robin War crossover

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DC Comics has made a coupe of big Robin-related announcements at the San Diego Comic-Con today, revealing that a Batman Eternal follow-up is set to get underway in October entitled Batman & Robin Eternal, while December will also see a new crossover entitled Robin War. The weekly series Batman & Robin Eternal is set to […]

SDCC: IDW Publishing and DC Comics announce Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover

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Well, here’s a crossover you probably weren’t expecting… Having launched the Star Trek/Green Lantern limited series this past Wednesday [read our review of the first issue here], IDW Publishing and DC Comics have announced that they are to collaborate on another crossover as Batman teams up with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Via CBR, the […]

SDCC: Smallville’s Laura Vandervoort may cameo in Supergirl

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We already know that two DC veterans are set to feature in Supergirl, with Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman) and Helen Slater (Supergirl) portraying Kara’s (Melissa Benoist) Earth parents Fred and Eliza Danvers, and now it seems another former Supergirl could make an appearance. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Laura Vandervoort […]

The Week in Spandex – The Pre-Comic Con 2015 Edition

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In this pre-Comic Con edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened?, Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Doctor Strange, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Spider-Man, Avengers vs. X-Men, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four 2, Deadpool, […]

Secret Wars #3 and Wytches Vol. 1 top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of June 2015

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For the second month running, Marvel’s event series Secret Wars has topped the bestselling comics of the month, with the third issue of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s title topping the comic book chart for June. In total, Marvel had seven titles in the top ten, with DC filling out the remaining three spots. Meanwhile, […]

Ben Affleck on his initial reaction to being offered Batman, and the difference between DC and Marvel movies

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Yesterday Entertainment Weekly unloaded a batch of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice images as part of its Comic-Con issue, giving us a peek at the hotly-anticipated DC movie ahead of next week’s SDCC panel [check them out here, here and here]. Well, now they’ve posted some comments from The Dark Knight himself Ben Affleck, […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, X-Men, Deadpool, Gambit, Justice League Dark, Superman Lives, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Superman Lives, Suicide Squad, Justice League Dark, Hellboy III, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, Supergirl, Gotham, Vixen, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Blackbirds, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, […]