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Green Lantern director Martin Campbell admits he shouldn’t have tackled a superhero movie

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Not everyone is built to helm a superhero film. From the fan reaction to respecting the source material, tackling a film from Marvel or DC is no easy task, and not many filmmakers understand this quite like Martin Campbell. Campbell directed Green Lantern back in 2011 and the film was a commercial and critical bomb. […]

DC announces Robin & Batman prestige format miniseries

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DC Comics has announced that the Eisner-winning creative team of writer Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen are teaming once more to explore the early days of Dick Grayson’s crimefighting career in Robin & Batman, a new three-issue prestige format miniseries launching this November. Check out a sneak peek at the first issue here… The world’s […]

Comic Book Preview – Superman and the Authority #2

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Superman and the Authority #2 is out this Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below courtesy of DC Comics… Clark Kent and Manchester Black continue to put Superman’s new team together, even though keeping Black in check seems like just as difficult a job as convincing the new recruits […]

The Suicide Squad and the Future of the DCEU

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Chris Connor on The Suicide Squad and the future of the DCEU… The DC Extended Universe’s journey has been anything but straightforward, with a critical backlash to 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad and 2017’s Justice League leaving the future of the fledgling cinematic universe uncertain. Since 2018 however there appears […]

Promos for Superman & Lois season 1 finale – ‘Last Sons of Krypton’

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The CW has released two promos for the season one finale of Superman & Lois, entitled ‘Last Sons of Krypton’, which is directed by The Flash’s Tom Cavanagh; check them out here… In the action-packed season finale, Superman’s (Tyler Hoechlin) worst nightmare comes to life, and Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) confronts Leslie Larr (guest star Stacey […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1

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DC Comics has shared a preview for Batman Secret Files: Clownhunter #1 ahead of its release this Tuesday; check it out here… Clownhunter’s brutal mission to hunt down all the clowns from The Joker War continues! The untrained but focused vigilante stalks a boss-level clown, but his luck might be running out as he walks […]

Danny DeVito to write Penguin story in Gotham City Villains special

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Batman Returns actor Danny DeVito is returning to Oswald Cobblepot not on the big screen but on the page as he is writing a Penguin story in DC’s upcoming Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1, a special comic celebrating the anniversaries of many of Batman’s rogues gallery. DeVito brought The Penguin to life in Tim […]

James Gunn shuts down rumors he’ll direct a Gotham City Sirens movie… for now

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James Gunn is fresh off his first outing for DC with The Suicide Squad and since the film’s launch, fans have been speculating as to whether Gunn could return for another round of DCEU entertainment.  and for a while, it seemed like he’d tackle Gotham City Sirens with Margot Robbie. A recent THR article mentioned […]

DC goes medieval in Dark Knights of Steel series

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This fall get ready to see the heroes of DC in a whole new way as Tom Taylor, the writer behind the Injustice comics and DCeased, is bringing them to the medieval world in the maxi-series Dark Knights of Steel. The series comes from Taylor with art by Yasmine Putri. It will reimagine the DC universe as a medieval […]