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The Greatest Arch-Enemies of All Time

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Ricky Church on the greatest arch-enemies of all time… The old adage ‘every hero is as good as their villain’ may not always be true, but there are certain exceptions where the hero and villain become synonymous with one another in pop culture. Archenemies are such a staple of many genres that everyone is on […]

The Batman delayed to 2022 as Warner Bros. shifts releases date for The Matrix 4, The Flash, Black Adam and Shazam! Fury of the Gods

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On the heels of Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Dune being moved from its initial December 2020 release to October 2021, Warner Bros. has announced they have shifted more titles in their upcoming release schedule due to the ongoing global health crisis. According to Variety, Warner Bros. has shifted the release dates for a number of their films […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #4

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DC and IDW Publishing’s Batman/The Maxx: Arkham Dreams #4 makes its long-awaited arrival this Wednesday; check out the official preview here… Midnight, the witching hour. Arkham is the scariest and most dangerous place in Gotham on a good day… but when the power is suddenly cut… super-sophisticated magnetic locks are now useless… and the worst […]

DC’s Queen of Atlantis gets the Bishoujo treatment with new Mera statue

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Sideshow and Kotobukiya have released promotional images for the 1:7 scale Mera Bishoujo Series statue. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $130; take a look here… Sideshow and Kotobukiyo present the Mera Statue! With her appearance in the live-action film, this character has risen in popularity like never before. The highly-requested […]

Kotobukiya’s Flashpoint Batman (Thomas Wayne) collectible statue unveiled

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Sideshow has unveiled Kotobukiya’s 1:6 scale Thomas Wayne Batman statue from the 2011 Flashpoint comic book story arc. The DC collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $140; check it out here… What if the one who was killed by the robberーthe infamous scene that marks the birth of Batmanーwas actually Bruce Wayne rather […]

Comic Book Preview – Legend of the Swamp Thing: Halloween Spectacular #1

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This Tuesday sees the release of Legend of the Swamp Thing: Halloween Spectacular #1, and you can check out a preview of the bumper 48-page special here… It’s Halloween, and DC invites you to welcome Swamp Thing to your witching-hour festivities. In this 48-page collection of all-new stories, the Guardian of the Green reveals past […]

Comic Book Preview – American Vampire 1976 #1

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Scott Snyder and Rafael Albuquerque’s American Vampire 1976 gets underway this Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue here courtesy of DC and its Black Label imprint… America is broken. Trust between the government and the American public has crumbled. Paranoia reigns supreme. It’s 1976, and this is the […]

Comic Book Preview – DCeased: Dead Planet #4

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DCeased: Dead Planet continues this Tuesday with the release of issue #4 of the seven-issue limited series; check out the official preview here… Time is running out for the Justice League to unlock the Anti-Life cure as they face a deadly new threat on Earth-in addition to the billions of the undead! Their final desperate […]

Tom Sturridge to play Dream in Netflix’s The Sandman

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With production slated to begin later this month, it seems that Warner Bros. TV may have found its Dream for the long-awaited adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic The Sandman. According to Collider, British actor Tom Sturridge (Sweetbitter, Velvet Buzzsaw) is in final negotiations for the title role in the TV series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s […]