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Spawn #300 and Batman: Damned lead bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2019

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Todd McFarlane’s history making Spawn became the longest-running creator-owned comic book in history with the release of last month’s Spawn #300, and it also fended off competition from the likes of J.J. Abrams’ Spider-Man, House of X, Powers of X and Doomsday Clock to lead the bestselling comic books of September 2019. DC Comics topped […]

First look preview of The Dollhouse Family #1

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DC Black Label and the Joe Hill-curated Hill House Comics launch their second horror series this November with The Dollhouse Family, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here; check it out… Hill House Comics welcomes its deeply disturbing second series, The Dollhouse Family! On Alice’s sixth birthday, her […]

New TV spot for Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

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A new TV spot has arrived online for the upcoming DC Extended Universe girl gang movie Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) which showcases the returning Margot Robbie as Harley along with the three Birds of Prey – Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Huntress, Jurnee Smolett-Bell’s Black Canary and Rosie Perez’s Renee […]

Get a first look at The Infected: King Shazam!

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Billy Batson finds himself under the spell of the Batman Who Laughs this December in the one shot The Infected: King Shazam! #1, and you can find an unlettered first look preview here courtesy of DC Comics… Billy Batson is a good kid. Well… he was. Following the events of Batman/Superman and “Year of the […]

The Suicide Squad set photos offer first look at Idris Elba, John Cena and Daniela Melchior

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As filming on James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad continues, some new set photos have arrived online which feature the returning Viola Davis as Amanda Waller as well as giving us our first look at Idris Elba (Vigilante), John Cena (Peacemaker) and Daniela Melchior (Ratcatcher). Check them out via the Just Jared Twitter link below… SEE […]

Paul Dano in talks to play The Riddler in The Batman

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Hot on the heels of talks between Warner Bros. and Jonah Hill for Matt Reeves’ The Batman breaking down, Paul Dano (Escape at Dannemora) has begun negotiations to step in and star as one of Batman’s most well-known foes, The Riddler. Introduced in 1948 in the pages of Detective Comics, Edward Nygma aka The Riddler is a […]

Supergirl Season 5 Episode 2 Review – ‘Stranger Beside Me’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Supergirl season 5… This still feels like they are laying foundations rather than letting the season get under way. There are hints of a threat, moments of confrontation but ultimately these add up to padding, whilst valuable time is taken up with excessive navel gazing. Obsidian Tech is […]

First-look preview of DC’s Legion of Super-Heroes #1

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DC Comics returns to the 31st century this November as it launches its new Legion of Super-Heroes series, and you can check out an unlettered first-look preview of issue #1 here… Welcome to the 31st Century! Inspired by the acts of and lessons learned from the greatest heroes of all time, the Legion of Super-Heroes […]