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Comic Book Review – Batman: Damned

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Gary Collinson reviews Batman: Damned… The inaugural offering from DC’s Black Label, a new imprint designed to give creators the opportunity to explore the iconic characters of the DC universe with mature, standalone stories free of the constraints of continuity, Batman: Damned reunites writer Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo, the creative team behind 2008’s Joker, […]

Promo images for The Flash Season 6 Premiere – ‘Into the Void’

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The CW has released a batch of images from the season six premiere episode of The Flash, entitled ‘Into the Void’ featuring Barry (Grant Gustin), Iris (Candice Patton), Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker), Ralph (Hartley Sawyer), Cisco (Carlos Valdes), Cecile (Danielle Nicolet), and The Monitor (LaMonica Garrett) SEE ALSO: The Flash Comic-Con trailer introduces season 6 villain […]

Joker movie gets a new batch of promotional images

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With a little over two weeks to go until the release of Joker, Warner Bros. has released a batch of new images for Todd Phillips’ critically acclaimed comic book crime drama featuring cast members Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, and Frances Conroy; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Joker here Joker centres around […]

Birds of Prey artwork showcases Harley Quinn, Black Canary and the Huntress

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DC Comics have unveiled three covers and details for its Birds of Prey character trade paperbacks featuring promotional artwork of Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Black Canary (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), and Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) from Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn), which go on sale this coming January ahead of the […]

Comic Book Review – Doomsday Clock #11

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Ricky Church reviews Doomsday Clock #11… After several months of waiting, the penultimate issue of Geoff Johns and Gary Frank’s Doomsday Clock has arrived. The whole series has been juggling a lot of different stories and as the conclusion nears, it seemed like Johns might not be able to balance everything that was going on. Doomsday Clock […]

Joker director debunks The Batman crossover speculation, Leonardo DiCaprio casting rumour

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Last week, Variety reported that incoming Dark Knight Robert Pattinson may have dropped a potential spoiler regarding The Batman, after the actor reportedly requested that some comments about Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker were redacted during an interview. Given that Joker exists separately from the established DC Extended Universe, and The Batman’s DCEU status remains unclear after […]

Absolute Carnage and The Walking Dead lead bestselling comics and graphic novels of August 2019

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Marvel enjoyed another big month in August, with the publisher topping the Diamonc Comic Distributors direct sales chart with Absolute Carnage #1, followed closely by its 80th anniversary celebration Marvel Comics #1000. Meanwnile, The Walking Dead Vol. 32 – the final collection in the long-running zombie series – proved unsurprisingly to be the bestselling graphic […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Joker

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro, Marc Maron and Brett Cullen. SYNOPSIS: Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. The exploration of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is […]

Frank Miller announces Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child

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After returning to the world of The Dark Knight Returns for 2017’s The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, Frank Miller has revealed that he’s now written on another instalment in the acclaimed comic book series, titled Dark Knight Returns: The Golden Child. A 48-page one-shot, The Golden Child will feature artwork from Rafael Grampa, […]