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Jon Cryer hopes Lex Luthor role in Supergirl will make up for Superman IV

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Tonight, former Two and a Half Men star Jon Cryer makes his debut as the iconic supervillain Lex Luthor in The CW’s Supergirl. This isn’t Cryer’s first DC rodeo however, as he also portrayed the character of Lenny Luthor, Lex’s nephew, in 1987’s widely panned Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Well, during an interview […]

J.K. Simmons doesn’t know if he’ll play Commissioner Gordon again

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While we’ve had confirmation that Ben Affleck is handing the cape and cowl over to a new, younger actor for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, one thing we’re unsure about at present is if Reeves plans to completely overhaul the other inhabitants of Gotham City for his solo Dark Knight movie. During an interview with Entertainment […]

The Batman Who Laughs and Mister Miracle top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of February 2019

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For the third month in a row, DC Entertainment’s The Batman Who Laughs has topped Diamond Comic Distributors’ comic book sales chart for February 2019, while the publisher also had the biggest selling graphic novel of the month with Mister Miracle. However, as with January 2019, DC had to settle for second place in terms […]

Azie Tesfai promoted to series regular for Supergirl season 5

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In addition to Jon Cryer’s Lex Luthor, this coming Sunday’s episode of Supergirl, entitled ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou!’, will see the debut of James Olsen’s sister Kelly, played by Azie Tesfai (Jane the Virgin), and now comes word that the actress will be joining the show full time as a series regular for season […]

American Gods star Ricky Whittle has “had conversations” about Green Lantern role

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Green Lantern Corps is one of those DC projects like The Flash and Cyborg that were initially announced as part of the DC Extended Universe slate, but have since found themselves languishing in development hell in the years following. Originally slated for release in July 2020 – a date which now looks impossible to meet […]

Frank Miller teams with John Romita Jr. for Superman: Year One

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Having explored the origin of the Dark Knight back in the 1980s with the classic Batman: Year One, Frank Miller is now turning his attention to the Man of Steel, teaming with artist John Romita Jr. for Superman: Year One, a three-issue arc which DC Comics will publish through its Black Label imprint. The official […]

Toronto Comicon: Exclusive interview with the legendary Denny O’Neil on Batman’s 80th anniversary, Green Arrow and new stories

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Ricky Church chats with Denny O’Neil… If there is one name in comics that stand with legends like Lee, Kane, Finger, Ditko and others, it is Denny O’Neil. With a career spanning nearly 50 years in comics, O’Neil has made some pretty remarkable achievements to the medium in his time as a writer and editor […]

DC Super Hero Girls: At Metropolis High set for release in October

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DC Entertainment has announced the next instalment of its critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling graphic novel series DC Super Hero Girls will arrive this October as writer Amy Wolfram (Teen Titans GO!) teams with artist Yancey Labat for DC Super Hero Girls: At Metropolis High. “I’m very excited to be working on DC Super […]

Promo for Doom Patrol Season 1 Episode 6 – ‘Doom Patrol Patrol’

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DC Universe has released a promo for next week’s sixth episode of Doom Patrol season 1, entitled ‘Doom Patrol Patrol’; watch it here… “Jane, Larry and Rita visit a school where the original Doom Patrol has retired. Meanwhile, Cliff & Vic bond over their mutual father issues.” SEE ALSO: Follow all of our coverage of Doom […]