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The Most Overhated Modern Superhero Movies

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EJ Moreno looks at a selection of unfairly maligned superhero movies… Nowadays, all we hear is “superhero fatigue,” with audiences and critics growing tired of the genre. As cinema has been dominated by DC and Marvel for decades now, it seems like almost every superhero movie is met with a blah reaction. But that wasn’t […]

Comic Book Previews – Detective Comics #1082

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Detective Comics #1082 is out this coming Tuesday, and you can check out the official preview below courtesy of DC… “Elegy of Sand” continues, and Batman’s hallucinatory trek across a desert between worlds becomes ever more dangerous as he finds himself face-to-face against…well, you’ll just have to wait and find out. Meanwhile, in Gotham, a […]

James Gunn posts first Superman: Legacy cast photo

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Say hello to Eve, Mr. Terrific, Superman/Clark, Otis, Lex, Peter Safran, Jimmy, Metamorpho, Lois, Hawkgirl, James Gunn, Guy, and The Engineer in the first full-cast photo for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy.  Ahead of production getting underway in Atlanta, the cast got together for a table-read as their comic book alter-egos, including Nicholas Hoult sporting his […]

Joker: Folie à Deux budget hits insane $200 million

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How does one of Warner Bros most affordable blockbusters become as expensive as a Justice League film? That’s why the film industry is trying to figure out as reports drop that the Joker: Folie à Deux budget has “ballooned” to around $200 million, a massive increase from the $60 million cost of the first film. […]

Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two trailer teases the penultimate chapter of the Tomorrowverse

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Warner Bros. has announced that the second instalment in a three-part animated adaptation of the classic DC Comics saga, Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Two will arrive on digital, Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD this April; check out the details and trailer below…. Based on DC’s iconic comic book limited series ‘Crisis […]

Warner killed Superman & Lois to make room for James Gunn’s Superman: Legacy

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For years, DC was happy with multiple versions of their iconic heroes filling the television and film spaces. We had multiple versions of The Flash, a handful of Batman projects, and, of course, Superman & Lois began during a rocky time for Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel era.  This mindset isn’t the way of the […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #24

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Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #24 is out this coming Tuesday, and we have the official sneak peek preview for you below courtesy of DC Comics… “Return to Kingdom Come” concludes! With no way back to their own Earth, will Superman and Batman have to witness the tragic events that led to cataclysm—or are they fated to […]

Comic Book Preview – Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong #5

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DC Comics’ MonsterVerse crossover Justice League vs. Godzilla vs. Kong continues next week, and we have a preview of the fifth issue for you here now; check it out below… The cataclysmic crossover between the DCU and Legendary’s Monsterverse continues! The Justice League have regrouped after their initial losses and discover nefarious plans by the […]