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Titans casts Joshua Orpin as Superboy for season 2

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DC’s Universe’s Titans has found its Teen of Steel for its upcoming second season. The series has cast Joshua Orpin (The Black Mysteries: Ghost Stories) as Conner Kent, better known as Superboy, and he is set to play a key role in the season. Titans‘ character description for Superboy reads “Superboy, aka Conner Kent, is the angsty teenager […]

Comic Book Preview – Action Comics #1008

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Coinciding with its release today, DC Comics has unveiled a preview of Action Comics #1008, which we’ve got for you right here; take a look… The superstar creative team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Steve Epting dig into the DC Universe in this sweeping espionage epic that’s shattering the agencies—and heroes—dedicated to protecting […]

Doom Patrol Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Donkey Patrol’

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Hasitha Fernando reviews the second episode of Doom Patrol… The opening scene of episode 2 finds our eponymous band of ‘super-zeroes’ in a bit of a hairy situation. To recap succinctly, the pilot of Doom Patrol concluded on a cliffhanger; albeit a rather outlandish one. It involved the appearance of an otherworldly flatulating donkey and […]

Shazam! TV spot serves up new footage from DC superhero adventure

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There’s still no sign of the new trailer, but Warner Bros. and DC Films have offered fans some new footage from the upcoming superhero adventure Shazam! thanks to the latest DC spot for the Zachary Levi-headlined blockbuster; watch the TV spot in the Twitter video below… SEE ALSO: Zachary Levi calls out trolls for pitting Shazam! […]

Promo images for Doom Patrol Season 1 Episode 3 – ‘Puppet Patrol’

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We’ve already seen a promo for Friday’s third episode of Doom Patrol, and now DC Universe has released a batch of images for ‘Puppet Patrol’ which you can check out here… DOOM PATROL is a re-imagining of one of DC’s most beloved groups of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman, Negative Man, Elasti-Girl and Crazy Jane, led […]

Funko’s latest Emerald City Comic Con exclusives include DC, Disney, Office Space, The Wizard of Oz and more

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Funko has revealed another batch of Emerald City Comic Con exclusives which includes products for DC Comics, Incredibles 2, Duck Tales, The Lion King, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Office Space, The Lord of the Rings, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and The Wizard of Oz; check them out here… The infamous Mr. Mxyzptlk has a trick or two up his […]

Zachary Levi calls out trolls for pitting Shazam! against Captain Marvel

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As the 2019 superhero season prepares to get underway with the releases of Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel and DC Film’s Shazam!, the unfortunate side of the ‘Marvel vs. DC’ fan rivalry appears to be rearing its ugly head once again. Over the past week, a group of trolls have been taking to Rotten Tomatoes to “review […]

Comic Book Preview – Detective Comics #999

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Detective Comics #999 is out this Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; check it out… The truth behind the gauntlet Batman has been forced to run—a violent odyssey that endangered the lives of everyone who made him who he is—is revealed at last…and the mastermind […]

The Flash set photos offer first look at Godspeed

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Last week rumours circulated that the character of Godspeed is set to appear in the upcoming eighteenth episode of The Flash season five, and now a batch of images have surfaced confirming that the villain will indeed appear, and is sporting a rather comic book accurate costume; take a look at the photos here… https://twitter.com/mariimakii/status/1099212913242296320 […]