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Comic Book Review – Dark Nights: Metal – The Deluxe Edition

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Ricky Church reviews Dark Nights: Metal – The Deluxe Edition… One of the biggest events DC Comics has made in recent years is Dark Nights: Metal, a continuation of sorts to Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s fan-favourite Batman run from The New 52. The pair take on the multiverse in this wild and crazy story that deals with […]

Preview of Catwoman #1

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DC Comics launches its new Catwoman series this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue right here; check it out… The wedding night’s barely over, but Catwoman’s back on the streets, this time to expose a copycat who’s pulling heists around Gotham City. As Selina cracks the whip […]

Boycotting films is not only pointless, but hurtful to the franchise

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Ricky Church on boycotting movies… Since the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi in December, Star Wars fandom has been divided to say the least. Some ‘fans’ who hated The Last Jedi have been extremely vocal in their utter hatred of the film, going so far as to demand Lucasfilm and Disney retcon it […]

Preview of Justice League #3

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DC Comics releases Justice League #3 this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here; check it out… John Stewart: Ultraviolet Lantern? Believe it! Under the influence of the Ultraviolet Spectrum, John Stewart engages in some ultraviolence against his teammates Flash, Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Meanwhile, the rest of […]

Don’t Breathe’s Jane Levy is “down” to play Batgirl

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Back in July of last year, when Joss Whedon was still attached to direct the Batgirl solo movie, a rumoured shortlist of potential candidates for the role of the DC Extended Universe’s Barbara Gordon arrived online. One of the names said to be in contention was that of Evil Dead and Don’t Breathe star Jane […]

Comic Book Review – The Man of Steel #5

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Ricky Church reviews The Man of Steel #5… After a nice uptick in the past couple issues, The Man of Steel #5 dips the miniseries down again in quality thanks to some inconsistent writing and artwork. It wasn’t wholly bad, but it definitely kicked the wind out of the sails for the penultimate issue of Brian Michael […]

HBO’s Watchmen casts Sleepy Hollow’s Tom Mison

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Following the news that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’s Jeremy Irons has joined HBO’s Watchmen pilot, TVLine is now reporting additional casting for the potential series. Sleepy Hollows lead star Tom Mison has gained a role in the comic book adaptation. Mison isn’t the only one who is now joining the series as Frances Fisher (Titanic) and Jacob Ming-Trent […]

Comic Book Review – The Man of Steel #4

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Ricky Church reviews The Man of Steel #4… Brian Michael Bendis really gets to stretch his Superman muscles with The Man of Steel #4 as Superman faces off in a battle with Rogal Zaar across Metropolis. The issue is exciting, but Bendis uses the opportunity to really dive into how Superman uses his powers during such […]

Gal Gadot and Chris Pine featured in latest Wonder Woman 1984 set photos

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Following on from yesterday’s first official look at Kristen Wiig as the villain Barbara Ann Minerva, a.k.a. Cheetah, some new spy photos from the set of Wonder Woman 1984 have arrived online featuring returning stars Gal Gadot (Diana Prince) and Chris Pine (Steve Trevor), with the latter rocking a rather stylish bum bag (or fanny […]