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Rumour: Barbara Gordon’s Batgirl won’t appear in Birds of Prey?

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Over the weekend we brought you an exclusive update on the Harley Quinn headlined Birds of Prey movie, with Margot Robbie revealing to us that the project will be R-rated, with a “much smaller budget” than your typical DC movie, and will begin filming in January 2019. When the project was first announced, it was […]

Preview of Superman #1

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DC launches its new Brian Michael Bendis-penned Superman series this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… A bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ivan Reis begin their run on the […]

Exclusive: Margot Robbie confirms Harley Quinn girl gang film is titled Birds of Prey

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Yesterday we brought you some news direct from actress Margot Robbie about Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Harley Quinn-headlined ‘girl gang’ movie Birds of Prey, with Robbie revealing that filming will hopefully get underway in January 2019, as well as revealing that it will be R-rated, with a smaller budget than previous DCEU entries. Following […]

Justice League and Dark Nights: Metal top bestselling comics and graphic novels of June 2018

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June 2018 was a good month for DC Entertainment, with the publisher taking top spot in both the direct comic book and graphic novels sales charts from Diamond Comic Distributors. Leading the way in the comic book chart was Scott Snyder and Jim Cheung’s Justice League #1, while the Dark Nights: Metal Deluxe Edition hardcover […]

Comic Book Review – The Man of Steel #6

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Ricky Church reviews The Man of Steel #6… Since this miniseries started, The Man of Steel has been on a bit of a bumpy ride with goo and so-so issues in its short run. Brian Michael Bendis brings it home in its final issue and actually delivers an ending that make up for a couple problems […]

Justice League concept artist says Joss Whedon’s film wasn’t entirely what Snyder intended

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Jay Oliva, the storyboard artist on Justice League, has said that Joss Whedon’s cut wasn’t the story Zack Snyder wanted to tell. The discussion around Justice League is still taking place so many months after its release, namely regarding the so-called ‘Snyder cut’ – the version of the film that fans are desperate to see […]

Rumour: Seamus Dever portraying Trigon in Titans

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Back in January of this year it was rumoured  that DC’s live-action Teen Titans series Titans would feature Trigon as its big bad, and now FandomWire is reporting that Seamus Dever (Castle) is portraying the demonic villain. Dever was cast in the show earlier this year, and while his role was kept under wraps, speculation […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2… With Batman and Catwoman’s wedding upon us, DC has rather timely released the collection where their impending nuptials began in Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2. The book is a nice, hefty collection of stories with Tom King delivering some pretty awesome Batman action as […]

Ryan Reynolds shot the Deadpool test footage the same weekend Green Lantern released

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Ryan Reynolds apparently filmed the Deadpool test footage on the same weekend that his Green Lantern movie opened in cinemas. Reynolds has had an interesting history with superhero movies; he, of course, is well known for his role as Deadpool today but has also starred as DC’s Green Lantern. Most fans will be well aware […]