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Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #5

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Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #5… “Red Planet” part five! Bad goes to worse as Atrocitus, leader of the Red Lanterns, comes to Earth to begin the final stages of his plan to turn Earth into a new central battery for his Corps! Without doubt, the so-far excellent opening Rebirth arc of Green Lanterns, ‘Rage […]

DC tops Marvel for the first time since 2013 with July’s comic book sales chart

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DC’s Rebirth relaunch and new pricing structure has helped the publisher to top Marvel in terms of dollar and market share for the first time since September 2013, with DC enjoying eight of the top ten bestselling comic books of July 2016. Topping the comic book chart was Justice League #1, while DC had another seven […]

Ashley Rickards to play supervillain The Top in The Flash season 3

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According to E! Online, Awkward star Ashley Rickards has signed on to play the DC supervillain The Top in the upcoming third season of The Flash. Rickards will appear as the character, Rosalind ‘Rosa’ Dillon – as opposed to the male Roscoe Dillon in the comic books – in the fourth episode of season three, […]

Comic Book Review – Supergirl: Rebirth #1

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Ricky Church reviews Supergirl: Rebirth #1… Supergirl turns to the shadowy organization known as the D.E.O. (Department of Extranormal Operations) to restore her lost powers once and for all! But as a fateful experiment sends Kara Zor-El rocketing toward the sun, disaster strikes at home in the form of the lost Kryptonian werewolf Lar-On! All […]

Comic Book Review – The Flash #4

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Tony Black reviews The Flash #4… “Lightning Strikes Twice” part four! The leader of the science-terrorist group Black Hole has weaponized the Speed Force, leading to a final confrontation with The Flash and his new league of citizen speedsters. Joshua Williamson’s excellent run on the continued Rebirth of The Flash continues apace with ‘Teamwork’, an […]

Why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker

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Anghus Houvouras on why Harley Quinn is a far more dynamic character than the Joker… The Joker. The most iconic comic book villain in the history of the medium. The go to villain when writers are creating an epic Batman pitch. The scene stealing comic book character that every legitimate method actor wants to play. […]

Kevin Smith to direct an episode of Supergirl, Miss Martian and Mon-El cast in season 2

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Having dipped his toes into the Arrowverse last year by directing an episode of The Flash, Kevin Smith is set for a second outing with the Scarlet Speedster in the upcoming third season, and The CW has now announced that he’ll also be heading over to National City to helm an episode of Supergirl season two. The […]

Why Batman?

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Anghus Houvouras on The Dark Knight… Yesterday was Batman Day, an annual celebration of the Caped Crusader allowing the world to pay homage to the world’s most popular superhero. How did that happen? It seems like such a strange question to ask as we celebrate three-quarters of a century of the character who would come […]

Kevin Conroy “isn’t particularly comfortable” with The Dark Knight killing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Although Ben Affleck managed to win over a lot of his critics with his role as The Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, one aspect of the character that didn’t quite sit right with some fans was the fact that Batman racked up a body count that would shame many of the villains in […]