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DC announces first Rebirth event Justice League vs. Suicide Squad

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DC Comics has announced that its first major Rebirth crossover event will get underway in December, with writer Joshua Williamson and artist Jason Fabok teaming up for the six-issue biweekly Justice League vs. Suicide Squad limited series. The Wall Street Journal reports that the series “will revolve around Batman questioning the need for Amanda Waller’s […]

Smallville was supposed to have a Justice League spin-off

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During the sixth season of Smallville, we got a hint that Oliver Queen might form a version of the Justice League with Superman, The Flash, Aquaman, Cyborg and – of course – Green Arrow. Well Daredevil showrunner Steven DeKnight announced on Twitter last night that the plan was for Justice League to be a spin-off show […]

Margot Kidder is not a fan of Amy Adams’ Lois Lane in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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We’ve heard from a lot of people with their thoughts on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but British website HeyUGuys got the chance to speak with the original Lois Lane Margot Kidder (who played the character in Superman: The Motion Picture) – and she is not a fan of Amy Adams’ role in the […]

Interview – Greg Carpenter on The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer

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Tony Black talks exclusively to Greg Carpenter, writer of The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer (read our review here), about his book and the comic-book industry past, present and future… What served as the inspiration for writing a book about Moore, Gaiman & […]

Joseph Gordon-Levitt thinks the ending to The Dark Knight Rises was “perfect”

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Christopher Nolan brought the curtain down on his acclaimed Batman trilogy in 2012 with The Dark Knight Rises, delivering a definitive ending to Bruce Wayne’s story as he faked his own death in order to live out the rest of his life with Selina Kyle, whilst seemingly passing on the mantle of the Dark Knight to […]

Comic Book Review – The Flash #5

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Tony Black reviews The Flash #5… “Lightning Strikes Twice” part five! With Central City now protected by dozens of freshly trained Flashes, Barry Allen takes time out to explore a new relationship. Meanwhile, a serial killer targets citizen speedsters as Wally West takes his first steps toward becoming the new Kid Flash… The culmination it […]

Comic Book Review – Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1

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Tony Black reviews Blue Beetle: Rebirth #1… Lost in the desert with no memory of the past few years, teenager Jaime Reyes must find his way home again—but when he reaches his town, he’s shocked to find it abandoned and in the hands of government officials…officials who are very interested in the Blue Beetle and […]

David Meunier joins Arrow season 5 as Ishmael Gregor

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Following on from yesterday’s first look images [see here], we now have a new piece of casting news for the fifth season of Arrow, with Deadline reporting that David Meunier (Justified, Damien) has joined the show in a recurring role. Meunier is set to play “Ishmael Gregor, the slick and intimidating Pakhan (“Godfather”) of the […]

Comic Book Review – The Hellblazer #1

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Tony Black reviews The Hellblazer #1… “The Poison Truth” part one! London may have recovered from Constantine’s return, but he hasn’t. Mercury hasn’t forgiven him, but she won’t leave him alone, and Swamp Thing is calling in a favor. And all the while, bigger things are brewing… You know what? I’m glad I stuck with […]