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Vanessa Hudgens to star in DC comedy series Powerless

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TV Line is reporting that Vanessa Hudgens (Spring Breakers, Grease Live) has signed on to appear as the lead in the upcoming DC Comics single camera comedy pilot Powerless at NBC. Hudgens will play “Emily Locke, a claims adjuster who loves her job because she gets to help people, but who is increasingly exasperated by the […]

DC Comics to raise price for monthly Rebirth titles, will include digital codes

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Well, the reduced price for DC Comics beginning with last year’s Rebirth titles certainly didn’t last long. As announced via press release, 15 monthly Rebirth titles will be increasing in price from $2.99 to $3.99. There are two silver linings here. The first is that the twice-monthly titles – which include big name titles like Batman, […]

Arrow Season 4 Episode 14 Review – ‘Code of Silence’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fourteenth episode of Arrow season four, ‘Code of Silence’… The answer to most questions is always “Maybe less glitter.” It feels like a whole lot happened this week on Arrow. It centered around the Arrow crew trying to pin down Damien Darhk as his wife, Ruve, enters the Star City mayoral […]

The Flash Season 2 Episode 14 Review – ‘Escape from Earth-2’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fourteenth episode of The Flash season 2… When your doppelgänger kisses your wife, you most certainly will have words with him! We return to Earth-2 this week (sans all the glorious Easter eggs from last week) to finish up the trek into Zoom’s side of the world. I honestly thought more […]

Black Lightning Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Resurrection and the Light: The Book of Pain’

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Red Stewart reviews the twelfth episode of Black Lightning… “The Book of Pain” was the direction I feared Black Lightning would go after the fourth episode “Black Jesus.” At the time it seemed unlikely given how solid the first four entries were, but considering all the ups and downs the series has faced in the weeks […]

The Walking Dead and Darth Vader top the bestselling comic books and graphic novels of January 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling comic book and graphic novel titles for January 2016. Topping the comic book chart was Image’s landmark issue The Walking Dead #150, while Marvel claimed eight of the nine remaining spots in the top ten, with DC occupying one. In terms of graphic novels, Marvel’s Star […]

Margot Robbie talks Harley Quinn’s costume in Suicide Squad

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During an interview with Hello Giggles, Margot Robbie has been speaking about her upcoming role as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad, discussing the process they went through with her costume and revealing that they did consider having her dress in the classic jester outfit from Batman: The Animated Series. “We tried on every variation of […]

Why 2016 is a ‘make or break’ year for comic book movies

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Anghus Houvouras on 2016 being a “make or break” year for comic book movies… 2016 is a pivotal year for the comic book movie, and maybe not for the reasons you think. Not just because Warner Bros. finally arrives to the party with their shared cinematic universe. And not because we’re seeing more second class […]

Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One pushed back to avoid Star Wars: Episode VIII, The Flash moved up a week

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The domino effect of Disney’s decision to push Star Wars: Episode VIII back to December 2017 continues, with Warner Bros. announcing that it has moved Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One to March 30th 2018. The Ready Player One adaptation was originally set for release on December 15th 2017, a date now occupied by Rian Johnson’s Episode VIII. To make room […]