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Comic Book Review – Justice League #44

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Ricky Church reviews Justice League #44… Darkseid versus Anti-Monitor! A corrupted Superman versus Lex Luthor! Myrina Black versus Grail! This chapter of “Darkseid War” has it all—plus an ending that will change the League forever! Geoff Johns and Jason Fabok once again pull the carpet out from the readers as they deliver a stunning twist […]

Arrow Season 4 Episode 1 Review – ‘Green Arrow’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the first episode of Arrow season 4… Welcome back to Star(ling) City- actually re-named in honor of the dearly departed Ray Palmer (who may or may not have shrunken himself to the size of an Atom before he was blown up). I actually was more intrigued, I”ll say, for this premiere than the […]

The Flash Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Flash of Two Worlds’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the second episode of The Flash season 2… If you think we crossed the thresh-hold last year for sci-fi elements, you haven’t seen nothing yet! Yes, they actually said “Multi-verse” – Ever since last spring’s finale when that winged kettle helmet skidded across Star Labs floor, we’ve been anxiously awaiting Jay Garrick, […]

Kevin Smith shares his thoughts on Suicide Squad

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He may not have been much of a fan of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but filmmaker Kevin Smith has taken to Facebook to share his admiration for the next instalment of the DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad, describing the film as “I look up to @suicidesquadmovie maker#DavidAyer. His #endofwatch, shot with a mixture […]

Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller: “I don’t think superheroes work very well on TV”

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Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller has caused a bit of a stir with his comments at the Edinburgh Television Festival, where he seemingly dismissed the likes of Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash and Daredevil by stating that superheroes don’t translate very well to the small screen. “I don’t think superheroes work very well on TV, probably because of the […]

Frank Miller on where he would take the Batman movie franchise

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Having penned a number of seminal Batman tales including The Dark Knight Returns and Year One, influential comic book creator Frank Miller almost got to make his mark on the Batman movie franchise back in the early 2000s, teaming up with Darren Aronfosky to write a version of Year One, although it was ultimately scrapped […]

Kevin Smith would like to see Superman Lives as an animated movie

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In the mid-90s, Warner Bros. and Batman producer Jon Peters enlisted Tim Burton for a reboot of the Superman franchise, hoping Burton could do for the Man of Steel what he did for the Dark Knight back in 1989. After several years in development, the studio opted to pull the plug on what ultimately became […]