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CW Seed announces Freedom Fighters: The Ray, featuring TV’s first gay superhero lead

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CW Seed had announced that it is extending its DC animated output beyond Vixen with Freedom Fighters: The Ray, a new series based upon the Grant Morrison version of the character, who will have the honour of becoming the first gay superhero lead on the small screen. Raymond “Ray” Terrill was a reporter who discovered […]

Comic Book Review – The Flash #3

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Tony Black reviews The Flash #3… “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE” Chapter Three: In issue #3, dozens of innocent people mysteriously gain super-speed! But not all are heroic, and it’ll take everything The Flash and August have to harness the lightning before Black Hole does. We get a slightly but crucial time jump this week in The […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #3

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #3… “THE LIES” Chapter Two: Wonder Woman must team up with one of her greatest enemies to solve a growing mystery about Themyscira as “The Lies” continues! Out of all of DC’s Rebirth titles so far, Greg Rucka’s Wonder Woman continues to be one of the best as its third […]

SDCC: Garth Ennis penning Dastardly and Muttley series for DC

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DC has announced that it is expanding its line of Hanna-Barbera comics with a new title for Dastardly and Muttley, which will be written by Garth Ennis (Preacher, Hitman). The news came during DC’s daily press event at Comic-Con, with CBR reporting that it was implied that the new series will be spinoff from the […]

Comic Book Review – Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1

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Tony Black reviews Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps #1… “SINESTRO’S LAW” Chapter One With no backup and only his ring and battery to keep him alive, Hal Jordan streaks toward battle with the Sinestro Corps, while his greatest foe prepares to wipe the last Green Lantern of them all out of existence! The Rebirth […]

Comic Book Review – Green Lanterns #3

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Tony Black reviews Green Lanterns #3… “RAGE PLANET” Chapter Three: In issue #3, Green Lanterns Jessica Cruz and Simon Baz are trapped in the bloody and monstrous Rage Tower with their rings drained. Now, they must work together if they’re going to escape. Can the new protectors of Earth find common ground—or are they doomed […]

Henry Czerny to play Toyman in Supergirl

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Ahead of tonight’s premiere, Comic Book has revealed that Henry Czerny (Revenge) is set to play Winslow Schott – a.k.a. Toyman – in CBS’ Supergirl series. The official character description from Warner Bros. reads: “Winslow Schott, Sr. is a classic D.C. supervillain, a mad criminal genius known as Toyman – and Winn’s estranged father. Toyman […]

Cougar Town’s Ian Gomez joins Supergirl as Snapper Carr

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Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Ian Gomez (Cougar Town) has signed on to play the DC character Snapper Carr in the upcoming second season of Supergirl. The show’s incarnation of the character is described as “a headstrong, sharp-witted newsman, hired by Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) to be the editor-in-chief of CatCo Magazine. Snapper’s commitment to […]