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Jeffrey Dean Morgan praises Zack Snyder’s Watchmen as “ahead of its time”

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As with most of his films, Zack Snyder’s first foray into the superhero genre, Watchmen, proved highly polarizing with audiences. Some fans praised the movie as a mostly-faithful take on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ seminal comic book series, while others criticised the filmmaker’s take on the material. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played The Comedian, is […]

Supergirl stands tall on new poster for the midseason premiere

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With just a week to go until Supergirl returns, The CW has released a new poster for the midseason premiere of the DC series featuring Melissa Benoist’s titular superhero; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Promo images for Supergirl Season 3 Episode 14 – ‘Schott Through The Heart’ OSCAR-NOMINATED ACTRESS LAURIE METCALF GUEST STARS – […]

Colton Haynes’ Roy Harper returning as series regular in Arrow season 7

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After making his return to Star City this season for a guest appearance in two episodes of Arrow this year, Roy Harper is set to rejoin Team Arrow full time, with The CW announcing that Colton Haynes will star as a series regular in the recently announced seventh season of the DC superhero show. “We’re […]

Gotham Season 4 Episode 17 Review – ‘Mandatory Brunch Meeting’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventeenth episode of Gotham season 4… Plot threads are two a penny in Gotham right now, as long running character interests jockey for position alongside fledgling sub-plots. Audience attentions are split, narrative focus seems scattershot while news of series cancellation is rife. Story development is veering into the realms of doppelgangers, […]

The Search for Steve Trevor continues in preview of Trinity #21

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The search for Steve Trevor continues this week in Trinity #21, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of DC Comics… “MAN DOWN” part two! Deimos and his armies have besieged the Trinity—so why is Steve Trevor helping the enemy?! Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman fight their way […]

Stephen Amell believes Black Lightning will cross over with the Arrowverse

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Earlier this week The CW announced that it had renewed all five of its DC superhero series in Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl and Black Lightning. Although Supergirl takes place on a different Earth to Arrow, The Flash and Legends, we have seen numerous crossovers between the show and the rest of […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow to lose another team member in the season 3 finale

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Having bid farewell to Victor Garber and Franz Drameh’s Firestorm this season, it seems we’ll be losing another member of the team in the upcoming season finale of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. Speaking to TV Line ahead of Monday’s premiere, executive producer Phil Klemmer has revealed that: “There’s heartbreak in the finale. A Legend leaves.” […]

Dark Nights: Metal and The Walking Dead top bestselling comics and graphic novels of March 2018

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of its sales figures for March 2018, with DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Metal finale topping the comic book chart and Image Comics’ The Walking Dead Vol. 29 leading the way in terms of graphic novels. Marvel was still the month’s top publisher however, with a 35.92% dollar share and […]

Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum keen on a Smallville animated revival

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Having reportedly passed on the opportunity to portray Superman in The CW’s Supergirl series, it seems that Smallville star Tom Welling is now open to the possibility of reprising the role of Clark Kent, albeit in animated form. Attending a Smallville panel last weekend at Awesome-Con 2018, Welling and his co-star Michael Rosenbaum were asked […]