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Comic Book Preview – Fantastic Four: Negative Zone #1

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Marvel Comics releases Fantastic Four: Negative Zone #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here… One of Reed Richards’ greatest discoveries is the extradimensional Negative Zone that exists parallel to our own universe. But now, an experiment that Reed began many years ago has come back to roost—and […]

Ben Mendelsohn wants to play Doctor Doom, praises him as “the greatest comic character of all time”

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Although it’s yet to be made official by Marvel, it seems that Ben Mendelsohn (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) will be joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the actor slated to play the lead Skrull villain opposite Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers and Jude Law’s Mar-Vell in 2019’s Captain Marvel. However, it seems that Mendelsohn […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League reshoot details, Affleck exiting The Batman (again), Wonder Woman bonus scene, first look at The Wasp and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Justice League Mortal, The Batman, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Shazam, Suicide Squad 2, Batgirl, The Joker, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Titans, Batman and Harley, Batman and Harley Quinn, The LEGO Batman Movie, Deadpool 2, […]

Free Critics From Disney (Or How I Should Learn to Stop Worrying About Marvel)

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Tony Black on the conspiracy theory that Disney is paying critics to attack non-Marvel superhero movies… In what could be the most ludicrous movie news this year, and possibly the most ridiculous Change.org petition yet, a group of frustrated fans appear to have fired the first salvo in a war against critics they believe Disney […]

Marvel reimagines its heroes with 2020 Variant covers

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In just a few short months, 2020 will be upon us and Marvel will launch an event that’s been decades in the making in Iron Man 2020. To celebrate the landmark story, the publisher has announced a series of 2020 Variant covers, reimagining our favorite Marvel characters for the not so distant future! Check out […]

The Fantastic Four would have appeared in Tim Miller’s Deadpool 2

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Tim Miller, the original director of Deadpool 2, has revealed some of his plans for the movie. Before Tim Miller exited Deadpool 2 to make way for David Leitch, Miller had some different plans for the movie that would have made the finished product quite distinct from what we saw in cinemas. Speaking to The […]

Comic Book Preview – Fantastic Four: Grand Design #1

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Marvel revisits the history of the First Family this coming Wednesday with the release of Fantastic Four: Grand Design #1; check out a preview of the issue here… The bestselling GRAND DESIGN franchise continues with Marvel’s First Family! Brought to you by critically-acclaimed cartoonist TOM SCIOLI (GODLAND, TRANSFORMERS VS. GI JOE) in the sole-authorship tradition […]

Matthew Vaughn still aspires to direct a Fantastic Four movie for the MCU

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Matthew Vaughn would still like to direct a Fantastic Four movie and thinks the characters can rival Spider-Man in terms of popularity. Now that Fantastic Four is a part of the MCU, the directing gig for their debut is seemingly up for grabs. Someone who has been wanting the job for a while now is […]

Funko unveils new Pop! Vinyl figures for Marvel’s Fantastic Four

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Funko has revealed a wave of Pop! vinyl figures for Marvel’s Fantastic Four which includes Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Thing, Mole Man, Doctor Doom, Silver Surfer, H.E.R.B.I.E., Super-Skrull and Galactus, along with a line of mystery minis; check them out here… Round out the collection with Pop! Mister Fantastic, Pop! Invisible Woman, Pop! […]