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Are Movie Studios Ruining Shared Universes?

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Ricky Church on whether movie studios are ruining shared universes… In the years since the Marvel Cinematic Universe began and its massive success at the box office has come a tidal wave of news that studios seek to emulate Marvel’s idea of a shared universe for their franchises. For some studios, namely Warner Bros. with […]

10 Essential Creature Features

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Tom Jolliffe offers up 10 essential creature features… Who doesn’t love a good old creature feature? They still seem to be immensely popular, with recent reboots for the Jurassic Park and Godzilla franchises. That popularity in fact has been booming in the Asian markets in particular (whilst some of the recent big monster films have […]

Comic Book Preview – Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan

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IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan one-shot this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here… Seattle, 2008. Networked computers and video game consoles have connected millions across the globe in virtual combat… and an insidious intelligence has taken notice. The insectoid Nebulans, would-be conquerors of Earth, have hijacked […]

Statham Fights a Megalodon: How to Double Down on Silliness

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at The Meg and other ludicrous films that audiences will love or hate… Jason Statham has fought international terrorists, mobsters, the yakuza, probably carb cravings and more throughout his career as an action man. Some might say he’s become a little one note with his excessive scowling, growling and intense raspy […]

Comic Book Preview – Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors – All Hail the King! #2

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The King of the Monsters stomps back into comic shops this Wednesday as IDW Publishing releases Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors – All Hail the King! #2; check out the official preview below… Cedric and his friends are having terrible dreams thanks to the Xiliens, who are using psychic technology to probe the minds of every […]

Toho celebrates Godzilla Day by announcing that the 30th live-action Godzilla film is coming in 2023

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Godzilla has hardly been laying dormant over the past few years, what with Adam Wingard’s Western spin on the iconic Kaiju busting blocks in 2021, but we haven’t had a franchise film from the original Toho studio since 2016’s Shin Godzilla…..until now. Toho Studios, the legendary Japanese film studio, who released Ishirō Honda’s original Godzilla […]

Comic Book Preview – Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #5

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IDW Publishing unleashes Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #5 this Wednesday, and we have the official preview for you here… Godzilla and the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers have faced a host of terrible foes. Now, though, they face their greatest challenge—the mighty King Ghidorah! Can the “teenagers with attitude” and the King of the […]

Godzilla vs. Kong 2 working title hints at what to expect from Adam Wingard’s Monsterverse sequel

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As much as a film about two squabbling Kaiju can sneak up on you, the story that Warner Bros. Godzilla vs. Kong sequel was heading down under to shoot a sequel before the end of the year was quite a surprising one. Well, now that filming is underway on the Adam Wingard directed follow-up, a […]

Comic Book Preview – Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Battra

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The King of the Monsters swaps Tokyo for ‘Hackney-on-Sea’ this Wednesday in IDW Publishing’s Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Battra; check out the official preview here… In a quiet beachside town ravaged by constant sewage spillages and toxic waste dumps, something is stirring. Deep under the rolling hills that surround Hackney-on-Sea, Battra is awakening, driven by a […]

The King of the Monsters returns for Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors – All Hail the King!

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IDW Publishing has announced that the King of the Monsters is set to make his grand return to middle grade comics this October with Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors–All Hail the King!, writer Erik Burnham, illustrator Dan Schoening, and colorist Luis Antonio Delgado’s follow-up to last year’s Godzilla: Monsters & Protectors. “I’m so excited to get back into […]