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Now that the Marvel slots are no more, which slots can comic book fans still play?

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A couple of years back we reported on the fantastic Marvel slots which were available to play for free or for real money. Alas, these marvel-lous games are no more. Along with other brands under the Disney umbrella, Marvel decided in 2017 to stop licensing their superhero characters to the casino industry, thus wiping out […]

Injustice 2 adds Hellboy, Raiden and Black Manta with Fighter Pack 2 DLC

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NetherRealm Studios have announced the upcoming release of the second Fighter Pack DLC for their hit fighter title Injustice 2.  As with Fighter Pack DLC 1, The Fighter Pack 2 DLC will bring three new and familiar characters to the game and will come as part of the Injustice 2 Ulitmate Edition or be able to […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming tracking, Venom and the Fantastic Four not part of the MCU, Justice League set photos, X-Men: Dark Phoenix casting

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Fantastic Four, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, Avengers: Secret Wars, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Batgirl, Batman, Batman […]

Guillermo del Toro has no hard feelings over Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen

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In case you missed it, Hellboy is undergoing a reboot directed by Neil Marshall and starring Stranger Things‘ David Harbour. This new take is going down the R-rated route and has been given the title Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen. Previous Hellboy star Ron Perlman has already given his stamp of approval, and now director […]

The Week in Spandex – DC director changes, Hugh Jackman on Wolverine regrets, X-Men in Space, new Spider-Man spinoff and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, Cyborg, The Flash, The Batman, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, DC Super Hero Girls, Batman and Harley Quinn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain […]

The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman tracking, Justice League Dark update, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 box office, DC and Marvel TV updates, new Hellboy announced

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, Krypton, Black Lightning, Powerless, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, The Gifted, Deadpool, Deadpool […]

Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen to be much darker and gruesome than previous Hellboy movies

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Yesterday, Hellboy creator Mike Mignola set the internet ablaze (ahem) with his announcement that the Hellboy movie franchise was getting an R-rated reboot. In addition, it was revealed that Ron Perlman wouldn’t be returning to the role, instead being replaced by Stranger Things actor David Harbour, while Neil Marshall (Dog Soldiers, The Descent) is directing. This […]

R-rated Hellboy remake, Jurassic World 2 update, Gambit issues and more – Daily News Roundup

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R-HELL After Guillermo del Toro finally admitting defeat on his Hellboy 3 a couple of months ago, it was announced yesterday that Hellboy would be getting a new R-rated adaptation (or reboot if you’re that way inclined) with Neil Marshall (The Descent) directing a cast that includes starring David Harbour (Stranger Things). Read more here. AMAZING FANTASY Spider-Man: […]

Guillermo del Toro passed on Justice League Dark for Pacific Rim 2, says Hellboy 3 is “a little beyond Kickstarter”

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Back at the end of June, it was revealed that Guillermo del Toro is no longer attached to his long-gestating Justice League Dark adaptation at Warner Bros., and speaking to The Daily Beast, the filmmaker has revealed that he was forced to make a choice between the supernatural DC project and his upcoming sequel Pacific […]