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Original Hellboy writer talks Hellboy: Silverlance, the Abe Sapien spin-off movie that never happened

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Peter Briggs, writer of the original Hellboy, has revealed some fascinating news in reaction to the announcement that the Hellboy franchise is being rebooted, and that Ron Perlman is being replaced by David Harbour (Stranger Things). The writer took to Facebook to reveal a now-defunct project that was in active-development for quite some time: a spin-off […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Widow, Thor 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, Hellboy, Spawn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Cloak & Dagger, The Punisher, X-Men, Wolverine, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Flashpoint, Gotham City Sirens, […]

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, […]

The Week in Spandex – Joker movies, Justice League rumours, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman, Avengers 4 set photos, Gambit update and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Joker, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Batman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Titans, Supergirl, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, […]

Why Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from Hellboy is a game changer

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Anghus Houvouras on Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from the Hellboy reboot following whitewashing criticism… Damn. That’s what I said out loud when I read Ed Skrein’s statement about why he was walking away from the Hellboy reboot. If you hadn’t already heard, Skrein had been cast as Ben Daimio in the Hellboy reboot […]

Dark Horse announces The Crooked Man sequel Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb

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Dark Horse Comics has announced that Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is teaming with artist Zach Howard, colorist Dave Stewart and letterer Clem Robbins for Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Return of Effie Kolb, a sequel to the iconic Hellboy story The Crooked Man. “Sometimes you create a character, they perform their function, and that’s it,” […]

Ron Perlman reveals some plot details for Hellboy 3

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Over the past few months an interview with Ron Perlman doesn’t go by without some comments about Hellboy III, the potential concluding chapter of Guillermo del Toro’s comic book adaptation, and sure enough he’s been speaking more about the possible project during an interview with Empire to promote his new Amazon series Hand of God. […]

Comic Book Preview – Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Long Night at Goloski Station

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Coinciding with its release this week, Dark Horse Comics has unveiled a preview of Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: Long Night at Goloski Station from Hellboy creator Mike Mignola; take a look at the preview here… A quiet night at a rundown Russian train station turns into an all-out demon battle for Hellboy when three sinister […]

Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes reunite for Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Seven Wives Club

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Dark Horse Comics has announced that the Eisner Award-winning Hellboy: Krampusnacht creative team of writer Mike Mignola and artist Adam Hughes are set to reunite for the all-new one-shot Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Seven Wives Club. Hellboy & The B.P.R.D.: The Seven Wives Club is described as a ghostly yarn which sees Hellboy coming […]