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Marvel announces Legion and Rogue & Gambit series

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With the New York Comic Con set to get underway tomorrow, Marvel has announced two brand new comic book series in Legion and Rogue & Gambit, promising to reveal more info on the X-titles during the convention. In the meantime, check out the promotional artwork here…SEE ALSO: Follow all of our New York Comic Con […]

The Week in Spandex – The San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International…Well, the dust has settled on another Comic-Con, and as you’d expect, we got plenty of news, trailers and other goodies from the ever-increasing slate of superhero movies and TV shows. While 20th Century Fox decided to keep its new X-Men projects […]

SDCC: Wonder Woman’s Saïd Taghmaoui joins FX’s Legion as Shadow King, Dan Stevens on Patrick Stewart potentially appearing as Professor X

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Yesterday at the Hall-H panel for FX’s X-Men themed series Legion, it was announced that Saïd Taghmaoui, who recently starred in this summer’s blockbuster Wonder Woman, has been cast as the villainous Shadow King for the second season.Shadow King was hinted at in the first season through various characters. FX describes him as a “villain with a thousand […]

SDCC: Legion’s Noah Hawley is developing a Doctor Doom movie at Fox

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As the San Diego Comic-Con panel for FX’s X-Men series Legion was winding down, showrunner Noah Hawley dropped a massive bombshell that seems to indicate he won’t just be sticking to the small screen to tell stories about comic book characters.Hawley began teasing fans about a movie that he was developing at Fox, and it didn’t take […]

Mondo’s SDCC exclusive poster artwork for Guardians of the Galaxy, The Dark Knight, Legion and The Flash

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With San Diego Comic-Con in full swing, Mondo has unveiled a selection of its superhero-themed SDCC exclusive posters, including Guardians of the Galaxy by Matt Taylor, The Dark Knight by Rory Kurtz, Legion by Marc Aspinall, and The Flash by Cesar Moreno. Check them out here…If you’re at Comic-Con, be sure to stop by the […]

The Battle for 2017’s Best TV Show

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Samuel Brace on the battle for 2017’s best TV show… 2017’s television landscape has been set ablaze. It’s been a truly joyous start to the year and already the contenders are piling up for the best show of 2017. Obviously it’s far too early to call, some prospects have only just started, and there are […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Batgirl, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Deadpool 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Batgirl, Wonder Woman, Gotham City Sirens, Aquaman, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Powerless, Batman and Harley Quinn, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Inhumans, Agents […]

Legion season 2 likely to consist of more episodes than the first

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The second season of X-Men universe TV show Legion is likely to feature more episodes compared to its first season.With season one of the bizarre mutant series Legion finishing up its eight episode run last night on FX, attention is now turning to the future and the already confirmed season two of the show.The series […]

Legion Season 1 Finale Review – ‘Chapter 8’

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the season finale of Legion… If Legion‘s season finale could be summed up in one sentence it would be a lot of confident people trying to show each other up and subsequently getting publicly knocked down. Nobody’s power is secure. Farouk starts the name calling early with Lenny’s “Hey kid,” reminding David that she’s preparing […]