It looks like James Gunn has run into a little trouble with his plans to use a little known alien race from the Marvel comic book universe as background characters in 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, with the director taking to Facebook to reveal the reason why Marvel has put the block on […]
Superhero Centric Media: What’s With All The Sycophants?
Samuel Brace on superhero centric media and sycophancy… This may not be the right place for this, it might not reach its intended audience, but this is applicable and more than pertinent for fans of superhero content as well. It’s a good thing for us all to keep an eye on, to watch out for, […]
Rocket Raccoon and Groot reunite for new Marvel ongoing series
Guardians of the Galaxy duo Rocket Raccoon and Groot are set to reunite later this year for a new ongoing series from writer Skottie Young and artist Filipe Andrade. “The first time around, I started [Rocket Raccoon] out with a four-issue story arc; I enjoyed doing that but also felt antsy to tell more stories,” […]
Frank Whaley joins Marvel’s Luke Cage as Detective Scarfe
Deadline is reporting that Frank Whaley (Pulp Fiction, The Following) has become the latest addition to the cast of Marvel’s Netflix series Luke Cage. Whaley – who appeared in a guest role in the first season of the DC series Gotham – is set to play Detective Scarfe, a character who made his first comic […]
Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 5 Review – “The Iron Ceiling”
Amy Richau reviews the fifth episode of Agent Carter… Agent Carter’s fifth episode of eight, “The Iron Ceiling”, starts with a flashback of a Russian boarding school for girls which is, shall we say, a bit intense. And by intense what I mean is that the girls are shackled to their beds at night, and […]
Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1
Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1… For the first time in the new Star Wars canon, journey with us into the time after the end of Return of the Jedi! Writer Greg Rucka (PUNISHER, WOLVERINE, Gotham Central) and artist Marco Checchetto (AVENGERS WORLD, PUNISHER) take us past […]
Liev Schreiber wants to be ‘Old Man Sabretooth’ in Wolverine 3
Back in July, Hugh Jackman asked fans what they’d like to see in his upcoming X-Men swansong Wolverine 3, revealing the following month that there was plenty of support for Logan’s arch-enemy Sabretooth returning to the screen. This prompted Liev Schreiber, who portrayed the character of Victor Creed in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, to tweet “do […]
Simone Missisk cast as Misty Knight in Marvel’s Luke Cage
According to Deadline, Simone Missick (Ray Donovan) has nabbed the lead female role of ‘Missy’, a.k.a. Misty Knight, in Marvel’s upcoming Netflix series Luke Cage. Just yesterday, it was announced that Rosario Dawson will be reprising her role as Claire Temple from Daredevil alongside her upcoming Jessica Jones co-star Mike Colter as Power Man, while […]
Weirdworld coming to the All-New, All-Different Marvel universe
Marvel has announced that ritically acclaimed writer Sam Humphries (Legendary Star-Lord) is joining forces with artist Mike Del Mundo for Weirdworld, a brand new ongoing series set in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Universe! “Weirdworld is a place where anything can happen,” states series writer Sam Humphries. “Weirdworld is a place inside the Marvel Universe. Weirdworld […]
Rosario Dawson and Theo Rossi join Marvel’s Luke Cage
Following last month’s casting of Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives) as the villain Minetta, it is now being reported that two more names have signed on to appear in Marvel’s third Netflix series Luke Cage. SEE ALSO: Rumoured synopsis for Marvel’s Luke Cage series surfaces According to Deadline, Rosario Dawson will reprise her role from Daredevil […]
