Pim Razenberg on sexism and racism in Hollywood… “Alright,” he sighted, the look on his face implying that a more serious tone was to follow. Squatting down next to the dead-still body of a man lying face-down in a puddle of mud, he paused a short moment to observe the seemingly beaten down individual’s shredded […]
Star Wars: Shattered Empire and Saga top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed details of the bestselling titles of September 2015, with Marvel’s Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1 topping the comic book chart, and Image Comics’ Saga Vol. 5 the biggest selling graphic novel of the month. Top 10 Comic Books 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens […]
Thanos: The Unproven Titan
Pim Razenberg on whether Thanos is the Avengers’ greatest foe, or just purple cookie-dough… Thanos. The Dark Lord. The Man Titan… The Great Bore? Introduced with a slight, grim smile in The Avengers, Marvel Comics’ powerful supervillain Thanos soon became Marvel Studio fans’ top 1 Google-search term. It didn’t take long before I started hearing […]
Power Man and Iron Fist returning to Marvel Comics
Luke Cage and Danny Rand are set to team up once again as the Heroes for Hire, with Marvel Comics announcing that a new ongoing series of Power Man and Iron Fist will get underway next year courtesy of the creative team of David Walker (Shaft) and Sanford Greene (Runaways, Uncanny Avengers). “I’ve loved these […]
James Gunn reveals why he can’t use an alien race in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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 […]
