Matt Rodgers reviews the fifth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… It’s Prisoner Cell Block J during the opening stages of ‘AKA The Octopus’, having been framed by Janet McTeer’s “power woman”, Jessica finds herself in oversized padlock and chains for the murder of Pryce Cheng’s associate. Thankfully Jessica is released relatively quickly, having been […]
Why Black Panther Shouldn’t Be Nominated for Best Picture
Pim Razenberg on the over-praising of Black Panther and the need for true equality… Over the course of the past month, we’ve heard them all: every critic and every columnist shared their opinion of Marvel Studio’s new smash hit, Black Panther. They shouted out that diversity finally rules the box office; that Black Panther is […]
Anya Taylor-Joy says delay of X-Men spinoff The New Mutants is “frustrating”
In January, it was announced that 20th Century Fox has decided to push back the release of the X-Men spinoff The New Mutants from this coming April to February 2019. The official reason given was to move it out of the way of Deadpool 2, but rumours suggested that the film – marketed heavily as […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Episode 12 Review – ‘The Real Deal’
Danny Hale reviews the twelfth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5… Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. reaches its milestone 100th episode and manages to deliver some emotional confrontations and new revelations all the while harkening back to the show’s roots. This definitely worked for the most part; some pacing issues aside the heart of […]
Dark Knights Rising and Saga top bestselling comics and graphic novels of February 2018
Dynamite Entertainment has released details of its bestselling titles of February 2018, which sees DC’s Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt #1 leading the biggest selling comic books, and Image Comics’ Saga Vol. 8 topping the graphic novel chart. Marvel Comics was February’s top publisher with a 34.86% retailer dollar share and a 36.94% unit […]
Joe Quesada variant cover for The Life of Captain Marvel #1 revealed
Earlier this month Marvel announced the upcoming five-issue miniseries The Life of Captain Marvel from Margaret Stohl and Carlos Pacheco, and now we have a look at Joe Quesada’s variant cover for the first issue… “Writing Life of Captain Marvel has already been an extraordinary experience, one of those rare times in a writer’s life when the fictional […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘AKA God Help the Hobo’
Matt Rodgers reviews the fourth episode of Jessica Jones season 2… Hour four of Jessica Jones, and here’s where we stand in terms of our viewing case notes. Jessica and Trish are on the trail of the building-scaling monster, Jerri is trying to fend off a hostile takeover, as well as the news she has […]
Jessica Jones Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘AKA Sole Survivor’
Matt Rodgers reviews the third episode of Jessica Jones season 2… This third episode settles into the formula that season 2 has been quick to establish. Jessica partnering up with a persistent Trish, while the supporting cast plant the seeds of their own threads for the bigger picture. ‘AKA Sole Survivor’ starts with a lighthearted […]
Marvel assembles its heroes for new Avengers: Infinity War poster
Following on from this week’s new images [see here], we’ve now got a promotional poster for April’s Avengers: Infinity War which showcases the Marvel blockbuster’s stacked roster of superheroes; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War director explains why Thanos attacks Black Panther’s kingdom of Wakanda SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War gets 20 […]
X-Men: Dark Phoenix set photo reveals the team’s new costumes
With much of 20th Century Fox’s focus on May’s Deadpool 2, we’re yet to really see much in the way of marketing for the next instalment in the main X-Men franchise, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, save for a batch of first look images that arrived online back in December. Well, while we await the start of […]
