Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok has come in for heaps of praise for its change in direction, taking the Thor franchise fully into the realm of cosmic comedy. However, it’s easy to forget now that, at the time of its release, the first Thor movie also marked a huge tonal shift for the fledgling Marvel Cinematic Universe, […]
Marvel’s The Punisher Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘3AM’
Liam Hoofe reviews the first episode of Marvel’s The Punisher… It’s fair to say that the Netflix branch of the MCU has faltered somewhat in recent outings. Iron Fist was universally panned, while The Defenders did the bare minimum required of it to be classified as ‘good’. Fans are hopeful then, that The Punisher, the […]
‘The Ashes of Jedha’ continues in preview of Star Wars #39
‘The Ashes of Jedha’ continues this coming Wednesday in Star Wars #39, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… THE ASHES OF JEDHA! The Rebel Alliance turns its attention to the shattered planet of Jedha! Once the site of great significance to the Jedi, Jedha was left in […]
Spidey hits a milestone with Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #300
This February, Peter Parker’s legacy will be honored with a milestone issue from Marvel Comics with Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #300. “We don’t take important issue numbers like #300 for granted,” teased executive editor Nick Lowe. “In this issue, Chip and Adam not only tie together all the threads they’ve laid down over the last […]
Marvel and Disney shutting down Marvel Heroes
Some sad news for fans of Marvel Heroes, as it has been announced that Disney and Marvel have pulled the plug on the free-to-play MMO. “We regret to inform our Marvel Heroes fans that we have ended our relationship with Gazillion Entertainment, and that the Marvel Heroes games will be shut down,” read an email […]
ABC releases poster for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5
With the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 premiere just two weeks away, ABC has released a new poster for the returning Marvel series featuring Coulson and the team; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Clip and synopsis for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 premiere – ‘Orientation’ SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5 gets […]
Avengers: No Surrender second month covers revealed
Marvel’s epic weekly takeover continues this February when Kim Jacinto takes the reigns to draw the second month of Marvel’s biggest team adventure Avengers: No Surrender, and you can check out the covers for issues #679 – #682 here… “In month two of NO SURRENDER, the rubber hits the road as we learn what’s really going on […]
Deadpool 2 gets a first teaser trailer and silly synopsis
20th Century Fox has debuted the first teaser trailer for the hotly-anticipated sequel Deadpool 2, which sees Ryan Reynold’s Merc with a Mouth parodying artist Bob Ross; check it out below, along with a rather silly synopsis… After surviving a near fatal bovine attack, a disfigured cafeteria chef (Wade Wilson) struggles to fulfill his dream […]
Sony developing Spider-Man spinoff for Morbius, the Living Vampire
Not content with its Venom and Silver & Black movies, Sony has added a third project to its shared Spider-Man universe, with THR reporting that the studio is developing a Morbius, the Living Vampire film. The project has been penned by screenwriters Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, and the script has already been submitted to […]
Why The Punisher Films Failed
With Netflix’s The Punisher on the horizon, James Turner looks back at the previous live-action adaptations of the Punisher to see why they failed… The Punisher (1989) Rotten Tomatoes rating: 28% Let’s get the worst of the bunch out of the way first. Set five years after the murder of his family, Frank Castle, known to […]
