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The Marvels early box office tracking points to disastrous opening?

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While 2023 has been a disastrous year financially for the DC Extended Universe as Warner Bros. unveiled the final instalments in its shared universe to zero fanfare pre-James Gunn reboot, it’s not been a particularly memorable year for the once all-conquering box office juggernaut Marvel Studios either. Gunn’s trilogy-closing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 […]

Avengers Twilight trailer teases a new vision of Marvel’s future

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In news coming out of New York Comic Con, Marvel has announced that Chip Zdarsky and Daniel Acuna are set to deliver an all new vision of the future of the Marvel Universe with the limited series Avengers: Twilight. Check out the official Avengers Twilight trailer here, offering a first glimpse at this new Marvel […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launch trailer sees Peter Parker going to the dark side

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It is just a few more days until the release of the highly anticipated Spider-Man 2 and Sony and Insomniac have released the launch trailer for the PS5 exclusive game. The trailer sees Peter Parker gain the symbiote and the darker feelings it unleashes within him, forcing Miles Morales and Mary Jane Watson to team up […]

Matthew Vaughn says an exec tried to trick Halle Berry into joining X-Men: The Last Stand

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Matthew Vaughn did direct an X-Men film with 2011’s X-Men: First Class, but his time with the franchise almost began a few years earlier. Sadly, it seems like a studio executive was pulling shady moves to lock in some castmates, which rubbed Vaughn the wrong way. While promoting his new film Argylle during his Saturday […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi #2

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Marvel continues its comic book adaptation of Lucasfilm’s Disney+ series Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi this Wednesday with the release of the second issue; check out the official preview below… MISSION: SAVE YOUNG LEIA ORGANA! THE INQUISITORS are on the hunt for JEDI… On a dangerous crime-ridden world, OBI-WAN becomes a target. Can Obi-Wan save PRINCESS […]

Marvel’s super-powered pets prepare for Infinity Paws crossover event

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Announced at this weekend’s New York Comic Con, Marvel is set to assemble its super-powered pet heroes for the fiercest clawsover of the century with the Infinity Comic series Infinity Paws, set to hit Marvel Unlimited this coming Spring. Written by Jason Loo (Lucky the Pizza Dog, X-Men Unlimited) with art and colours from Nao […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Crypt of Shadows #1

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Marvel reopens the Crypt of Shadows this Wednesday, and you can get a sneak peek at the spooky special with the official preview below… Once more, as All Hallows’ Eve draws nigh, the dust-covered slab that seals shut the crypt, blocking out the sun and casting it forever in shadow, has creaked open to let […]

Comic Book Preview – Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #1

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Get ready for “the scariest Marvel book ever” with the official preview of Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #1 ahead of its release this coming Wednesday courtesy of Marvel Comics… Terror continues for the Web-Slinger! After a fight with SPIDER-CIDE, Spider-Man gets taken on the most terrifying ride of his life. If you think you’ve already read the […]

Comic Book Preview – Sensational She-Hulk #1

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Jen Walters returns next week as Marvel launches a new volume of Sensational She-Hulk, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… THE SENSATIONAL SHE-HULK IS BACK! Jen Walters is dusting off her adjective and kicking off a new era! The best hero slash lawyer in the Marvel Universe is […]