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Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Heroes Reborn: Squadron Savage #1

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Marvel’s Heroes Reborn event continues this week with the release of Heroes Reborn: Squadron Savage #1; check out the official preview here… “ELEKTRA LEADS A TEAM OF THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST HEROES AND VILLAINS – WITH ALL OF REALITY HANGING IN THE BALANCE! There are some threats that require a more savage approach than the Squadron […]

X-Men: The Last Stand Turns 15 – Where The X-Franchise First Went Wrong

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Ricky Church revisits X-Men: The Last Stand on its 15th anniversary… Superhero films may be all the rage now, but in the early 2000s they were rarely in development with only two or maybe three produced a year compared to the several we have now. In those early years of of the superhero genre, one […]

Issa Rae to voice Jessica Drew in Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse 2

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Another hero is joining the Spider-Family for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Issa Rae will join the voice cast as Jessica Drew, a.k.a. Spider-Woman. The star of HBO’s Insecure is the first official new casting for the upcoming sequel to the Academy Award-winning first film. Rae will join Shameik Moore […]

Rachel Weisz introduces new clip from Marvel’s Black Widow

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With Marvel Studios’ long-awaited Black Widow now just a month out from release, Rachel Weisz made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live this week to discuss her role as Melina Vostokoff (a spoiler inadvertently dropped by the host, apparently), during which she brought with her a clip from the MCU movie featuring Melina alongside her […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Heroes Reborn: Night-Gwen #1

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Gwen Stacy takes centre stage as Nightbird this week as Marvel’s Heroes Reborn event continues with Night-Gwen #1; check out the official preview of the issue here… INTRODUCING: NIGHTBIRD! By day, Dr. Gwendolyn Stacy is Ravencroft Asylum’s leading psychiatrist. But by night, she dons the guise of the vigilante known as Nightbird! But how did […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #13

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The War of the Bounty Hunters continues this coming Wednesday as Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #13; check out the official preview of the issue here… THE WOOKIEE ALWAYS WINS! Hot on the trail of BOBA FETT, VALANCE and DENGAR run into a rather large obstacle—the mighty CHEWBACCA! Will T’ONGA escape the trap […]

Comic Book Preview – Web of Spider-Man #1

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Marvel releases Web of Spider-Man #1 this coming week, and we have the official preview of the issue for you here… Peter Parker. Spider-Man. Scientist. Troublemaker? Thanks to none other than Tony Stark, a new scientific research station for the teenage heroes of the Marvel Universe has just been completed – and Spider-Man just got […]

Marvel’s What If…? banner reinvents the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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With its August premiere date on Disney+ fast approaching, a new promotional banner has arrived online for Marvel Studios’ first animated offering Marvel’s What If…?, which gives us a glimpse at a reimagined MCU featuring the likes of Peggy Carter’s Captain Britain, Steve Rogers’ Iron Man, T’Challa’s Star-Lord, Zombie Captain America and Party Thor alongside […]

LEGO Marvel Sanctuary II: Endgame Battle set incoming in October

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LEGO has revealed a new addition its LEGO Marvel theme in the Sanctuary II: Endgame Battle (76237) set which is based on the climactic battle in Marvel Studios’ superhero epic Avengers: Endgame. The 322-piece set includes Captain Marvel, Iron Man and Thanos minifigures, and goes on sale on October 1st, priced $39.99/£34.99. Put a kid’s […]