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Marvel developing Hawkeye spin-off series focusing on Echo

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Marvel Studios’ Hawkeye series doesn’t even have a trailer yet, and Disney+ is already giving it a spin-off as Variety reports that the streaming service is in the early development stages for a series based upon one of its the MCU’s newest characters. In the upcoming Hawkeye series, we’ll meet Echo, a deaf Native American […]

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Summer 2021 sets revealed

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With lockdown (hopefully) coming to an end soon, it won’t be long before we can start browsing the aisles of our local toy stores once more, and thanks to Promobricks (via TheBrickFan), we have details on the upcoming LEGO Marvel Super Heroes set slated to hit shelves this summer, including tie-ins to Eternals, Spider-Man: No […]

Five Times DC Beat Marvel to the Punch

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Red Stewart presents five times that DC beat Marvel to the punch…It’s easy to say the Marvel Cinematic Universe has beaten the DC Extended Universe in many ways…. mostly because it’s true. From introducing multiple characters to giving them a shared universe, we have an amazing spiderweb that other studios have tried and failed to […]

Comic Book Preview – Carnage: Black, White & Blood #1

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Carnage: Black, White & Blood #1 is out on Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you below courtesy of Marvel Comics…CARNAGE RULES! Witness the cerebral chaos caused by CARNAGE, brought to life by some of the greatest creators at Marvel! But beware, True Believers, true to their titular character’s namesake, […]

Daniel Bruhl teases Zemo’s plan in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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He may have been absent from the first episode [read our review here], but Daniel Bruhl’s Zemo will soon make his presence felt in Disney+’s newest series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as the Captain America: Civil War makes his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and with his classic comic book-accurate mask […]

Funko celebrates 30 years of Deadpool with anniversary Pop! Vinyl figures

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In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Deadpool, Funko has unveiled a new wave of Pop! vinyl figures for Marvel’s Merc with a Mouth which includes Deadpool in a cake, Backyard Griller, Construction Worker, Roman Senator, Barista, LARP, and a Flamenco Deadpool; check them out here…For more info on Funko, visit the official website here.

Black Widow release decision will be “last minute” says Disney CEO

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While many of this year’s (and last year’s) big hitters have already been pushed back to later in the year when its hoped that lockdowns and restrictions will have started easing, Disney has so far held firm with its plans to debut Marvel Studios’ Black Widow in cinemas this May.However, with less than seven weeks […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #8

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #8 this coming Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below; check it out…OLD WOUNDS! After a narrow escape, APHRA and SANA’s investigation takes them to the site of an ancient battlefield! But VUKORAH and the UNBROKEN CLAN are hot on their heels! […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier – Episode 1 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier…After the radical departure of WandaVision, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier lands squarely in familiar Marvel territory. This opener feels like a refresher as Anthony Mackie and Sebastian Stan slip back into the action seamlessly. Aerial set pieces, high octane visuals and […]