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Jake Johnson wants to return for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2

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Jake Johnson’s turn as Peter B. Parker in 2018’s Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse proved to be a hit with fans, with his out-of-shape Spider-Man speaking to many viewers, and it looks like Johnson wants to return for another outing. During a recent video interview with Get Fandom this week, Johnson opened up about wanting to […]

New posters and cast featurette for The New Mutants

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With a little over a week to go until The New Mutants is set to arrive in cinemas, three new posters have surfaced for the long-awaited movie along with a featurette which offers a peek at more new footage and sees stars Blu Hunt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Henry Zaga, and Charlie Heaton giving a […]

Ultra Violent Villain Deaths in Superhero Films That Will Make You Wince

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Red Stewart on the most brutal villain deaths in superhero movies… Superhero films may be geared towards younger audiences via the PG-13 rating, but that doesn’t necessarily limit them. Over the years, directors and artists have found ways of creating violent situations without there being a single drop of blood (okay… maybe just a little […]

Comic Book Preview – Lords of Empyre: Swordsman #1

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Marvel’s Empyre tie-in Lords of Empyre: Swordsman #1 is out next week, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; check it out… The swordsman has been resurrected! But there are more secrets than what lies beyond the grave… Join Swordsman and his son, Quoi, as they embark on a journey of […]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was going to feature M.O.D.O.K. until Marvel nixed the idea

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With Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. wrapping up its seven-season run this past week with its series finale, showrunner and co-creator Jed Whedon has been giving fans some insight into nixed story ideas from the Avengers spinoff, including a planned appearance from the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing, a.k.a. the fan favourite villain M.O.D.O.K.! “We […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Maestro #1

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Marvel returns to the world of Future Imperfect this coming week in order to explore the origin of the Maestro in a brand new five-issue limited series from writer Peter David! Check out the official Maestro #1 preview here… Almost 30 years ago in the landmark story FUTURE IMPERFECT, legendary INCREDIBLE HULK scribe Peter David […]

Marvel unveils Phoenix Force variants ahead of Enter the Phoenix

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Ahead of this December’s Avengers event ‘Enter the Phoenix’, Marvel has announced that it will unleash the Phoenix Force with a series of variant covers across a number of its November titles including Avengers #38, Captain America #25, Doctor Doom #9, Immortal Hulk #40 and Fantastic Four #26. I AM PHOENIX!” Those immortal words will […]

Marvel’s The Rise of Ultraman gets a trailer ahead of September debut

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The pop culture icon Ultraman is set to make his Marvel debut next month as the publisher teams with Tsuburaya Productions for The Rise of Ultraman #1, a new comic series reimagining the fabled beginnings of the iconic Japanese hero. The series will retell the origins of the Earth’s mysterious defender against the terrifying Kaiku […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #4

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #4 this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here; check it out… THE SINS THAT CAN’T BE ABSOLVED! With a blaster aimed at this back, cyborg bounty hunter VALANCE closes in on NAKANO LASH, the mentor who abandoned him many years […]