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5 Brutal Superhero Beatdowns

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Red Stewart presents five brutal superhero beatdowns… Long before comic books became mainstream, Joseph Campbell taught us about the archetypes of the superhero and supervillain, one of those being the triumph of good over evil. Prior to that happening, though, the hero has to undergo a crisis of faith wherein they hit rock-bottom and have […]

Comic Book Preview – Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1

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Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1 hits comic book shops this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue here… DESTINY FULFILLED! The child of the Kree hero Mar-Vell and Skrull Princess Anelle, Dorrek VIII — known on Earth as “Teddy” — has spent years evading the clutches of both bloodthirsty empires. […]

90’s Comic Book Movies: The Good, The Bad, The Awful | Flickering Myth TV

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EJ and Allen discuss the good, the bad, and the awful of 1990’s comic book movies in the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV… We’re truly in the Golden Age of Comic Book Movies right now, but it hasn’t always been this way… In the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV, EJ Moreno and Allen […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier won’t premiere in August

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This really seemed inevitable from the moment that production shut down in March with around three weeks of filming to go, but now it’s official: Marvel Studios’ first Disney+ offering The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has been delayed. The series was originally scheduled to hit the streaming service in August, which – had everything […]

Disney+ dates Marvel’s Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk and Moon Knight for 2022

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While Marvel has pushed back its entire Phase Four movie slate due to the ongoing global health crisis, we’re yet to hear whether this will have a knockdown effect on the studio’s Disney+ plans – or indeed if any of the live-action shows will be delayed as a result of the current production shutdown. However, […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #2

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Marvel’s new Star Wars: Doctor Aphra series continues this Wednesday with the release of issue #2, and we have a preview for you here; take a look… BEWARE THE MAD CITY! DOCTOR APHRA and her new team have tracked the RINGS OF VAALE to a mysterious planet filled with primordial horror. What’s worse, the rings […]

Discover The Hulk’s dark destiny in trailer for Marvel’s Maestro

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Three decades on from Future Imperfect, Marvel and creator Peter David are set to explore the origin of the villainous far-future version of the Hulk with Maestro, a new five-issue limited series launching this August, and you can check out a trailer right here… Almost 30 years ago in the landmark story FUTURE IMPERFECT, legendary […]

UPDATE: Hasbro’s 26-inch HasLab Marvel Legends Sentinel action figure funded

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UPDATE: Hasbro has announced that the project has now reached its goal of 6000 backers, meaning the Sentinel will be moving into production, and can now be pre-ordered in the UK through Zavvi. Original story follows… Hasbro has announced the very first Marvel HasLab project, opening the crowdfunding stage for Marvel Legends X-Men Sentinel – […]