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Comic Book Preview – The Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big #1

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The Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big #1 is out on Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview for you here courtesy of Marvel Comics; take a look… Erik Larsen returns to the book he revolutionized back in the 90’s with a story that will remind you why! Legends Gerry Conway and Mark Bagley team up for a […]

The Most Disappointing: Fandom in the Social Media Age

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Anghus Houvouras on fandom in the age of social media… The internet has ruined everything. It has given us a window into the soul of humanity and the view is pretty damn depressing. Like all great technical innovations, people have found out how to exploit this potentially amazing resource into a method of control. Elections […]

Tom Holland says Spider-Man “is only going to get bigger and better from here”

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While the vast majority of Marvel fans were distraught to learn that Spider-Man will be exiting the MCU following a breakdown in negotiations between Disney and Sony, Peter Parker himself Tom Holland seems to be very optimistic about what the future holds for the web-slinger, despite the fact that Marvel Studios will no longer be […]

Beast Kingdom’s PREVIEWS exclusive Hulkbuster Egg Attack figure unveiled

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Diamond Comics Distributors has unveiled promotional images for Beast Kingdom’s PREVIEWS exclusive Egg Attack Hulkbuster action figure from the 2015 Marvel blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron; check it out here… Based on the Mark 44 version of Tony Stark’s Iron Man Suit, the Hulkbuster was created originally for the sole purpose of restraining the Hulk. […]

Rumour: Marvel Studios may be considering a reboot of Inhumans

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Having originally planned to bring the group to the big screen as part of its Phase Three slate of theatrical films, Marvel Studios pulled the plug on Inhumans, instead passing the property over to Marvel Television which teamed up with IMAX and ABC to produce a rather poorly-received TV adaptation featuring Black Bolt and family. […]

Marvel shares first look at Eternals’ cast of characters

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During the Walt Disney Pictures Showcase at D23, Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige introduced the cast of 2020’s Eternals to the stage, as well as introducing concept art of their respective characters: Richard Madden, who portrays the all-powerful Ikaris; Kumail Nanjiani, who plays cosmic-powered Kingo; Lauren Ridloff, who portrays the super-fast Makkari, the first deaf hero […]

Comic Book Preview – Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man #1

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The Absolute Carnage event continues this week with the release of Absolute Carnage: Symbiote Spider-Man #1; check out a preview of the issue here… During its first visit to New York City, the alien symbiote that would come to be known as Venom bonded to a host that wasn’t Spider-Man or Eddie Brock. Face front, […]

Hot Toys unveils new wave of Avengers: Endgame Cosbaby collectible figures

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Hot Toys has unveiled a new wave of Cosbabies for the Marvel blockbuster sequel Avengers: Endgame which includes a female heroes collectible set, Captain America, Captain Marvel battling version and with a Nano Gauntlet, Thor in casual wear, Hulk, two variations of Iron Man Mark LXXXV, Rocket, Shuri and Valkyrie; check them out here… SEE […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – Dark Temple #1

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Marvel Comics is set to pave the way for the video game Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order with the prequel comic book series Dark Temple, and we’ve got a preview of next week’s first issue for you here; check it out… Leading into Jedi: Fallen Order the upcoming third-person action-adventure Star Wars title from Lucasfilm […]