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Action Comics #1000 and The Infinity Gauntlet top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of 2018

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Diamond Comic Distributors has announced details of its bestselling comics and graphic novels of 2018, with DC Entertainment’s milestone Action Comics #1000 topping the comic book chart and Marvel’s classic The Infinity Gauntlet leading the way in terms of graphic novels, spurred on by Marvel Studios’ hugely successful blockbuster movie Avengers: Infinity War. Meanwhile, Marvel […]

The Russos remind us that it’s 100 days to Avengers: Endgame

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Today was a pretty big day for Marvel fans, what with the trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home delivering our very first glimpse at Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, today is also notable for being exactly 100 days out from the climax of Phase Three – a fact that the Russo brothers […]

Is 2019 make or break for pop culture as we know it?

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George Chrysostomou on whether 2019 is make or break for pop culture as we know it… Now I know the title of this article is likely exaggerated – pop culture can probably never break. But it can change and audiences can get fatigued when the same content is given to them repeatedly. So, is 2019 […]

Spider-Man: Far From Home poster and trailer swing online

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As rumoured last week, Marvel and Sony have unveiled the official trailer for Spider-Man: Far From Home, the sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming and the first instalment of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Check it out here, along with a teaser poster and official synopsis… Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and his friends go […]

Ant-Man’s Peyton Reed describes his 60s-set Fantastic Four movie that was never made

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Peyton Reed, director of Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp, has described the plans for his unmade Fantastic Four movie. Peyton Reed has spoken before about his past plan to make a Fantastic Four movie in the early 2000s, a project that never made off the ground. The director, however, has now elaborated on what that […]

Ghost Spider returns in trailer for Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts

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Coinciding with its premiere tomorrow on Marvel HQ, a trailer has arrived online for the 22-minute animated special Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts which sees Ghost-Spider (Dove Cameron) teaming-up with the Secret Warriors to take down Sheath and Exile; check it out here… “Stand Out. Rise Together. Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts features the return of Dove […]

Rumour: Marvel considering R-rating for Black Widow movie

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With The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Fox edging ever closer and the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four almost within Marvel’s grasp, there’s been a lot of speculation among fans over the past year as to whether Disney and Marvel may be open to breaking its PG-13 policy as Deadpool is welcomed into […]

The Punisher season 2 posters, images and synopsis released

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With just four days to go until The Punisher season 2 arrives on Netflix, the streaming service released two new character posters featuring Ben Barnes’ Billy Russo and Giorgia Whigham’s Amy Bendix, along with a batch of promo images and a season synopsis; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Punisher season […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix budget reportedly balloons to $200 million

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M-Day is approaching for 20th Century Fox’s X-Men series, with The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Fox’s film and TV assets heading into its final stages and expected to complete by the end of the first quarter of 2019. Over the weekend it was rumoured that the studio has now pulled the plug on all […]