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Comic Book Preview – Savage Sword of Conan #2

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Marvel Comics releases Savage Sword of Conan #2 this Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here; take a look…THE DEATH CULT OF KOGA THUN STRIKES! Back on the shores of STYGIA, a magical guide directs CONAN toward dreaded civilization…and the promise of a mysterious fortune! It’ll take all of Conan’s strength […]

Captain Marvel, Lady Sif and Hela featured on Marvel’s War of the Realms variant cover

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Marvel has unveiled another variant cover for The War of the Realms, this time from artist Frank Cho and colorist Sabine Rich, which sees Captain Marvel and Lady Sif preparing for combat against Hela and her army; check it out here…SEE ALSO: The War of the Realms variant covers reimagine Marvel heroes as Asgardian warriorsThis April, […]

Zachary Levi calls out trolls for pitting Shazam! against Captain Marvel

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As the 2019 superhero season prepares to get underway with the releases of Marvel Studios’ Captain Marvel and DC Film’s Shazam!, the unfortunate side of the ‘Marvel vs. DC’ fan rivalry appears to be rearing its ugly head once again. Over the past week, a group of trolls have been taking to Rotten Tomatoes to “review […]

New TV spot and behind-the-scenes featurettes for Captain Marvel

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Another TV spot has arrived online for Captain Marvel which gives us a look at some new footage featuring Starforce, along with featurettes which focus on Brie Larson’s training and preparation for her role as Carol Danvers; check them out here…SEE ALSO: Captain Marvel gets three new clips and an ‘Intergalactic War’ featurettehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOMpvU8fIgYSet in the 1990s, […]

Willem Dafoe reflects on his Green Goblin role in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man

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Although Blade and X-Men paved the way, it wasn’t until 2002’s Spider-Man that the modern wave of superhero movies really exploded onto the scene, with director Sam Raimi delivering a monster box office hit for Sony, and a comic book movie which really managed to capture the tone of its source material.During an interview with […]

Kevin Feige confirms that James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 script will still be used

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Out and about on the press tour for Captain Marvel, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has confirmed that despite James Gunn’s departure from the director’s chair on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, his screenplay is still going to be used for the now postponed threequel.However, despite reports that Gunn had previously been working alongside […]

Comic Book Preview – Age of X-Man: X-Tremists #1

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Marvel releases Age of X-Man: X-Tremists #1 this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview of the issue for you here; take a look…A perfect world doesn’t just…happen. It needs to be cultivated. That’s where the X-Tremists come in. Psylocke, Iceman, Northstar, Blob, Jubilee and Moneta protect people from threats they won’t even know existed, including […]

Peter Parker offers some advice in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse deleted scene

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Ahead of tonight’s Oscars where it will be hoping to add the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature to the BAFTA it won earlier this month, Sony has unveiled a deleted scene from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which sees Peter Parker offering a few words of advice to an emotional Miles Morales; watch it here…SEE ALSO: Get […]

Netflix reportedly cancelled Marvel shows over steep licensing costs and lack of ownership

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Last week it was confirmed that Netflix has decided to cancel The Punisher and Jessica Jones, bringing to an end the streaming service’s partnership with Marvel which has also brought us Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and the crossover limited series The Defenders.Since the first of the cancellations last year, there’s been a lot of […]

Marvel’s War of the Realms variant covers from George Perez and Ryan Ottley

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Coming hot on the heels of the covers from Adi Granov and Rom Lim, Marvel has now unveiled another two variants for the upcoming The War of the Realms #1, this time featuring artwork from George Perez and Ryan Ottley; check them out here…SEE ALSO: The War of the Realms variant covers reimagine Marvel heroes […]