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Why Dirty Sci-Fi Is The Best Sci-Fi

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This week Neil Calloway argues that one thing unites all the best science fiction… Guardians of the Galaxy, the original Star Wars movies, Alien, and Firefly all have something in common. The obvious thing is that they’re all science fiction, but if I was just listing sci-fi surely I’d have included Star Trek, too. They’re […]

Ranking Fox’s X-Men Franchise from Worst to Best

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Harrison Abbott ranks Fox’s X-Men franchise from worst to best… With X-Men: Dark Phoenix bringing the curtain down on the franchise, now feels like an appropriate time to look back on everything that Fox’s X-Men series gave us over the past two decades. Granted, there have been peaks and troughs. However, I maintain that the […]

Hasbro unleashes the Phoenix Force with new Jean Grey Marvel Legends Series figure

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Get ready to unleash the power of the Phoenix Force, as Hasbro has unveiled its new Marvel Legends Series Jean Grey Phoenix deluxe collectible figure which is available to pre-order now, priced at $49.99; check out the promotional images here…   Bring the excitement and wonder of the Marvel Universe to your collection with Hasbro […]

Disney gets Disassembled with Marvel’s latest Disney What If? variant covers

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Throughout the year, Marvel has been releasing a selection of Disney What If? variant covers to mark the 60th anniversary of the X-Men and the Avengers, and now we have a look at the final three covers for 2024. Set to adorn issues of Amazing Spider-Man between October and December, the new trio of variant […]

Star Wars: Ewoks miniseries to launch Marvel’s next era of Star Wars storytelling

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With Marvel wrapping up its current run of Star Wars comics taking place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi with the upcoming giant-sized 50th issues of Star Wars and Star Wars: Darth Vader, the publisher has been teasing a shift to a new era of the galaxy far, far away for […]

Marvel’s Predator vs. Black Panther to launch in August

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After doing battle with Wolverine last year, the galaxy’s deadliest hunters now set their sights on Wakanda as the Yautja return to the Marvel Universe for a fresh hunt with the new four-issue limited series Predator vs. Black Panther. “If you’re a comics nerd, I will feed you. If you’re a movie nerd, I will […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Darth Vader #48

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Darth Vader #48 next week, and you can get an early sneak peek with the official preview below; check it out… LUKE… JOINS THE DARK SIDE?! It is said there can be only two SITH, the EMPEROR AND DARTH VADER. But could it someday be PALPATINE and LUKE SKYWALKER? Or […]

Deadpool & Wolverine final trailer teases this “isn’t the movie you think it is”

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Are we in for some real surprises with Deadpool & Wolverine? With the final trailer dropping ahead of its release next week, the upcoming Marvel Studios project is shaping up to be one of the most must-see comic book movies in quite some time. Teasing that “this isn’t the movie you think it is,” the […]

Book Review – Avengers: Endgame: The Official Movie Special

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Eammon Jacobs reviews Avengers: Endgame: The Official Movie Special… As Avengers: Endgame thunders on through the box office, it’s important to retrospectively look back on the franchise’s humble beginnings from 2008’s Iron Man, onwards. And after 21 films – audiences have finally been given the inevitable confrontation with the Mad Titan, Thanos. It’s a monumental […]