Flickering Myth

Film & TV News, Reviews and Features

Marvel’s Daredevil showrunner has pitched season 4 to Netflix

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In the wake of Netflix’s cancellations of Luke Cage and Iron Fist last month – not to mention the impending launch of the Disney+ streaming service – there’s been a lot of speculation over the future of Netflix’s other Marvel shows, with a unconfirmed report claiming that both Daredevil and Jessica Jones could also be at risk. […]

Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #3

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Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #3… “Truly awful.” Throughout my fandom of the Fantastic Four, having read the majority of the comics in existence with that name or logo somewhere on the cover, I have been disappointed numerous times. Good ideas squandered? Check. Those are legion. Wildly off-base characterization? I see you, Matt Fraction. Ideas […]

Preview of Spider-Man: Enter The Spider-Verse #1

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Marvel Comics releases Spider-Man: Enter The Spider-Verse #1 this coming Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… STEP INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE WITH A CADRE OF SPIDER-HEROES! With his ability to traverse the Multiverse, SPIDER-MAN assembles a team to track down a loose end from his past: the fate of the mighty GOG! Get ready for […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix doesn’t feature a Stan Lee cameo, but Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse does

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The pop culture world suffered some devastating news this week with the passing of Marvel legend Stan Lee. The comic book icon will of course be a huge miss, not least to fans who’ve enjoyed his many cameos across Marvel’s film and television adaptations. In the wake of his passing, it was confirmed by Marvel […]

Marvel announces X-Men shake-up with Age of X-Man

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With the X-Men set to disassemble in the pages of Uncanny X-Men, Marvel has announced the upcoming Age of X-Man event, which will spawn six new five-issue miniseries beginning in February and March in The Marvelous X-Men, Nextgen, The Amazing Nightcrawler, The X-Tremists, Prisoner X and Apocalypse and the X-Tracts. Further details are being kept […]

ABC renews Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for season 7 as Chloe Bennet reveals Quake’s new season 6 look

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The Netflix shows may be dropping like flies, what with the cancellation of both Iron Fist and Luke Cage, but Marvel is set to continue having a presence on ABC next season, with the network announcing that it has renewed Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for a seventh season. The renewal is somewhat of a surprise given […]

Preview of Web of Venom: Carnage Born #1

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Web of Venom: Carnage Born #1 hits comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel Comics… Join DONNY CATES as he continues to snake his tendrils through the VENOM mythos – this time visiting the sickening sociopath called CARNAGE! A cruel […]

Bumblebee director reportedly wanted for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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If rumours are to be believed, Marvel Studios may be zeroing in on a replacement for James Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, with The Disinsider reporting that Kubo and the Two Strings helmer Travis Knight is in contention to replace Gunn in the director’s chair. Knight – whose next film, the Transformers […]

Oscar Isaac found working on X-Men: Apocalypse “excruciating”

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During an interview with GQ, actor Oscar Isaac has been reflecting on his role as the titular villain in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse, describing his experience on the set of the Bryan Singer-directed superhero movie as “excruciating”. “Apocalypse, that was excruciating,” said Isaac. “I didn’t know when I said yes that that was what was going to be […]