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Jeremy Renner says the Russos received death threats over Hawkeye’s Avengers: Infinity War absence

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Throughout the promotional campaign for Avengers: Infinity War, it became increasingly clear that Hawkeye would be sitting out the battle between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos, and sure enough Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton was nowhere to be seen when the superhero blockbuster finally made its way into theaters. Naturally, Hawkeye’s absence left fans of the […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Stained Glass’

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Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Cloak & Dagger… Surrealism is a hard genre to breach. While presenting an opportunity to experiment with the typical molds for linear storytelling, too often it is used as an excuse by pretentious directors to create something that stands out in the arthouse market. But when it is […]

Preview of Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1

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Marvel releases Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1 this coming Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… J. JONAH JAMESON is armed with one of the world’s greatest secrets: the identity of SPIDER-MAN! Now SPIDEY has to suffer the consequences as JONAH infiltrates his life! But JONAH’s past threatens to unravel everything as […]

Amazing Spider-Man #800 and Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here top bestselling comics and graphic novels of May 2018

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Last month marked the milestone 800th issue of Amazing Spider-Man, with Marvel’s oversized special proving to be the bestselling comic book title of May 2018, as per Diamond Comic Distributors. Marvel also topped the graphic novel chart with the release of Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here, helping them become the month’s top publisher with […]

Rumour: Marvel reportedly considering a Hawkeye movie, but with a “different incarnation” of the character

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Fans of Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye have long called for a solo movie for the Avengers’ expert archer, and if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that Marvel Studios may well be planning a Hawkeye film – although it won’t necessarily be Renner’s Clint Barton in the spotlight. Appearing at the 10th annual Produced […]

Insomniac’s Spider-Man to join Marvel comic book canon with Spidergeddon

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In celebration of the upcoming PS4 exclusive Spider-Man video game from Insomniac, Marvel has announced that the game’s version of the web-slinger is set to join Marvel Comics continuity in the pages of Spidergeddon #0, while the character will also be showcased in a set of five variant covers. SEE ALSO: Spidey battles The Sinister […]

Pinar Toprak to score Captain Marvel, becomes the MCU’s first female composer

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Next year will see Marvel unleashes its first female-fronted superhero movie Captain Marvel, which also happens to have the studio’s first female director (Anna Boden, who is co-directing with Ryan Fleck), and now we have word that it will also mark the first Marvel movie to be scored by a female composer. Pinar Toprak, whose […]

Preview of Infinity Countdown: Black Widow #1

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Marvel’s Infinity Countdown puts the spotlight on the Black Widow this coming Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… Given the incredibly powerful Space Stone to look after by an old friend, Black Widow has no intention of letting it fall into the wrong hands…but is even the top espionage agent in the […]

Preview of Tony Stark: Iron Man #1

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Ahead of its release this coming Wednesday, Marvel Comics has unveiled a preview of Tony Stark: Iron Man #1; check it out here… TAKE FLIGHT WITH DAN SLOTT & VALERIO SCHITI! From the cusp of tomorrow’s dreams to the forefront of imagination, one man always soars on the cutting edge of adventure! You know his name. […]

Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp tracking $80 million domestic opening weekend

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Here in the UK we’ve still got the best part of two months to wait, but Marvel Studios is set to unleash its third superhero movie of the year in the States in just three weeks, and it looks like Ant-Man and the Wasp is going to deliver another solid hit for the Marvel Cinematic […]