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Comic Book Preview – Action Comics #1090

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Action Comics #1090 is out this Wednesday, and you can get yourself an early sneak peek at the issue with the official preview below… A long-forgotten hero from the past returns — but this is no team-up! As Superboy fights for his life against the original Man of Tomorrow, he discovers the real reason superheroes […]

Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow will soar in 2027

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After Superman flew into theatres this summer to much positive acclaim from audiences and critics, Warner Bros. Discovery has announced writer/director James Gunn will helm the sequel Man of Tomorrow for a 2027 release. David Corenswet will return to play Clark Kent/Superman as will presumably Nicholas Hoult as his archenemy Lex Luthor. Gunn shared an image on […]

The Blockbuster Comic Book Movie Problem: The Box Office Cliff Edge

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Thunderbolts*, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps did everything right, so what went wrong with this year’s comic book movie blockbusters at the box office? Hollywood has spent the past half a decade in a post-COVID era, facing an exacerbation of a problem that was already well in motion. Fewer people, particularly younger generations, […]

Comic Book Preview – Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #1

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DC Comics releases Adventures of Superman: The Book of El #1 on Wednesday, and you can take a look at the official preview of the issue below… Superman returns! Fan-favorite Future State: Superman: House of El creators Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Scott Godlewski reunite for Adventures of Superman: Book of El! As the Super-Family settles […]

Comic Book Preview – Absolute Superman #11

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DC Comics releases Absolute Superman #11 next week, and you can get yourself an early sneak peek with the official preview below… For five years, he’s been on the run, hounded across our planet, and treated like a criminal… yet his only crime was being born somewhere else. Now Superman’s rage threatens to engulf the […]

Superman actors unite to discuss the Man of Steel at Fan Expo Canada

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This past weekend at the Fan Expo Canada convention in Toronto, a rare gathering of Superman actors was held between Tom Welling, Brandon Routh, Tyler Hoechlin and voice actor George Newborn to talk about their experiences playing the Man of Steel with interpretations unique to each of them. Welling starred as Clark Kent throughout the […]

Smallville cast talk series’ legacy at Fan Expo Canada

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As audiences enjoy the wide range of superhero TV series that have been developed in the last several years, one show which still remains popular despite its age is Smallville, the series set in Clark Kent’s youth and the adventures he and his friends end up in their hometown, all while he is discovering his powers […]

Comic Book Preview – Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #3

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DC Comics releases Krypto: The Last Dog of Krypton #3 on Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… Krypto, the last dog of Krypton, has seen some of the worst of what Earth can offer — and escaped it with his life. And yet, he still hasn’t given up […]

Comic Book Preview – Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #42

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DC Comics has shared the official preview for Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #42 ahead of the issue’s release this coming Wednesday; get yourself a sneak peek below… Superman, Batman, and Robin — tracing a mysterious plague that is sweeping the planet — have found Patient Zero! The only cure for the Bizarros is to eradicate him […]