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Superman gets a new collectible statue from Grand Jester Studios

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Sideshow Collectibles and Enesco have released promotional images for Grand Jester Studios’ 1:6 scale Superman statue. Limited to 1500 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $375; take a look here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Sideshow and Enesco present the Superman Statue by Grand Jester Studios! Metropolis is under attack! Her […]

Superman joins Sideshow’s DC Comics Collectibles action figure line

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Sideshow has unveiled its 1:6 scale Superman figure from the DC Comics Collectibles line. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $240.00; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Based on his iconic comic book appearance, the Superman Sixth Scale Figure features a custom-tailored fabric costume consisting of his […]

Preview of Action Comics #1005

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Coinciding with its release this Wednesday, DC Comics has unveiled a preview of Action Comics #1005, which we have for you here… The murderous mystery of the Red Cloud uncovered! Clark Kent draws closer to revealing a secret crime family that has operated for years in Metropolis, but the family’s enforcer—the mysterious Red Cloud—proves she’s […]

Rumour: Man of Steel 2 targeting 2020 release date

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Despite never having been officially revealed as in development at Warner Bros., we get a new rumour about Man of Steel 2 every couple of months, the latest of which claims that the Superman sequel is targeting a 2020 release date. The news comes by way of former Latino-Reviewer Mario-Francisco Robles, who claims that his […]

Alex Ross recreates Action Comics #1 cover in celebration of Superman’s anniversary

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In celebration of the 80th anniversary of Superman – and the upcoming Action Comics #1000 – Syfy Wire has teamed up to acclaimed artist Alex Ross to offer a rather stunning limited edition litho entitled ‘More Powerful Than a Locomotive’, which recreates the cover to Action Comics #1. Check it out here… “Most people coming […]

Justice League costume designer explains why Superman’s black suit wasn’t used

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Despite a number of rumours and teases in the run up to the film’s release, Superman’s black suit was absent from Justice League, with Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel opting to stick with his classic blue and red costume following his resurrection in the DC blockbuster. As we discovered last month, the black suit – […]

‘Bizarroverse’ begins in Superman #42, check out a preview here

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The new story arc ‘Bizarroverse’ gets underway in this week’s Superman #42; check out a preview of the issue here… “BOYzarro RE-DEATH” part one! It’s a bizarre, Boyzarro world—and we just live in it! When Superboy comes face to face with Boyzarro, the Son of Bizzaro, a strange transformation begins to take place. But that’s not […]

Now that the Marvel slots are no more, which slots can comic book fans still play?

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A couple of years back we reported on the fantastic Marvel slots which were available to play for free or for real money. Alas, these marvel-lous games are no more. Along with other brands under the Disney umbrella, Marvel decided in 2017 to stop licensing their superhero characters to the casino industry, thus wiping out […]

Dwayne Johnson reveals Warner Bros. were “inexplicably and inexcusably” against bringing back Henry Cavill as Superman

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To celebrate Black Adam‘s position as number one digital movie in the download charts (you can check out the first 10 minutes here), Dwayne Johnson has released a thank you video in which he talks up the fact that the DC blockbuster is approaching $400 million at the worldwide box-office, despite wanting more from the […]