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Here’s Henry Cavill’s Superman with his Mission: Impossible moustache in Justice League

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Warner Bros. and DC Films Justice League certainly came in for its fair share of criticism – not least with regards to the awful CGI work on Superman’s face, as the visual effects team tried to hide Henry Cavill’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout moustache after Paramount refused to allow the actor to shave for reshoots […]

Krypton Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Zods and Monsters’

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Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of Krypton season 2… After a fairly quiet episode, Krypton‘s ‘Zods and Monsters’ delivered another somewhat quiet installment of its second season while progressing its story in some significant ways. It was a pretty good balance between scenes focusing on the drama and those on story with more solid performances […]

Promo and clip for Krypton Season 2 Episode 8 – ‘Mercy’

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A promo and sneak peek clip have arrived online for next week’s eighth episode of Syfy’s Superman prequel series Krypton season 2, entitled ‘Mercy’; watch them below… Nyssa and Seg receive help from Jayna and Dev as they set their sights on Gen; General Zod’s fleet makes a surprising discovery. Krypton season 2 airs on […]

Elizabeth Tulloch will return as Lois Lane for Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths

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The casting announcements for the Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths just keep coming. After the reveals over the San Diego Comic-Con weekend that Brandon Routh will reprise the role of Superman for the crossover alongside Batman’s Burt Ward making an appearance, Entertainment Weekly has announced Elizabeth Tulloch will also be returning as Lois Lane. Tulloch first appeared as […]

Comic Book Preview – Action Comics #1013

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DC releases Action Comics #1013 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue right here… Metropolis is in total lockdown, and while everyone is busy dealing with the impossible threat of Leviathan’s complete takeover, a mysterious antihero called Thorn has decided to wreak havoc on the invisible empire! […]

Superman: Red Son, Justice League Dark: Apokolips War and Superman: Man of Tomorrow animated movies announced at Comic-Con

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During yesterday’s world premiere of Batman: Hush at San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment announced its DC Universe Animated Original Movie plans for 2020, which includes the previously rumoured adaptation of Superman: Red Son as well as the original features Justice League Dark: Apokolips War and Superman: Man of Tomorrow. Based on the Mark […]

Superman Returns with Brandon Routh set to reprise role for Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths

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Some thirteen years after donning the tights for Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, Brandon Routh is set to reprise the role of the Man of Steel for this year’s Arrowverse crossover Crisis on Infinite Earths. According to Deadline, Routh – who plays Ray Palmer/The Atom on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (which is part of the ambitious […]

Batman: Knightfall and The Death of Superman to get the Dark Multiverse treatment from DC

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DC Comics has announced that it will be putting twisted and terrifying spin on some of the biggest, most game-changing events in its history with a new series of prestige format one-shots under the Tales from the Dark Multiverse banner, beginning with the classic 90s stories Batman: Knightfall and The Death of Superman. TALES FROM […]

Comic Book Review – Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 4

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 4… One of the best series to come out of DC’s Rebirth initiative was Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason’s run on Superman. By bringing back the pre-New 52 Superman and his marriage to Lois Lane, but adding in a young super-powered son named Jon, the pair brought a […]