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Krypton Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘House of Zod’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of Krypton… Building off recent events in Krypton with Lyta’s imprisonment and Seg’s escape from Black Zero, ‘House of Zod’ was a well developed continuation of ‘The Word of Rao‘. It also served as a good examination of the title House and what would make them eventually become enemies to the […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics #1000

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Ricky Church reviews Action Comics #1000… This is it. The big one. In 1938 the world was introduced to Superman in the pages of Action Comics #1 by two young writers and artists from Cleveland, Ohio named Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Flashforward 80 years later and Superman has somehow remained so popular in the public consciousness […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Daredevil, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Hellboy and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Wolverine, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Black Lightning, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Krypton, Hellboy and more… As filming on […]

The Problem With Fan Expectations

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Henry Bevan on the problem with fan expectations… I love Spider-Man. Spider-Man 2 is my favourite superhero film, I was addicted to 1990s TV show. Tobey Maguire is an underrated actor. But, I didn’t like Spider-Man: Homecoming, at first. I hated how Peter’s quest to be a hero relegated the supporting characters and I felt […]

Comic Book Review – Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman

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Ricky Church reviews Action Comics: 80 Years of Superman… Superman is about to reach a milestone 1000th issue of Action Comics, the title which introduced him to the world and irrevocably changed the landscape for the comic book industry and superhero genre forever. To further celebrate the milestone, DC has published Actions Comics: 80 Years of Superman […]

Henry Cavill says Justice League is “the first time we see the true Superman”

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Warner Bros. has done an admirable job of keeping him out of the marketing, but it’s no secret that Superman will make his grand return to the DC Extended Universe this coming week with the release of Justice League, and Henry Cavill has been chatting about his latest outing as the Man of Steel. “It’s […]

LEGO unveils its Justice League Batman and Superman BrickHeadz set

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LEGO has released a batch of official promotional images for its BrickHeadz Tactical Batman and Superman set from last year’s DC blockbuster Justice League. The set consists of 209 pieces and will go on sale May 1st, priced at $19.99; take a look at the promotional images here… Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and […]

The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Female Marvel Team-Up, Justice League, Shazam, Marvel vs DC and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, The Punisher, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, New Warriors, Deadpool 2, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Black Adam, Flashpoint, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Krypton, […]

Nicolas Cage on Superman, Justice League, and whether he’d do another comic book movie

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Before he took on the role of Marvel’s Johnny Blaze for Ghost Rider and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nicolas Cage came close to portraying the Man of Steel, having spent a couple of years attached to the title role in Tim Burton’s ultimately-abandoned reboot, Superman Lives. During an interview with Variety, Cage was asked […]