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America’s Got Talent contortionist Troy James to play Rag Doll in The Flash season 5

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Earlier this month it was revealed that the classic DC Comics villain Peter Merkel / Rag Doll would be making an appearance in the upcoming fifth season of The Flash, and now comes word from TV Insider that America’s Got Talent contortionist Troy James has been cast in the role. Rag Doll made his debut […]

The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok arrives, Justice League marketing blitz, DC finds its Shazam, Deathstroke solo movie, CGI Venom and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, The Punisher, Daredevil, Runaways, X-23, Deadpool 2, Gambit, Venom, The Gifted, Justice League, Shazam, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad 2, Deathstroke, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Superman Lives and […]

Square Enix’s Play Arts Kai The Flash figure from Justice League revealed

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Sideshow has revealed a batch of promotional images for Square Enix’s The Flash Play Arts Kai figure which is based on the likeness of Ezra Miller in the upcoming DC blockbuster Justice League. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $149.99. and is expected to ship April-June 2018; check it out here… SEE […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Inhumans, Deadpool 2, Justice League, Flashpoint, Batman Beyond, Shazam! and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Inhumans, The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Ms. Marvel, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Doctor Doom, The Gifted, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Flashpoint, The Batman, Nightwing, Suicide […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, The Batman, Flashpoint, Watchmen

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the past week… Unfortunately, due to some major technical issues (resulting in a switch to a brand new server), it’s another abridged edition of The Week in Spandex this weekend. Apologies. Barring any more gremlins in the system, we’ll be back to normal next weekend… MARVEL CINEMATIC […]

The Week in Spandex – The San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International… Well, the dust has settled on another Comic-Con, and as you’d expect, we got plenty of news, trailers and other goodies from the ever-increasing slate of superhero movies and TV shows. While 20th Century Fox decided to keep its new X-Men […]

The Flash reborn with new season 4 costume, Elongated Man cast

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The Flash will be reborn this October when Grant Gustin’s Barry Allen emerges from the Speed Force for the fourth season of The CW’s hit DC superhero show, and Gustin has been chatting to EW about this ‘rebirth’ and how his character has been affected between seasons. “The way I see it is, time is […]

The Flash’s Grant Gustin says Crisis on Infinite Earths adaptation is a goal of the TV series

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The CW’s hit superhero series The Flash has already adapted one major DC comic book story arc with a take on Flashpoint, and according to Grant Gustin, it’s a goal of the show to take on the biggest DC event of all – Crisis on Infinite Earths. “We don’t really talk about it on a […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Defenders, The Punisher, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L..D., The Gifted, X-Men: The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Wonder […]