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The Week in Spandex – Joker movies, Justice League rumours, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman, Avengers 4 set photos, Gambit update and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Joker, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Batman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Titans, Supergirl, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, […]

Comic Book Review – The Punisher #1

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Zeb Larson reviews The Punisher #1… FRANK CASTLE LOSES CONTROL! A by-the-numbers drug bust is about to take Frank Castle by surprise…and he HATES surprises. The horrible fallout threatens to send The Punisher into the heart of darkness, but Castle won’t make that journey alone: A DEA agent is on his trail and attempting to get […]

Comic Book Preview – Punisher: Soviet #1

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Garth Ennis returns to Marvel and The Punisher this week to launch a new six-issue limited series entitled Punisher: Soviet, and you can take a look at issue #1 here… Garth Ennis (Co-Creator of The Boys & Preacher) is back at Marvel and writing the Punisher again, this time with art phenom Jacen Burrows (MOON […]

Marvel wants Netflix shows for The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, Hawkeye and Black Widow

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It’s fair to say that the reaction to Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil was resoundingly positive, having just become the highest rated show on the streaming service. With a second season already announced, new rumours have surfaced about possible new titles for Phase Two of the Marvel Netflix Universe. According to El Mayimbe over at Heroic Hollywood, […]

The Punisher’s Ben Barnes has spoken to Marvel Studios about a superhero role

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Ben Barnes, who was one of the stars of The Punisher, says he has spoken to Marvel Studios about a possible movie role. It is not unheard of for actors to play multiple Marvel characters and it sounds like Ben Barnes is hoping he might be next to do so. The actor has finished playing […]

Jon Bernthal wants to return as The Punisher in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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The cancellation of Marvel’s Netflix series earlier this year may well have been the first nail in the coffin of Marvel Television as we know it, what with Marvel Studios venturing into the TV arena with its upcoming Disney+ shows, and a Marvel restructure which has seen the television division coming under the control of […]

Marvel Television felt “blindsided” by Netflix cancellations

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Marvel Television boss Jeph Loeb has stated that the studio felt “blindsided” by Netflix’s decision to cancel their library of Marvel television shows The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and The Punisher. “The hardest part was while the situation at Netflix of which I really can’t go into other than to say that we were blindsided and […]

Marvel unveils more Immortal variant covers

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Having announced its upcoming Immortal variant program last month, Marvel has now unveiled six more of September’s covers, which are designed to pay homage to the many faces of Marvel, modelled after Bruce Banner’s transformation in the pages of Immortal Hulk; check them out here… IMMORTAL VARIANTS LINEUP: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 29 BAGLEY IMMORTAL VARIANT AMAZING […]

Comic Book Preview – The Punisher Annual #1

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Frank Castle finds himself going up against the Brood Queen this Wednesday as part of Marvel’s Acts of Evil with the release of The Punisher Annual #1; check out a preview of the issue here… ACTS OF EVIL! PUNISHER VS. BROOD QUEEN! The man who lives to punish the foulest parasites of humanity. The most […]