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Marvel pulls The Punisher from NYCC in the wake of Las Vegas shooting

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Following on from the tragic Las Vegas shooting this past Saturday, Marvel and Netflix have announced that they have decided to pull  the panel for the upcoming series The Punisher from the New York Comic Con schedule. “We are stunned and saddened by this week’s senseless act in Las Vegas,” reads the official statement from […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: The New Mutants, Gambit, Avengers: Infinity War, DC TV struggling in ratings

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Teen Titans Go! to the Movies, Batman: The Animated Series, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Black Panther: Trouble […]

The Week in Spandex – NYCC roundup, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, Runaways, Gambit, Constantine, Spawn and more

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Due to New York Comic Con, birthdays and anniversaries, it’s an abridged version of The Week in Spandex this week. Normal service will be resumed this coming Saturday… The big news from the weekend was of course the release of the latest trailer for Warner Bros.’ upcoming blockbuster Justice League, while on the DC front […]

Which series will be the next big Netflix hit?

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Samuel Brace on which series might be the next big hit for Netflix… Netflix has got pretty good at this original series thing. Over the past number of years the streaming service has cranked out some truly tremendous TV series that are exclusive to their platform, helping to revolutionise the TV landscape in the process. […]

The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok trailer, Ant-Man and the Wasp villain revealed, Justice League marketing blitz, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman again and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Black Panther, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, Runaways, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Justice League, Flashpoint, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, The Joker, Aquaman, Suicide […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League screening reaction, DCEU praise, Avengers 4 casting, The Punisher trailer, The Defenders struggles, X-Men: New Mutants wraps and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Shazam, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Joker, Man of Steel 2, Superman: The Movie, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Watchmen, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man […]

Five TV Shows That Could Help the Marvel Netflix Universe

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Liam Hoofe looks at five new shows Netflix could add to their Marvel Universe… When Marvel kickstarted the Netflix branch of their universe with Daredevil back in 2015, expectations were understandably high. Marvel, being Marvel, delivered on those expectations and then some, giving us one of their finest properties to date. They then continued this […]

Jon Bernthal says The Punisher will take us to “a dark and brutal” corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Earlier today Netflix unveiled the first full trailer for The Punisher [see here], and now we have some comments from leading man Jon Bernthal, who has told EW that Frank Castle’s series will take us to the darkest, most brutal corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “This season is much darker as it goes, it […]

UPDATE: Marvel’s The Punisher premiere date may have leaked

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Despite the fact we’ve had an official poster and trailer in the past couple of weeks, Netflix continues to keep the release date for its next Marvel series The Punisher tightly under wraps. However, it seems Total Film may not have got the memo, as the latest edition of its magazine suggests that Frank Castle’s […]