Casey Chong presents seven 90s summer movie flops that deserved better… The 1990s saw a good deal of summer movies that turned into big hits. Various films released during the crowded months-long season spread across different genres from supernatural romance (1990’s Ghost) to sci-fi action (1991’s Terminator 2: Judgment Day), dinosaur-themed sci-fi (1993’s Jurassic Park) […]
Comic Book Preview – The Rocketeer: Breaks Free #1
IDW Publishing launches the new four-issue miniseries The Rocketeer: Breaks Free from writer Stephen Mooney (Rocketeer: The Great Race, Half Past Danger) and artist Staz Johnson (Robin, Catwoman) this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview below… The Rocketeer storms the City by the Bay!With Betty about to start work on a new […]
The 1990s in Comic Book Movies
Tom Jolliffe looks at the eclectic range of comic book movies brought out in the 1990s… The MCU. The DCU. Modern multiplex cinemas have been packed to the rafters with comic book adaptations for decades now, but in the 1980s, the notion of comic book films being a lucrative well to create marketable movies was […]
The Essential 1990s Superhero Movies
Hasitha Fernando on the essential superhero and comic book movies of the 1990s… The popularity of the superhero sub-genre has waxed and waned over the years. Despite having a fairly early start in cinemas it wasn’t until blockbusters like 1978’s Superman: the Movie and 1989’s Batman that cape and cowl affairs began to be taken […]
The Rocketeer returns for new anthology one-shot in May
Dave Stevens’ high-flying hero The Rocketeer is set to soar once more this May with the release of an anthology one-shot from IDW Publishing which sees Adam Hughes, Jae Lee, Gabriel Rodríguez, Phil Noto and other comic luminaries paying tribute to the legendary creator with three all-new action-packed tales. The new one-shot began life during […]
The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad cameo revealed, Infinity War title change, James Gunn on Star-Lord’s father “spoiler”, Spider-Man: Homecoming influenced by Harry Potter, Netflix turns down Agent Carter, Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman revealed and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League Dark, Supergirl, Gotham, The Flash, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Captain America: […]
Comic Book Preview – The Rocketeer: The Great Race #1
As The Rocketeer celebrates its 40th anniversary, IDW Publishing marks the occasion with the launch of the brand new series The Rocketeer: The Great Race, and we have the official preview of the first issue for you here… Ace stunt pilot Cliff Secord has returned from his New York Adventure to a West Coast steeped […]
The Rocketeer returns for 40th anniversary miniseries
2022 marks the 40th anniversary of Dave Stevens’ iconic hero The Rocketeer, and IDW Publishing has announced that it will celebrate the occasion with The Rocketeer: The Great Race, a four issue limited series from New York Times bestselling writer and artist Stephen Mooney. “Writing and drawing a Rocketeer book has long been somewhat of a bucket-list […]
90’s Comic Book Movies That Deserve More Love
Marvelous Videos with ten 90s comic book movies that deserve more love… Oh, comic book fans today are so lucky! Back in the day, we were lucky to get one film a year: now, Marvel and DC have ensured that you’ll get nothing short of at least five. Still, we’re not going to complain about what we […]
Disney Junior’s The Rocketeer animated series gets a trailer
Disney Junior has released a new trailer for The Rocketeer, its upcoming animated adventure series which is inspired by Dave Stevens’ comic book series of the same name; watch it here… Kit Secord learns she’s secretly next in line to become The Rocketeer, a rocket-pack wearing superhero who can fly! Armed with her cool new […]
