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Patty Jenkins is “honored” by all of the Oscar Buzz surrounding Wonder Woman

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Before Wonder Woman released this summer, we were hit with a steady flurry of rumours that the film was a mess. Many people simply expected the film to fail. The movie, after all, had a huge hurdle to leap. Man of Steel was just A-Okay with critics (though this writer will defend it to the […]

Wonder Women: The live-action appearances of the Amazon Princess

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Gary Collinson looks at the actresses who have portrayed Wonder Woman in live action… With the release of All Star Comics #8 in October 1941, William Moulton Marston and DC Comics introduced the world to Princess Diana of Themyscira, better known as Wonder Woman, who would quickly go on to establish herself as the most iconic female […]

Book Review – Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo… It should go without saying that 2017 has been a pretty big year for Wonder Woman and the excitement surrounding the character still hasn’t abated quite yet. Diana’s groundbreaking year continues in the form of Wonder Woman: Warbringer, the first in the DC Icons line of […]

Why Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from Hellboy is a game changer

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Anghus Houvouras on Ed Skrein’s decision to walk away from the Hellboy reboot following whitewashing criticism… Damn. That’s what I said out loud when I read Ed Skrein’s statement about why he was walking away from the Hellboy reboot. If you hadn’t already heard, Skrein had been cast as Ben Daimio in the Hellboy reboot […]

Wonder Woman clip features a bonus Etta Candy scene

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Ahead of the digital HD release of Wonder Woman tomorrow, Warner Bros. has debuted an exclusive bonus scene from the DC blockbuster which sees Etta Candy (Lucy Davis) recruiting Steve Trevor’s band of militants for a new mission to recover a mysterious artifact. “We started to have these incredible materials that started to come together […]

Iron Studios’ Prime Scale Wonder Woman statue unveiled

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Sideshow has revealed Iron Studios’ upcoming Prime Scale Wonder Woman statue from the DC Comic Series. The collectible stands at around 33 inches tall and comics with a range of interchangeable accessories, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $999; take a look at the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles Sideshow […]

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, […]

If DC Wants to Make Standalone Movies, We Should Cheer

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Samuel Brace on the news that Warner Bros. is planning a slate of non-DC Extended Universe superhero movies… Are you cheering? DC seems to be giving off the impression that the DCEU is not forevermore. That their attempted emulation of all that Marvel has achieved with their own cinematic universe might come to an end […]

First-look preview of Wonder Woman/Conan #1

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Ahead of its release next month, DC Comics and Dark Horse have unveiled a preview of the first issue of their crossover series Wonder Woman/Conan, which we have for you here; check it out… What makes one a legend? How do legends carve their names into history, when countless others are forgotten? Wonder Woman and Conan […]