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Ryan Reynolds explains how Deadpool 2 chose its pop culture references

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Ryan Reynolds, the star of Deadpool 2, has spoken about how the film chose its pop culture references and when to implement them. One of the most fun aspects of Deadpool the character is his love of pop culture, referencing real-world individuals and events quite unlike any other superhero. In the home video commentary for […]

Preview of John Byrne’s X-Men Artifact Edition

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This Wednesday sees the release of John Byrne’s X-Men Artifact Edition, which includes more than 100 pages of X-Men covers, splashes, and pages from Byrne’s classic X-Men run, all meticulously scanned from the original art and reproduced to the exacting Artist’s Edition standards that have won IDW Publishing five highly coveted Eisner Awards. Check out […]

Preview of Astonishing X-Men Annual #1

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Marvel releases Astonishing X-Men Annual #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out… Jean Grey and the original X-Men reunite! Following her resurrection, Jean Grey can no longer make sense of her life since becoming an X-Man. Who better to relate to this than […]

Deadpool 2’s Super Duper $@%!# Cut gets a new promo

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Coinciding with its digital release, 20th Century Fox has unveiled a new promo for the Super Duper $@%!# Cut of the hit superhero sequel Deadpool 2, which features an additional 15 minutes of footage absent from the theatrical edition; take a look at the promo here… SEE ALSO: Deadpool pays a visit to Baby Hitler in […]

Preview of Cable and Deadpool Annual #1

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Cable and Deadpool Annual #1 hits comic book stores this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of Marvel Comics… THE TIME IS NIGH! History’s favorite duo are back together, and just in time! When Deadpool is hired to protect a woman from time-hopping villains, it’s […]

Marvel announces new Uncanny X-Men event X-Men Disassembled

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Uncanny X-Men is returning this November with a new ongoing series, and things will kick off with a massive 10-part weekly event entitled X-Men Disassembled, which brings together nearly every mutant left on earth in a story that threatens to destroy them. Uncanny X-Men brings together acclaimed writers Ed Brisson (Extermination), Kelly Thompson (Mr. & Mrs. […]

Preview of Marvel’s Extermination #1

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Marvel launches its new X-Men event Extermination this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… EXTERMINATE THE PAST. ELIMINATE THE FUTURE. Cyclops. Iceman. Angel. Beast. Marvel Girl. The original team of teen mutants brought together by Professor Charles Xavier many years ago have been shunted through […]

Deadpool pays a visit to Baby Hitler in deleted Deadpool 2 post-credits scene

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Ahead of the film’s home-entertainment release, a deleted post-credits scene from Deadpool 2 has surfaced online which was originally deemed ‘too dark’ for the superhero sequel and sees the Merc with a Mouth travelling back in time to pay baby Adolf Hitler a visit… SEE ALSO: Negasonic Teenage Warhead sees through Wade’s nice guy routine in Deadpool […]