July 2013 archive

Splash Page: Hellboy meets Black Beetle by Francesco Francavilla for 20th anniversary

Hellboy/Black Beetle - Francesco Francavilla

Welcome to our new feature – Splash Page. Each week we’ll take a piece of art we like, and tell you a little bit about the artist who created it. There’s lots of stuff coming up for Hellboy’s 20th anniversary this year, including Hellboy: The Midnight Circus from creator Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo and Dave …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: The Bounce #3, Lazarus #2, Superior Spider-man Team-Up #1, Tomorrowland #1 and What If? AvX #3

Superior Spider-man Team-Up #1 - David Lopez and Rachelle Rosenberg

Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts.

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Oz Comic-Con 2014: Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne and Brad Walker for Adelaide/Perth

Oz Comic-Con 2014: Amanda Tapping, Robin Dunne and Brad Walker

Oz Comic-Con 2013 is barely behind us, indeed it was only a few weeks ago, but the ever-expanding Australian ‘con is already booking in guests for the 2014 circuit. TV and film actors and Sanctuary co-stars Amanda Tapping and Robin Dunne will hit our shores for the Perth and Adelaide shows, along with comic book …

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SMASH! 2013: Manga and anime show returns to Sydney in August

SMASH! 2014 Sydney Manga and Anime Show

It’s only a few weeks to go until the 7th SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show, is ready to dominate Sydney’s pop-culture scene on 10 August  2013 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (Darling Harbour). If you buy your tickets before the end of July, you’ll get them at the discounted price. High profile guests in …

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Review: Hawkeye Annual #1

Hawkeye Annual #1 - Javier Pulido

Kate Bishop flies solo in this first annual for the award-winning Hawkeye series, proving that femininity and strong female characters are not mutually exclusive in the world of comics. If this year’s multiple victories at the Eisner Awards for Matt Fraction and David Aja‘s Hawkeye didn’t initiate a ticker tape parade, it’s probably because it is …

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SDCC 2013: Marvel shows off ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Thor: The Dark World’ and ‘Captain America’ props

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 Film) - Star-Lord's helmet

We know that there have been stack of photos of these props floating around the Interwebs since the last week. Now Marvel.com has released some hi-res looks at the props from the upcoming releases of Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Guardians of the Galaxy photos …

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Movie News: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, ‘X-Force’ and ‘The Amazing Spider-man 4’

Movie News

Following all the revelations at the Comic-Con International in San Diego last weekend, there has been no sign of the rumour mill slowing down. In fact, it is fair to say that it has increased in the last few days, with all of the the studios that current own Marvel properties giving us hints to their next …

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Review: Hunger #1

Hunger #1 - Leonard Kirk

The big purple guy is back, and he’s worked up something of an appetite in his absence. An historic union gets a cosmic kick-off in the first chapter of Marvel’s precursor to its next event. For all of the plot reveals and giveaway in the lead-up to the end of Age of Ultron, the most …

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Reviews: Red Sonja #1 and Day Men #1

Red Sonja #1 - Walter Geovani and Adriano Lucas

Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week take a look at some of last week’s new releases: a new dawn for Red Sonja #1 (Dynamite), while another new twist on the …

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Behind the Panels Video Special: Supanova 2013 – The Sydney Cosplayers

Supanova 2013 Video Special - Sydney Cosplayers

Last month we hit up Supanova Sydney, where thousands of fans, cosplayers and other punters turned up to line the curved walls of The Dome at Olympic Park in Sydney. One of our favourite things is seeing all of the cosplayers who are enthusiastically showing their geek pride. Richard and David chatted with some good …

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‘Man of Steel’ sequel will be titled ‘Superman vs. Batman’ or ‘Batman vs. Superman’

Superman vs Batman

During the, director Zack “Snack” Snyder dropped a bomb with a little help from actor Harry Lennix. In “summer” 2015, a Superman/Batman film will be released starring Henry Cavill and an as yet-to-be-cast Batman. There’s already an official logo. Writer David S. Goyer (he of such cinematic masterpieces as Blade: Trinity, The Unborn, Jumper and …

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