February 2014 archive

Oz Comic-Con 2014: Freddie E Williams II joins Sydney and Brisbane shows

Oz Comic-Con 2014: Freddie E Williams II

Oz Comic-Con 2014 has added another international comics star to the inaugural Sydney and Brisbane shows in September this year. Although inspired by Jim Lee’s Uncanny X-Men art at an early age, Freddie E. Williams has been working almost exclusively for DC Comics since 2005, when he was hired at San Diego Comic-Con for some …

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Film: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ action figures and LEGO revealed ahead of trailer

Guardians of the Galaxy LEGO

With the highly anticipated trailer for Marvel Studios’s tenth feature due to drop on 18 February, Guardians of the Galaxy has revealed some of the toys and other merchandise that will go along with this space epic. Thanks to USA Today (and The Brick Fan) and Yahoo! respectively, some of the official LEGO and Hasbro action …

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TV: ‘Arrow’ renewed for Season 3

Heir to the Demon

CW president Mark Pedowitz has announced that the series Arrow will be renewed for a third season. Along with Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, its spin-off The Originals and Reign, the CW will take its line-up through 2014 and into 2015. The renewal of Arrow is a testament to the successful formula that the CW has followed in bringing …

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Behind the Panels Issue 87 – Blue is the Warmest Color

This week, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are bringing Preacher to AMC. Expect James Franco in every role. THEN John Romita Jr jumps ship to DC. Let’s hope he can swim. ALSO, a massive week of what we’ve been reading, all the latest news headlines, a trailer commentary for Captain America: The Winter Soldier and your …

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Oz Comic-Con 2014: NYCC’s ReedPOP partners with Australia’s pop culture expos

Oz Comic-Con 2014/ReedPOP

Oz Comic-Con is about to experience its biggest year to date, already expanding its shiny goodness to two new cities: Sydney and Brisbane. Well, the cities aren’t new, they’ve been there for a while, but the ‘Con is coming to their shores for the first time in its history. Even more exciting is the new …

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Behind the Panels Issue 86 – Camelot 3000

This week, Jesse Eisenberg has been announced as the new Lex Luthor. Was Michael Cera not available? Also, DC Comics’ new promotion says “Abandon all hope and enter into the dark.” At least they are in line with their readers for a change. THEN Superboy goes travelling through time, it’s what we’ve been reading and watching, and …

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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ Superb Owl trailer in its full glory

Falcon - Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Putting aside any worries some of us at Behind the Panels (mostly Richard) had in the lead-up to this trailer, the latest trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier kicks some serious ass. Full of very slick modern action, liberal doses of humour and a very important set of shots of both Falcon and The …

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