May 13 2013
It’s been a big week of teasers for the upcoming spin-off Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and now Marvel/Disney/ABC are giving us the first tease of the show via their Vine account. It’s only 6-seconds, but it might just be the most action packed 6-seconds of your Internet life! What instantly strikes us is how high the …
May 12 2013
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 (8 May 2013) is light one, letting us off the hook after a slew of big weeks. First up, we check back with Batman #20 …
May 11 2013
Although it was officially announced yesterday with a kind of viral hulk of a 6-second teaser, Marvel/Disney/ABC has now officially officially announced Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., coming at us like a frog in a sock this “Fall” season from ABC. We’ve got a first official cast photo, featuring Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in …
May 11 2013
In this issue, Marvel surges ahead of DC in sales, Iron Man 3 makes some money and all the latest headlines. PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Judge Dredd – The Cursed Earth Saga. On our next Issue: Hellboy – Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola & John Byrne Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay with …
May 10 2013
According to IGN and SuperHeroHype, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been ordered from pilot to TV series in one of the most unsurprising pieces of news yet. Coming off the back of not only the world’s third most successful box office hit ever, The Avengers, and Iron Man 3 (which is already on its way …
May 10 2013
It has been running around the rumour mills for some time, but Disney have now confirmed that they are adapting their own Marvel comic Big Hero 6 via Walt Disney Animation Studios. The computer animated venture will be released on 7 November 2014. We now have two official images and a brief clip showing off the city …
May 10 2013
Not too long ago, it was announced that Marvel’s current “event” Age of Ultron #10 would have the controversial appearance of Neil Gaiman’s Angela, in an issue co-written by the prolific author and series writer Brian Michael Bendis. It was an odd move considering the recent legal wrangling between Todd MacFarlane and Gaiman over the rights to …
May 06 2013
As we are covering Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Saga on the podcast this week, this latest bit of news couldn’t have come at a better time. There were many lamenting the lack of a Dredd 3D sequel (including the makers of the official comic sequel), and filmmakers Steven Sterlacchini and Michael Carroll would have been chief …
May 06 2013
Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day offering gives us a glimpse into the big cosmic event for the year, and we like what we see so far. Of all the books coming out for Free Comic Book Day, Marvel’s Infinity had to be one of the most anticipated. Kicking off as a mini-series in August, undoubtedly …
May 04 2013
It’s amazing how much money we wound up spending on Free Comic Book Day. That’s kind of the point though. Free Comic Book Day is an annual event, held on the first Saturday in May, designed to attract new readers to the medium and give old readers a chance to celebrate their love of all …
May 03 2013
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 (1 May 2013) is another big one! First up, we check in with the Andy Diggle/Tony S. Daniel Action Comics #20 (DC Comics), before watching Age of …
