Jun 17 2013
Gerard Way returns to comics bringing a sequel of sorts to the final My Chemical Romance album…and it’s not the end of the world. The nature of comic geekery is such that is rarely allows interlopers into its fold. Outsiders are often seen as jumping on the bandwagon, and heaven forfend a celebrity known for …
Jun 17 2013
Scottish comic book writer Mark Millar has been awarded an MBE by the Crown for “services to literature and drama”. He’s best known for his work on The Authority, The Ultimates, Civil War and Kick-Ass. Speaking with the The Herald Scotland, Millar commented: “These kind of honours you usually see going to other people, so …
Jun 17 2013
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner’s Superman flick Man of Steel has opened to a record weekend of $125.1 million in the US, the highest North American June opening to date. That includes the $12 million midnight screenings on the Thursday. The film exceeded expectations and pulled in $113.1 million over the Father’s Day weekend …
Jun 16 2013
Being a blogger type on the Internet is a bit like putting together a giant jigsaw puzzle: you look for the straight bits around the edges and the sky is big, blue and frightening. In the lead-up to the Avengers sequel, we’ll look for any bit of information to jam in sideways, whether it fits …
Jun 15 2013
In this issue Hellboy comes to Oz Comic Con, Man of Steel gets a sequel already, Sex Criminals stops time with sex, Zombies come to Riverdale and Fables heads to the big screen. PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely On our next Issue: Daredevil: End of Days by Brian Michael …
Jun 15 2013
Having cause to leave the house this week, mostly to pick up comics but that is neither here nor there, we noticed that the The Galeries in Sydney’s CBD have been decked out with the Superman costume from Man of Steel. The reflective glass on the surface of the cabinet made it difficult to take …
Jun 15 2013
Deadline has confirmed that actor John C. Reilly has been cast as Nova Corps leader Rhomann Dey in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn. They had previously reported that he would play Ronan the Accuser, but later retracted this. In the comics, Rhomann Dey was a leader of the Nova Corps on …
Jun 14 2013
After looking at the DC Comics July solicitations the other day, it’s only fair that Marvel gets a proper look for the merry month of September. Already announced is Marvel’s X-Men: Battle of the Atom event, and you can find further details on that here. Plus there’s also stacks of Infinity tie-ins, including two new mini-series, the …
Jun 14 2013
Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios have announced that they’ve locked in dates for two mystery films on 6 May 2016 and 5 May 2017. So make sure you keep your calendar free for early May for the next four years or so. Let the speculation commence! The immediate thought was Ant-Man, although this already has …
Jun 14 2013
Marvel has revealed that this September and October, they will celebrate the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with the “first major X-Men crossover event in over three years” – X-Men: Battle of the Atom! It seems that Avengers vs X-Men wasn’t major enough for the purposes of this announcement. It should come as no surprise that this one is …
Jun 13 2013
It’s already been a bumper year for sci-fi, with the world ending at an alarmingly regular rate. With Oblivion, After Earth and the forthcoming Elysium already on our radars, add Snowpiercer to the list. Exciting not just because it’s Captain America and that priest from The Thirst teaming up in a strange confluence of multiversity, …
