Jun 09 2013
Last week, Gestalt Comics debuted the trailer and first issue of Stalag- X, a new series from Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears at Denver Comic-Con. Now that the comic is available online to purchase via Gestalt’s website, the publisher has released the In the sci-fi series, the alien Krael attack a fleet of human ships. Not known for …
Jun 09 2013
Screened during the NBA finals in the US, Disney-ABC have revealed a new quickie TV spot for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It’s a very short clip, but it has one of those moments that will keep the Interwebs buzzing with speculation until its debut in “Fall”, or such time as the mystery is revealed. Amongst …
Jun 09 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 (5 June 2013) we check out what Superman is punching in Action Comics #21 (DC Comics), see what story Age of Ultron #9 (Marvel) …
Jun 08 2013
The second season of Ultimate Spider-man returns with two new clips from back-to-back episodes. Marvel has sent over some insane clips of Ultimate Spidey tackling X-Men foe Juggernaut and Thor’s Destroyer this week on Disney XD. Oh! Chibi Marvel! Kawaii! Ultimate Heroes. Ultimate Villains. Ultimate Responsibility. Spider-Man must…
Jun 07 2013
A new Daredevil anthology series proves that there is no such thing as too much Matt Murdoch. The character might be bombarded by a series of misfortunes, but Daredevil readers have rarely had a golden age quite as shiny as this one. In addition to the superb Eisner Award-winning work being done by Mark Waid …
Jun 07 2013
As speculation continues over who will voice Rocket Raccoon in Marvel’s forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy (we still desperately want Jason Statham or Ray Winstone for the role), director James Gunn has brought a very special guest to the London set of the film. I've just hired a new gaffer for the shoot. Chewing on …
Jun 07 2013
The Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black and White returns in September with a new six-issue mini-series that brings a bit of a dream team to the book. Batman fans don’t have a lot to complain about with their corner (or is that quarter?) of the Newish 50-or-so, and the previous 3 volumes read like a who’s …
Jun 07 2013
A few days ago, Marvel teased a new series called Mighty featuring a team to be led by Luke Cage. Now thanks to the ancient art of publicity, we now know that the rest of the team will include the White Tiger, Shadowland‘s Power Man, Superior Spider-Man, Adam the Blue Marvel and She-Hulk. From the battlefields of …
Jun 07 2013
In this issue DC begins Superman month, more Guardians of the Galaxy casting and all the latest headlines. PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Marvels by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross On our next Issue: All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely Your Hosts: Richard Gray & David McVay Vintage Clip of the Week Fantastic Four (Radio …
Jun 06 2013
Filling in some of the gaps of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, our first taste of the Thor sequel comes in this comic prelude. It’s said that pop will eat itself, and there’s no greater example of that idiom than the official Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics. That’s a series of comics based on a movie …
Jun 06 2013
Kick-Ass is back and he’s ready to…you get the idea. Mark Miller’s hyperkinetic spin on superheroes gets a little sombre at the start of his final chapter. Mark Millar’s 2008 comic Kick-Ass has become more than simply a cult success, instead spinning out into a multimedia empire. Following a mostly faithful film adaptation, there was …
