July 2013 archive

Film Review: The Wolverine

The Wolverine (Japan)

The Wolverine’s second solo adventure tips its hat to the comics, and focuses on character for mature action epic. He’s the best there is at what he does, which is probably why Wolverine remains one of Marvel’s most popular characters almost forty years after his introduction in the pages of The Incredible Hulk. One of …

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Caity Lotz is Black Canary in CW’s ‘Arrow’ in Season 2

Caity Lotz on a bike (Black Canary)

The Wrap reports that Black Canary will be joining Arrow in the second season of the popular CW television show. However, it won’t be Laurel Lance (Katie Cassidy) according to the source. Instead, producers have cast The Pact’s Caity Lotz as Dinah Drake, opting for a Golden Age variation on the character. In comics lore, Green …

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Photos: ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ character portraits and viral campaign

X-Men: Days of Future Past Viral campaign

The campaign for X-Men: Days of Future Past has started its campaign via the X-Men movies tumblr. The first eight images are of Magneto (Ian McKellan), Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), a first look at Bishop (Omar Sy), Colossus (Daniel Cudmore), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Havok (Lucas Till) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). It’s followed by an …

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SDCC 2013: Watch the first promo for ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’ online

Amazing Spider-man 2 - Electro (Jamie Foxx)

To promote the Sony Pictures panel at Comic-Con International in San Diego, a promo has been released for The Amazing Spider-man 2. ComingSoon.Net has posted it online. It showcases a first look at Electro, played by Jamie Foxx. For Peter Parker, life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending …

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Hugh Jackman says ‘The Wolverine’ contains ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ tease

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Nicholas Hoult and Hugh Jackman

In an interview with ComingSoon.Net/SuperHeroHype, actor Hugh Jackman gave us another reason to be excited about next week’s release of The Wolverine: “If you stay on after the credits you get to see a nice little preview for Bryan’s next film.” He is, of course, referring to Bryan Singer‘s X-Men: Days of Future Past, both a …

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Watch the trailer for ‘Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics’ online

Necessary Evil: The Villains of DC Comics

A short while ago, DC Entertainment announced the Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics documentary, highlighting the bad guys we love to hate. Now on the eve of Comic Con International in San Diego, a trailer has been released. Everybody loves a good villain, right? Indeed, we often root for them more than the heroes, …

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DC launches ‘Harley Quinn’ from Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner in November

Harley Quinn - Amanda Conner

DC Comics (via an exclusive arrangement with CBR) has announced that the dynamic duo of a creative team that is Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner will be joining forces once again on Harley Quinn, a new series set to launch in November. The team will co-write their first ongoing with a yet-to-be-named artist. Palmiotti says …

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SDCC 2013: ‘Robotech’ returns in comics crossover with ‘Voltron’

Voltron/Robotech - Dynamite

Dynamite has announced (via a press release) that not only have they acquired the rights to the anime Robotech, but via a sub-licensing arrangement with DC Entertainment and Harmony Gold USA, Dynamite will also publish a new comic series beginning with a Robotech / Voltron crossover event. Just in time for Voltron’s 30th anniversary, a Robotech series will …

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‘Justice League: War’ is next DC Animated Original Movie

Justice League #1 - Jim Lee

With Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox set to debut at San Diego Comic-Con International next week, publicist Gary Miereanu has confirmed that Justice League: War, based on the New 52 version of the titular super group, will be the next DC Animated Original Movie. From his Twitter account, Miereanu posted the following: .@Comic_Con eve reveal …

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Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ video introduces Fitz and Simmons

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge)

With Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. set to debut a whole lot more information at the San Diego Comic-Con International in the next few days, ABC/Disney have released a new video showcasing characters Agent Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker), a brilliant engineer and Agent Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge), genius bio-chemist. Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) returns to …

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2013 Harvey Awards reveal final nominations list

Harvey Award Nominations 2013

The final nominations for the 2013 Harvey Awards are now online, with our favourite series like Hawkeye and Saga already the big winners at 7 nominations a piece. Multiple nominations have also gone to titles like Revival (Image Comics), Batman (DC),  Daredevil (Marvel), Archie, (Archie Comics), the strangely popular Adventure Time (KaBOOM ) and IDW’s Locke and Key (IDW). Some of these are hardly …

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