Nov 06 2013
What’s DC up to now? Dan DiDio, co-publisher of DC Entertainment, was briefly interviewed on DC All Access this week, revealing the first evidence of the “Five Years Later” event planned for September 2014. While speaking with host Tiffany Smith, DiDio gave viewers a glimpse of his wall, which displayed concept mock-ups for the event. Beginning …
Nov 06 2013
Writer Matt Fraction has reported on Twitter that his comic Sex Criminals #2, released through Image Comics, has been officially blocked by Apple from being sold through iOS apps. Quoting a message he received from the company, the issue was blocked as it “contains content that many audiences would find objectionable which is not in compliance with …
Nov 06 2013
Marvel had previously teased a ‘Ms’ title coming as part of their All-New Marvel NOW! lineup in 2014. With Kelly Sue DeConnick relaunching Captain Marvel with Carol Danvers next year, the New York Times has revealed that an all-new character will be introduced to take up her former identity. Writer G. Willow Wilson and artist …
Nov 05 2013
There are thousands of crowd-funding projects out there, but only so much money to go around. In Support This, we highlight some of the ones that have grabbed our attention. As we anxiously await a third volume of The Deep from Australia’s Tom Taylor and artist James Brouwer, the support signal has gone up for a brand …
Nov 05 2013
Marvel is just a big tease, this time releasing a single image for a new title coming in February 2014 from Brian Wood and artist Kris Anka. Simply labelled “Resurrection“, let the speculation commence as to what it could be. Or we could wait a few more days for the inevitable announcement. This comes out …
Nov 05 2013
Inhumanity is the next big event following the conclusion of Infinity, and we’ve already seen some of impact of that event in the pages of Infinity and its tie-ins. Marvel has released a propaganda style poster with art by Juan Doe, urging the citizens of the Marvel universe to “Be Vigilant”. Originally announced back in July, …
Nov 04 2013
The sad news that artist Nick Cardy, perhaps best known for his work on Aquaman and Teen Titans during the 1960s, has passed away following ill-health. The news was broken by artist Craig Rousseau via his Facebook page, who was informed by mutual friend and comic book creator Todd Dezago. Cardy was 93 when he died. The …
Nov 03 2013
In this issue, DC Entertainment moves to California. Let’s hope the airline loses the New 52 in transit. THEN It’s the trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past, because time travel has worked out so well for Marvel lately. PLUS all the latest news and reviews and our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week: Thor: The Dark …
Nov 03 2013
Local Focus is all about taking a closer look at recent release Australian comics. This time, we crack open a gritty take on capes that flips the script on the bad guys and literally punches the heroes in the face. The earlier issues of Unmasked recently got highlighted in the ABC documentary Comic Book Heroes, …
Nov 03 2013
Jaimie Alexander has been interviewed by Forbes in anticipation of the domestic release of Thor: The Dark World, a film that has already taken $45.2 million internationally and is arguably one of the grandest films in the franchise so far. We say so in our review right here. In her chat with the source, she …
Nov 02 2013
Marvel’s official episode description for upcoming episode “The Well” confirms that TV’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will reflect the events of the blockbuster Thor: The Dark World. Already out in Australia and around the world, the episode will air in the US on November 19 to tie in with the November 8 there. Another little factoid …
