March 2014 archive

First trailer for ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (Eva Green)

“Just another Saturday night.” So begins our first glimpse at Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Robert Rodriguez’s long-awaiting follow-up to 2005’s Sin City, the visually stunning adaptation of Frank Miller’s series of hard-boiled and gritty slices of pulp heaven. Featuring almost all of the original cast, the official synopsis keeps the story simple: …

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Oz Comic-Con 2014: Benedict Cumberbatch comes to Adelaide and Sydney!

Benedict Cumberbatch

With less than a month to go, Oz Comic-Con have announced their big gun for the Adelaide Comic-Con. Benedict Cumberbatch will be coming to Adelaide on April 5-6, and the following weekend for a special event in Sydney. Cumberbatch needs little introduction as the star of TV’s Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness, the voice of …

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Review: Headspace #1

Headspace #1 (Monkeybrain)

A new digital comic takes a trip into a town that has a very unique frame of mind. The only question is: who owns the mind that’s framing it? It’s difficult to put Australian writer Ryan K. Lindsay in a box, such is the nature of his diverse portfolio. While international readers may know him from …

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Watch a sizzle reel trailer for the rest of ‘Arrow’ Season 2

Arrow - Season 2 - Banner

The second season of Arrow has arguably been one of the finest examples of comic book adaptation on the small screen to date, and now The CW has released a trailer showcasing the rest of the season. After the shocking reveal at the end of “Time of Death”, a big confrontation is coming between Oliver …

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Behind the Panels Issue 90 – Guardians of the Galaxy Origins: Annihilation Conquest Starlord

Welcome to issue 90 of Behind the Panels, the comic book show that’s so glad it brought this unfeasibly large cannon with us. In this issue, Rocket Raccoon gets his own series, DC jumps forward 5 years and Warren Ellis climbs some trees. THEN it’s Tomb Raider, Lois Lane, Fantastic Four and Revenge in what …

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Oz Comic-Con 2014: Paul Bedford, Jason Franks and Gary Jones for Melbourne, Ryan K Lindsay for Adelaide

Oz Comic-Con 2014

Oz Comic-Con kicks off its 2014 in less than a month, and the roster keeps getting bigger for the national tour. Comics creators Paul Bedford, Jason Franks and actor Gary Jones have been added to the Melbourne leg this week, while Australian writer and artist Ryan K. Lindsay will make his Adelaide debut in April. With …

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TV: First photo of CW’s The Flash has been revealed

The Flash (Grant Gustin) - CW

Barry Allen (in the guise of actor Grant Gustin) was last seen getting a bit of a chemical shock in the Arrow episode “Three Ghosts”. Now we finally get our first look at the costume from the upcoming spin-off series, The Flash. Designed by Colleen Atwood, the Academy Award winning costume designer for Chicago, Memoirs of a …

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