Richard Gray
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Jan 03 2015
First ‘Ant-Man’ teaser is actually ant sized
Those folks at Marvel are marketing wizards. Teasing the first trailer for the upcoming Ant-Man, they’ve released a version online that can only be viewed by ants. The full “human sized” teaser trailer will be screened during Agent Carter, when it debuts on 6 January 2015 in the US. For now, eagle-eyed viewers can spot …
Dec 30 2014
Comics, graphic novels and events that excite us in 2015
As the final days of 2014 close in on us, we take the opportunity not to look back in anger or nostalgia, but to look ahead to the wonders that 2015 will hold. (The looking back all happens in our podcast Issue 123 and our annual Panels Awards). Next year will be a massive year …
Dec 29 2014
Behind the Panels Issue 123 – Panels Awards 2014
Live(ish) from the Panels Cave, deep in the heart of the hollowed-out mountain, it’s the 2014 Panels Awards! With your hosts Richard Gray, David McVay and David Longo. This is Behind the Panels. Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 123, the comic book show that’s giving out awards. In this issue, we pick our favourite books …
Dec 23 2014
Behind The Panels Issue 122 – Christmas Special: Krampus
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 122, the comic book show that thinks it’s hosted by three wise men, but they are really just a trio of ho, ho, hos. In this issue, we celebrate Christmas while DC cancels chunk of their books. All welcome to the Newish 32! ALSO Archie gets rebooted in 2015 …
Dec 23 2014
Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of 2014
Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our semi-regular column that looks at our favourite comic book covers each month. …
Dec 17 2014
New LEGO sets feature scenes from ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
The only thing that gets us more excited than new Marvel superhero films are the LEGO sets that come out at the same time. The Brick Fan is reporting that German retailer catalogues are showing their range of 2015, giving us our first glimpse at what some of the scenes in the Avengers: Age of …
Dec 17 2014
Behind the Panels Awards 2014 – Nominations
The 2014 Behind the Panels Awards, celebrating the best in comics from around the world in 2014, will be recorded LIVE TO HARD-DRIVE at the Panels Cave, and hitting your podcast feeds from from 29 December 2014. Join hosts Richard Gray, David McVay and David Longo as we count off our favourites from the last 12 months, and get …
Dec 16 2014
Behind The Panels Issue 121 – Transmetropolitan: Back on the Street/Lust for Life
Welcome to Behind the Panels, the comic book show that’s like washing down a bucket of peyote with a vat full of absinthe. In this issue, SyFy is preparing a new TV series following the adventures of Superman’s granddad. At last: that Kryptonian GILF porn parody finally has a place. ALSO DC bases a new series …
Dec 16 2014
Cover Story: Crazy Christmas Comic Covers
Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Yet some of those covers last for the ages… Happy holidays, everyone! Welcome back …
Dec 11 2014
Faraway so close: how Spider-Man was almost in ‘Captain America: Civil War’
The recent Sony hacks have been the gifts that keep on giving, from the revelation that “After Earth is an ecosystem of content and brand initiatives” to the possibility of a 21 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover (which is technically a comic book adaptation). Now the Wall Street Journal reports that Sony was actually considering …
Dec 10 2014
Brenna Twohy shows that anxiety is a super power
Portland-based performance poet Brenna Twohy grabbed the world’s attention earlier this year with her pieces “Fantastic Breasts and Where to Find Them” and “Another Rape Poem“. With her latest piece, she captures the inner strength of a sufferer of mental illness with a piece for the preliminaries of the 2014 Individual World Poetry Slam entitled “In …
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