Richard Gray
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Aug 13 2014
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Nicholas Brendon and Monica Rial join Brisbane/Sydney shows
Oz Comic-Con is coming to Brisbane and Sydney in only a few weeks, and the guests just keep being added. This week, Nicholas Brendon and Monica Rial were added to the list. A familiar face for cult-TV fans, Brendon starred as the affable Xander Harris in Joss Whedon’s cult TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Currently, he has …
Aug 13 2014
Comics: DC announces ‘Gotham By Midnight’ from Ray Fawkes and Ben Templesmith in November
DC Comics has announced that they will be releasing another new addition to the Batman family in November. Gotham By Midnight will take a look at Gotham’s supernatural side with Ray Fawkes writing and Ben Templesmith on art duties. Fawkes, already versed in DC’s supernatural universe through Constantine and Batman Eternal, told DC All Access that this …
Aug 11 2014
Behind The Panels Issue 104 – Kick-Ass 3
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 104, the comic book show that believes with no power, comes no responsibility. In this issue, Warner blinks first and moves Batman v Superman. When asked for comment, Marvel said “On your left”. THEN Warner and DC announce 9 new dates for films based on DC Comics. Our favourite so is 27 July, …
Aug 11 2014
Oz Comic-Con 2015: Melbourne moves to Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
After visiting the ever-growing Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne this year, we kind of suspected this would happen. Oz Comic-Con returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2015. “The [Royal Exhibition Building] is beautiful,” said Oz Comic-Con representatives on Facebook,”but we’ve unfortunately grown out of that space.” Fans who have been going to Oz Comic-Con …
Aug 11 2014
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ sequel announced for 2016
Following a strong opening weekend, the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is unsurprisingly getting a sequel from Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies. It’s currently pegged for 3 June 2016, a date currently clear of any competitor superheroes. Despite incredibly poor reviews, currently sitting at 19% on the all-important Rotten Tomatoes, Jonathan Liebesman’s film opened to …
Aug 08 2014
DC announces LEGO theme for covers in November
Not one to easily give into gimmicks – except for the August selfie variants, the September 3D Futures End covers, October’s Monster variants – we can now add DC’s announcement for a LEGO variant cover month in November 2014. Tying into the the release of the LEGO® Batman™ 3: Beyond Gotham video game, the LEGO variants can …
Aug 08 2014
Film: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ wraps principal photography, Joss Whedon tweets
There was a time when the end of shooting would be announced via a lengthy press release, or the trade publications would post something concerned expected revenue for the studio. Yet it seems that for Avengers: Age of Ultron it is also the age of social media, with Joss Whedon announcing the wrap of shooting …
Aug 07 2014
‘Batman v Superman’ moves to March 2016, announces 9 dates through 2020
Warner has blinked in the expensive game of chicken it was playing with Disney, moving Zack “Snack” Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to 25 March 2016. It was originally due to be released on 6 May 2016, leaving Captain America 3 free to dominate the box office in the early US summer months. This …
Aug 06 2014
Top 10: Marvel Comic Book Movies
We rank our favourite movies based on Marvel properties, putting aside studio divides and anti-mutant sentiments. Prepare for controversial choices and fights on the discussion boards. With Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel marks its tenth film since 2008 under the Marvel Cinematic Universe banner, a cohesive set of films that stand up individually but interconnect …
Aug 05 2014
Behind The Panels Issue 103 – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
Welcome to Behind the Panels, the comic book show that has 12% of a plan. In this issue, Marvel announce new ongoing books for Spider-Woman and S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow adds more actors to its growing quiver and someone is auctioning off Bill Kane. THEN the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles blow up a tower on September 11. It’s …
Aug 04 2014
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ takes $160 million global opening, James Gunn posts thanks and sequel tease
After months of white-knuckling our anticipation for the film, Guardians of the Galaxy is a success. This weekend saw the Marvel Studios film break box office projections and August records by taking $94 million in the US alone. According to Variety, it took an additional $66.4 million in 42 territories including Russia, Brazil, Mexico and the UK to a …
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