Richard Gray
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Jul 03 2015
Image Expo 2015: Gallery of highlights and announcements
The second IMAGE EXPO for 2015 brought with it a slew of massive announcements for the publisher, including a look at their upcoming slate of new creator-owned titles, publications, licences and other releases. Held on Thursday, it was opened by a keynote address from publisher Eric Stephenson. “There is no one-size-fits-all approach to what we do,” offered …
Jul 02 2015
Official: Marvel’s 45 All-New All-Different titles for Fall
Not long after several leaks, Marvel has sent through the official ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL line-up with promo art and a complete list of creators and artists. Thankfully, all those details are listed on the cover so we don’t have to retype them all here. Whether the leak was intentional or an annoying accident that robbed them …
Jul 02 2015
Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of June 2015
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. This is Cover Story. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column. With almost 40 covers this month, it’s …
Jul 02 2015
Review: Green Arrow #42 – “The Night Birds Part 2: The Panopticon”
Is it better for a superhero to pick up speed or slow down for a while? The latest GREEN ARROW gives us a little bit of both. One of the things that was apparent from last month’s latest soft-relaunch of GREEN ARROW was a desperate need for some status quo in the world of the Emerald …
Jun 30 2015
Behind The Panels Issue 146 – Thanos: The Infinity Relativity
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 146, the comic book show that is one Infinity Gem shy of a full glove. In this issue, it’s a new star and director for the Spider-Man franchise. No, we haven’t heard of either of them either. THEN it’s Green Lantern: The Lost Army, We Are Robin, Fight Club 2, …
Jun 30 2015
Watch ‘Ant-Man’ shrink in a new extended clip
Following the red carpet premiere of ANT-MAN in Los Angeles, Marvel has released a new clip from the forthcoming film. It depicts Scott Lang (played by Paul Rudd) shrinking in detail for the first time, showcasing the primary effect of the film. Seemingly thrown in at the deep end by the disembodied voice of Hank Pym …
Jun 30 2015
Sequel officially titled ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’
If you’ve tried to swing a cat on the Interwebs today, chances are that you’ve not managed to do so without hitting the news that writer/director James Gunn’s sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy will be officially titled GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL. 2. The title was announced when Marvel producer Kevin Feige jumped the …
Jun 25 2015
Graphic Bits Reviews: Green Lantern: Lost Army #1, Justice League 3001 #1 and We Are Robin #1 (New DC Universe/DC You Week 4)
Don’t have time for long reviews of comics? Then check out these bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This is Graphic Bits. So at last we’ve come to the end of the month and well over twenty titles later, the majority of the New DC Universe has been …
Jun 24 2015
Tom Holland is the new Spider-Man, Jon Watts to direct
After much Interweb speculation, Marvel and Sony Pictures have officially announced that the new Peter Parker/Spider-Man is the young actor TOM HOLLAND. He will be directed in the next Spider-Man film in 2017 by JON WATTS, who recently made a splash at Sundance with Cop Car. The press release goes on to say that it …
Jun 23 2015
Behind The Panels Issue 145 – Batman: Earth One Volume 2
Welcome back to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 145, the comic book show where crime never rests – but we just took two weeks off anyway. In this issue, DC Comics doesn’t have a major event planned for September. The lenticular cover industry stock plummets in reaction. ALSO Mark Ruffalo’s not sure whether he’s in Captain …
Jun 23 2015
Marvel to release new ‘Doctor Strange’ and Miles Morales ‘Spider-Man’ comics in Fall 2015
Marvel has announced two new ongoing titles for it’s All-New All-Different Marvel line-up kicking off in the US Fall: DOCTOR STRANGE #1 from creators Jason Aaron (Star Wars, Thor) and Chris Bachalo (Uncanny X-Men, Avengers), and a Miles Morales led SPIDER-MAN #1 from his co-creators Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. These announcements in part answer some of the mysteries …
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