Richard Gray
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Mar 08 2014
Film Review: 300 – Rise of an Empire
The mostly unlikely sequel acts as a companion piece to 300, bringing with it more of Miller’s trademark broads, blood and blades by swapping Spartans for Athenians. Zack “Snack” Snyder‘s adaptation of Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s 300 was an almost literal interpretation of the graphic novel origins, a vision that could come from nothing else …
Mar 07 2014
First trailer for ‘Sin City: A Dame to Kill For’
“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: …
Mar 07 2014
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Benedict Cumberbatch comes to Adelaide and Sydney!
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 …
Mar 05 2014
Review: Headspace #1
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 …
Mar 05 2014
Watch a sizzle reel trailer for the rest of ‘Arrow’ Season 2
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 …
Mar 04 2014
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 …
Mar 02 2014
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Paul Bedford, Jason Franks and Gary Jones for Melbourne, Ryan K Lindsay for Adelaide
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 …
Mar 01 2014
TV: First photo of CW’s The Flash has been revealed
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 …
Feb 28 2014
Marvel gives Rocket Raccoon his own series from Skottie Young in July
The breakout star of the recent Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was undoubtedly Rocket Raccoon, the pint-sized alien with a penchant for infeasibly large weaponry. Unsurprisingly, Marvel will give the extraterrestrial procyonid his own series in July. Even more exciting is the news that Skottie Young, known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series and virtually every …
Feb 28 2014
DC jumps forward in time, brings back 3-D Motion Covers in September
Every September for the last few years has seen DC Comics launch a line-wide event, aimed at bringing a singular story across all their titles in the New 52. This September, it will be The New 52: Futures End, an event that will flash forward 5 years and depict what might happen to the heroes …
Feb 27 2014
Marvel’s Netflix series to shoot in New York
Marvel and New York have been synonymous since the Fantastic Four first took residence in 1961, so it comes as no surprise that Marvel have plans to shoot their new series their Marvel Television/Netflix series there over the next few years. Disney CEO Bob Iger, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Marvel CCO Joe Quesada gathered together at …
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