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Feb 24 2014
Behind the Panels Issue 89 – Daredevil by Mark Waid
Welcome to Issue 89 of Behind the Panels, the comic book show that’s hooked on a feeling and high on believing. In this issue, we dissect the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer. You’re welcome. THEN DC, Marvel and Image unveil their May line-ups, Fox’s Fantastic Four is cast and what we’ve been reading from this …
Feb 24 2014
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Win a trip to New York Comic Con!
We’re already very excited that Oz Comic-Con has partnered with ReedPOP, the folks behind New York Comic Con and other major geek culture events, but now Oz Comic-Con is giving a lucky punter a chance to win a trip to the Big Apple and one of the biggest ‘cons in the world. Check out the press …
Feb 21 2014
Meet the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’: Marvel character videos for Star Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora and Drax
We wake up to a brave new world where people know who Rocket Raccoon is, thanks to a marvellous trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, one that put aside many of our concerns for the film and had us hooked on a feeling. Marvel are continuing their clever marketing campaign with a series of character-focused …
Feb 20 2014
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Australians Andrew Constant, Justin Randall and Wolfgang Bylsma added
Oz Comic-Con is a great showcase for local talent, being the Oz Comic-Con and all. The ‘Con has added three familiar names to the line-up this year: Gestalt owner and publisher Wolfgang Bylsma, plus creators Andrew Constant and Justin Randall. All three will be joining the event for the Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane shows. …
Feb 19 2014
Highlights from DC Comics May 2014 solicitations
We already knew that DC Comics had some major changes lined up for 2014, including the “Five Years Later” event coming down the line closer to September, with inevitable Free Comic Book Day tie-in issue. Now, thanks to the full May solicitations from DC Comics, we can see that there are some other big events, …
Feb 19 2014
Full trailer for Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ arrives!
The Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is finally here! After very little word for months, we get our first full look at Marvel’s riskiest, craziest and most anticipated (at least by us) adaptation to date. Offering us our first proper glimpse at Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Peter Quill/Star Lord (Chris Pratt), Groot …
Feb 18 2014
Behind the Panels Issue 88 – Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle
Welcome to Issue 88 of Behind the Panels, the comic book show that finds its solutions in the bottom of a bottle. In this issue, the Australian government gets in on the comics publishing business, Aurealis Awards finalists are announced and Batman gets a new boss. THEN it’s a bunch of new #1 issues and …
Feb 18 2014
Film: First official photos from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
We admit it. We’re so excited about Guardians of the Galaxy that we just might squee ourselves outside of the narrow confines of this website. With the trailer due to drop tomorrow on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Marvel (via USA Today and Collider) has released three new stills from the film. Offering us our first proper …
Feb 18 2014
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Freddie E Williams II joins Sydney and Brisbane shows
Oz Comic-Con 2014 has added another international comics star to the inaugural Sydney and Brisbane shows in September this year. Although inspired by Jim Lee’s Uncanny X-Men art at an early age, Freddie E. Williams has been working almost exclusively for DC Comics since 2005, when he was hired at San Diego Comic-Con for some …
Feb 15 2014
Film: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ action figures and LEGO revealed ahead of trailer
With the highly anticipated trailer for Marvel Studios’s tenth feature due to drop on 18 February, Guardians of the Galaxy has revealed some of the toys and other merchandise that will go along with this space epic. Thanks to USA Today (and The Brick Fan) and Yahoo! respectively, some of the official LEGO and Hasbro action …
Feb 14 2014
TV: ‘Arrow’ renewed for Season 3
CW president Mark Pedowitz has announced that the series Arrow will be renewed for a third season. Along with Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, its spin-off The Originals and Reign, the CW will take its line-up through 2014 and into 2015. The renewal of Arrow is a testament to the successful formula that the CW has followed in bringing …