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Dec 06 2013
Film: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ coming on 27 May 2016
In a very surprising move, X-Men: Days of Future Past director and serial Tweeter Bryan Singer has revealed the title of the next X-Men film will be X-Men: Apocalypse. The title came via Singer’s Twitter account (of course), where he simply stated “#Xmen #Apocalypse 2016!” Apocalypse was introduced in the pages of X-Factor during the …
Dec 06 2013
Film: First teaser trailer for ‘The Amazing Spider-man 2’ arrives
One of the most highly anticipated sequels in superhero land is The Amazing Spider-man 2, the sequel to the rebooted franchise. In this trailer, we see several of the new villains, along with some hints at some new ones to come. We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle …
Dec 05 2013
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Bobby Curnow and Dean Rankine for Adelaide/Perth, Eddie McClintock and Paul Eiding for Brisbane/Sydney
2014 is getting scarily close, being just on the other side of Christmas and its related festivities, and Oz Comic-Con are hard at work putting together what promises to be a stellar line-up for their third and largest year of ‘cons. IDW editor Bobby Curnow and artist Dean Rankine will be heading to the Adelaide/Perth shows, while …
Dec 05 2013
Gal Gadot cast as Wonder Woman in ‘Batman Vs. Superman’
The long rumoured role of Wonder Woman for the Man of Steel follow-up has been officially announced by Warner today, with Israeli actress Gal Gadot taking on the tole of Wonder Woman/Diane Prince in Zack “Snack” Snyder’s Batman Vs. Superman. Gadot is perhaps best known for her role in the Fast and Furious films, appearing as …
Dec 04 2013
Comics: Madman releases short documentary on the artists of Milk Shadow Books
Following their distribution deal with Milk Shadow Books earlier this year, Madman has released a mini-documentary about Tim Molloy, Ben Hutchings and Dillon Naylor, three of the creators that have recently had their works published or re-released through Milk Shadow. Recently, the ABC in Australia aired a two-part documentary on Gestalt Comics, the rising star of …
Dec 03 2013
Preview: First look at ‘Avengers World’ #1
Now that Infinity is over, the next big stage of Jonathan Hickman‘s Avengers saga is set to continue in Avengers World, one of the flagship titles of the All-New Marvel NOW! line-up. Co-scripted with Nick Spencer, and featuring art by Stefano Caselli, it’s due out in January – but Marvel has already released a sneak peek …
Dec 02 2013
Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of November 2013
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 continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their own. This …
Dec 02 2013
Behind the Panels Issue 80 – Green Arrow: Quiver
In this issue, The Weinstein Company is developing a Sin City TV series. After Harvey Scissorhands is through with it, it’ll just be ‘City’. THEN Ghost Rider swaps his bike for a car. We assume helmet laws are to blame. PLUS our Kick Ass Pick of the Week, Green Arrow – Quiver by Kevin Smith, Phil Hester and …
Nov 29 2013
Preview: All-New Marvel Now Point One #1
We already know that Marvel’s next big phase will be the All-New Marvel NOW! that kicks off in January 2014, with well over 20 titles already announced and more on the way. As they did with the previous phase, a single issue called All-New Marvel Now Point One #1 will be released as a teaser …
Nov 27 2013
Oz Comic-Con 2014: Georges Jeanty, David Yardin and Paul Abstruse join line-up
With the massive amount of screen and voice actors already announced, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Oz Comic-Con had forgotten the “comic” bit. With the announcement this week of three artists for Brisbane, Sydney and beyond, OCC 2014 is ensuring that the Artists Alley is filled with chances to get a sketch, chat or …
Nov 26 2013
Mark Waid and Chris Samnee relaunch ‘Daredevil’ for All-New Marvel NOW! in March 2014
It has been a roller coaster of emotions these last few months for Daredevil fans, following the discovery that the award-winning series from Mark Waid, Chris Samnee and Javier Rodriguez would end in February with issue #36 of the current run. A glimmer of hope that it would be continued in digital form as Daredevil: …