Richard Gray
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Aug 27 2013
Two new international character posters for ‘Thor: The Dark World’
We’re getting very close to the release of the next Marvel Studios film, Thor: The Dark World. As such, we’re going to start seeing some new bits and pieces from the House of Mouse. Hitting the web today are two international posters featuring the male leads. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, …
Aug 27 2013
Preview: The Trinity War concludes in ‘Justice League’ #23
The end is almost here! Buzzfeed has released some preview pages to Justice League #23, the final chapter in the “Trinity War” saga. Pictured below are three pages from the book and several variant covers from this key issue in the New 52. So far, the Justice League crossover – that has included Justice League …
Aug 26 2013
Watch a sneak peek of ‘The Walking Dead Season 4’ online
AMC gave fans a first look a clip from Season 4 of The Walking Dead during Low Winter Sun and that clip is now available online. Based on the Robert Kirkman comic series from Image, it follows a group of survivors travelling across America in the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse. The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, …
Aug 26 2013
Reactions to Batman casting: Keaton to Kilmer, Clooney to Bale and Affleck
The torrent of abuse and praise for the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel has not yet cause the Internet to explode, although it has come pretty close. With everything from petitions to stop the casting to actual death threats (seriously, people!), it probably says more about the …
Aug 26 2013
2013 Joe Shuster Award Winners include Jeff Lemire and Mike Del Mundo
The 2013 Joe Shuster Awards, Canada’s premier bilingual recognition for comic books, graphic novels and webcomics, has been announced. It’s no surprise that previous winner Jeff Lemire has scored another victory for his sublime The Underwater Welder. The award also recognises his last year on DC/Vertigo’s Sweet Tooth. Similarly, well-deserved accolades go to artist Mike Del Mundo, …
Aug 25 2013
The History of Green Arrow Part 3 – Detectives and Dark Knights (1980 – 1986)
It was the best of times and the worst of times for Green Arrow in the 1980s. Entering his fourth decade of his publication history, he was still yet to see his own solo title. Firmly established as the radical left-wing voice of the DC Comics universe, the late 1970s saw him slightly more domesticated …
Aug 24 2013
DC Comics introduces a new look Lobo in ‘Justice League’
Not content with causing a stir with the casting of Ben Affleck as Batman and moving the Justice League to Canada, the boffins at DC Comics have now unveiled the new look for Lobo – and it is pretty, which is kind of the issue. Are they trying to explode the Internet? First created by Roger …
Aug 24 2013
Marvel to release Roger Langridge ‘The Muppets Omnibus’ hardcover
What’s more exciting than the Muppets? The Muppets in comic book form! Marvel have announced that they will be collecting the Roger Langridge Muppets comics of the last few years, including material from The Muppet Show, The Muppet Show Comic Book: The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson, The Muppet Show Comic Book, and The Muppets. The New Zealand born …
Aug 23 2013
‘Justice League Canada’ to replace ‘Justice League of America’
We checked the calendar, and despite the Ben Affleck announcement today, it is not April. Coming off the back of that bombshell, Canadian writer Jeff Lemire told the The Star in Toronto today that Justice League of America will become Justice League of Canada in the North American spring. The move to Canada will come …
Aug 23 2013
Graphic Bits Reviews: Avengers Assemble #18, Bounce #4, Chin Music #2, Daredevil #30, Justice League Dark #23 and Superman Unchained #3
Don’t have time for full reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This week (21 August 2013), it’s Infinity crossovers, Trinity wars and Superman punching things really hard. Plus Chin Music (Image Comics) finally gets a second issue! You …
Aug 23 2013
Official: Ben Affleck is the new Batman
In a completely unexpected bit of casting, Warner revealed via Facebook that they have cast Ben Affleck in the pivotal role of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the Man of Steel sequel due out in 2015. From what we know, Batman will be confronting Superman in some way in the next film, tentatively titled ‘Batman vs. Superman‘. …
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