Richard Gray
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Aug 10 2013
SMASH! 2013: Cosplay from the Sydney Manga and Anime Show
The SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show was held in Sydney today for its seventh year, bringing with it lovers of pop culture from all over Australia. Once again, Behind the Panels was there snapping away and talking to organisers, guests and lots of cosplayers. It was an amazing crop of costumes in and around the …
Aug 09 2013
Review: Sidekick #1
J. Michael Straczynski launches another book in the Joe’s Comics line, although it is one that might just live up to its title. The deconstruction of the superhero genre in the pages of comic books continues unabated, with several titles this year already posing the question of ‘what happens when the thrill is gone?’ Following the …
Aug 09 2013
Graphic Bits Reviews: Avengers A.I. #2, Green Arrow #23, Green Lantern #23, Hunger #2, Satellite Sam #2 and Ten Grand #4
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 (7 August 2013) we get sophomore efforts from Avengers A.I. (Marvel), Hunger (Marvel) and Matt Fraction and Howard Chaykin’s truly brilliant Satellite Sam (Image …
Aug 09 2013
Preview: Dark Horse trailer for ‘The Star Wars’ mini-series
Dark Horse had previously announced that they would be producing The Star Wars, an 8-issue mini-series based on George Lucas’s original draft and treatment of what would eventually become Star Wars, and the set of films we’ve come to know and alternative love/despise over the years. Now thanks to USA Today, we get a trailer …
Aug 08 2013
SMASH! 2013: Schedule for Sydney Manga and Anime Show this weekend
SMASH! returns for another year this weekend, bringing colour back into Sydney’s grey winter on 10 August 2013 at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre (Darling Harbour). The full schedule for the event is below. If you are a cosplayer, be sure to look for us running around with a camera: we want to talk to you! …
Aug 08 2013
‘Kick-Ass 2’ offers a look inside in a new red band featurette
Universal has sent over a brand new red band clip for Kick-Ass 2, featuring interviews with the cast and new clips from the film. It’s based on the comic series by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., as well as a sequel to the 2010 film. It’s directed by Jeff Wadlow, who is said to …
Aug 08 2013
Kevin Feige plans Marvel Studios films through to 2021
With three mystery films already announced for 2016 and 2017, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has told WIRED that their plans extend well beyond that date. “I could arguably say what we’re planning for the year 2021. Will that happen? I don’t know. But what we planned for 2015 in 2006 is happening.” Some of the …
Aug 07 2013
Trailer: Watch the second trailer for ‘Thor: The Dark World’ online
To celebrate Geek Week on YouTube, Marvel and Disney have released a brand new trailer for Thor: The Dark World online. It expands on the first trailer, and shows just how much they’ve expanded the epic sword and sorcery elements of the first film this time around. Fun game: count the number of times Loki …
Aug 07 2013
Review: Trillium #1
Jeff Lemire’s return to Vertigo is also one of his most ambitious, thought-provoking and rewarding debuts to date. A great deal of fuss has been made in the press over the so-called ‘relaunch’ of the Vertigo line in October, bringing with it a hefty slate of big names and new titles. Yet for the last …
Aug 07 2013
TV Review: Comic Book Heroes
A fascinating look at the rise of Gestalt Comics in a documentary that was two years, thousands of miles and some punched walls in the making. It is difficult to speak of an ‘Australian comic book industry’ per se, but the rise of comic culture in this country is undeniable. Australia’s attendance at comic book …
Aug 06 2013
Oz Comic-Con 2014: David Nykl and Nana Visitor added to line-up
The Oz Comic-Con announcements continue to excite as Star Trek alumni Nana Visitor and Stargate staple Nykl are added to the various events next year. Nana Visitor is best known for her role on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Kira Nerys, a Bajoran former freedom fighter that becomes the second in command of the station. She’s also …
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