Richard Gray
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Jul 02 2013
Behind The Panels One-Shot – The Justin Randall Interview
This week, Richard had the opportunity to chat with Australian writer and artist Justin Randall, the creator of the Aurealis Award-winning Changing Ways from Gestalt Comics. In addition to his creator-owned graphic novels, Justin has worked with IDW and Image Comics with art for 30 Days of Night: Eben and Stella, Silent Hill and contributions …
Jul 02 2013
DC/Vertigo releases details of 6 new titles, adds ‘Suiciders’, ‘Coffin Hill’, ‘The Witching Hour’
Following yesterday’s announcement via the New York Times of six new Vertigo titles coming up before the end of the year, the official DC Comics blog has now unveiled the remaining unannounced titles – Coffin Hill from Caitlin Kittredge and Inaki Miranda, Suiciders from Lee Bermejo and The Witching Hour, a new anthology that promises …
Jul 02 2013
Preview: New Avengers #8
In the lead-up to their next big event, Marvel offers a look at New Avengers #8, one of the prelude books to Jonathan Hickman‘s Infinity crossover. We’re just excited to see such a cool cover by Mike Deodato showcasing the Inhumans! This July, prepare yourself for the biggest comic book event of the summer with New Avengers …
Jul 02 2013
New featurette for ‘The Wolverine’ reveals new footage and story details
Digital Spy has revealed a new featurette that gets into the nuts and bolts of The Wolverine, the next chapter in Fox’s successful X-Men film franchise from director James Mangold. Starring Hugh Jackman as Logan, the featurette establishes that the film is set after X-Men: The Last Stand, and also reminds us that X-Men: The …
Jul 02 2013
‘The Walking Dead’ reveals Season 4 banner
The Walking Dead is coming back for a fourth season this year, and in the lead-up to the San Diego Comic-Con, AMC has revealed a new banner. Yes, it has a horse. In addition to the horse, potentially the most compelling new character and the least likely to complain about their circumstances, the poster also …
Jul 01 2013
Vertigo debuts new series in October 2013: ‘The Sandman: Overture’, ‘Hinterkind’, ‘The Discipline’ and ‘The Dead Boy Detectives’
Speaking with The New York Times, Vertigo executive editor Shelly Bond spoke of rebuilding and rebranding the DC Comics imprint, a line that has been struggling over the last few years. With DC’s main line relaunching in its entirety in 2011, the company revealed four new titles for October that hope to increase attention on the …
Jul 01 2013
Warner announces ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns’ Deluxe Edition DVD and Blu-ray
Warner has announced a deluxe edition of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, sending fans into a double-dipping frenzy around the world.. It will be released in the US on 8 October 2013. Clocking in at 156 minutes, it promises “one seamless epic film”, which will be a wonderful way to enjoy this excellent adaptation of …
Jul 01 2013
‘Man of Steel’ punches through $500 million worldwide
Deadline reports that Zack “Snack” Snyder’s Man of Steel is halfway to the billion-dollar club as it passed $500 million globally at the box office. This was after another successful weekend in which $27 million was pulled domestically and another $18.9 million internationally over the weekend. This total includes $248.7 million domestically and $271.7 million internationally for …
Jun 30 2013
Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of June 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 …
Jun 30 2013
Review: Lazarus #1
A sci-fi thriller with a mafia twist is the latest in a series of comics that measure the disparity between rich and poor. In the last few months, mainstream comics have been developing quite the social conscience. While DC has been giving us both sides of the coin in The Movement and The Green Team, …
Jun 29 2013
‘Kick Ass 2’ goes viral as Justice Forever wants you
Forever Justice wants you to join their ranks! Sick of your streets getting crudded up with bad guys and social vermin? Take a few notes from Battle Guy (Clark Duke), Insect Man (Robert Emms) and Doctor Gravity (Donald Faison) and join Justice Forever. The viral campaign for Kick Ass 2 begins with these two videos. The …
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