Richard Gray
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Jun 15 2013
Photos: Man of Steel costume on display in Sydney
Having cause to leave the house this week, mostly to pick up comics but that is neither here nor there, we noticed that the The Galeries in Sydney’s CBD have been decked out with the Superman costume from Man of Steel. The reflective glass on the surface of the cabinet made it difficult to take …
Jun 15 2013
John C. Reilly confirmed as Rhomann Dey in Guardians of the Galaxy
Deadline has confirmed that actor John C. Reilly has been cast as Nova Corps leader Rhomann Dey in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn. They had previously reported that he would play Ronan the Accuser, but later retracted this. In the comics, Rhomann Dey was a leader of the Nova Corps on …
Jun 14 2013
Highlights from Marvel September 2013 Solicitations
After looking at the DC Comics July solicitations the other day, it’s only fair that Marvel gets a proper look for the merry month of September. Already announced is Marvel’s X-Men: Battle of the Atom event, and you can find further details on that here. Plus there’s also stacks of Infinity tie-ins, including two new mini-series, the …
Jun 14 2013
Marvel schedules two Phase 3 films for 2016 and 2017
Walt Disney Pictures and Marvel Studios have announced that they’ve locked in dates for two mystery films on 6 May 2016 and 5 May 2017. So make sure you keep your calendar free for early May for the next four years or so. Let the speculation commence! The immediate thought was Ant-Man, although this already has …
Jun 14 2013
Marvel celebrates X-Men 50th with Battle of the Atom in September 2013
Marvel has revealed that this September and October, they will celebrate the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with the “first major X-Men crossover event in over three years” – X-Men: Battle of the Atom! It seems that Avengers vs X-Men wasn’t major enough for the purposes of this announcement. It should come as no surprise that this one is …
Jun 13 2013
Watch the international trailer for Snowpiercer
It’s already been a bumper year for sci-fi, with the world ending at an alarmingly regular rate. With Oblivion, After Earth and the forthcoming Elysium already on our radars, add Snowpiercer to the list. Exciting not just because it’s Captain America and that priest from The Thirst teaming up in a strange confluence of multiversity, …
Jun 13 2013
Watch the first teaser for 300: Rise of an Empire online
Roadshow Films has sent over the first teaser trailer for 300: Rise of an Empire, the prequel to Zack Snyder’s 2006 film 300 from Warner and Legendary Films The Greek general Themistocles battles an invading army of Persians under the mortal-turned-god, Xerxes. Directed by Noam Murro, it stars Eva Green, Rodrigo Santoro (reprising his role …
Jun 13 2013
Posters: 300: Rise of an Empire, Mondo does Man of Steel
With all of the attention on Man of Steel and its potential sequels at the moment, it was very easy to forget that another Zack Snyder project is coming out in the near future. The prequel to his 2006 adaptation of 300 was coming out in August, and a new poster has just been released …
Jun 12 2013
Review: Batman #21
Batman begins again in this origin story with a twist, creatively reimagined without losing anything that makes the character great. Without a doubt, Scott Snyder’s Batman has been one of the consistent highlights of the entire New 52. From the “Court of Owls” through to “Death of the Family”, Snyder and writing partner James Tynion …
Jun 12 2013
Review: Superman Unchained #1
The highly anticipated series debut couldn’t possibly live up to the hype machine – or could it? Superman cuts loose in this timely new series. It’s no accident that Superman Unchained #1 debuts in the same week as the big screen adaptation Man of Steel hits cinemas. Not simply a flagship character for DC Comics, …
Jun 12 2013
Exclusive: Nicola Scott on direction of Earth 2 after James Robinson
Following the announcement last month that writer James Robinson would be exiting Earth 2 with issue #16, we spoke with artist Nicola Scott today who confirmed that she would be remaining with the DC Comics title. You can find the full audio interview in a few days time on the site and iTunes feed, but her …
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