Richard Gray

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Henry Cavill, Zack Snyder and Russell Crowe to attend Man of Steel Sydney premiere

Man of Steel - Henry Cavill

Roadshow Films has announced that Henry Cavill, who plays Superman/Clark Kent and Russell Crowe, who plays Jor-El, along with director Zack Snyder will visit Sydney for the Man Of Steel Australian premiere on Monday the 24 June at Event Cinemas, George Street. The group will also complete a press junket during the Aussie leg of their international …

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Marvel to release LEGO® variants in September 2013

X-Men #5 LEGO Variant

Marvel has announced that they will issue 20 variant covers for titles in September, ensuring that the 1990s will continue to roll on as long as they need to. Of course, these variant covers are in partnership with LEGO®, which means that they are cool and any previous remarks we’ve made about variants is now null …

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Francesco Francavilla and Glee‘s Aguirre-Sacasa unite for Afterlife with Archie zombie comic

Afterlife with Archie

It seems so obvious now. LA Times reports that TV’s Glee and Carrie remake writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and one Behind the Panels’ favourite Italian artists Francesco Francavilla will team up for Afterlife With Archie, a tale in which zombies invade Riverdale. Francavilla will provide the cover to the first issue and interiors, the former of which can be seen …

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Oz Comic-Con welcomes Ron Perlman to Melbourne in July

Ron Perlman is Hellboy

Hellboy himself comes to Melbourne this July as Oz Comic-Con announced that Ron Perlman will be heading to Australian shores in July for the event. Ron is famed for his starring roles as Hellboy, Clay Morrow in TV’s Sons of Anarchy, Vincent in Beauty & the Beast, and so many, many other films, live action TV …

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Highlights from DC Comics and Vertigo September 2013 Solicitations

DC Comics Forever Evil

We’ve already seen a number of these announcements already, but here’s what you might need to check out from the DC Comics September solicitations. Forever Evil The 7-issue series kicks off this gimmick month (see below), and it will be written by Geoff Johns with art from David Finch and Richard Friend. It rather dramatically …

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Watch the trailer for Gestalt’s Stalag-X online

Stalag-X: Mike Ratera

Last week, Gestalt Comics debuted the trailer and first issue of Stalag- X, a new series from Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears at Denver Comic-Con. Now that the comic is available online to purchase via Gestalt’s website, the publisher has released the In the sci-fi series, the alien Krael attack a fleet of human ships. Not known for …

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Video: New Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV spot reveals hologram man

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Holographic man

Screened during the NBA finals in the US, Disney-ABC have revealed a new quickie TV spot for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It’s a very short clip, but it has one of those moments that will keep the Interwebs buzzing with speculation until its debut in “Fall”, or such time as the mystery is revealed. Amongst …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Action Comics #21, Age of Ultron #9, Green Arrow #21, Green Lantern #21 and The Movement #2

Green Arrow #21 - Andrea Sorrentino

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 (5 June 2013) we check out what Superman is punching in Action Comics #21 (DC Comics), see what story Age of Ultron #9 (Marvel) …

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Video: Ultimate Spider-man faces Juggernaut and the Destroyer

Ultimate Spider-man - Chibi Thor and Spider-man

The second season of Ultimate Spider-man returns with two new clips from back-to-back episodes. Marvel has sent over some insane clips of Ultimate Spidey tackling X-Men foe Juggernaut and Thor’s Destroyer this week on Disney XD. Oh! Chibi Marvel! Kawaii! Ultimate Heroes. Ultimate Villains. Ultimate Responsibility. Spider-Man must…

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Review: Daredevil – Dark Nights #1

Daredevil: Dark Nights #1 - Lee Weeks

A new Daredevil anthology series proves that there is no such thing as too much Matt Murdoch. The character might be bombarded by a series of misfortunes, but Daredevil readers have rarely had a golden age quite as shiny as this one. In addition to the superb Eisner Award-winning work being done by Mark Waid …

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James Gunn brings a raccoon to Guardians of the Galaxy set

Guardians of the Galaxy - James Gunn and (Rocket) Raccoon

As speculation continues over who will voice Rocket Raccoon in Marvel’s forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy (we still desperately want Jason Statham or Ray Winstone for the role), director James Gunn has brought a very special guest to the London set of the film. I've just hired a new gaffer for the shoot. Chewing on …

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