Richard Gray
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Jun 07 2013
DC brings back Batman: Black and White in September 2013
The Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black and White returns in September with a new six-issue mini-series that brings a bit of a dream team to the book. Batman fans don’t have a lot to complain about with their corner (or is that quarter?) of the Newish 50-or-so, and the previous 3 volumes read like a who’s …
Jun 07 2013
Luke Cage’s Mighty completes Marvel team for September 2013
A few days ago, Marvel teased a new series called Mighty featuring a team to be led by Luke Cage. Now thanks to the ancient art of publicity, we now know that the rest of the team will include the White Tiger, Shadowland‘s Power Man, Superior Spider-Man, Adam the Blue Marvel and She-Hulk. From the battlefields of …
Jun 06 2013
Review: Thor: The Dark World Prelude #1
Filling in some of the gaps of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, our first taste of the Thor sequel comes in this comic prelude. It’s said that pop will eat itself, and there’s no greater example of that idiom than the official Marvel Cinematic Universe tie-in comics. That’s a series of comics based on a movie …
Jun 06 2013
Review: Kick-Ass 3 #1
Kick-Ass is back and he’s ready to…you get the idea. Mark Miller’s hyperkinetic spin on superheroes gets a little sombre at the start of his final chapter. Mark Millar’s 2008 comic Kick-Ass has become more than simply a cult success, instead spinning out into a multimedia empire. Following a mostly faithful film adaptation, there was …
Jun 06 2013
Preview: First look at Scott Snyder’s Zero Year in Batman #21
DC Comics has released (via CBR) the first few preview pages from the highly anticipated new arc from Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Greg Capullo‘s phenomenal Batman series. Kicking off the “Zero Year” event, it promises to go back a tell of the early days of the Batman within the context of the New …
Jun 05 2013
Video: Watch first clip from Man of Steel online
With only a few weeks to go until it is released in cinemas, Warner (via Ellen) has released the first full clip from Man of Steel. In the clip, there is a confrontation between Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and her editor Perry White (Laurence Fishburne) that results in Lois being suspended from the Daily Planet. …
Jun 05 2013
Review: Stalag-X #1
Gestalt breaks out the cosmic goulash with their new series from Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears. Gestalt have been steadily expanding their empire of writers over the last few years, and with Stalag-X they bring Kevin J. Anderson into the fold. Best known for his Dune spin-off series with Brian Herbert and Jedi Academy/Young Jedi Knights series, …
Jun 05 2013
Oz Comic-Con welcomes William Shatner to Melbourne in July
Following successful events in Adelaide and Perth earlier this year, Oz Comic-Con is pleased let us know that ultimate geek pin-up William Shatner will be attending the Melbourne Oz Comic-Con on both 6 and 7 July this year. Not only will Shatner be at the two-day mega-convention, he will also be hosting an exclusive meet …
Jun 05 2013
DC Comics targeting Fables for film development
Not for the first time, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the long-running DC/Vertigo comic Fables has been slated for the big screen. Nikolaj Arcel, who directed Danish film A Royal Affair, is said to be attached to direct the adaptation, which will be written by Jeremy Slater. David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, a team of people who are behind a little …
Jun 05 2013
DC Entertainment launches new DC2 and DC2 Multiverse
DC Entertainment, hailing themselves as “the most prolific digital comic book publisher” (possibly in the wake of the continuous run of Forever Evil comics), has announced the DC2 and DC2 Multiverse at the opening of Time Warner’s “The Future of Storytelling” exhibition in New York. According to the press release: DC2 is a new initiative that layers dynamic …
Jun 04 2013
Preview: Marvel and Disney-ABC’s Once Upon A Time graphic novel
Marvel have some original graphic novels coming out this year, and one of these is the first official tie in to the TV series Once Upon A Time. Marvel has released the first few of Mike Del Mundo’s pages to Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen! Plotted by series writer and producer Daniel T. Thomsen, …
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