Richard Gray

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ordered to TV series, teases first “Hulk” footage

Hulk - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

According to IGN and SuperHeroHype, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been ordered from pilot to TV series in one of the most unsurprising pieces of news yet. Coming off the back of not only the world’s third most successful box office hit ever, The Avengers, and Iron Man 3 (which is already on its way …

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First look at animated adaptation of Marvel’s Big Hero Six

Big Hero Six

It has been running around the rumour mills for some time, but Disney have now confirmed that they are adapting their own Marvel comic Big Hero 6 via Walt Disney Animation Studios. The computer animated venture will be released on 7 November 2014. We now have two official images and a brief clip showing off the city …

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Marvel reveals Joe Quesada’s Angela for Age of Ultron

Not too long ago, it was announced that Marvel’s current “event” Age of Ultron #10 would have the controversial appearance of Neil Gaiman’s Angela, in an issue co-written by the prolific author and series writer Brian Michael Bendis. It was an odd move considering the recent legal wrangling between Todd MacFarlane and Gaiman over the rights to …

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Judge Dredd fan film Judge Minty unleashed online

Judge Minty

As we are covering Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Saga on the podcast this week, this latest bit of news couldn’t have come at a better time. There were many lamenting the lack of a Dredd 3D sequel (including the makers of the official comic sequel), and filmmakers Steven Sterlacchini and Michael Carroll would have been chief …

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FCBD 2013 Review: Infinity

Infinity (FCBD)

Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day offering gives us a glimpse into the big cosmic event for the year, and we like what we see so far. Of all the books coming out for Free Comic Book Day, Marvel’s Infinity had to be one of the most anticipated. Kicking off as a mini-series in August, undoubtedly …

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FCBD 2013 Report: Free Comic Book Day and cosplay in Sydney

Free Comic Book Day 2013 - Cosplay

It’s amazing how much money we wound up spending on Free Comic Book Day. That’s kind of the point though. Free Comic Book Day is an annual event, held on the first Saturday in May, designed to attract new readers to the medium and give old readers a chance to celebrate their love of all …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: Action Comics #20, Age of Ultron #7, Black Bat #1, Green Arrow #20, Hawkeye #10 and Thanos Rising #2

The Black Bat #1 - Ronan Cliquet

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 (1 May 2013) is another big one! First up, we check in with the Andy Diggle/Tony S. Daniel Action Comics #20 (DC Comics), before watching Age of …

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Oz Comic-Con 2013: the pop culture extravaganza returns to Melbourne

Oz Comic Con Perth - Image Credit: Cal Wood Photography

Here we go again. It’s that time of the year in Australia when the weather is turning colder, but the convention circuit is just hotting up. Oz Comic-Con is back in Melbourne for a second year, the 2013 tour has already seen over 27,000 people turn out in Perth and over 25,000 in Adelaide. The gang …

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Marvel previews Wood and Coipel’s X-Men #1

X-Men #1 (Marvel NOW) - Olivier Coipel

There is a lot of buzz around Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel’s reboot of X-Men for Marvel NOW! has been pretty intense, especially given that this marks an all female team as one of Marvel’s flagship X-Titles. We feel fairly confident that this team will pass the Bechdel test. Marvel has sent over the cover and …

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Review: Ten Grand #1

Ten Grand #1 (Image Comics) - Artist: Ben Templesmith

Two masters team up for a blaze through hell and back, giving a fresh new spin to a familiar concept. Following a few Before Watchmen books for DC Comics, J. Michael Straczynski brings his Joe’s Comics imprint back with a new creator-owned series. The shift from Top Cow to Image Comics must have been the breath of fresh …

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Review: The Movement #1

The Movement #1 (DC Comics)

DC begins its Fifth Wave of the New 52 by looking out for the little guy in the DC Universe. Is this a movement, or still a little backed-up? When the announcement of The Movement and companion title The Green Team came, two books that aimed to piggyback on the Occupy Movement and examine the class …

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