Richard Gray

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Behind The Panels Issue 133 – The Graveyard Book (Live at Good Games Hurstville)

Behind The Panels Issue 133 – The Graveyard Book (Live at Good Games Hurstville)

Welcome to Behind The Panels Issue 133, the comic book show that’s coming to you live from Good Games Hurstville. In this issue, there’s more gravy than grave about us as we dip into Bill and Ted, Southern Cross, Postal, The Walking Dead and more in What We’ve Been Reading and Watching. THEN we recast the Marvel …

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Behind The Panels Issue 132 – Starlight

Behind The Panels Issue 132 – Starlight

Welcome to Behind The Panels 132, the comic book show that tried to dance with the devil in the pale moonlight, but kept stepping on his toes. In this issue, Chris Pratt is nominated for Best Shirtless Performance by MTV. The bar has been set high for our next live show. ALSO Warner Bros. CEO says DC films are …

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First photos of Melissa Benoist in full ‘Supergirl’ costume

Supergirl (CBS) costume - Melissa Benoist

With production now on for the first episode of the forthcoming CBS series for SUPERGIRL, Warner Bros. Television has released a set of photos of star Melissa Benoist in the brand new Supergirl costume, something that will no doubt be familiar to readers of the DC Comics. The costume has once again been designed by Colleen Atwood, …

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Marvel unleashes third ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ trailer

The Vision in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

How many trailers does a film need? In the case of AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, the biggest geeky release this side of a new Star Wars film, as many as inhumanly possible please! A third trailer has been released by Marvel Studios, this time focusing more on Ultron’s design and creation, and the direct hand that …

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Behind The Panels Issue 131 – Superman: Earth One Volume 3

Behind The Panels Issue 131 – Superman Earth One Volume 3

Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 131, the comic book show that makes crime pay full retail, even if we bought it on sale. In this issue, Superman tempts children with his hot chocolate, and that’s not the only Sex Criminals on television. ALSO a brand new team-up series for DC, the Aurealis Award nominations and some …

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Cover Story: Best Comic Book Covers of February 2015

Inhuman #12 (Marvel) - Artist: Phil Noto

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. It was incredibly difficult to narrow down our lists this month. …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: Billy Boyd from ‘Lord of the Rings’ coming to Perth/Adelaide in April

Oz Comic-Con 2015: Billy Boyd

You’d have to be a fool of a Took not to head to OZ COMIC-CON in Perth or Adelaide this year. The line-up keeps getting bigger, as Billy Boyd joins the tour. Best known for his role as Peregrin “Pippin” Took in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy, he also performed the song “The …

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Marvel reveals new ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ poster

Avengers: Age of Ultron poster

Marvel has revealed the latest poster for AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, showcasing all of the new and returning Avengers, although our Vision is being blinded by the sun. (See what we did there?) A very crowded piece of Photoshoppery, from the poster we can tell that none of the threats seem to be coming from …

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Oz Comic-Con 2015: Tom Taylor is coming to all shows

Oz Comic-Con 2015: Tom Taylor

OZ COMIC-CON has announced that Tom Taylor is coming to a city near you (assuming you live in Australia) in 2015. The writer of Injustice: Gods Among Us, The Deep and currently Superior Iron Man will be coming to the Oz Comic-Cons in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. In other words, all of them. Taylor is …

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Behind The Panels Issue 130 – Spider-Verse

Behind The Panels Issue 130 – Spider-Verse

Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 130, the comic book show that needs three more people to unite the seven. In this issue, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse gets its Nightcrawler, Jim Starlin’s Dredstar comes to TV and Dynamite focuses on female creators and characters. THEN it’s Silk, The Multiversity, Ei8ht, The Flash, Gotham and more in what …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: EI8HT #1, Silk #1, The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 and Secret Identities #1

EI8HT #1

Don’t have time for long 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 is Graphic Bits. EI8HT #1 Dark Horse, Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson (writers), Rafael Albuquerque (artist) Rating: 9/10 As the new golden age of comic book sci-fi continues, Rafael …

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