In this issue, Warner casts a new Batman, while DC moves the Justice League to Canada and redesigns Lobo as something quite beautiful. In related news, the Internet explodes. THEN we catch up on the latest comics, watch the new Marvel One-Shot and more.
PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week, Marvel’s Age of Ultron from Brian Michael Bendis, Bryan Hitch and Brad Peterson.
Hosted by Richard Gray and David McVay and Dave Longo.
On our next Issue: Blacksad: Somewhere Within the Shadows from Juan Díaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido
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Vintage Clip of the Week
Captain America (1966) – Season 1 Episode 7 – “Let the Past Be Gone/The Adaptoid/The Super Adaptoid” (13 Oct. 1966).
What We’ve Been Reading/Watching
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter, RED 2, Avengers (Infinity)
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News Headlines
- Warner has announced that Ben Affleck has been cast as Batman in the Man of Steel sequel.
- DC Comics will replace the Justice League of America with Justice League Canada following “Forever Evil“, eh?
- Navid Negahban joins ‘Arrow’ Season 2 as a new villain, hinting at the introduction of the League of Shadows
- Tyler Bates will provide the score for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. Bates has previously scored ‘Watchmen’, ‘300’ and
- Australia’s Gestalt Comics has announced new titles including ‘M.I.D.A.S’. from Tom Taylor, ‘The Undertaker Morton Stone’ with Ben Templesmith and Christian Read’s ‘Unmasked #3’
- Man of Steel heads to DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on November 6, and the US on November 12
- Boom! Studios’ ‘Day Men’ has been marked by Universal for a film adaptation. They had previously had success with ‘2 Guns’
- Bradley Cooper is rumoured to be voicing Rocket Raccoon in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
- Finally, DC have revealed the new look for Lobo – and he’s as pretty as any vegan fashion victim!
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Pick of the Week
This week we head to the Age of Ultron.
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We end the show this week with “Together In Electric Dreams” from Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder.
