In this issue, Rocket Raccoon gets a voice, James Spader puts on robot pants, Vin Diesel teases his Marvel future and the Shuster Awards are announced.
All this PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week, Blacksad: Somewhere Within the Shadows by Juan Diaz Canales and Juanjo Guarnido.
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Vintage Clip of the Week
Fritz The Cat (1972)
What We’ve Been Reading/Watching
Trinity War, Infinity, Thanos Rising and Iron Man 3 (Blu-ray)
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News Headlines
- It’s official: Bradley Cooper has been cast as Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy
- Meanwhile, James Spader will play Ultron in Joss Whedon’s sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Canada’s Shuster Awards have been announced, with Jeff Lemire and Mike Del Mundo the big winners
- Gestalt Comics has announced ‘Broken Line’, a new comic from Andrew Constant and Emily Smith, coming soon
- The character of Amanda Waller is set to appear in Arrow Season 2
- Vin Diesel has indicated that he’s not only going to voice Groot, but was meeting with Marvel for a “fresh IP” in 2016 or 2017
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Pick of the Week
This week we read Blacksad: Somewhere Within the Shadows
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