Mar 02 2014
Oz Comic-Con kicks off its 2014 in less than a month, and the roster keeps getting bigger for the national tour. Comics creators Paul Bedford, Jason Franks and actor Gary Jones have been added to the Melbourne leg this week, while Australian writer and artist Ryan K. Lindsay will make his Adelaide debut in April. With …
Mar 01 2014
Barry Allen (in the guise of actor Grant Gustin) was last seen getting a bit of a chemical shock in the Arrow episode “Three Ghosts”. Now we finally get our first look at the costume from the upcoming spin-off series, The Flash. Designed by Colleen Atwood, the Academy Award winning costume designer for Chicago, Memoirs of a …
Feb 28 2014
The breakout star of the recent Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was undoubtedly Rocket Raccoon, the pint-sized alien with a penchant for infeasibly large weaponry. Unsurprisingly, Marvel will give the extraterrestrial procyonid his own series in July. Even more exciting is the news that Skottie Young, known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series and virtually every …
Feb 28 2014
Every September for the last few years has seen DC Comics launch a line-wide event, aimed at bringing a singular story across all their titles in the New 52. This September, it will be The New 52: Futures End, an event that will flash forward 5 years and depict what might happen to the heroes …
Feb 27 2014
Marvel and New York have been synonymous since the Fantastic Four first took residence in 1961, so it comes as no surprise that Marvel have plans to shoot their new series their Marvel Television/Netflix series there over the next few years. Disney CEO Bob Iger, Governor Andrew Cuomo and Marvel CCO Joe Quesada gathered together at …
Feb 24 2014
We’re already very excited that Oz Comic-Con has partnered with ReedPOP, the folks behind New York Comic Con and other major geek culture events, but now Oz Comic-Con is giving a lucky punter a chance to win a trip to the Big Apple and one of the biggest ‘cons in the world. Check out the press …
Feb 21 2014
We wake up to a brave new world where people know who Rocket Raccoon is, thanks to a marvellous trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy, one that put aside many of our concerns for the film and had us hooked on a feeling. Marvel are continuing their clever marketing campaign with a series of character-focused …
Feb 20 2014
Oz Comic-Con is a great showcase for local talent, being the Oz Comic-Con and all. The ‘Con has added three familiar names to the line-up this year: Gestalt owner and publisher Wolfgang Bylsma, plus creators Andrew Constant and Justin Randall. All three will be joining the event for the Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane shows. …
Feb 19 2014
We already knew that DC Comics had some major changes lined up for 2014, including the “Five Years Later” event coming down the line closer to September, with inevitable Free Comic Book Day tie-in issue. Now, thanks to the full May solicitations from DC Comics, we can see that there are some other big events, …
Feb 19 2014
The Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is finally here! After very little word for months, we get our first full look at Marvel’s riskiest, craziest and most anticipated (at least by us) adaptation to date. Offering us our first proper glimpse at Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), Peter Quill/Star Lord (Chris Pratt), Groot …
Feb 18 2014
We admit it. We’re so excited about Guardians of the Galaxy that we just might squee ourselves outside of the narrow confines of this website. With the trailer due to drop tomorrow on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Marvel (via USA Today and Collider) has released three new stills from the film. Offering us our first proper …
