Sep 14 2013
Following the announcement that Barry Allen/The Flash would appear in the second season of Arrow, serving as a backdoor pilot to his own series, we now have the official announcement that Grant Gustin has been cast as the speedster hero. The Arrow episodes are expected to begin filming at the end of the month. As …
Sep 13 2013
Gestalt Comics has announced that Technicolor has partnered with ABC Television Australia and Australian Producer Avrill Stark‘s A Stark Production to develop their graphic novel series The Deep as a CG animated series. Creators Tom Taylor and James Brouwer are reportedly “heavily involved” with the production of the TV series. When we spoke with Taylor at Supanova this year, he elaborated on this. “I’ve written the …
Sep 13 2013
Jingle our bells and embolden our sins! Image Comics has released its solicitations for the month that traditionally ends the year, and as of September we have no reason to believe that it won’t be December again this year. There’s a stack of new releases and one-shots in December, guaranteed to fill your stockings and …
Sep 13 2013
It’s almost Christmas in the comic book ordering world, so Marvel has released their December 2013 solicitations for our collective paws to (non-opposable) thumb through. It’s all about Inhumanity in the lead-up to Crimbo, along with origins, endings, annuals and returns. DC has already fired the opening salvo for December: what does the House of Ideas …
Sep 13 2013
In celebration of the landmark Origin II series, which unveils the mysterious Wolverine’s storied past, Marvel is giving Origin II #1 the red carpet treatment with a special acetate cover. Gorgeously rendered by superstar artist Adam Kubert, this unique cover features an ominous base layer underneath a second acetate layer of the clawed mutant entering the fray! See the …
Sep 11 2013
This October, the dreaded Malekith has returned – and not even the God of Thunder can stop him alone as The Accursed continues in Thor: God of Thunder #14! From writer Jason Aaron and artist Ron Garney – the Mighty Thor must enlist the help of some unlikely allies in his quest to stop Malekith from butchering Dark Elves …
Sep 11 2013
Ahead of their forthcoming December solicitations, Marvel has announced that they will be plugging Inhumanity hard in the weeks leading up to Christmas with several more tie-ins (Inhuman-tie-in-ity?) for the fallout event from Infinity. Dropping in the twelfth month are Inhumanity: The Awakening by Matt Kindt and Paul Davidson, along with a tie-in arc of New Avengers from Jonathan Hickman and Simone Bianchi. The …
Sep 10 2013
Although production hasn’t even begun on the film, Marvel Studios has pushed Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man film forward to 31 July 2015. It was originally slated for a 6 November 2015 from Disney, but that would have put it directly up against the next James Bond film from Sam Mendes and star Daniel Craig. The film will …
Sep 10 2013
It’s now September, which means we have to start thinking about what we’re saving up for in December. DC Comics has released their full list of solicitations for the final month of the year. Will they rest on their laurels just because Santa is on his way? We hope so, because the spending frenzy of …
Sep 10 2013
While it was previously announced that December would see the launch of Inhuman in the wake of the current Infinity arc, Marvel has (NOW!) announced that the second phase of the Marvel NOW! “relaunch” will be kicking off at the end of the year as well. Along with new .NOW #1 jump-on issues, which does …
Sep 08 2013
The winners of the 2013 Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic-Con, with Saga the big winner with a whopping 6 awards. Other winners include Hawkeye and the most recent volume of Blacksad: A Silent Hell. Saga‘s six awards made Image the big winner on the night as well, but three creators on Marvel …
