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The evolution of The Joker on screen: why appearances are important

The evolution of the Joker on screen

If your social media feeds were anything like ours over the weekend, then they were filled with the first official picture of Jared Leto as The Joker from Warner’s Suicide Squad, due out in cinemas next year. It’s significant not just for being the first DC film of the last few years to feature villains as …

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DC Comics confirms Frank Miller’s ‘Dark Knight III: The Master Race’ for Fall 2015

Frank Miller's The Dark Knight III: The Master Race

DC Comics confirmed today that Frank Miller will write the the conclusion to his Dark Knight saga, when THE DARK KNIGHT III: THE MASTER RACE drops as an 8-issue mini-series beginning US Fall 2015. He will be joined by writer Brian Azzarello on the project. “Batman remains my favorite comic book hero and a sequel to Dark …

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Comic Book Movie Release Date Infographic Timeline: From now to the future

Behind The Panels Comic Book Movie Release Schedule Infographic

With over 30 comic book movies coming out over the next few years, it’s a little tough to keep in your head just when, where and what is coming out. Lists are boring, and as comic book fans and readers, we like things laid out for us in words and pictures. There are a few …

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Sony announces Spider-Man animated film from Phil Lord and Chris Miller

Spider-Man animated 67

This one came out of nowhere. Sony has officially announced that an animated film starring Spider-Man will be released in 2018 from The LEGO Movie and 21 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller. According to the press release (below) it will be a separate entity to the Marvel/Sony live action films, although few other …

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2015 Eisner Awards nominations announced

Eisner Awards 2015 Nominations - Ms. Marvel

Comic-Con International announced the nominations for the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for 2015. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on 10 July 2014 during the Comic-Con International in San Diego. Some familiar names once again led the list of nominations with Ms. Marvel (5), The Multiversity (4), Saga (3) and Bandette (3) leading the way in terms …

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Netflix renews Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ for Season 2

Daredevil: Season 2

Marvel announces that Netflix has ordered a second season of DAREDEVIL for the streaming service in 2016. It’s unsurprising given the massive commercial and critical acclaim that the first series has received, but Marvel has confirmed via a press release that a second season of DAREDEVIL will drop in 2016. Marvel series plans had so far …

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Marvel confirms Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve as ‘Captain Marvel’ writers

Captain Marvel writers - Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve

Marvel has now officially confirmed that writers Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve will pen CAPTAIN MARVEL, the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It will mark the first time that an all-female writing team has been behind one of Marvel’s flagship films. Perlman will be familiar to Marvel fans as the co-writer of last year’s …

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A new trailer and poster for ‘Fantastic Four’ is here

Fantastic Four (2015) - The Thing

First it was Star Wars. Then Batman V Superman. Now Fox has rounded out a weekend filled with previews by throwing a new trailer for FANTASTIC FOUR into the mix. The film, due out in August, has been shrouded in shades of mystery throughout its production, with nothing much seen until earlier this year. The …

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Official ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice’ trailer is online

Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice - Batman suit

After an embarrassing leak of the trailer yesterday, Warner has been quick to release an official version of the highly anticipated first trailer for BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE. As expected, it continues pictures of the titular characters doing stuff. The swiftness of the release mirrors a similar incident when Disney responded within hours …

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FCBD 2015: Behind The Panels Live show at Good Games Hurstville for Free Comic Book Day

Behind The Panels Live - Richard Gray, David McVay, Dave Longo

Hold onto your mittens, kittens: it’s another BEHIND THE PANELS LIVE show coming to a store near you. That is, if GOOD GAMES HURSTVILLE is near you. Yes, the rumours (and various unsubtle social media plugging) are true: the boys are doing a live show to celebrate FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! At 3PM on SATURDAY 2 …

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ECCC 2015: A first timer’s report from Emerald City Comicon

Emerald City Comic-Con 2015

If you are a comics fan anywhere in the world, the pull of the major US con circuit becomes something of a mystical entity. Particularly if you live in Australia, where there are effectively two major cons in Supanova and Oz Comic-Con, and a smattering of other regional cons and fairs. As wonderful as they are, …

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