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Francesco Francavilla and Glee‘s Aguirre-Sacasa unite for Afterlife with Archie zombie comic

Afterlife with Archie

It seems so obvious now. LA Times reports that TV’s Glee and Carrie remake writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and one Behind the Panels’ favourite Italian artists Francesco Francavilla will team up for Afterlife With Archie, a tale in which zombies invade Riverdale. Francavilla will provide the cover to the first issue and interiors, the former of which can be seen …

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Oz Comic-Con welcomes Ron Perlman to Melbourne in July

Ron Perlman is Hellboy

Hellboy himself comes to Melbourne this July as Oz Comic-Con announced that Ron Perlman will be heading to Australian shores in July for the event. Ron is famed for his starring roles as Hellboy, Clay Morrow in TV’s Sons of Anarchy, Vincent in Beauty & the Beast, and so many, many other films, live action TV …

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Highlights from DC Comics and Vertigo September 2013 Solicitations

DC Comics Forever Evil

We’ve already seen a number of these announcements already, but here’s what you might need to check out from the DC Comics September solicitations. Forever Evil The 7-issue series kicks off this gimmick month (see below), and it will be written by Geoff Johns with art from David Finch and Richard Friend. It rather dramatically …

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Watch the trailer for Gestalt’s Stalag-X online

Stalag-X: Mike Ratera

Last week, Gestalt Comics debuted the trailer and first issue of Stalag- X, a new series from Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears at Denver Comic-Con. Now that the comic is available online to purchase via Gestalt’s website, the publisher has released the In the sci-fi series, the alien Krael attack a fleet of human ships. Not known for …

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Video: New Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. TV spot reveals hologram man

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Holographic man

Screened during the NBA finals in the US, Disney-ABC have revealed a new quickie TV spot for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. It’s a very short clip, but it has one of those moments that will keep the Interwebs buzzing with speculation until its debut in “Fall”, or such time as the mystery is revealed. Amongst …

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Video: Ultimate Spider-man faces Juggernaut and the Destroyer

Ultimate Spider-man - Chibi Thor and Spider-man

The second season of Ultimate Spider-man returns with two new clips from back-to-back episodes. Marvel has sent over some insane clips of Ultimate Spidey tackling X-Men foe Juggernaut and Thor’s Destroyer this week on Disney XD. Oh! Chibi Marvel! Kawaii! Ultimate Heroes. Ultimate Villains. Ultimate Responsibility. Spider-Man must…

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James Gunn brings a raccoon to Guardians of the Galaxy set

Guardians of the Galaxy - James Gunn and (Rocket) Raccoon

As speculation continues over who will voice Rocket Raccoon in Marvel’s forthcoming Guardians of the Galaxy (we still desperately want Jason Statham or Ray Winstone for the role), director James Gunn has brought a very special guest to the London set of the film. I've just hired a new gaffer for the shoot. Chewing on …

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DC brings back Batman: Black and White in September 2013

Batman: Black and White - Silvestri

The Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black and White returns in September with a new six-issue mini-series that brings a bit of a dream team to the book. Batman fans don’t have a lot to complain about with their corner (or is that quarter?) of the Newish 50-or-so, and the previous 3 volumes read like a who’s …

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Luke Cage’s Mighty completes Marvel team for September 2013

Nothing Lasts Forever – Who Is MIGHTY?

A few days ago, Marvel teased a new series called Mighty featuring a team to be led by Luke Cage. Now thanks to the ancient art of publicity, we now know that the rest of the team will include the White Tiger, Shadowland‘s Power Man, Superior Spider-Man, Adam the Blue Marvel and She-Hulk. From the battlefields of …

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Preview: First look at Scott Snyder’s Zero Year in Batman #21

Batman #21 cover - Zero Year

DC Comics has released (via CBR) the first few preview pages from the highly anticipated new arc from Scott Snyder, James Tynion IV and Greg Capullo‘s phenomenal Batman series. Kicking off the “Zero Year” event, it promises to go back a tell of the early days of the Batman within the context of the New …

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Video: Watch first clip from Man of Steel online

With only a few weeks to go until it is released in cinemas, Warner (via Ellen) has released the first full clip from Man of Steel. In the clip, there is a confrontation between Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and her editor Perry White (Laurence Fishburne) that results in Lois being suspended from the Daily Planet. …

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