Jun 05 2013
Following successful events in Adelaide and Perth earlier this year, Oz Comic-Con is pleased let us know that ultimate geek pin-up William Shatner will be attending the Melbourne Oz Comic-Con on both 6 and 7 July this year. Not only will Shatner be at the two-day mega-convention, he will also be hosting an exclusive meet …
Jun 05 2013
Not for the first time, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the long-running DC/Vertigo comic Fables has been slated for the big screen. Nikolaj Arcel, who directed Danish film A Royal Affair, is said to be attached to direct the adaptation, which will be written by Jeremy Slater. David Heyman and Jeffrey Clifford of Heyday Films, a team of people who are behind a little …
Jun 05 2013
DC Entertainment, hailing themselves as “the most prolific digital comic book publisher” (possibly in the wake of the continuous run of Forever Evil comics), has announced the DC2 and DC2 Multiverse at the opening of Time Warner’s “The Future of Storytelling” exhibition in New York. According to the press release: DC2 is a new initiative that layers dynamic …
Jun 04 2013
Marvel have some original graphic novels coming out this year, and one of these is the first official tie in to the TV series Once Upon A Time. Marvel has released the first few of Mike Del Mundo’s pages to Once Upon a Time: Shadow of the Queen! Plotted by series writer and producer Daniel T. Thomsen, …
Jun 04 2013
Yesterday, DC Comics announced that September would kick off the Forever Evil villain month, with a villain taking over each of the main titles and a 7-issue mini-series to tie the event together. Yet it seems one villain taking over those titles is not enough, with at least the Bat-titles showing a .1 through .4 …
Jun 04 2013
Marvel has sent out another cryptic image this morning, teasing their new series coming up in September. Using the image below with the Marvel AR app, it has been revealed that this is a Luke Cage series. The other five members of his team will come online throughout the week. In the AR video, Marvel …
Jun 04 2013
Deadline is reporting that actor Benicio del Toro has been cast in a lead role in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, directed by James Gunn. Details of the role are slim, but according to the source “he’s playing a character that is built to be part of future Marvel films”. Given that this is a …
Jun 03 2013
Buzzfeed spoke with DC Entertainment co-publishers Dan Didio and Jim Lee this morning about their upcoming event for September 2013: Forever Evil. In addition to a 7-issue mini-series called Forever Evil, leading directly out of the Trinity War, all of the titles will be ‘taken over’ by a villain for the month. The special covers …
Jun 03 2013
Speaking to the crowd at Comicpalooza over the weekend, X-Men: Days of Future Past actor Patrick Stewart spoke about his role in the upcoming film. Having just flown in from the set discusses his surprise at returning, the difficulties of shooting with such a large cast of stars and that Hugh Jackman is now staying …
Jun 03 2013
It seems that even for a comic book website, even we can’t avoid talking about this sports story. Metropolis comes to Melbourne at AAMI Park on Sunday night against Cronulla Sharks, when Melbourne Storm celebrates the Australian release of the Super Hero film Man of Steel on 27 June. The game has been named No Ordinary …
Jun 03 2013
Over the weekend, Warner released a 13-minute promotional featurette for Man of Steel, Zack Snyder’s new Superman film that you’ve probably heard about somewhere on the Interwebs. Along with providing interviews with all of the main cast and crew, each of whom offer insight into this particular action-packed take on the last son of Krypton, …
