Feb 24 2015
OZ COMIC-CON has announced that Tom Taylor is coming to a city near you (assuming you live in Australia) in 2015. The writer of Injustice: Gods Among Us, The Deep and currently Superior Iron Man will be coming to the Oz Comic-Cons in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. In other words, all of them. Taylor is …
Feb 23 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 130, the comic book show that needs three more people to unite the seven. In this issue, X-Men: Age of Apocalypse gets its Nightcrawler, Jim Starlin’s Dredstar comes to TV and Dynamite focuses on female creators and characters. THEN it’s Silk, The Multiversity, Ei8ht, The Flash, Gotham and more in what …
Feb 19 2015
Don’t have time for long reviews of comics? Then check out Graphic Bits: bite sized chunks of comic book goodness designed to get behind the panels and into your hearts. This is Graphic Bits. EI8HT #1 Dark Horse, Rafael Albuquerque and Mike Johnson (writers), Rafael Albuquerque (artist) Rating: 9/10 As the new golden age of comic book sci-fi continues, Rafael …
Feb 17 2015
If you’ve followed our ongoing History of Green Arrow series, you may have noticed that the evolution of Green Arrow merchandise is something we’re keenly interested in. So when DC Collectibles announced a slew of products not only related to the “so hot right now” ARROW, but some pieces related to classic Green Arrow as …
Feb 16 2015
While a perfect Hellblazer adaptation may never be fully realised on network television, the first season of CONSTANTINE remains the most interesting debut of the season. Without mainstream appeal of Gotham, or the sheer fun of The Flash, it could be argued that NBC’s dip into the comic book world was still an entirely successful one in …
Feb 16 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 129, the comic book show that’s coming to you live from Good Games Hurstville. In this issue, Spider-Man joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sony and Marvel have finally combined forces to break the Internet. THEN it’s Darth Vader, Empty, Divinity and The Walking Dead in What We’ve Been Reading and Watching. …
Feb 14 2015
Funko has announced (via the CW Arrow Facebook page) that official ARROW Pop! Vinyl Figures will be released in May 2015. The current line-up includes the Arrow, Deathstroke, Black Canary and an unmasked Oliver Queen. This is exciting news for fans of the CW series, and Green Arrow fans generally. Of the 1000s of vinyl …
Feb 12 2015
OZ COMIC-CON PERTH/ADELAIDE is virtually bursting at the seams already, and is now set to pop its culture all over the south and west of Australia with the addition of three freshly announced guests. GAME OF THRONES fans will get both Ser Loras Tyrell and Podrick Payne with FINN JONES and DANIEL PORTMAN making the trip to the …
Feb 10 2015
Following the phenomenal announcement that Sony and Marvel have reached an agreement to share the character of Spider-Man, Marvel Studios has changed the dates of some of the previously announced movies. With a new Marvel/Sony SPIDER-MAN solo film announced for 28 July 2017, THOR: RAGNAROK moves out of the way to give the new Kevin Feige/Amy Pascal produced …
Feb 10 2015
SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT and MARVEL STUDIOS officially announced today the one thing that fans have been clamouring for: Sony is bringing Marvel into the amazing world of Spider-Man. Under the new deal, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige will produce the next chapter in the Spider-Man franchise with Amy Pascal. Sony Pictures will release the next SPIDER-MAN film on 28 July 2017. Spider-Man …
Feb 10 2015
Behind The Panels Issue 128 – Aquaman: The Trench
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 128, the comic book show that is moist with anticipation. In this issue, DC announces it’s post-Convergence line-up with dozens of new titles. At last: we can buy books for Bat-Mite, Prez and Mystic U. THEN we go Postal, welcome the return of Saga, and watch the Black Vortex epic …
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