Aug 15 2014
Following the earlier announcement that Nicholas Brendon will be flying down to Australia for Oz Comic-Con‘s Brisbane and Sydney legs, the organisers have announced that co-star Emma Caulfield will also be joining the East coast events. The actress is best known for playing Anya in Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the third through to the series …
Aug 15 2014
Already a meme across the Internet, and a hot item for Etsy craft makers, Marvel has now (legally) made one of the most endearing and popular scenes from Guardians of the Galaxy available online. Proceed with caution if you haven’t seen the film, as it contains some pretty ket SPOILERS. Set to the Jackson 5’s “I …
Aug 14 2014
Oz Comic-Con will feature an exciting and exclusive line up of games and tournaments for its Brisbane and Sydney shows. Whether you’re a casual player or a seasoned veteran, there’s something for everyone. Nintendo Australia will continue their commitment to the community, with attendees at Oz Comic-Con Brisbane and Sydney able to get hands on Super …
Aug 13 2014
Oz Comic-Con is coming to Brisbane and Sydney in only a few weeks, and the guests just keep being added. This week, Nicholas Brendon and Monica Rial were added to the list. A familiar face for cult-TV fans, Brendon starred as the affable Xander Harris in Joss Whedon’s cult TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Currently, he has …
Aug 13 2014
DC Comics has announced that they will be releasing another new addition to the Batman family in November. Gotham By Midnight will take a look at Gotham’s supernatural side with Ray Fawkes writing and Ben Templesmith on art duties. Fawkes, already versed in DC’s supernatural universe through Constantine and Batman Eternal, told DC All Access that this …
Aug 11 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 104, the comic book show that believes with no power, comes no responsibility. In this issue, Warner blinks first and moves Batman v Superman. When asked for comment, Marvel said “On your left”. THEN Warner and DC announce 9 new dates for films based on DC Comics. Our favourite so is 27 July, …
Aug 11 2014
After visiting the ever-growing Oz Comic-Con in Melbourne this year, we kind of suspected this would happen. Oz Comic-Con returns to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2015. “The [Royal Exhibition Building] is beautiful,” said Oz Comic-Con representatives on Facebook,”but we’ve unfortunately grown out of that space.” Fans who have been going to Oz Comic-Con …
Aug 11 2014
Following a strong opening weekend, the Michael Bay-produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is unsurprisingly getting a sequel from Paramount and Nickelodeon Movies. It’s currently pegged for 3 June 2016, a date currently clear of any competitor superheroes. Despite incredibly poor reviews, currently sitting at 19% on the all-important Rotten Tomatoes, Jonathan Liebesman’s film opened to …
Aug 08 2014
Not one to easily give into gimmicks – except for the August selfie variants, the September 3D Futures End covers, October’s Monster variants – we can now add DC’s announcement for a LEGO variant cover month in November 2014. Tying into the the release of the LEGO® Batman™ 3: Beyond Gotham video game, the LEGO variants can …
Aug 08 2014
There was a time when the end of shooting would be announced via a lengthy press release, or the trade publications would post something concerned expected revenue for the studio. Yet it seems that for Avengers: Age of Ultron it is also the age of social media, with Joss Whedon announcing the wrap of shooting …
Aug 07 2014
Warner has blinked in the expensive game of chicken it was playing with Disney, moving Zack “Snack” Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to 25 March 2016. It was originally due to be released on 6 May 2016, leaving Captain America 3 free to dominate the box office in the early US summer months. This …
