In a wave of pre-SDCC announcements, Marvel Studios has unveiled (via EW) concept art from the upcoming Ant-Man film. The poster will be available to fans attending the Comic-Con International in San Diego this forthcoming weekend. Marketing the film from director Peyton Reed, and re-written by Adam McKay based on a script by Edgar Wright …
Jul 24 2014
Film: Marvel adds another film for May 2018
Only a few days after securing five new dates for upcoming entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios has announced yet another new date for their schedule: 4 May 2018. We can only speculate as to the titles at this point, although given the timing of the schedule, a May release is likely to be …
Jul 24 2014
TV: First photo of Colton Haynes as Arsenal in ‘Arrow’ Season 3
Green Arrow fans will know that it was only a matter of time before Arrow‘s Roy Harper (played by Colton Haynes) would become the full-time sidekick to the Emerald Archer. Now The CW (via EW) has released the first photo of the actor in his full red hooded costume. It looks like he’s skipped …
Jul 24 2014
Film: Sony sets dates for ‘Sinister Six’ and ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 3’
Columbia Pictures/Sony has announced that it has updated its release schedule for its $4 billion Spider-Man film franchise, with Sinister Six dated for 11 November 2016. The film will be directed by Drew Goddard (Cabin in the Woods) and produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach. It’s the first of several planned universe expanding films that …
Jul 23 2014
Review: Seconds
Have you ever wanted to go back and change something? Bryan Lee O’Malley’s first graphic novel since Scott Pilgrim is moving, beautiful, gorgeously illustrated and will completely envelop you. The massive pop-culture explosion of Scott Pilgrim put Canadian writer and artist Bryan Lee O’Malley on that map people seem to arrive on when they have some degree of success. …
Jul 22 2014
Behind The Panels Issue 101 – Fables: Legends in Exile and Animal Farm
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 101, the comic book show that killed Archie. In this issue, Thor becomes a Disney princess. Still not as strange as the time he was a frog, or when Loki gave birth to a horse. ALSO a new Captain America, Iron Man goes silver, Marvel Studios announce film dates until …
Jul 22 2014
TV: First photos from ‘Arrow’ Season 3
It’s not long now until the third season of Arrow, the CW’s terrific adaptation of Green Arrow. While some plot details and casting have begun to leak out, producer Marc Guggenheim has posted one of the first images from the first episode of Season 3 via Twitter. The image (above) appears to show a twin …
Jul 22 2014
Chuck Palahniuk brings ‘Fight Club 2’ to Dark Horse in 2015
Writer Chuck Palahniuk has announced (via USA Today) that his highly anticipated sequel to the seminal Fight Club will be coming to Dark Horse as a 10-issue mini-series from 8 April 2015. Interior art will be incoming Batgirl creative Cameron Stewart, with covers by the phenomenal David Mack. [Insert obligatory joke about not talking about Fight Club]. …
Jul 21 2014
Join a live ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ fan Q&A and watch an exclusive clip
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is almost upon us! On Wednesday 23 July, Disney is hosting several digital Q&A events, where fans will be able to ask questions via Twitter and tumblr. Fans will also be able to live stream the tumblr event which includes an exclusive Guardians of the Galaxy clip. Both special Guardians of …
Jul 19 2014
Marvel Studios sets dates for five new films!
Ahead of the inevitable announcements at Comic-Con International in San Diego this weekend, Marvel Studios has announced that the Marvel Cinematic Universe will continue to expand with dates for 5 new films from 2016 through 2019. There were already several placeholder dates for Marvel up until 2017, but this move ensures that Marvel and Disney lock …