Dec 10 2013
It’s the return of Marvel UK! originally founded in 1972 as an imprint of the Marvel mothership, it eventually produced original material from people you may have heard like Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons,Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison. Of course, it was the UK exclusive Captain Britain Weekly from Chris Claremont that the imprint became most famous for, and …
Dec 09 2013
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. Last week (4 December 2013), Marvel’s Infinity has finished, but oh the Inhumanity! Then the Avengers get their first Marvel NOW! annual. Over at DC (where all …
Dec 09 2013
In this issue, Warner casts the new Wonder Woman. Sorry fans, it’s not Nathan Fillion. Meanwhile, Fox announces X-Men: Apocalypse. We predict all the characters will be Wolverine. THEN its the first trailer for The Amazing Spider-man 2. PLUS our Kick Ass Pick of the Week, Power Girl by Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray and Amanda Conner. Next …
Dec 06 2013
In a very surprising move, X-Men: Days of Future Past director and serial Tweeter Bryan Singer has revealed the title of the next X-Men film will be X-Men: Apocalypse. The title came via Singer’s Twitter account (of course), where he simply stated “#Xmen #Apocalypse 2016!” Apocalypse was introduced in the pages of X-Factor during the …
Dec 06 2013
One of the most highly anticipated sequels in superhero land is The Amazing Spider-man 2, the sequel to the rebooted franchise. In this trailer, we see several of the new villains, along with some hints at some new ones to come. We’ve always known that Spider-Man’s most important battle has been within himself: the struggle …
Dec 05 2013
2014 is getting scarily close, being just on the other side of Christmas and its related festivities, and Oz Comic-Con are hard at work putting together what promises to be a stellar line-up for their third and largest year of ‘cons. IDW editor Bobby Curnow and artist Dean Rankine will be heading to the Adelaide/Perth shows, while …
Dec 05 2013
The long rumoured role of Wonder Woman for the Man of Steel follow-up has been officially announced by Warner today, with Israeli actress Gal Gadot taking on the tole of Wonder Woman/Diane Prince in Zack “Snack” Snyder’s Batman Vs. Superman. Gadot is perhaps best known for her role in the Fast and Furious films, appearing as …
Dec 04 2013
Following their distribution deal with Milk Shadow Books earlier this year, Madman has released a mini-documentary about Tim Molloy, Ben Hutchings and Dillon Naylor, three of the creators that have recently had their works published or re-released through Milk Shadow. Recently, the ABC in Australia aired a two-part documentary on Gestalt Comics, the rising star of …
Dec 03 2013
Now that Infinity is over, the next big stage of Jonathan Hickman‘s Avengers saga is set to continue in Avengers World, one of the flagship titles of the All-New Marvel NOW! line-up. Co-scripted with Nick Spencer, and featuring art by Stefano Caselli, it’s due out in January – but Marvel has already released a sneak peek …
Dec 02 2013
Each month, hundreds of comics are released to stores for the hungry masses of fans around the world. To stand out on the shelves, you have to put the great art up front. You can judge a book by its cover. Welcome back to our continuing monthly column, where the covers tell a story of their own. This …
Dec 02 2013
In this issue, The Weinstein Company is developing a Sin City TV series. After Harvey Scissorhands is through with it, it’ll just be ‘City’. THEN Ghost Rider swaps his bike for a car. We assume helmet laws are to blame. PLUS our Kick Ass Pick of the Week, Green Arrow – Quiver by Kevin Smith, Phil Hester and …
