Oct 08 2013
With Disney now the multimedia empire behind the Marvel franchises, it was only a matter of time before a theme park ride turned up in one of the resorts. Today, the Disney Parks Blog announced that the gradually expanding Hong Kong Disneyland will host the “very first Disney attraction based on a Marvel character experience”. …
Oct 08 2013
Oz Comic-Con will expand to five states around Australia in 2014, and they are certainly bringing some top shelf geek guests to the country to celebrate. Just this month, Oz Comic-Con has announced a mini Hercules reunion with Kevin Sorbo and Michael Hurst joining the ‘Con for its kick-off in Perth/Adelaide. Sorbo is best known for …
Oct 07 2013
Australian comics have come back into focus with the success of the ABC documentary Comic Book Heroes, highlighting local publishing house Gestalt Comics. While they seem to be determined to take over the world, another local outfit, Milk Shadow Books, simply “aims to publish the weirdest trips, strangest journeys, and assorted stories that make you …
Oct 03 2013
He may have made a surprise cameo at the end of this week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but Nick Fury himself (Samuel L. Jackson) has shown he’d make a terrible spy by leaking some casting news from the forthcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Jackson discussed filming schedules and …
Oct 03 2013
Following the terrific cameo at the end of Episode 2 of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel has released a promo teaser for the third episode entitled “The Asset”. Anticipation is high for the third episode in the spin-off series from the Marvel Cinematic Universe spin-off, despite a drop in ratings from the first to second …
Oct 03 2013
Edgar Wright has been out promoting his most recent film The World’s End, but now that the British filmmaker has returned to the City of Angels, he has been Tweeting about his next big picture, Marvel’s Ant-Man. While an actor has not been announced in the lead role yet, we get our first look at …
Oct 01 2013
In this issue, we tell you what we think about Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Spoilers: most of it will be drooling. THEN Constantine gets the go ahead for a network TV series: Alan Moore must be rolling in his grave. All this, PLUS our Kick-ass Pick of the Week, Winter City by our special guests in the studio, …
Oct 01 2013
For the last week or so, Marvel has been teasing some of the titles that they will be revealing at the New York Comic-Con this year. The latest two announcements tease a new series referred to as ‘Higher’ from Kelly Sue DeConnick and David López, along with the very teasing ‘Sinners’ from Charles Soule and Carlo Barberi. …
Oct 01 2013
With the second season premiere of Arrow just over a week away, the Wall Street Journal of all places has released the first clip from the debut episode. It features John Diggle (David Ramsey) and Felicity Smoak (Emily Bett Rickards) visiting a very significant island to find what has happened to Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) following …
Sep 29 2013
This week, Richard and David had the opportunity to chat with California-based writer/artist Larime Taylor, creator of the upcoming ongoing comic series, A Voice in the Dark. The thriller is mixed with a hefty dose of inky black comedy, described by Terry Moore as “Strangers in Paradise meets Dexter“. Already a Kickstarter success, the new series offers …
Sep 28 2013
There’s been lots of television news this week, with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. opening to 12.12 million viewers, the highest network debut in four years. We also heard word that Constantine and Batman-inspired Gotham will be making their way to network TV over the next few years. A flurry of announcements and clips have now followed, …
