Sep 17 2013
To celebrate the release of the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia on 18 September 2013, Madman Entertainment and Behind the Panels are giving away 3 Blu-ray copies to our lucky readers. Robot Chicken and DC Comics collide! Who will survive with their super-dignities intact? Nobody! In Robot Chicken’s hands, …
Sep 17 2013
Back in April, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Group Jeff Robinov revealed that Man of Steel was the start of a new DC Cinematic Universe. This was, of course, confirmed by the announcement of the Batman/Superman film announced at SDCC this year. Now Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara (via ComicBook.com) has confirmed that there will be cinematic “growth …
Sep 17 2013
AMC announced today that they are planning a spin-off series for The Walking Dead. The show, which enters its fourth season in just under a month, is based on the long-running comic book series by Robert Kirkman for Image Comics. The companion series is set to air from 2015, and plans to branch out in …
Sep 17 2013
TV Guide has released a first look at Michael Jai White as the villain Bronze Tiger in the upcoming Arrow Season 2. His character is said to be working with Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Amanda Waller and Kevin Alejandro as Sebastian Blood as an eventual Suicide Squad storyline. He’s part of an expanded cast that will also include Caity Lotz …
Sep 16 2013
The good guys dress in black, remember that. Mostly because they’ve already been to their own funerals. Ryan Reynolds hasn’t exactly got an unblemished career when it comes to comic book adaptations. From the excesses of Blade: Trinity to the misfired Green Lantern and the simply confused X-Men Origins: Wolverine, any personal love the actor …
Sep 14 2013
If you thought the backlash against Ben Affleck’s casting as Batman was harsh, this story should just about explode the Internet. On Friday night, entertainer and pop scrotum Justin Bieber put out a picture of himself on Instagram with a probably fake Batman Vs. Superman script. The picture showed a script called Batman Vs. Superman …
Sep 14 2013
Following the announcement that Barry Allen/The Flash would appear in the second season of Arrow, serving as a backdoor pilot to his own series, we now have the official announcement that Grant Gustin has been cast as the speedster hero. The Arrow episodes are expected to begin filming at the end of the month. As …
Sep 13 2013
Gestalt Comics has announced that Technicolor has partnered with ABC Television Australia and Australian Producer Avrill Stark‘s A Stark Production to develop their graphic novel series The Deep as a CG animated series. Creators Tom Taylor and James Brouwer are reportedly “heavily involved” with the production of the TV series. When we spoke with Taylor at Supanova this year, he elaborated on this. “I’ve written the …
Sep 13 2013
Jingle our bells and embolden our sins! Image Comics has released its solicitations for the month that traditionally ends the year, and as of September we have no reason to believe that it won’t be December again this year. There’s a stack of new releases and one-shots in December, guaranteed to fill your stockings and …
Sep 13 2013
Don’t have time for full 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 week (11 September 2013) at the House of Ideas, yet another Avengers title is launched in Mighty Avengers #1, “Infinity” gets tied-into with Avengers #19 …
Sep 13 2013
It’s almost Christmas in the comic book ordering world, so Marvel has released their December 2013 solicitations for our collective paws to (non-opposable) thumb through. It’s all about Inhumanity in the lead-up to Crimbo, along with origins, endings, annuals and returns. DC has already fired the opening salvo for December: what does the House of Ideas …
