Preview: Marvel unveils acetate cover and Kubert pencils for ‘Origin II’

Wolverine: ORIGIN II #1

In celebration of the landmark Origin II series, which unveils the mysterious Wolverine’s storied past, Marvel is giving Origin II #1 the red carpet treatment with a special acetate cover. Gorgeously rendered by superstar artist Adam Kubert, this unique cover features an ominous base layer underneath a second acetate layer of the clawed mutant entering the fray! See the …

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Preview: Malekith begins his hunt in ‘Thor: God of Thunder’ #14

THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #14

This October, the dreaded Malekith has returned – and not even the God of Thunder can stop him alone as The Accursed continues in Thor: God of Thunder #14! From writer Jason Aaron and artist Ron Garney – the Mighty Thor must enlist the help of some unlikely allies in his quest to stop Malekith from butchering Dark Elves …

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Marvel announces ‘Inhumanity: The Awakening’, ‘New Avengers’, ‘Avengers A.I’, ‘Indestructible Hulk’ tie-ins for December 2013

New Avengers: 13.INH Inhumanity

Ahead of their forthcoming December solicitations, Marvel has announced that they will be plugging Inhumanity hard in the weeks leading up to Christmas with several more tie-ins (Inhuman-tie-in-ity?) for the fallout event from Infinity. Dropping in the twelfth month are Inhumanity: The Awakening by Matt Kindt and Paul Davidson, along with a tie-in arc of New Avengers from Jonathan Hickman and Simone Bianchi. The …

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Marvel moves ‘Ant-Man’ release forward to July 2015!

Marvel Studios - Ant-Man (2015) film

Although production hasn’t even begun on the film, Marvel Studios has pushed Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man film forward to 31 July 2015. It was originally slated for a 6 November 2015 from Disney, but that would have put it directly up against the next James Bond film from Sam Mendes and star Daniel Craig. The film will …

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Highlights from DC Comics December 2013 solicitations

Green Arrow #26 slice

It’s now September, which means we have to start thinking about what we’re saving up for in December. DC Comics has released their full list of solicitations for the final month of the year. Will they rest on their laurels just because Santa is on his way? We hope so, because the spending frenzy of …

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All-New Marvel NOW! launches ‘Invaders’ and ‘Inhuman’, renumbers ‘Avengers’

All-New Invaders #1 Cover

While it was previously announced that December would see the launch of Inhuman in the wake of the current Infinity arc, Marvel has (NOW!) announced that the second phase of the Marvel NOW! “relaunch” will be kicking off at the end of the year as well. Along with new .NOW #1 jump-on issues, which does …

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Behind the Panels Issue 71 – Saga

In this issue, more creators leave DC with the publisher becoming the star of its own villain’s month. Mark Waid buys a comic book store and Vin Diesel saves the Marvel universe. THEN Spider-man: amazing wedding planner? All this, PLUS our Kick-Ass Pick of the Week, Saga (#1 – 12) by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples …

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Graphic Bits Reviews: God is Dead #1, Batman: Black and White #1, Love Stories To Die For #1 and Reality Check #1

God is Dead

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. Last week (4 September 2013) was a huge week for debut issues. Avengers maestro Jonathan Hickman determines God is Dead (Avatar), a plethora of writers and …

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Behind the Panels Video Special: SMASH! 2013 – The Cosplayers

SMASH! 2013 - Cosplay Interviews

Last month we hit up SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show, where thousands of fans, cosplayers and other punters turned up on a beautiful sunny Saturday at the Sydney Convention Centre at Darling Harbour. One of our favourite things is seeing all of the cosplayers who are enthusiastically showing their geek pride. Richard and David …

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‘Saga’ dominates the 2013 Harvey Award winners

Saga poster

The winners of the 2013 Harvey Awards were announced at the Baltimore Comic-Con, with Saga the big winner with a whopping 6 awards. Other winners include Hawkeye and the most recent volume of Blacksad: A Silent Hell. Saga‘s six awards made Image the big winner on the night as well, but three creators on Marvel …

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Vin Diesel hints at ‘merging of brands’ for Marvel universe in Phase 3

Vin Diesel - Fast and Furious 6

Vin Diesel has been doing a lot of talking about his Marvel projects on his junket for Riddick, and he’s been opening up pretty wide for Extra host Maria Menounos. In the chat, he not only confirmed his work for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy and the 2016 project, but spoke of his future role …

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