May 13 2015
Luc Besson kicked off his brand new Twitter account by announcing that his next film will be VALERIAN AND THE CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS. It begins production in December starring Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne, and is due for release in 2017. The film is an adaptation of the French comic Valérian and Laureline by Pierre Christin and …
May 12 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 141, the comic book show that is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months. (Apologies to Oscar Wilde). In this issue, Marvel’s Secret Wars begins. Maybe we should continue keeping it a secret. PLUS ‘Tis the season to be announcing and …
May 09 2015
Following the release this week of a photo of Harley Quinn and some other guys from the forthcoming Suicide Squad film, two things were incredibly evident. Firstly, in just over two decades, Harley Quinn has gone from a fan favourite character to one of the more recognisable figures in the DC Universe. More importantly, that popularity …
May 08 2015
The long rumoured third CW show, a spin-off featuring characters from both Arrow and The Flash, has been officially greenlit by the network. It’s also got a title: LEGENDS OF TOMORROW. A mixture of heroes and villains from both shows, along with a few that we haven’t seen yet, it expands DC’s television universe in …
May 08 2015
Marvel reports that production has begun on CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, giving us a synopsis of the plot along with a full cast list, including the addition of Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man and the return of William Hurt as General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt Ross”. This marks his first return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe since …
May 06 2015
While visiting Seattle this year, Richard took the opportunity to not only visit the Emerald City Comic-Con for the first time, but talk with legendary comic book artist and writer MIKE GRELL, creator of The Warlord and Jon Sable, Freelancer. Of course, if you’ve read The History of Green Arrow, or are as big a fan …
May 05 2015
Caution: This review may contain minor spoilers for the first season of GOTHAM. You can’t blame DC Entertainment for dipping into the well so many times with the Batman franchise. Despite almost a dozen films since the 1940s, an infamous live-action TV series in the 1960s and countless animated appearances over the years, the saga of …
May 05 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 140, the comic book show that’s coming to you live from Good Games Hursttville on Free Comic Book Day! In this issue, we got a bunch of free comics, and we didn’t have to torrent a single page. SO it’s Divergence, Secret Wars, Fight Club and more in What We’ve …
May 04 2015
Following the controversial first look at Jared Leto’s Joker, writer/director David Ayer has released the first cast photo of his not-so-merry band of rogues from the upcoming SUICIDE SQUAD. The image features (left to right) Adam Beach in an unknown role, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Karen Fukuhara (foreground) as a pretty accurate …
May 01 2015
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. This month had some corkers, so let’s get cracking. DC’s Convergence …
Apr 28 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 139, the comic book show tried to assemble, but couldn’t find the Allen key. In this issue, Frank Miller returns to the Dark Knight series. The only question is which Frank Miller is returning? ALSO everything is awesome as Phil Lord and Chris Miller are announced to direct a brand-new animated …
