May 24 2013
It’s now all over the web that Evan Peters will be joining the cast of X-Men: Days of Future Past, the prequel/sequel in Fox’s X-Men universe. The news came via director Bryan singer, who tweeted out the following: As we know, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were recently announced by Joss Whedon as appearing in his …
May 23 2013
A fable-turned-video-game-turned-comic is an effective re-imagining of Red Riding Hood set in feudal Japan from American McGee. It’s often very easy to dismiss licences that are connected with video games, as they are typically less interested in storytelling than they are in selling games. Yet the comic that accompanies American McGee’s online game Akaneiro: Demon Hunters is …
May 23 2013
Joe Casey swaps sex for drugs as a slacker get super and continues to subvert the perception of modern superhero comics. Since the 1980s, a sub-genre of superhero comics have grown increasing darker and cynical, deconstructing the core elements to demonstrate disillusionment with the ideals that funny books once aspired to. In a post The Dark Knight Returns and …
May 23 2013
DC makes another grab at being, like, totally zeitgeist and stuff, and this time is a little closer to being on the money. A few weeks ago, DC launched The Movement, the first in a series of books aimed at grabbing some of the Occupy coin. At the very least, it was designed to appeal …
May 22 2013
We were initially skeptical, but as Man of Steel draws closer, we are getting pretty excited. This latest trailer turns up the action by another 40% or so, as General Zod (Michael Shannon) starts getting a bit stroppy with the puny humans over the location of Kal-El/Superman (Henry Cavill). The action in this trailer is …
May 22 2013
Clearly timed to coincide with our Arrow – Season 1 special this week, actor Colton Haynes spoke to MTV this week about the plans for his character Roy Harper in season 2 of Arrow. Asked what was in store for his character in the second season, “Whether or not Roy is going to choose love …
May 22 2013
While Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has been hogging all of the TV limelight lately, Marvel’s other small screen venture is coming out soon. The first trailer to Marvel’s Avengers Assemble is here, and it brings a few new friends with it. This animated series seems to be targeting younger audiences that enjoyed the big screen adventures of …
May 22 2013
Almost two months after the debut of the first trailer for The Wolverine, Fox has unleashed a new trailer for their X-Men franchise film. Indeed, this latest trailer not only expands on some of the narrative from the first trailer, but it introduces a new/old friend to the mix. Based on the celebrated comic book …
May 21 2013
Along with Satellite Sam, one of the more interesting solicitations for August 2013 from Image Comics is the Ed Brisson (Comeback) and Johnnie Christmas series Sheltered. A new press release on Image’s site has given us a few more details about this upcoming series, including the inspiration from the world of doomsday “preppers”. Debuting in July, Image describes the intriguing …
May 21 2013
We got a look at the first teaser trailer for Batman: Arkham Origins the other day, and now WB Games Montreal has released a full trailer for the game. Actually, it seems like the full opening to the game, complete with a few cameos from Deathstroke, Deadshot and Black Mask. Although the game serves as a …
May 20 2013
One of the titles that has us most excited this year is Pretty Deadly from writer Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel, Avengers Assemble) and artist Emma Ríos (Doctor Strange: Season One). First announced by Image Comics back in July last year, the creator-owned book from the Osborn team promised to be a Sergio Leone inspired western …
