A movie adaptation of the horror comic book series Hack/Slash has been stuck in development hell for several years now, but it looks like the project has been given a new lease of life on the small screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that a TV series is in the works courtesy Relativity Television. According […]
The Week in Star Wars – New trailer for The Force Awakens, runtime rumours, female directors are “going to happen” and more
We’ve got a couple of rumours in this edition of The Week in Star Wars surrounding trailers, ratings and runtimes. We’ve also got word on female directors joining the universe, comic book previews and new maps for Battlefront… Kicking things off as we normally do with Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and a new rumour […]
Comic Book Review – Assassin’s Creed #1
Chris Sanderson reviews Assassins Creed #1… Charlotte de la Cruz is overeducated and underemployed, wasting her time in a dead-end job in San Diego, and spending her free time chasing down conspiracy theories on the dark side of the internet. When a real-life conspiracy crashes into her life, she’s pulled into the orbit of the Assassins, […]
Comic Book Review – Uncanny Avengers #1
Anghus Houvouras reviews Uncanny Avengers #1… When I first started reading comics, superhero team up comics were my jam. And I’m not just talking about the obvious titles like Justice League or The Avengers. I’m talking about those team up books that defied convention: the ones that weren’t just about the most powerful (and popular) superheroes […]
Comic Book Review – Rebels #7
Zeb Larson reviews Rebels #7… Rebels #7 offers a one-issue look at the folk legend of Molly Pitcher but through a completely fictional woman, Sarah Hull. Pitcher is a legend or composite tale of a woman who served in battle, her name likely because of her role as a pitcher-bearer of water. In discussing Hull, […]
DC announces The Legend of Wonder Woman digital series
Ahead of her big screen debut in next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, DC Entertainment is set to revisit the origins of the Amazon Princess with a new nine-issue digital comic book series The Legend of Wonder Woman. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the new series from Renae De Liz (Womanthology) “will focus […]
FX bringing Y: The Last Man to the small screen
It looks like Brian K. Vaughan’s Y: The Last Man is finally heading to the screen, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that FX is teaming with Vaughan for a TV adaptation. Published by DC imprint Vertigo and launching in 2002, the ongoing series ran for 60 issues through to 2008 and “revolves around Yorick Brown […]
Comic Book Review – Batman #45
Ricky Church reviews Batman #45… When Batman almost gets taken out by a new threat, Jim Gordon might have to reevaluate what it means to wear the cowl before it’s too late for Gotham City! Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo continue to roll out their surprises in this new era of Batman. As Gordon struggles […]
Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #3
Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #3… Concluding the first new-canon comic tale set between episodes VI and VII! As the Empire Shatters around them, Rebel heroes fight for a better tomorrow! Greg Rucka (Punisher, Cyclops, Wolverine) and Marco Checchetto (Punisher, Avengers World) take us into the more […]
Star Wars: Shattered Empire and Saga top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of September 2015
Diamond Comic Distributors has revealed details of the bestselling titles of September 2015, with Marvel’s Journey to Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire #1 topping the comic book chart, and Image Comics’ Saga Vol. 5 the biggest selling graphic novel of the month. Top 10 Comic Books 1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens […]
