Our weekly round up of the latest stories from the world of screen superheroes, including Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, The Avengers 2, Doctor Strange, S.H.I.E.L.D., Justice League, Dark Universe, Man of Steel, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Fantastic Four, Kick-Ass 2, […]
Comic Book Review – Age of Ultron #4
Robb Ghag reviews Age of Ultron #4 (spoilers ahead)… “The impossible has happened! The Earth has been taken by Ultron. What few super hero survivors there are try desperately to stay alive. And it is Luke Cage who discovers the secret behind Ultron’s victory over all of mankind. A secret that will have fans of […]
Comic Book Review – Thanos Rising #1
Robb Ghag reviews Thanos Rising #1… “The vile face left movie audiences in shock after last summer’s Marvel Studios’ ‘The Avengers‘ movie, but who is this eerily disturbing villain? Thanos rises as the unrivaled rogue of wretchedness in this gripping tale of tragedy, deceit and destiny. Where did this demi-god of death and destruction come […]
New animated Star Wars show in development
It’s been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Star Wars fans following Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm last year, beginning with the shock announcement that the House of Mouse was to develop a new sequel trilogy starting with Star Wars: Episode VII in 2015, in addition to several standalone Star Wars features. However, it […]
Flickering Myth’s Greatest Comic Book Movies: #21 – Mystery Men (1999)
Throughout April, we’re counting down to the release of Marvel’s Iron Man 3 with our picks for the Greatest Comic Book Movies of All Time; here’s #21… Mystery Men, 1999. Directed by Kinka Usher.Starring Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria, Greg Kinnear, Kel Mitchell, Paul Reubens, Janeane Garofalo, Wes Studi, Geoffrey Rush, Ricky Jay, […]
Bryan Singer tweets a new-look Beast from X-Men: Days of Future Past
Director Bryan Singer has been pretty active on Twitter during pre-production on his forthcoming X-Men sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past, and it seems he’s also going to make good use of the social networking site during filming of the mutant superhero epic. Singer has just tweeted an image of who we presume to be […]
Christopher Eccleston won’t appear in Doctor Who 50th anniversary special
With cameras rolling on the 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who this week, there have been rumours in the press that Christopher Eccleston had pulled out of the project just as filming was about to begin. However, Doctor Who News is reporting that while it’s true Eccleston won’t be lining up alongside Matt Smith and […]
Comic Book Review – Detective Comics #19 (a.k.a. #900)
Robb Ghag reviews Detective Comics #19… So this issue would have been the 900th issue of Detective Comics. It seemed a little nostalgic that while DC have rebooted the universe they still paid homage to the old issues, and remembered something as monumental as the 900th issue of Detective Comics with an 80-page spectacular containing […]
Carrie Kelley joins DC’s New 52
Now that young Damian Wayne has fallen in battle, The Dark Knight has a vacancy for a new Robin and while it was looking extremely likely that Harper Row was being lined up as the new Girl Wonder, an old favourite has now entered the race with the gatefold cover for Batman and Robin #19 […]
R.I.P. Carmine Infantino (1925 – 2013)
Legendary comic book artist and editor Carmine Infantino passed away yesterday, aged 87. Born in Brooklyn in 1925, Infantino began his career in the 1940s and would go on to become one of the most influential figures in the industry during the Silver Age, as well as enjoying an illustrious career spanning five decades. Contributing […]