Red Stewart presents shocking superhero deaths…. #5. Stephen Strange – Doctor Strange Stephen Strange has come to bargain by trapping MCU adversary Dormammu in an endless loop of devious design. In response, Dormammu decides to make the good doctor suffer, to which his response is “pain’s an old friend”. Slashed and skewered innumerable times, the […]
Kick-Ass coming to 4K Ultra HD for 10th anniversary Steelbook release
Lionsgate has announced that Matthew Vaughn’s 2010 comic book adaptation Kick-Ass is set for 4K Ultra HD release this November in celebration of its 10th anniversary; check out the cover artwork and details below… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Amazon US or Amazon UK A groundbreaking, action-packed comic book adaptation gets the 4K Ultra HD […]
Kick-Ass: The New Girl Vol. 1 set for release in September
Image Comics has announced the upcoming release of Kick-Ass: The New Girl Vol. 1, a trade paperback collecting issues #1 to #6 of the new Kick-Ass story arc from Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr. In KICK-ASS: THE NEW GIRL, VOL. 1, Kick-Ass returns readier than ever to wipe out the city’s criminal lowlives, destroy […]
Chloe Grace Moretz rules out a Hit-Girl return after the way Kick-Ass 2 was handled
Last week, it was announced that Matthew Vaughn is looking to reboot the Kick-Ass franchise through his newly-established Marv Studios, as well as developing a solo film based around the character of Hit-Girl. The lethal young crimefighter was played by Chloe Grace Moretz in Vaughn’s Kick-Ass and its 2013 sequel, but it seems that won’t […]
Matthew Vaughn announces Kick-Ass reboot, Kingsman sequel, spinoffs and TV show
Having enjoyed success with two Mark Millar comic book adaptations, filmmaker Matthew Vaughn has revealed to Empire that he has big plans for both Kick-Ass and Kingsman as part of his newly-established Marv Studios. “We’re going to reboot Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl,” Vaughn revealed, stating that we’ll be getting both a new Kick-Ass movie and a […]
Kick-Ass #7 introduces new creative team and new story arc
Image Comics has announced that Kick-Ass #7 will launch an exciting new story arc for the series and introduce an all-new creative team in Steve Niles and Marcelo Frusin, who will succeed original series creators Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. “When we sold Millarworld to Netflix, the one and only downside was not being able to […]
Comic Book Review – Kick-Ass #1
Harrison Abbott reviews Kick-Ass #1… In October 2014, Mark Millar appeared to definitively finish with one his most lucrative properties; Kick-Ass. Having developed the violent-universe and its larger-than-life characters over the course of 8 years (it started life in 2006 as a completely different project) 23 issues, 2 movie adaptations and a separate spin-off volume, Millar […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s Tessa Thompson is “highly interested” playing the new Kick-Ass
Next week sees the launch of Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.’s new Kick-Ass comic book, which revamps the series and features the introduction of a new female lead, Patience Lee, a mother and military veteran who takes on the mantle of Kick-Ass, inspired by the heroics of high schooler Dave Lizewski. Last month, Millar […]
Mark Millar wants Tessa Thompson to play the new Kick-Ass
Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. return to the world of Kick-Ass next month with the launch of a brand new comic book series, albeit with a new hero under the mask as high schooler Dave Lizewski makes way for Patience Lee, a black female military veteran and mother. Although we’re still a few weeks away […]
The Netflix Model: What’s the Best Content to Move Forward With?
George Chrysostomou on the Netflix model… The Netflix model is one that is duplicated in many different forms, with companies jumping on the streaming bandwagon hoping to grab a little piece of the newest development in the film and television industry. Hulu, Amazon and even Disney have streaming services in varying degrees of their development. […]