In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Superman Lives, Suicide Squad, Justice League Dark, Hellboy III, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, Supergirl, Gotham, Vixen, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Blackbirds, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, […]
The five most anticipated All New, All Different Marvel titles
Anghus Houvouras with the five most anticipated All New, All Different Marvel titles… The comics industry has been relaunch heavy of late. The last few years brought comic fans a number of shake-ups, reboots, and re-imaginings to help bolster interest in everybody’s favorite funnybooks. DC started this trend with the New 52, and Marvel quickly […]
Ava DuVernay will not direct Black Panther
Last month, it was rumoured that Ava DuVernay had signed on to direct Marvel’s Phase Three franchise launcher Black Panther, but it seems the report jumped the gun as the Selma director has revealed to Essence that she’s no longer in contention for the film. “I’m not signing on to direct Black Panther. I think […]
Ben Affleck on his initial reaction to being offered Batman, and the difference between DC and Marvel movies
Yesterday Entertainment Weekly unloaded a batch of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice images as part of its Comic-Con issue, giving us a peek at the hotly-anticipated DC movie ahead of next week’s SDCC panel [check them out here, here and here]. Well, now they’ve posted some comments from The Dark Knight himself Ben Affleck, […]
Official synopsis for Marvel’s Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire
Marvel Comics has released an official synopsis for its upcoming limited series Star Wars: Journey to The Force Awakens – Shattered Empire, which is set to bridge the gap between Return of the Jedi and December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Emperor Palpatine’s twenty-year reign of terror came to an abrupt and fiery end in […]
Marvel announces Thanos: The Infinity Finale original graphic novel from Jim Starlin and Ron Lim
Marvel has announced that Jim Starlin and Ron Lim are to reunite for the original graphic novel Thanos: The Infinity Finale, the third and final instalment in their trilogy of OGNs focussing on the Mad Titan. “I always thought him a great and bizarre villain and wanted to up his game and the stakes he […]
Head into the Battlerealm with Marvel’s Contest of Champions
Inspired by Marvel’s wildly popular mobile fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions, the new ongoing series Contest of Champions is set to launch this fall from the creative team of Al Ewing and Paco Medina. SEE ALSO: All of Marvel’s ‘All New, All Different’ titles and covers revealed “We’re doing something unique and exciting here […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige explains how the new Spider-Man will differ from the previous movies
Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige must be exhausted this week. Having been on the press tour for the upcoming Ant-Man, he’s been talking about Edgar Wright’s departure from the project [see here], the studio’s “big plans” for The Wasp [see here], gender-swapping The Ancient One in Doctor Strange [see here], introducing an LGBT character into […]
Returning stars confirmed for Agent Carter season 2, Hank Pym to feature?
Peggy Carter is heading to Los Angeles for the second season of ABC’s Captain America spinoff, but Hayley Atwell’s heroine won’t be alone in the City of Angels, as Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that both James D’Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and Enver Gjokaj (Agent Daniel Sousa) have both closed deals to return as series regulars. SEE […]
James Gunn has seen Ant-Man and thinks it’s “a complete blast!”
The premiere for the next instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Ant-Man took place on Monday and although critics can’t have their say just yet – at least not publicly – due to embargo, one person had quite a lot to say about it and it was all positive. Guardians of the Galaxy director James […]
