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New Era NBA Marvel 59FIFTY Caps Now Available
With the NBA back in full session come Christmas Day, now is the perfect time to get that marvelous basketball fan in your life the perfect gift. New Era has partnered with Marvel and the NBA to make 59FIFTY CAPs based on your favorite Marvel Comics characters and NBA teams. We see Spidey is teamed…
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SYFY’s Snowmageddon (2011): New Trailer
SYFY sent over a trailer for their all-new original movie, Snowmageddon, that airs this Saturday, December 10th at 9pm ET. Description: In Snowmageddon, a Syfy Original Movie, one family comes across a mysterious snow globe that is an exact replica of their small town. However, when this snow globe is shaken, whatever happens on the…
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2011 VGAs PS3 Exclusive: New PS Vita Phone from Sony and Mentor Graphics?
A couple days ago we told you about a PS3 exclusive that would be revealed at the 2011 VGAs on Spike TV, December 10th. Sony is advertising it as a “PS3 exclusive you won’t believe.” Now, a teaser of sorts appears to have hit the net and it’s called “The Last Of Us,” or even…
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012): IMAX Prologue Locations and Details
WB finally released some official info on the 6 minute prologue to Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. As Cosmic Book News told you, the prologue will see a limited release at 70mm IMAX locations. Limited in such that the closest venue for yours truly is another country. However, as the TDKR‘s FX man stated, it…
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Super 8 Blu-Ray/DVD Star Trek Sequel Walk-On Role Contest
Just got the e-mail from Paramount announcing a Super 8 – Star Trek “2” Walk-On Role contest. How cool is that. No purchase necessary as all you have to do is answer a few Super 8-related questions and then enter your personal info. Maybe you will get picked to play a part in the sequel…
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Dark Horse Announces Five New B.P.R.D. Titles For 2012
Press Release First up, in February comes B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Long Death, written by Mike Mignola and John Arcudi, with art by James Harren (Abe Sapien: The Devil Does Not Jest, Heralds). A team is sent to the deadly woods from New World to investigate a new series of disappearances, but they discover more than just the…
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Movie Review: Henry Cavill’s ‘Immortals 3D’ (2011)
300 Light A Film Review of Immortals By: Lawrence Napoli Before launching right into this review, I must make note of an important observation to the reader. Please contact me at Cosmic Book News if any of you found a similar situation occur when searching out show times for Immortals. As I searched for an…
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Review: Terra Nova (FOX) “Packed With Sci-Fi Goodies”
I was ready to write off FOX’s new fall offering Terra Nova as a Stargate meets Jurassic Park flop right away. Then I watched the 90-minute pilot and … Hold on thar, Baba Louie! This series is so packed with sci-fi goodies but also personal encounters and family complications that even my soap opera-starved mother…
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Timelord Reviews Point One #1: Nova: “Harbinger”
This take on Nova made my teeth hurt from all the grinding I did of them. Where do I start? Characterization: Hated it. After Annihilation, we had a Nova who had finally broken away from the teenage Peter Parker-ish personality, acquired an Alpha-Plus power set, and through his wartime experiences had evolved into a respected…
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Exclusive: News on Justice League Movie: Geoff Johns Executive Producer and Film Treatment; Green Lantern 2, Superman: Man Of Steel 2 Info
The latest to come to you from Cosmic Book News is news on the Justice League movie. You can check out the latest we have on The Dark Knight Rises and Superman: Man of Steel as well. Again, bear in mind we can’t confirm the information. As we have previously heard, Warner Bros. wants a…
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Disney Buys Amazing Spider-Man Merchandise Rights: Sony Keeps Movie Deal
Walt Disney CEO Robert A. Iger held a recent conference call on the company’s Q4 earnings. Among what was said was mention of Spider-Man. Sony Pictures has the rights to make and distribute Spider-Man movies, as next year the Amazing Spider-Man starring Andrew Garfield will be released. In 2009, Disney purchased Marvel and acquired the rights…
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DC Comics Takes 7 of top 10 For October; Leads With over 50% Market Share
Diamond has released early sales figures for October 2011 with DC Comics coming out on top once again. The New 52 titles see DC take 7 out of the top 10 — including the first six slots, and led with over 50% of the market share (50.97%). In addition, the Flashpoint HC took the top…
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Dark Horse Announces 2012 Star Wars Incentive Program
Press Release Retailers who order fifteen copies of any of the following titles will receive 5 percent off of their initial orders for that title: Knights of the Old Republic: War, Dawn of the Jedi, Knight Errant III, Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison, Blood Ties: Boba Fett Is Dead. Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison—Ghost Prison takes place a year…
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Henry Cavill’s ‘Immortals’ (2011): Behind The Scenes Clip – HD
Relativity Media released a behind the scenes footage from The Immortals, which features Henry Cavill. Check it out: Synopsis: Visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Cell, The Fall) and producers Gianni Nunnari (300), Mark Canton (300) and Ryan Kavanaugh (The Fighter) unleash an epic tale of treachery, vengeance and destiny in Immortals, a stylish and spectacular…
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Lawrence Napoli’s Top 10 Horror Films
Lawrence’s Top Ten . . . Horror Flicks By: Lawrence Napoli Ah yes, followers of the Cosmic Book News light; I realize that the internet is rife with “top ten” lists of everything that can be qualified in some way. Websites love these because they attract hits and incite readers to grab their torches and…
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Jim Lee Draws Lion-O of the Thundercats for “The Big Bang Theory”
On tonight’s CBS episode of “The Big Bang Theory” Leonard meets a comic book chick and brings out the big guns to impress her. A Jim Lee Leonard-O Thundercats sketch! Check it out via EW:
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012): Exclusive Rumors on Robin, Batman, Bane and More
Once again, file this under the rumor mill, which seems to be churning out of info these days at Cosmic Book News. Previously, we told you that Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises would be a combination of various DC Comics Batman stories (Updated: as well as news on the Batcave, Batwing, Bane and Talia al…
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Superman: Man Of Steel (2013): Exclusive Movie Climax Details
Cosmic Book News has just received another tip on the new Superman movie, the Man of Steel. You can read our previous early draft spoilers here. This one has to do with the climax of the movie and sees Superman, Zod and Faora battle it out in Smallville. Here are the details: • The showdown between Superman, Zod and…
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Wolverine and the X-Men #1: School Starts Tomorrow! Don’t Forget Your Class List!
That’s right kiddies, tomorrow begins the first day of classes at the newly renovated — The Jean Grey School For Higher Learning! But are you prepared for class? What’s that? You have no idea who your teachers are and you didn’t think you’d need books? Well, thankfully Quinten Quire thinks he’s “too cool for school”…
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012): 6 Minute Prologue To Debut On 70mm Imax Only
We reported that a 6 minute prologue for The Dark Knight Rises would be attached to the IMAX December 16th premier of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. Now, AMC Theaters has confirmed that the prologue will debut only at the higher resolution 70mm IMAX screens and not at digital IMAX locations. AMC has not confirmed the locations…
