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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…
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Loki Lands On Earth: Tom Hiddleston Talks The Avengers (2012)
Tom Hiddleston spoke with MTV about Loki arriving on earth in The Avengers movie. Hiddleston confirms that the scene from the trailer that shows Loki with the soldiers is the God Of Mischief’s big arrival. While, you can check out that video below, Hiddleston also offered up some more details talking with Poptimal.com, among of…
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Video Game Review: Batman: Arkham City
Story A great Batman game must involve a great story and although the events of Arkham City follow the plot twists revealed in the ending of the first game, the Titan substance angle only seems important to the player when the issue is reintroduced towards the beginning and addressed at the game’s end. The real…
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Movie Review: Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
The Baby That Goes Bump in the Night A Film Review of Paranormal Activity 3 By: Lawrence Napoli The Paranormal Activity franchise is my favorite contemporary horror collection because it represents a series of films that aren’t built upon cheap scares, loud noises, shock value and high body counts. These films are all about the…
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Marvel Comics Amazing Spider-Man “Ends Of The Earth” Doc Ock Teaser
Marvel Comics sent over the following! Solicit info: The next big Spider-Man epic begins in Amazing Spider-Man #682, part one of Ends Of The Earth, by Dan Slott and Stefano Caselli! The Sinister Six, led by the vengeful Doctor Octopus, is back and they’re looking for revenge! Can Spider-Man & Earth’s Mightiest save the world…