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Thor 2 (2013): 5 New Bourne Wood, England Set Images
We previously saw a batch of set images for Thor 2, “The Dark World,” surface out of Bourne Wood, England, and now we have five more. The scene looks to be just being built with it being said a battle between races takes place with Thor landing in to save the day. Thor: The Dark…
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Twitter Wars! Rob Liefeld Vs. Tom Brevoort!
The Twitter Wars are on! Rob Liefeld, who recently departed ways with DC Comics over – perhaps – editorial differences just had an exchange with Marvel Comics #2, Tom Brevoort. Liefeld has been tweeting the past couple days about various topics in regards to both publishers — and now Tom Brevoort (whom I dub the…
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Robocop Reboot Loses Its Villain; Hugh Laurie Leaves The House
It seems the Robocop reboot has lost its villain with Hugh Laurie apparently off the project. A reporter for Variety tweeted that Laurie will not be playing the villain as talks have apparently fell through. Laurie was never confirmed for the role in the first place, just that he was in talks to play the evil…
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SyFy’s Face Off Season 3 Episode 1 Winners Get Star Wars Treatment
This past Tuesday saw the hit special effects make-up reality show, Face Off, return to Syfy with record numbers. Not only did Face Off return with record viewing, but an all-new cast, an all-new judge — and an all-new season finale! Patrick Tataopoulos, judge on the show for the past two seasons, had to bid Face…
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Stephen King’s new short story, “Batman and Robin have an altercation,” will debut from Harper’s Magazine on 8/28/12!
The September issue of Harper’s Magazine, hitting shelves on 8/28/12, will feature a brand new short story from the “master of horror” — Stephen King! Although the tale is titled, “Batman and Robin have an altercation,” it has nothing to do with the “Dynamic Duo” in any way. Rather, it is about a middle-aged man…
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Shadowman Valiant Comics Interview With Justin Jordan
Cosmic Book News knew that eventuallyJustin Jordan would be a household name. We first happened upon the writer with his hit Image Comics series, The Strange Talent of Luther Strode, with our own Chris Bushley describing the book as “enthralling, action-packed, intriguing, gory and sickly sweet.” We then met Jordan at last year’s New York Comic Con…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Movie May Have Its Director With James Gunn
Things are coming together for the August 1, 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy movie. The beginning of August saw Chris McCoy named as screenwriter to do rewrites on the script. We’ve also seen a short plot description with Star-Lord front and center. Now, a director is being sought with James Gunn of Super and Slither…
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5 Reasons Rocket Raccoon Is Better Than Wonder Woman, The Flash, Martian Man-Hunter, Green Arrow, and Aquaman
One of those smart alec memes that everybody loves on Facebook has one featuring various DC Comics characters and our beloved Rocket Raccoon from Guardians of the Galaxy. We see the image of Rocket Raccoon (below) from the recent Guardians of the Galaxy movie concept art with the following text: Dear DC Comics, Rocket Raccoon…
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012): Joseph Gordon-Levitt Talks Spoiler and Additional Movies
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Blake, aka Robin, in The Dark Knight Rises recently appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Show. The actor was ecstatic when Kimmel mentioned that he was in fact Robin. “You are the boy wonder,” Kimmel says. A big smile erupts on Gordon-Levitt’s face with the crowd reacting in turn. “Wow,” he says. “I’m…
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Call Of Duty: Undead – Movie Set Report For August 4th, 2012
Call of Duty: Undead, the previous movie that we informed you about being filmed in Buffalo, NY, the hometown of Cosmic Book News, had its first official shoot this past Saturday, August 4th, at Kronies Bar & Grill in Kenmore, NY. There, bar and fight scenes were being filmed, and once again, Cosmic Book News got the call…
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Review: Gambit #1
The “Ragin‘ Cajun” has once again been given a chance to fly solo. But does the second most popular X-Men character “explode” on the scene or fizzle like a water logged firecracker? Although fan favorite Clay Mann does an exceptional job rendering the suave, ladies man — it is not enough to bring anything new…
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Galactus To Marvel Studios Now Might Not Be A Go; Daredevil To Revert
An earlier report surfaced that Disney wanted to basically trade characters with Fox Studios for rights to Galactus and the Silver Surfer. In return, Fox would keep Daredevil. However, a contrary report has surfaced that says the trade is not happening, and more than likely Fox will just let Daredevil go. Now, Deadline states what the…
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Silver Surfer And Galactus May Assemble With Marvel Studios In Exchange For Fox Daredevil Extension
Updated: Galactus To Marvel Studios Now Might Not Be A Go; Daredevil To Revert The Silver Surfer may appear on the big screen surfing the spaceways along side the Marvel Studios assemblage of characters and movies. And get this, Galactus is wanted by Marvel Studios as well with it being said The World Devourer will…
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The Disvengers! Disney Characters – Marvel Style!
Is this was the Marvel NOW! relaunch is really about?! Marvel Comics fans’ nighmares come alive?! Check out The Disvengers! The Disney characters Marvel personified! Cool pic. Art by Darrin Brege.
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Total Recall (2012) Movie Review
Recalling the Remix of Rekall A Film Review of Total Recall By: Lawrence Napoli It must be another reference to the “end of the world” vibe of 2012 when Hollywood has seen fit to reboot a Schwarzenegger classic. As soon as I saw the first trailers for the 2012 version of Total Recall, I instantly…
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Ridley Scott’s Prometheus Sequel Greenlit For 2014 or 2015
The sequel to Ridley Scott’s Prometheus has a targeted release date of 2014 or 2015. Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace are already signed to reprise their roles of David and Elizabeth Shaw. New writers may be coming onboard as apparently Damon Lindelof might not be available. “Ridley is incredibly excited about the movie, but we have…
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Advanced Review: The First X-Men #1
When I heard that the legendary Neal Adams was pitching an idea he had for an X-Men tale, I was quite excited. When I heard the idea, the excitement began to wane. As I read the book, my excitement dwindled even further. The overall execution of the story is just not dramatic enough to capture…
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Hans Zimmer Writes Song For The Dark Knight Rises Aurora Shooting Victims
Hans Zimmer, the composer on The Dark Knight Rises, has written a song for the Aurora, Colorado shooting. ” ‘Aurora’ is dedicated to those who lost their lives and were affected by the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado,” writes Zimmer on his Facebook. “I recorded this song in London in the days following the tragedy as…
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Review: X-Treme X-Men #1
The Exiles are back! Wait, no, writer Greg Pak is presenting us with yet another issue of the Astonishing X-Men arc “Exalted.” Actually, both are true. And neither. Having nothing to do with Chris Claremont’s X-Treme, this fresh #1 sees Pak take the time-proven Exiles format and adopt it to mainstay X-Men (Wolverine, Emma Frost) from…
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The Dark Knight Rises Getting An Oscar? Don’t Think So
First of all, anyone who attacked any of the negative reviews for The Dark Knight Rises before they even saw it, owes those reviewers an apology. Sorry, The Dark Knight Rises just wasn’t that good. And for the folks who are describing it as “epic.” I mean come on. Really? And then there are even…