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NYCC 2011: Image Comics: Return of Prophet, Glory, Supreme, Bloodstrike, & Youngblood
Press Release EXTREME PREVIEW BOOK OFFERED FREE! The Return of Prophet, Glory, Supreme, Bloodstrike, & Youngblood on Display at ImageComics.com Berkeley, CA – 19 October 2011 – Beginning today, a gorgeous full color preview book of several recently announced Extreme titles is now availableonline for free at ImageComics.com. The printed Extreme Preview book was debuted…
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012): Exclusive New Rumors About Batcave, Batwing, Plot and more
Is this legit? No idea. Have we been sent “rumors” before that turned out to be at least somewhat true? Sure have (see here, here and here). All Warner Bros. movies, mind you. Anyway, here is the latest info Cosmic Book News received on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Again, I can’t verify anything,…
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NYCC 2011: Tom Brevoort on Avengers Assemble (Bendis & Bagley)
At the My Cup O’Joe Panel at this past weekend’s New Yor Comic Con, Marvel announced a new Avengers series with Avengers Assemble by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. Here is what Tom Brevoort had to say: “Comes out in March, written by Brian Bendis, drawn by the wonderful Mark Bagley. It’s basically going…
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Review: Suicide Squad #2
Glass and Dallocchio unleash their second installment of Suicide Squad on the masses, blasting your senses across the page like a hollow point to the head! Amanda Waller drops her band of misfits into their first mission, retrieve the “package” and kill eighty thousand people in the process! As you can probably guess, nothing is…
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Movie Review: Real Steel (2011)
Boxing Gold With a Jackman Twist A Film Review of Real Steel By: Lawrence Napoli You know why Hollywood loves to make boxing films? It’s because fictional boxing offers up one of the most desirable story types that consistently resonate as fiercely positive with any audience: the redemption of an underdog. Normal people have lots…
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NYCC 2011: Capcom Line-Up and Panels Announced
Press Release Take a Bite of the Big Apple With Capcom at New York Comic-Con 2011 Capcom will be at New York Comic-Con 2011 with an incredible line-up of activities and special surprises. Capcom will be located right at the entrance of the Exhibit Hall in booth #722 which is sure to be a…
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DC Comics Reveals Wonder Woman #5 Cover; New Origin
The DC blog, The Source revealed that the new Wonder Woman will have a new origin, in addition to showing off the cover for issue #5 by Cliff Chiang. Spoilers ahead, I suppose… DC revealed that Wonder Woman will be the daughter of Hippolyta and Zeus, instead of originally created by the goddess Aphrodite. Hippolyta is the…
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Andy Kubert Artist On Action Comics #5 & 6
DC announced that superstar artist Andy Kubert will be joining Grant Morrison on Action Comics – guest starring the Legion of Super-Heroes. Via The Source: Fresh off of his bestselling FLASHPOINT miniseries, industry legend Andy Kubert will be joining critically acclaimed writer Grant Morrison for a special, two-issue arc of ACTION COMICS in DC COMICS-THE…
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Paul Dini Wants To Do A Superman, Captain Marvel or Green Lantern Video Game
Paul Dini, who penned the soon to be released Batman: Arkham City video game for Rocksteady Studios, spoke on the game he would like to do next if it was comic book related. Dini mentions Superman, Captain Marvel or Green Lantern. “Well Batman is pretty much real world-centric,” Dini told Yahoo Games. “So if I was…
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Movie Review: Contagion (2011)
When the Fate of America is in the Hands of FEMA and Bingo Balls A Film Review of Contagion By: Lawrence Napoli Disaster films are usually made with the intention of dazzling an audience with an epic scale of global destruction and loss of life that only the best CG artists and animators can deliver…
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Superman: Man Of Steel (2013): Shannon Reading Ulysses S. Grant Preparing For Zod
While promoting his new film, Machine Gun Preacher, Michael Shannon spoke on playing Zod in the upcoming Superman reboot, the Man Of Steel. Shannon comments on working with director Zack Snyder, about fanboys expectations, and preparing for the role. “[Zack Snyder] makes it a lot of fun,” Shannon told the Toronto Sun. “He runs a…
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012): High-Res Images Of The Batwing
Check out some images that a fan shot of the Batwing on the set of The Dark Knight Rises. Looks like the crew is either assembling the flying Bat-vehicle, or taking it apart. The second pic features a cool look at the jet propulsion unit at the back. Thanks to SlashFilm for the images. The…
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SYFY’s ‘The Terror Beneath’ Preview Trailer
Tonight, the latest original movie to come from SYFY airs at 9pm ET with The Terror Beneath. Synopsis: An advanced screening of the episode “The Runaway” will be held followed by a QnA session with the show’s creators and actors. Here is a preview:
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The Avengers (2012): Promo Video and Images For Entertainment Tonight’s Monday Exclusive Footage
Update: The Avengers trailer is here! Update: The full ET preview is now online. Next Tuesday sees the official trailer for The Avengers released, but Entertainment Tonight will be airing exclusive footage the day before, on Monday, October 10th. Today they aired a promo, which you can find below, in addition to some screen shots.…
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Joel Schumacher on ‘Batman Triumphant,’ Nicolas Cage as Scarecrow, and Fans Reaction
Remember Joel Schumacher’s Batman series of films? While promoting his latest movie, Trespass, Schumacher offered up some details on his Batman franchise. A fifth Batman movie was in the works, “Batman: Triumphant,” that was going to see Nicolas Cage as the Scarecrow using his “fear toxins” making Batman see his former enemies – with the return…
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The Thing (2011): 4 Behind The Scenes Featurettes – HD
Below you will find four videos featuring behind the scenes footage from the upcoming sci-fi thriller, The Thing. Synopsis: Antarctica: an extraordinary continent of awesome beauty. It is also home to an isolated outpost where a discovery full of scientific possibility becomes a mission of survival when an alien is unearthed by a crew of…
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NYCC 2011: Dark Horse Unveils Exclusive Marvel Spider-Man Syroco
Press Release DARK HORSE UNVEILS THE 2011 NEW YORK COMIC CON EXCLUSIVE MARVEL SPIDER-MAN SYROCO! SEPTEMBER 28, MILWAUKIE, OR—As part of the Marvel Syrocos program that debuted at San Diego Comic-Con International in July, it is announced today that Dark Horse will be releasing another exclusive Spider-Man statue for New York Comic Con! New York…
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First Look At ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next Level’ Blu-Ray Box Art
Below you can check out a sneak peak at the box art for the Star Trek: The Next Generation: The Next Level Blu-Ray collection. This comes from Amazon Germany, and lists the episodes “Encounter At Fairpoint (parts 1 and 2),” “Sins of the Father,” and “The Inner Light” as part of the set, with a December 15th…
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Review: The Fury Of Firestorm: Nuclear Men #1
Firestorm was always an odd sort of hero for me because as powerful as his abilities were, what made the character interesting was the fact he was a physical manifestation of dichotomy. The first Firestorm was a fusion of the young Ronnie Raymond and the old Dr. Martin Stein. Youthful creativity combined with experienced wisdom…
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Review: Blackhawks #1 (Costa & Lashley)
The New 52 delivers another team book in Blackhawks #1, DC’s answer to S.H.I.E.L.D.; well kind of. What’s most interesting about this covert operation is the fact that it was commissioned by the United Nations, an organization notorious for not having a practical means of enforcing mandates and treaties because it has no threatening military…