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From the writer/director of Love & Basketball, Gina Prince-Bythewood, with a screenplay by the actual creator and writer of the comic the movie is based on (whhhaaaat a concept), Greg Rucka, we have Netflix’s newest foray into Superhero Action Films with The Old Guard... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP-IfMYhSX0 Charlize Theron is Andy, the leader of a tight knit …
SUPERMAN – UP IN THE SKY / LOIS LANE [DC Comics Reviews]: Lois & Clark.
Regardless of how you might feel about Heroes in Crisis, it is hard to refute that Tom King has written an absolutely timeless Batman series, and now he has traded the cape and cowl for the big ‘S’, and he does so seamlessly. The mark of a great writer is that they know just how …
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HEROES IN CRISIS / SUPERMAN – LEVIATHAN RISING [Comics Reviews]: DC In The House!
Happy Friday, geek. The weekend is almost upon us, and summer is getting into swing! With that, we're looking at a pair of DC Comics' bombshells, events incorporating our favorite metahumans and costumed heroes. What's worth your time and money? You can only know by checking in with some of our great, esteemed writers below! …
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IMAGE COMICS [Previews]: Redlands / Lazarus – X+66 / The Street Angel Gang
First announced at Emerald City Comic Con, the new ongoing series REDLANDS—created by the all-female team of bestselling, Eisner award-winning Jordie Bellaire (PRETTY DEADLY, Vision, Batman) and critically-acclaimed Vanesa R. del Rey (ZERO, Scarlet Witch, Constantine)—will launch this August. “Redlands is my sick, weird love letter to Stephen King, Florida and Riot Grrrls everywhere but ultimately, hate mail …
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WONDER WOMAN / THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS / AQUAMAN / THE FLASH [Rebirth Reviews]: Under The Hood.
If you don't know the name Liam Sharp already, get ready: this summer, you're bound to hear it a lot. Sharp (2000 A.D., Gears of War) might just be the breakout star in all this Rebirth madness, too, which is no surprise to me, really, since DC fangirls and boys were already "ooohing" and "aahhing" …
WONDER WOMAN / THE FLASH / AQUAMAN / DETECTIVE & ACTION COMICS [Rebirth Reviews]: Flashpoint Oh.
In a world full of male comic book characters and only a select few scantily clothed women –- there comes Wonder Woman Rebirth #1. As a woman, I am all for strong independent women comic book characters; however, I am not about a woman just trying to find some man or creature to tell her …
WONDERCON 2016 [The Bible Scale]: L.A. Witnesses A ‘Rebirth’.
Another year, another WonderCon. Only this time, the "baby Comic-Con" took place this Easter in Los Angeles--just 40-miles or so from its usual Disneyland residence. While the show missed its share of oversized mouse-ears (and had exhaustingly larger entry and foodtruck lines than expected), the Con had a myriad amount to showcase from its Burbank-neighboring …
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WEIRDWORLD / TMNT & BATMAN / NARCOPOLIS / DRAGON AGE – MAGEKILLER [Reviews]: Stuff These In Your Stocking!
Ho ho ho and happy holidays, fellow congregants. This is the last week before Christmas, and we've got a lot coming your way in terms of gift ideas (whether they're for others, or yourself is entirely up to you!). Marvel keeps rolling out some of their Number Ones, and we have a nice team-up of …