Month: November 2017

Premium Bandai has opened preorders for cushion sets themed after the lazy brothers from Akatsuka Fujio’s Osomatsu-san! Since the series features six brothers with wildly different personalities, it makes sense that fans have their choice of Osomatsu, Karamatsu, Choromatsu, Ichimatsu, Jyushimatsu, or Todomatsu. They are currently on sale for 6,264 yen and are set to
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MOVIE URBAN LEGEND: James McAvoy accidentally shaved his head for the wrong X-Men movie! A few months bad, James McAvoy did a fun teaser for X-Men: Dark Phoenix where he showed himself ostensibly preparing to get rid of his hair for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, following Charles Xavier finally going bald in X-Men: Apocalypse (after having
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Comic book-based movies and TV series have been very big international business for nearly two decades straight. But the comic books these films and shows are adapted from don’t receive nearly as much mainstream attention — and Robert Kirkman’s Secret History of Comics may help to change that. The six-part documentary series premieres on AMC
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Whether you like it or not, Iron Fist is coming back for a second season, and it now seems the Marvel/Netflix series will start shooting this Fall in New York City. RELATED: Iron Fist: Jessica Henwick Has Started Training For Season 2 Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, and co. are set to begin filming Season 2
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Artist Stephen Byrne has released a modern interpretation of DC’s Trinity of heroes — Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman — as civilians, but with a teenage twist. The artist, who has worked on titles such as Justice League, Serenity and Green Arrow, took to his social media to share the younger versions of the Leaguers
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Actor Jason Momoa has teased that production on the long-gestating reboot of The Crow will start soon. RELATED: The Crow Almost Had a Female-Led Sequel Momoa shared a photo of Eric Draven/The Crow’s iconic makeup on his Instagram. The image itself comes from a fan poster by LostMind. The actor also posted a photo of
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DC Comics artist Rafael Albuquerque has issued a statement regarding the recently resurfaced sexual harassment allegations surrounding the publisher’s editor Eddie Berganza over the years towards company employees. The Brazilian, a frequent collaborator with one of DC’s lead writers Scott Snyder, took to social media to voice his concerns, even if it meant jeopardizing his
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Few filmmakers in Hollywood or abroad have proven to be both as prolific and accomplished as Japan’s Takashi Miike, whose 100th film Blade of the Immortal marks another high point in his diverse 26-year career. Adapted from Hiroaki Samura’s long-running manga of the same name (known to American fans for the translated version published by
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Longtime DC Comics editor Eddie Berganza has been suspended by the Burbank, California-based publisher, after new details of multiple sexual misconduct allegations against him have become public. DC’s statement, released to CBR, reads in full: “DC Entertainment has immediately suspended Mr. Berganza and has removed him from performing his duties as Group Editor at DC
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DC Entertainment co-publisher and veteran artist Jim Lee has taken to social media to share a “sketch” he’s done of the publisher’s almighty superhero, Shazam. Shazam! A sketch suggested by a fan on twitch, drawn live during one of my typical Sunday art streams #twitch #bigredcheese #new52 #billybatson #pencilandinks pic.twitter.com/u8Sq7frDSo — Jim Lee (@JimLee) November
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To the benefit of longtime DC Comics readers, tt’s become increasingly likely that their favorite obscure character from the decades-old comapny’s lore makes the jump to the big-screen, considering all the movies Warner Bros. and DC Films have in the pipeline. And it now seems a character from a recently-revived animated show will be making
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The third Thor film only hit theaters stateside last weekend, yet the film has already grossed an impressive $500 million at the worldwide box office and helped propel the Marvel Cinematic Universe past $5 billion. However, while Thor: Ragnarok continues to smash box expectations — with the film set to take in another $61 million
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Late comics legend Len Wein has been recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award for another industry with which he made a major impact: TV animation. According to a post from Wein’s official Twitter account, the Writers’ Guild of America has announced that the Writers Caucus voted to give the legend the award. RELATED: Len Wein
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Andrew Kreisberg, co-creator and executive producer of The CW’s slate of DC superhero shows (Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl) has been suspended by Warner Bros. over allegations of sexual harassment. According to a report, 15 women and four men who have worked alongside the producer claim he “engaged in a pattern of
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Video recipe service Tastemade Japan has released a video on how to prepare katsudon pirozhki, a food made famous by hit ice skating anime Yuri!!! on Ice! Tastemade Japan uploaded the mouth-watering video “Anyone Know This? Voluminous Katsudon Pirozhki” to various social media platforms including YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, receiving tons of messages from
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Even though its characters are drawn from DC Comics’ Batman mythos, Fox’s Gotham has always taken its cues far more from mass media than sequential art. While the series has tapped comic-friendly faces like Azrael, the Court of Owls and (very recently) Professor Pyg, the show has mainly served as an homage to the likes
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Comic book artist and Jack Kirby biographer Tom Scioli shared Mike Mignola’s concept art for a previously unknown New Gods movie proposal. Mike Mignola’s #MisterMiracle and #Barda redesigns for a proposed New Gods film back in the 90’s.#kirby #comics #dc #justiceleague #thorragnarok #scottfree #newgods pic.twitter.com/8H3AeM9KWX — Thomas Scioli (@tomscioli) November 8, 2017 According to Scioli,
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Deadpool 2 isn’t set to be released until midway through 2018, but Fox is already putting in some suitably odd marketing for the movie. RELATED: Deadpool 2: Wade & Cable Stuff The Bird on Sequel’s First Poster My secret to a proper stuffing? Gentle hands, heavy eye contact, and bundles of thyme. #DeadHouseKeeping #Deadpool pic.twitter.com/WOhhmkJJe3
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Considering the secrecy surrounding the construction of a full-scale Millennium Falcon for what would become Star Wars: The Force Awakens, one might think the iconic vessel would’ve been disassembled and stored in a secure facility following production of The Last Jedi. Instead, it appears the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy is being stowed
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Four months after Jodie Whittaker was announced as the new star of Doctor Who, BBC and BBC America have released the first look at her Thirteenth Doctor in costume. RELATED: Doctor Who Adds Three More Cast Members Like Whittaker, the first female Doctor in the franchise’s 54-year history, the outfit represents a departure. At the
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