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Justice League: Throne of Atlantis

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The next DC Animated film, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis is coming in 2015, but some cast and crew made the trip out to New York Comic Con to give a special first look to the fans in attendance, and give an inside look into the making of the film. Stephen from Yahoo came out to moderate the panel. He introduced character designer Phil Bourassa, writer Heath Corson, casting and voice director Andrea Romano, producer James Tucker, and star Matt Lanter, the movie’s Arthur Curry aka Aquaman. Tucker explained that…

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The Amazing Spider-Man #6 Review

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The Good The roller coaster ride that is Peter Parker’s life continues. Dan Slott hasn’t slowed down since bringing Peter Parker back to the role of Spider-Man. He’s discovered Black Cat is completely ticked off at him (and has teamed up with Electro to build her own criminal empire), a new Spider-person has surfaced who was bitten by the same spider he was (before it died), and last issue we left off with J. Jonah Jameson announcing on live television that Spider-Man has been unmasked. Just another day for Spider-Man.…

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Ben Affleck Talks Batman

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice isn’t Ben Affleck’s first superhero rodeo, as he famously played the Man Without Fear in 2003′s widely criticized Daredevil. With director Zack Snyder’s Dawn of Justice, he returns to the genre with higher expectations and even more fan pressure than ever. But to hear Affleck tell it, he’s more than ready for the challenge. “Before I took the role, Warner Bros. gave me a bunch of past reactions to casting and said, ‘Are you sure you want to get into this? This is part…

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Superior Spider-Man returns!

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Written by DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & ADAM KUBERT Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI You just can’t keep Otto Octavius down! Today, Marvel is proud to present your first look at SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #32 from the blockbuster creative team of Dan Slott, Christos Gage, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Adam Kubert! Be there when the fan-favorite series that took the industry by storm returns for not one, but two issues kicking off the Edge of Spider-Verse – the exciting lead-up to November’s explosive Spider-Man event featuring ever Spider-Man…

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Time Runs Out For Avengers

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Media Release: A couple weeks back, Marvel teased two upcoming event storylines that will follow in the wake of Original Sin. The first is AXIS, an Avengers/X-Men crossover that sees heroes from both teams unite to battle Red Onslaught and his team of uber-villains. The second is “Time Runs Out,” a storyline that sees both Avengers and New Avengers jump forward eight months as the threat of a World Incursion looms. Last week Marvel revealed more details about AXIS and the characters involved. Now they’re shedding new light on Time…

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Superman Doomed #1 Coming

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Superman Doomed #1 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL with GREG PAK and CHARLES SOULE Art and cover by KEN LASHLEY 1:50 Variant cover by EDUARDO RISSO Blank Variant cover available ONE-SHOT • On sale MAY 14 • 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US • RATED T Beginning the super-event you have been waiting for in The New 52: Superman vs. Doomsday in a way you’ve never seen before! And with Doomsday’s deadly new abilities, in this battle there can be no winners. The Man of Steel must unleash insane levels of power…

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Lou Ferrigno Claims a New Hulk Film Coming

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Despite early and repeated rumblings following the release of The Avengers that Marvel was developing a new Hulk film, actor Mark Ruffalo insisted last spring that a solo outing was “not in the works right now.” He did, however, try comfort fans whose hopes he smashed by adding, “One never knows what the future will bring.” Is it possible that future is now? Latino Review draws attention to comments made Thursday on a Minnesota radio show by Incredible Hulk TV star Lou Ferrigno, who said Ruffalo’s Green Goliath emerged as…

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Spider-Man joined by Silk, New Female Superhero

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Lightning can strike twice — and so, apparently, can radioactive spiders. Marvel Comics is introducing a brand new character, a mysterious female super powered figure named Silk, in this Wednesday’s Amazing Spider-Man #1. And though she’s brand new, her origin is familiar to comic book fans. That’s because her spider-based powers come from the same irradiated arachnid as the one that changed the course of Peter Parker’s life. “The spider lived long enough to bite one more person,” explains writer Dan Slott. “When I pitched that idea at one of…

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Ray Fisher to Play Cyborg In Batman-Superman Movie

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After testing actors over the past couple of weeks, Warner Bros. and DC have tapped theater actor Ray Fisher for the role of Cyborg in the untitled Batman-Superman pic. Victor Stone or Cyborg, while not a major part in the Batman-Superman feature, is a member of the Justice League, and the role will become much more significant role as Warner and DC develop more films related to the Justice League universe, sources confirm. Warner Bros. had no comment on this story. Fisher joins the Batman-Superman cast that includes Henry Cavill,…

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New Series Spider-Man 2099 Peter David Writes

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After coming to back to our time in Superior Spider-Man last year, Spider-Man 2099 is branching out on his own in a brand new ongoing series in July. The new Spider-Man 2099 series stars Miguel O’Hara of course as a man out of time, thrust into the past (i.e. the present day Marvel Universe) with a goal to prevent the dark future he came from. Joining O’Hara on this crusade is the writer of the original Spider-Man 2099 series from the 1990s, Peter David, and artist Will Sliney from Fearless…

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Slott And Perez Spider-Man’s Early Years In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man Year One’

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Since the release of Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli’s seminal Batman: Year One, DC has used a similar model and title with several of its heroes, often to great acclaim. Now Marvel has decided to do the same with its flagship character. To coincide with the return of Peter Parker, Marvel has announced The Amazing Spider-Man Year One: Learning To Crawl, a five issue miniseries from Dan Slott and Ramón Pérez that looks back at the wall crawler’s earliest adventures. Talking to the AP, Slott said the story will pay…

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Ben Affleck To Play Batman In New Movie

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USA BATMAN REPORT: Holy mixed reactions, Batman. A flurry of activity on social media and in pop-culture circles ignited Thursday night when Warner Bros. announced Oscar-winning actor Ben Affleck as the newest guy to take the cape, cowl and mantle of the Dark Knight and his billionaire secret identity as Bruce Wayne. Affleck will make his first appearance in the Man of Steel sequel opposite Henry Cavill as Superman, slated to open July 17, 2015. Fans in favor of the move used hashtags such as “#Batfleck” to voice their approval…

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Superman/Batman Movie Announced From WB

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Comic-Con International in San Diego has a big news from Warner Brothers, the big news was Warner’s announcement of “Superman/Batman,” a live-action film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill and a Batman to be named later. With the DC panel already running over, Hardwick welcomed Zack Snyder and Henry Cavill to the stage. “I know there’s been a lot of speculation about what we’re doing,” Snyder said. “It is official that we’re going to make another Superman movie.” He teased that “there’s one particular part of the film…

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Warren Ellis Writes “Endless Wartime” Graphic Novel

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This October, Marvel Comics Avengers team will confront the cold reality of “Endless Wartime” – a brand new original graphic novel by Warren Ellis and Mike McKone. A first for modern Marvel, the hardcover volume will take place in the modern continuity of the superteam’s world. Ellis joined Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso for the publisher’s latest “Next Big Thing” call, and things got started with an explanation of the book’s story. “In the Eastern nation of Slorinia, a threat arises – a mysterious threat that is…

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X-Men: Battle of the Atom 50 Years of X-MEN

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This September, celebrate the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with the first major X-Men crossover event in over three years: X-Men: Battle of the Atom! From the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Brian Wood, Frank Cho, Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo, David Lopez and Giuseppe Camuncoli comes an event so exhilarating, and so groundbreaking that fans will be talking about this for years to come! Three X-Men universes collide in the biggest war mutantkind has ever seen, and you won’t believe how it all plays out. One thing’s for sure—no…

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