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The Clone Conspiracy #2 Preview Story by Dan Slott Art by Jim Cheung Cover by Alexander Lozano, Gabrielle Dell’otto, and Mark Bagley Publisher Marvel Comics The surprises keep coming in the SPIDER-MAN EVENT OF THE YEAR! • Doc Ock is back and it’s time for him and the Amazing Spider-Man to throw down! • What lurks in the Underground?!
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Watch the new Wonder Woman trailer below starring Gal Gadot. Wonder Woman has a June 2, 2017 release directed by Patty Jenkins also starring Chris Pine, Robin Wright and Connie Nielsen. Synopsis: Wonder Woman hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal Gadot returns as the title character in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, when an American pilot crashes on their…
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This past Sunday saw Michael Douglas state that Val Kilmer has cancer, stating “things don’t look too good” for Kilmer, who starred in the 1995 Batman Forever film and a number of other movies. Now Val Kilmer has responded to the claim stating it’s wrong and that he doesn’t have cancer. Val Kilmer took to his Facebook page to clear up any rumors: I love Michael Douglas but he is misinformed. The last time I spoke to him was almost two years ago, when I asked him for a referral…
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While discussing the unexpected team-ups in Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel Studios president and producer Kevin Feige talks Thanos and Cate Blanchett’s Hela from Thor: Ragnarok. A theory online amongst fans suggests Hela may be the MCU version of Death, Thanos’ mistress in the comics. Vulture notes Kevin Feige wouldn’t confirm nor deny Cate Blanchett’s Hela is Death or whether she will appear in Avengers: Infinity War, but offered she has a great part in Thor: Ragnarok. “I would be psyched if I were you,” Feige said. “Put it this way:…
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On the surface, there aren’t many similarities between Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman, and Damian Wayne, son of Batman. One is a wide-eyed boy who grew up on a small town farm, only recently discovering his father’s job as a superhero, while the other was trained since birth to be a deadly assassin, raised in the full knowledge of the darker side of Batman’s world. Yet one thing the two boys share is Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, the creative team on Jon’s Superman title and the former team…
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In what may be looked at as shocking news, it’s learned that the DCEU Ezra Miller The Flash movie has lost director Rick Famuyiwa and looks to be delayed. THR reports on the matter noting Rick Famuyiwa, who is known for directing Dope and by all accounts was super excited to direct the big screen adaptation of the DC speedster, has departed The Flash over “creative differences.” It’s reported that Rick Famuyiwa’s vision of The Flash movie clashed with WB because Famuyiwa wanted to make a movie with more edge…
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War is coming to the cosmos of the Marvel Universe. Soon, the gods of Asgard will find themselves clashing with the Shi’ar Imperial Guard in glorious combat. While the war drums are starting to sound, the Odinson is also making his way back into the spotlight in The Unworthy Thor, which will also see the return of the man responsible for Odinson’s fall from grace. Marvel editor Wil Moss spoke to ComicBook.com about all things happening the Thor corner of the Marvel Universe. See what he had to say, as…
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Even for our resident comic book nerds, Fox’s X-Men movie timeline is extremely confusing. There’s the rubbish post-apocalyptic world that they managed to prevent in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and the happy final scene where Wolverine was reunited with his old friends. Then you get X-Men: The Final Stand, in which Professor X (among many other characters) was killed, which puts it outside of both those timelines. And then there’s a separate one where X-Men: Apocalypse and the future films are now set, right? Well, we can’t offer a…
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Dan Slott tells THR why the dead are returning from the grave in Marvel’s new ‘Spider-Man’ comic book storyline. Somewhere, Peter Parker’s spider-sense is tingling, and with very, very good reason — the Marvel superhero is about to face one of his most unexpected challenges yet: One of his long-standing foes seems to have uncovered the key to eternal life. The Clone Conspiracy, a new series which launched last week and runs alongside the regular The Amazing Spider-Man series for the next few months, features the return of the Jackal,…
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The very first footage of the DCEU’s Deathstroke just hit the web in September, and of course everybody has been going nuts about the possibility of seeing Slade Wilson come to life on the big screen. However, it seems that the footage has also rekindled an old debate among comic fans about whether or not the Marvel character, Deadpool, is a rip-off of DC’s Deathstroke. News of this rekindled debate apparently reached Rob Liefield, the renowned creator of the beloved Deadpool. To set things straight, Liefield gave a very heartfelt…
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First look preview pages for Jeff Lemire and Mike Deodato’s upcoming Thanos ongoing series have been released by Marvel. Lemire and Deodato and have put together a series about Thanos. This should be a good story arc, even without the influence of Jim Starlin. Marvel.com has an interview up with Deodato and details. CLICK HERE “…the series will see the Mad Titan attempt to rebuild his life after experiencing more than a few setbacks. Thanos sets out to get closer to his days as the wielder of the Infinity Gauntlet,…
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Details for Wolverine in Logan include that he is older; his abilities aren’t what they once were; Wolverine has a diminished healing factor; Wolverine is in constant pain, and Wolverine also drinks a lot. “Logan” has a March 3, 2017 release directed by James Mangold starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Stephen Merchant, Doris Morgado and Eriq La Salle. Logan Trailer:
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They’re back. Check out this sneak peek of “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” coming to theaters May 5, 2017! The first trailer is full of cryptic looks at the team, including Yondu, Nebula, and new costumes for Gamora and Star-Lord, but ends with one solid gag—Drax consoling Star-Lord after a seeming breakup with Gamora. “You just need to find someone who is pathetic, like you.” Awesome.
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THE CLONE CONSPIRACY #1 Written by Dan Slott Art by Jim Cheung, John Dell, Justin Ponsor, Joe Caramagna, Ron Frenz, and Edgar Delgado Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: October 12, 2016 Spoilers: I have not been a fan of these type of stories in the past so when Dan Slott has Spider-Man declaring what so many fans must be thinking of Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #1, ” This is all one of his stupid frickin’ cloning experiments! Again!”, I can see Dan Slott laughing as he wrote…
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Earlier this summer, Spider-Man: Homecoming officially wrapped shooting after several long months of production. The film, which kicked of filming in Atlanta, ended its schedule in New York City with actor Tom Holland donning Spider-Man’s iconic uniform. However, Holland is keeping busy these days by promoting his film The Lost City of Z with Robert Pattinson, but Spider-Man is still on the actor’s mind. And, surprisingly, Holland dropped a bomb about the franchise at the New York Film Festival. The actor told Women’s Wear Daily at the festival that talks…
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