Flashback: Detective Comics #871

Our flashback in the Greatest Comics of The 21st Century is Detective Comics #871 from 2011. This first Batman story from Scott Snyder has all that you would expect from a story about the Dark Knight originally from greatestcomics21.com our companion website created to highlight the greatness of the comic media. THE GREATEST COMICS OF THE 21st CENTURY By WALT STILES Batman has always been billed as the world’s greatest detective an unparalleled fighter and a great strategist and the smartest person in the room. So what happens if the…

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The Time Variance Authority and Loki TV

The Time Variance Authority (or TVA) claims responsibility for monitoring the multiverse and can prune timelines if they’re deemed too dangerous to exist. Like Time Cops they also take action to prevent other beings from altering the past or future. The Time Variance Authority is an infinitely vast bureaucracy that governs a significant number of realities in the ever-growing multiverse. They first appeared in Thor vol. 1 #372 (October 1986). Created by Walt Simonson and Sal Buscema. The organization was first seen allowing Justice Peace, a lawman from the future,…

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Fox Shareholders Will Decide In July To Sell To Disney Or Comcast

Media Release: Well, it appears as if we’ll finally get some clarification about whether or not the X-Men and Fantastic Four are heading back to Marvel because a date has been set for a vote which will decide Fox’s fate. It’s been confirmed today that Walt Disney and 21st Century Fox have set a date of July 10th for shareholders to decide whether or not the latter company sells the bulk of its assets to Walt Disney or instead considers a potential offer from Comcast Corp (they recently made their…

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Astonishing X-Men Act 1: Life of X Reaction

Or How Marvel Secretly Brought Professor X Back to Life… !!SPOILER ALERT!! Okay, let me say what a great way to bring a character back to life and in doing so getting rid of my least favorite X-universe character, created by Grant Morrison, Fantomex. He first appeared in New X-Men #128 published August 2002. In my mind, he has been pretty much been a throwaway rogue character. He is a little too much Gambit and not quite enough Wolverine to keep me interested. However because he is a Human, Mutant/Sentinel…

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Thor: Ragnarok The Review

This is the second weekend for Thor: Ragnarok to be seen in theaters. It opened last weekend with a respectable 122 million dollars and is still maintaining a 93% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The total domestic market is at 211 million as of November 12. These numbers are very good and for the most part, is well deserved. The China market set some big records helping the overseas gross market at 438 million at this time. I enjoyed the movie very much, it was very satisfying to see these…

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‘Justice League’ Premiere Date Revealed

Warner Bros. and DC Films will be holding the premiere on November 13th, just four days before the movie opens in theaters, on Friday, November 17th. The premiere date was confirmed in a contest announcement by iHeart Radio’s JAM’N 94.5 in Boston, which will be flying some lucky winners out to Los Angeles for two days, in order to attend the Justice League premiere. This is a significant reveal, for a couple of important reasons: 1. The Justice League premiere will provide the first wave of critical reviews and reactions…

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Star Wars The Last Jedi New Trailer

Here it is the new Star Wars The Last Jedi trailer. It reveals a conflict within the Force and in Rey’s heart. It looks like her time with Luke was life changing but in what way? We will have to see. Is she an instrument of the Dark side or Jedi or something else. What is her relationship to Luke and why is she so strong with the Force? Many questions no answers. Be there for the answers in December and find out what it all means. Luke Skywalker’s peaceful…

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New Justice league Posters and a New Trailer Is Confirmed For This Weekend

Warner Bros. has finally confirmed that the Justice League trailer is on the way and to celebrate, the studio has released an incredible series of character posters for the highly anticipated release… We’ve suspected for a while now that a new Justice League trailer would be with us in time to celebrate Comic-Con and that’s finally been made 100% official. The sneak peek is heading our way on Sunday and while we don’t have an exact time as of yet, we do know that it will be with us at…

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‘Spider-Man Homecoming’ Deleted Scene Teases Further ‘The Winter Soldier’ Connection

Spider-Man: Homecoming was a nice surprise. At the time of the film’s release, the last thing we as a filmgoing society needed was yet another Spider-Man reboot. But with Spidey now firmly embedded within the MCU, the character found a new lease on cinematic life, resulting in one of the year’s most entertaining films. As the film approaches its Blu-ray release, a newly revealed deleted scene gives us a never-before-seen moment from the film that further connects to the MCU. Watch the Spider-Man Homecoming deleted scene below. In Spider-Man: Homecoming,…

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Tragedy in America

Our Hearts go out to the families and participants of the Country Music Concert in the entertainment capitol Las Vegas. With at least 59 killed and 527 injured, last night’s Las Vegas Strip shooting was the deadliest in modern American history. At 9:40 p.m. Pacific time on it began yesterday and we morn those who lost their lives and the suffering of the injured, may this never happen again. God Bless America! 🙁 Walt

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BLADE RUNNER 2049 First Reactions

Though full reviews are still embargoed for the time being, the first social media reactions for Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 are in and they are overwhelmingly positive.. It might be time for fans of Ridley Scott’s seminal sci-fi classic to stop worrying about Denis Villeneuve’s sequel because the first reactions to Blade Runner 2049 are in and they are very positive indeed. BLADE RUNNER 2049 is sci-fi masterpiece; the kind of deep-cut genre film we don't see anymore. Visually mind blowing, absolutely fantastic pic.twitter.com/A1d6ohmj3s — ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) September 26,…

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Fantastic, The Four Are Returning, Maybe

“EVERYTHING STARTS HERE! It begins at the dawn of the human race, and ends with a child’s prayer! In between, empires fall, mysteries brew, secrets are revealed, quests are undertaken and legends are forged! All leading up to the dramatic return you’ve been waiting for – and one you’ve been dreading! Jason Aaron (MIGHTY THOR) and Esad Ribic (SECRET WARS) usher in a new dawn – one whose rays will touch every corner of the Marvel Universe in the days to come! MARVEL LEGACY: It’s everything you’ve been longing for…

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Marvel’s The Punisher | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Punisher, Frank Castle, is back with a vengeance just like his fan’s like it. The story looks like it tells where he came from and where he is going. After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York’s criminal underworld. No release day yet except to say some time this year on Netflix only.

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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight Movie

Batman: Gotham by Gaslight was the book that kicked off DC’s famed Elseworlds line of stories. Published in February 1989, a few months before Tim Burton’s first Batman movie kicked off a new wave of Batmania, Gotham by Gaslight tells the tale of what would happen if Bruce Wayne became Batman in 1889…and had to face off with the greatest mad killer of that era, Jack the Ripper. With moody art by the brilliant Mike Mignola, Gotham by Gaslight was like nothing comics fans had seen at the time. It’s…

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Supergirl in Justice League Movie?

There have been several articles and YouTube videos about the possibility of Tessa Bonham Jones playing Supergirl in the upcoming Justice league on November 17th. They went to great lengths to scoop WB in what was strictly a guess based on the cast listing of Justice League on imdb.com. Here is a look at the list. She is listed as a “Young Girl” below in the page. As much as I would like for this to be true it is not, Tessa Bonham Jones herself came out on Twitter and…

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