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Green Lantern to Headline MCM Expo London’s Comic Con
Where: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock
When: 27-29th May
Press Release: MCM Group are delighted to announce that much-anticipated action-adventure Green Lantern will be the official title sponsor of the next MCM Expo, which takes place at ExCel London on 27-29 May.
Now in its tenth year, MCM Expo is London’s comic con, covering movies, comics, games, anime, television and
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Tagged comic conventions, DC Comics, Green Lantern, superhero movies
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Dominic Pace Demands Role of Lex Luthor in New Superman Movie
It’s hardly new for the fanboy uni-mind to decide that, technically, it owns the comic franchises it so loves and therefore has the right to dictate how Hollywood produces all comic adaptations, and Zack Snyder’s recently announced Superman: Man of Steel is likely to attract more scrutiny than any other superhero movie in development.
Actor Dominic Pace is currently campaigning … read more
Posted in Comic Movie News
Tagged comic book movies, DC Comics, superhero movies, Superman, Zack Snyder
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NBC’s ‘The Cape’ TV SHow Debuts this Sunday – iPad Preview Available
With a happy new year comes new season premieres, and one of the shows comic fans are probably most interested in/apprehensive about is NBC’s The Cape.
The show stars ER’s David Lyons as Vince Faraday, a police officer turned vigilante after being accused of a crime he didn’t commit. Faraday adopts the guise of his son’s favourite comic … read more
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Tagged DC Comics, Summer Glau, superhero comics, superhero movies
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Iron Man 2 Movie Review
2010
Director: Jon Favreau
Script: Justin Theroux
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson
The finer superhero movie franchises have so far followed a pretty rigid formula. The first instalment acts as an origin story, the superior sequel throws a greater and/or more personal threat upon our established here, and … read more
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged comic book movies, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero movies, Thor
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Dominic Cooper Confirms Captain America
SuperHeroHype has confirmed that Dominic Cooper will play Howard Stark, Iron Man’s father, in Joe Johnston’s 2011 superhero flick Captain America: The First Avenger.
Howard Stark recently made an appearance in Iron Man 2, played by John Slattery. Cooper will portray the pioneer some thirty years before Slattery’s Stark Expo footage, in the film’s World War II segment.… read more
Posted in Comic Movie News
Tagged Avengers, Captain America, comic book movies, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero movies
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Kick-Ass Movie Review
2010
Director: Matthew Vaughan
Script: Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Moretz, Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong
While recent Box Office successes such as Wanted and Iron Man 2 have proved that the superhero movie is here to stay, the genre itself is arguably becoming stagnant and increasingly formula driven. Thank [expletive] for Kick-Ass, a bold, … read more
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Tagged comic books, Icon Comics, Marvel Comics, superhero movies
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Yippee Ki-Yay Moviegoer: Writings on Bruce Willis, Badass Cinema and Other Important topics Review
Published by Titan Books
Vern is a one of a kind film critic you’ll either love or hate. The title of his previous volume, Seagology: A Study of the Ass-kicking Films of Steven Seagal, should give you a good enough idea of what to expect with Yippee Ki-Yay Moviegoer. Characterised by a writing voice that reads like the … read more
Fan Pens Song for Green Lantern Movie
Of all the upcoming/announced/rumoured superhero movies, Green Lantern has the potential to offer something truly unique. But most of us are content to speculate exactly how Ryan Reynold’s computer-generated costume will work and whether Guy Gardner, Kilowog et al will make appearances, independent musician and comic fan Gary Mitchell is pushing to contribute to the movie.
Gary’s written an original … read more
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Tagged comic book movies, Green Lantern, superhero movies
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Proxies of Fate by Matthew Moses Review
Proxies of Fate marks the first time I’ve been asked to review a purely prose novel, yet while Proxies isn’t a comic as such it’s ostensibly a classic comic book adventure under a literary veil, with equal quantities of 50s sci-fi thrown in for good measure.
When an invasion by the Krush, a sadistic reptilian warrior race intent on conquering … read more
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Tagged books/literature, science fiction, superhero comics, superhero movies
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Green Hornet #1 Comic Book Review
Dynamite, $3.99
Script: Kevin Smith
Breakdowns: Phil Hester
Pencils: Jonathan Lau
Colours: Ivan Nunes
Seth Rogan’s unlikely adaptation of radio superhero the Green Hornet is scheduled for December this year, and Dynamite are definitely making the most of the licence, with a prequel series, a Kato spin-off, a futuristic take on the masked vigilante, and this miniseries based on Kevin … read more
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