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  • Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge DVD Released 23rd August

    Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge DVD Released 23rd August

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    Optimum Home Entertainment has announced that the 2008 French action flick Largo Winch: Deadly Revenge will be released in the UK on DVD on the 23rd August. This is just one of several adaptations of Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme’s popular and enduring Belgium comic character of the same name, who also saw a…

  • Iron Man 2 Movie Review

    Iron Man 2 Movie Review

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    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…

  • First Edition Announces First Comic Industry Web Comedy

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    Given the success of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog and The Guild, I’m surprised that there haven’t been more cult web shows created with comic geeks and/or gamers in mind. At least, I’m assuming those shows were successful, as in someone, somewhere eventually profited from them… First Edition is a new web comedy by Sam Weller…

  • Dominic Cooper Confirms Captain America

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    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…

  • Yippee Ki-Yay Moviegoer: Writings on Bruce Willis, Badass Cinema and Other Important topics Review

    Yippee Ki-Yay Moviegoer: Writings on Bruce Willis, Badass Cinema and Other Important topics Review

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    Carl Doherty
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    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…

  • Fan Pens Song for Green Lantern Movie

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    Carl Doherty
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    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…

  • Iron Man: Virus Competition – 3 Copies to Give Away

    Iron Man: Virus Competition – 3 Copies to Give Away

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    Carl Doherty
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    Titan Books have been kind enough to provide shelfabuse.com with 3 copies of the new Iron man prose novel by Alex Irvine, ‘Virus,’ which fills in the blanks between the first movie and the upcoming sequel. More info at Titan Books. Hopefully this synopsis should whet thine appetite: Iron Man: Virus In the clear blue…

  • G.I. Joe: Make the Grade Quiz Game

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    Carl Doherty
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    For the casual cinemagoer with a nostalgic affection for action figures, it’s looking to be a great year for movies, with Stephen Sommer’s G.I. Joe: The rise of Cobra hoping to ride on Transformers 2’s wave of hype. Sure, people love to see things blow up, but it’ll be interesting to see how the film…