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  • Why do Comic Books Rule the Box Office?

    Why do Comic Books Rule the Box Office?

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    Terry Cronin
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    Of course, there are many successful films these days that didn’t start off in the world of comic books. But if we take a close look at the box-office results over the last five years, each year we find that a comic based film is in the top ten. The only exception was 2009, which while…

  • First Mortal Kombat: Legacy Webisode Online Now

    First Mortal Kombat: Legacy Webisode Online Now

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    Carl Doherty
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    Last year, Mortal Kombat : Rebirth proved an unexpected success on Youtube, paving the way for what looks to be a revival for the once venerable series with this year Mortal Kombat 9 set for release next week. Yet while many originally interpreted the short as the trailer for a new MK movie, it was…

  • Is New Green Lantern Movie Trailer Cause for Concern?

    Is New Green Lantern Movie Trailer Cause for Concern?

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    Carl Doherty
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    This is a few days late, but I thought I’d share the new Green Lantern Wondercon trailer that’s given us a considerable idea of how Martin Campbell’s slightly worrying blockbuster is shaping up. I’ve had my doubts about this one (as have many), but there’s some really impressive visuals on display here, Mark Strong’s Sinestro…

  • Justice League Movie Rumours Return

    Justice League Movie Rumours Return

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    Carl Doherty
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    A recent interview with Warner Bros. executive Jeff Robinov in The Los Angeles Times has suggested new plans for a Justice League movie, no doubt inspired by the hype (and good will) surrounding Marvel’s upcoming Avengers. Unlike this year’s continuity primers Captain America and Thor, however, it appears that the Justice League film will itself…

  • New X-Men: First Class Posters are Second Rate

    New X-Men: First Class Posters are Second Rate

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    Carl Doherty
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    With so many Marvel movie projects on the go at once, nary a day goes by where we’re not treated to another intriguing publicity image or poster. These two new X-Men: First Class posters, however, are anything but a treat.

  • New Thor Movie Posters are Epically Fugly

    New Thor Movie Posters are Epically Fugly

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    Carl Doherty
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    Following the release of 20th Century Fox’s promising X-Men: First Class posters last week, Paramount and Marvel Studios have decided to take a less inspired approach to promoting that other impending Marvel movie, Kenneth Branagh’s Thor (source: IGN). Yup, they’re bland, inappropriately Gothic, and unlikely to appeal to a) those clued into the Thor comics,…

  • X-Men: First Class & Thor Writers at London Expo

    X-Men: First Class & Thor Writers at London Expo

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    Press Release
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    Where: Excel London, Royal Victoria Dock When: 27-29th May MCM Expo Reveals First Class Panel   Press Release: X-Men: First Class writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are to appear on a panel at the next MCM Expo London Comic Con, which takes place at ExCel London on 27-29 May, show organisers have announced. A…

  • First Image of Captain America’s Red Skull

    First Image of Captain America’s Red Skull

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    Carl Doherty
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    Entertainment Weekly has posted the first image of Hugo Weaving as the Red Skull – actually, an image of Weaving sans hideous makeup debuted several months ago, but that’s not quite the same – and he looks every bit the part. Perhaps the two surprises here (albeit minor ones) are just how sci-fi influenced the…