As we near the end of Mark Buckingham‘s epic run on DC Comics’s Vertigo Fables with Issue 150, London’s Orbital Comics is presenting a retrospective of the artist’s work, featuring a variety of different pieces from throughout the years. The exhibition opens… Read More ›
Marvel
Marvel strikes new digital distribution deal with Comixology, Kindle editions announced
Marvel, comiXology and Amazon have announced an expanded and renewed exclusive relationship to distribute and sell Marvel’s digital comic books across the comiXology, Amazon and Marvel Comics platforms. This newly expanded relationship will continue Marvel’s single issue digital comic books… Read More ›
Marvel’s Agent Carter heads to FOX UK, launches 12th July
FOX UK has acquired the rights to the ABC Studios action-packed post World War Two period drama Marvel’s Agent Carter from Disney UK and Ireland, and the series will begin airing on 12th July. As regular readers already know, the… Read More ›
Wallace Wood omitted from Netflix Daredevil credits, estate and US creators protest
Over on Bleeding Cool, an article about the brilliant US artist Wallace “Wally” Wood and his integral part in the creation of the Marvel superhero character Daredevil appears to have been mined from posts on the Wallace Wood Estate Facebook… Read More ›
Avengers: Age of Ultron Tops UK’s Box Office Charts
Disney’s Avengers: Age of Ultron has enjoyed the biggest UK debut of 2015 – and the sequel to Avengers Assemble, which was released in 2012, is also the eighth-biggest opening of all time. The films success in the UK has… Read More ›
In UK Cinemas Today: Avengers: Age of Ultron (3D)
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to The Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans… Keep up with Marvel on: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/marvel FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/Marvel TUMBLR: http://marvelentertainment.tumblr.com INSTAGRAM: http://instagram.com/marvel GOOGLE+: https://plus.google.com/+marvel… Read More ›
Daredevil “Man Without Fear” Costume Available Now in Marvel Heroes 2015
If like us, you tuned into Netflix this weekend watching all 13 episodes of Marvel’s Daredevil… then how about playing lots of Marvel Heroes 2015… as Daredevil, in this new costume inspired by Matt Murdock’s first costume, as depicted… Read More ›
First Pics from Marvel’s Deadpool Released
One of the first official image from Marvel’s Deadpool, due for release in the UK on 12th February 2016, has been released. Directed by Tim Miller, the film stars Ryan Reynolds as Wade Wilson, a former Special Forces operative turned mercenary who is… Read More ›
As Netflix gets set to debut “Daredevil”, “Luke Cage” showrunner is revealed
With Daredevil set to debut in the UK on 1oth April on the digital broadcaster, Cynopsis reports Netflix and Disney’s Marvel Television has tapped Cheo Hodari Coker (Ray Donovan) as Executive Producer and showrunner for Luke Cage, the hero series set to premiere next year. The… Read More ›
Celebrating Sherlock Holmes “The Hound of the Baskervilles” in comics as Blu-Ray Hammer film release announced
Arrow Video will release a Blu-Ray edition of Hammer Films‘ classic Sherlock Holmes adaptation, The Hound of the Baskervilles, on 1st June 2015, so we thought we’d chart some of the story’s comics retellings by way of marking the event. Sherlock Holmes… Read More ›
Lakes Festival guest on board for Marvel’s Star Wars
US publisher Marvel has announced that artist Stuart Immonen, one of the guests at this year’s Lakes International Comic Art Festival, will replace John Cassaday on Marvel’s flagship Star Wars title starting with #8, which ships in July. Stuart began his comics career in… Read More ›
Hachette test drives new part work, “Draw the Marvel Way”
British comics commentator and creator Lew Stringer recently spotted the debut of a new title from Hachette Partworks, who are also putting out the impressive Judge Dredd Collection, although it’s not yet gained national distribution. Draw the Marvel Way is a fortnightly partwork… Read More ›
Making Sense of the new Secret Wars: Battleworld and the Marvel UK Superheroes
Mark Roberts has been documenting the histories and current fates of many Marvel UK characters, from Captain Britain and Death’s Head to Motormouth and the Gene Dogs, for many years on his excellent blog, It Came From Darkmoor. But… Read More ›
Marvel’s Agent Carter launches to critical acclaim
The debut of Marvel’s Agent Carter gave US network ABC – which also screens Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – its best A18-49 regular programming rating (1.9/6) in the 8.00p-10.00pm Tuesday time slot since November 2013, according to preliminary Nielsens. At… Read More ›
Doctor Strange to be shot in the UK?
Numerous web sites are reporting that the upcoming Marvel Studios Doctor Strange film, based on one of US comics longest-running magical characters, could be shot at Pinewood, for release on 8th July 2016. Screen Daily led with the news, picked up elsewhere, that Marvel… Read More ›
Taschen’s mammoth “75 Years of Marvel” book by Roy Thomas on its way
Taschen, the well known “art book” publisher which has a slew of fantastic high quality titles to its name, recently announced the upcoming release of the 720-page 75 Years of Marvel: From the Golden Age to the Silver Screen by Marvel writer… Read More ›
Marvel UK revival title, Revolutionary War – #4 Preview Released
Marvel has just released a preview of Revolutionary War: Death’s Head #1, the fourth issue in its limited series reviving the Marvel UK characters. This issue is written by series creators Alan Cowsill and Andy Lanning and there’s a smashing… Read More ›
Marvel rolls out new Thor, Captain America merchandise
Marvel Entertainment have announced the merchandising plans for upcoming blockbusters Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the former’s tie-ins to include toys such as the hilarious Thor Potato Head from Hasbro, collectables, apparel, accessories, stationery and… Read More ›
Marvel UK celebration planned for London Film and Comic Con
Creators and former staff who were part of Marvel UK and its publications will appear at the next London Film and Comic Con at Earl’s Court on Saturday 5th October. Organiser Mike Conroy hopes the panel will prove a celebration… Read More ›
Thor Dark World trailer released, opens 30th October in UK
The official UK second trailer for the sequel to Marvel’s Thor – Thor: The Dark World has just been released. The film debuts in the UK on 30th October. Thor: The Dark World, which stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman,… Read More ›