The Man of Steel returns to the small screen in Superman & Lois, the latest superhero show from the CW network, which aired its premiere episode this week. With a great cast, stunning production design and a refreshingly original set-up, it looks set to be one of the genre TV highlights of the year. Matthew Turner … Read more
SEGA and WildBrain are planning a new animated Sonic the Hedgehog series, Sonic Prime, for Netflix. Man of Action Entertainment, the creators of Ben 10, who also worked on the hit movie Big Hero 6, is acting as showrunners and exec producers for the 24-episode series, predominantly aimed at the six to 11 age group but expected to lure in fans … Read more
NEW LAUNCH! To coincide with the 20th anniversary of Gone in 60 Seconds, the Die-Cast Club is unleashing ‘Eleanor’, the iconic Mustang from the blockbuster movie starring Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie and Giovanni Ribisi. Following the success of the Back to the Future DeLorean, 007’s classic Aston Martin DB5 and the Ghostbusters Ecto-1, this new subscription program let’s you build a high-quality … Read more
Bye, Graham and Ryan! The two friends/companions/assistants bade farewell to the Doctor in the New Year’s Doctor Who festive special. But look who’s taking the place of the slightly cynical older gent in the TARDIS… The Thirteenth Doctor and Yaz are set to welcome a new face to the TARDIS later this year as actor and … Read more
Sky Atlantic and NOW TV have picked up the broadcasting rights for Ridley Scott’s sci-fi drama Raised by Wolves. Season 1 will premiere on Saturday, December 5 at 9 pm on Sky Atlantic with a triple bill of episodes. All episodes will be available as boxset On Demand and NOW TV from 2 am the same morning. … Read more
A new Star Wars infographic doing the rounds provides some helpful details on the Mandalorian, his compatriots and place in the Star Wars universe. Sourced (curiously) from Ace Cash Express, the graphic, below, compares the show’s star Din Djarin to Star Wars Rebels’ Sabine Wren, Boba and Jango Fett from the Star Wars movies and the Death Watch, plus a timeline centred around the Battle … Read more
Marvel now has the rights to publish Alien and Predator comics. As we prepare for those extra-terrestrial hardcases to take on the Avengers, David Black looks back at the mixed history of the Alien comics franchise. In 1988, two years after James Cameron’s Aliens hit cinemas, the first original comic based on the property was published. Later … Read more
Star Trek: Picard – First Season Understatement is insufficient to describe the anticipation surrounding Picard. I was fortunate enough to be present at Star Trek Las Vegas 2018 when the return of Sir Patrick Stewart was announced, the atmosphere was electric with the explosion of cheers and joy from every Trekkie in the room. In … Read more
Way before Spider-Man: Homecoming, even before Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man guested in a Marvel Cinematic movie! OK, it’s a bit of fun, but a fan theory had it that the young boy showing his allegiance to Tony Stark by standing up to Justin Hammer’s drones in 2010’s Iron Man 2 (below) was Peter Parker. During the press junkets … Read more
Crossovers. Love ’em or hate ’em, you can’t get away from them. Now Ralf Collie and James Corray Smith can reveal the Top Ten DC/Marvel Crossovers… 10. Daredevil/Batman – Eye for an Eye (1997) Writer: DG Chichester Artist: Scott McDaniel Pairing Batman and Daredevil seems obvious, but the potential of the combination is not really lived up to … Read more