Yesterday During the first day of action at San Diego Comic Con Cartoon Network and DC Comics unveiled the first trailer for upcoming series ‘Justice League Action’. Revolving around the DC Comics trinity of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman the series of 11 minutes episodes will debut in the Autumn. Confirmed voice cast include Kevin Conroy as Batman, Mark Hamill as The Joker band Jason J. Lewis as Superman. The trailer gives us a glimpse at a host of other DC characters including heroes Plastic Man, Atom, Blue Beetle and Martian Manhunter. Villains seen in the trailer are Harley Quinn,…
Author: Neil Vagg
Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
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Written by Nick Goode Art by Harry Hughes The year is 2079, a series of terrorist bombings have rattled what remains of England after the effects of global warming took the world by surprise in 2020. The people have lost faith in the government despite their efforts to aid the country’s reform. Isolated and alone, London has split into boroughs, each borough governed by a councilman who reports to Parliament. In the fifth borough, Islington. James Snow, a political researcher, is in the midst of it all. Events begin to unfold that will change his way of life forever… Pickup…
Written by Nick Goode Art by Harry Hughes The year is 2079, a series of terrorist bombings have rattled what remains of England after the effects of global warming took the world by surprise in 2020. The people have lost faith in the government despite their efforts to aid the country’s reform. Isolated and alone, London has split into boroughs, each borough governed by a councilman who reports to Parliament. In the fifth borough, Islington. James Snow, a political researcher, is in the midst of it all. Events begin to unfold that will change his way of life forever… Pickup…
Yesterday we brought you part one of our interview with the creative team behind indie comic series ‘Snow: The Dawn’. Between them writer Nick Goode and artist Harry Hughes have created a future dystopian London that many creators would be jealous of. A fully formed and dysfunctional city in a bleak future that as of now contains very little hope. What’s not to enjoy? Well, for one the series not just great writing but also some stunning artwork to back it up. In an industry filled with people trying to make it these guys are taking a serious shot at making it…
Every so often a comic series comes along which completely takes you by surprise. A complete gem that you stumble across entirely by accident and never regret reading. This is one of those series. I had the pleasure of being contacted recently by writer Nick Goode to ask if I would check out his series ‘Snow: The Dawn’. We often get submissions to the website but very rarely do we get ones this compelling or this well produced. ‘Snow: The Dawn’ has so far released two parts of a planned twelve and also two one-shot issues set in the same universe.…
Written by Katie Dippold & Paul Feig Directed by Paul Feig Starring Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones & Chris Hemsworth Erin Gilbert (Wiig) and Abby Yates (McCarthy) are a pair of unheralded authors who write a book positing that ghosts are real. A few years later Gilbert lands a prestigious teaching position at Columbia University, but her book resurfaces and she is laughed out of academia. Gilbert reunites with Yates and others when ghosts invade Manhattan and she and her team have to save the world. ‘Ghostbusters’ is in cinemas worldwide now! Well, that was a pleasant…
Written by Benjamin Percy Pencils by Otto Schmidt Cover by Juan E. Ferreyra “THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OLIVER QUEEN” Chapter Two “Erasure” In #2, Green Arrow is betrayed, broken and left for dead. He wakes up in a world where the once-wealthy Oliver Queen has no resources and only the faintest clue what’s happened to him. Meanwhile, in a distant land, an old ally begins a quest to help the Emerald Archer in his darkest hour. Pickup your copy of ‘Green Arrow: Rebirth’ #2 @ Comixology now! Previous issue ‘The End’ (reviewed here) was a beyond stunning introduction to the new ‘Green…
Written by Benjamin Percy Pencils by Otto Schmidt Cover by Juan E. Ferreyra “THE DEATH AND LIFE OF OLIVER QUEEN” Chapter One “The End’ As Oliver struggles with how he can fight “the man” when his huge fortune makes him the man, he and Black Canary uncover a deadly new threat to Seattle that cuts the Archer to the bone. Pickup your copy of ‘Green Arrow: Rebirth’ #1 @ Comixology now! Admittedly ‘Green Arrow’ is a title that I hadn’t read until the TV series had begun. I started reading the New 52-era ‘Green Arrow’ around a year ago and followed it…
The San Diego Comic Con issue of American magazine Entertainment Weekly has finally been released! The hallowed issue has chosen to feature ‘The Dark Tower’ on the cover bucking the trend of featuring as DC or Marvel property but that doesn’t mean it’s not still packed with goodies! The issue comes with an article from the set of 2017’s ‘Wonder Woman’ speaking with director Patty Jenkin, producer Charles Roven and star Gal Gadot. The article also features several new images of the actors in costume which you can see in the gallery below. Speak of the film Jenkins is quoted…
Due to hit cinemas next week ‘Star Trek Beyond’ is currently riding a wave of positive press. After the sad passing of actor Anton Yelchin (Chekov) things were looking sad for the franchise 50th anniversary celebrations. Early in production the film was dogged by rumours of creative issues which saw original director Roberto Orci depart the project taking his script with him. The final product directed by Justin Lin and written by Simon Pegg and Doug Jung has now been screen for the press to great success. Social media is now buzzing with positive reviews with some claiming ‘Beyond’ reclaims the…