Story & cover by Lee Bemerjo Art by Jorge Corona The Robin War is over. From the rubble a new force rises, one that is attacking Duke and his Robins one by one. This new movement laughs at hope and justice. They believe in anger. They believe in fear. They believe in chaos. They are…JOKERS. Pickup your copy of ‘We Are Robin’ #8 at Comixology now! I’m reeling with the knowledge that ‘We Are Robin’ is not appearing on the current roster of DC Comics due to be published under the ‘Rebirth’ initiative (more on that here). Eight months in…
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 Scott Snyder & James Tynion IV Art by Yanick Paquette Colours by Nathan Fairbairn Cover by Yanick Paquette & Nathan Fairbairn It is time. Bruce Wayne has reclaimed his true past as Batman. Now he must descend into the cave and face what he once was. Can he truly leave behind a life free from the pain and anguish of the Bat? Can he plunge once more into the madness and purpose that once consumed him? In this special, thrilling issue, watch as the fate of Bruce Wayne, and Batman, is decided once and for all. Pickup your…
Following on from previous initiatives including the prominent ‘New 52’ and ‘DC You’ DC Comics Chief Geoff Johns has announced a new beginning for the company in the guise of ‘Rebirth’. Described by Johns as ‘…beyond the back-to-basics approach. It’s not just going back to square one. It’s much, much more than something that simplistic.’ The ‘Rebirth’ initiative will see many of DC Comics major titles return to their #1 issue with the exception of both ‘Detective Comics’ and ‘Action Comics’ which return to their pre-New 52 numbers, #934 and #975 respectively. Many of the A-list heroes including Batman and…
Written by Rhett Reese and Pau Wernick Directed by Tim Miller Starring Ryan Reynolds, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, Stefan Kapicic and Brianna Hildebrand ‘Dead pool’ is in cinemas worldwide now! A former Special Forces operative turned mercenary is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopting the alter ego Deadpool. ‘Deadpool’ was always going to be a film that would divide critics and comic book movie fans alike. Many championed the R-rating that the film has in the US, here in the UK it only seems to equate to a 15 rating, where others felt that Wade Wilson…
Over the last week Warner Bros has gone ahead and revealed another cinematic trailer for ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’! With under two months to go before the film hits cinemas this is without doubt the final trailer to hit our screens, between now and the release of the film TV spots will become the central focus of the promotion. The film hits UK cinemas on 25th March 2016! Checkout the new trailer below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX_iASz1Si8 Alongside the unveiling of the new trailer Warner Bros. have also released several new posters for the film:
Ahead of its appearance on newsstands this Thursday (28th January) the kind people at Empire Magazine have released the cover artwork and teaser images for the March 2016 issue. The magazine comes to stores with either a Batman or Superman cover with subscribers receiving a very special black and white sketch by DC’s own Jim Lee. The magazine itself promises a full preview of the film featuring interviews with all the stars and the creative team behind the film. Beware these images do contain mild spoilers or in the case of one… a fairly big tease!
Hot off the presses here is the latest poster for the upcoming ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ film. Earlier today, via his Twitter account, director Zack Snyder unveiled new emojis in the battle of #batman vs #superman. Simply hashtag your favourite and their new logo from the film will automatically display in your tweets! ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ stars Henry Cavill in the role of Superman, Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, and co-stars Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne and Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. Fearing the actions of a god-like…
Written by Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg & Phil Klemmer Directed by Glen Winter Time-traveling rogue, Rip Hunter, has to recruit a rag-tag team of heroes and villains to help prevent an apocalypse that could impact not only Earth, but all of time. Catch ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ Thursdays at 8/7c on The CW and in the UK coming Sky One on Thursday 3rd March at 8pm. Finally after all the hype and promotion ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow’ (hereby known as ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ ‘Legends’ or ‘LoT’ for the sake of typing) premiered this week to some surprising reviews. Fans of the Guggenheim/Berlanti TV…
All is not well in the TARDIS today as in a joint statement Steven Moffat and the BBC have announced that the show runner is to exit the series in 2017 to be replaced by ‘Broadchurch’ helmer Chris Chibnall. Not only that but the next series of the long running show will not make it to our screens until Spring 2017! In his statement Steven Moffat says: “Feels odd to be talking about leaving when I’m just starting work on the scripts for season 10, but the fact is my timey-wimey is running out. While Chris is doing his last…
Continuing the fun of #DCWEEK we now have the release of concept artwork for the upcoming ‘Justice League Part 1’ now confirmed for release on November 17, 2017. As part of the ‘DC Films Presents Dawn of the Justice League’ hosts Kevin Smith and Geoff Johns discussed the culmination of the current slate of films into the first appearance of the iconic team on screen in director Zack Snyder’s ‘Justice League Part 1’. In discussing the film the show broke up in to several small featurettes on each of the league characters not yet seen in any of the trailers for…