MCM Comic Con and organisers ReedPop have announced that iconic Futurama voice actor Maurice LaMarche will be attending the geek and pop culture convention at Excel London from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th May. Created by Matt Groening in 1999, Futurama follows the employees of the interplanetary delivery service, Planet Express, as they navigate wacky adventures across the galaxy. Maurice lends his voice to egotistical military officer Zapp Brannigan’s downtrodden sidekick, Kif Kroker, soap acting robot, Calculon, and belligerent alien news anchor, Morbo, in the classic animated sci-fi sitcom. He will also be recognised for his voice acting work in films such as Space Jam,…
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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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Universal Pictures has debuted the film trailer for upcoming Illumination family-adventure Minions & Monsters. Fresh off the worldwide blockbuster success of summer 2024’s funniest comedy, Despicable Me 4, Illumination expands its joyful animated universe with a riotous new chapter, releasing in UK cinemas on July 1, 2026. More than 15 years after their creation, the Minions have become the most iconic animated characters of their generation. Globally recognized and beloved by fans of all ages, they have propelled Illumination’s Despicable Me and Minions to a global box office of more than $5.6 billion. This is the rambunctious, ridiculous and totally…
The reincarnated Jesus Christ and the Antichrist come head-to-head in the next book in Dark Horse’s Millarworld Library, the American Jesus Library Edition. The American Jesus Library Edition collects all three volumes of the hit series written by Mark Millar (Huck: Big Bad World, Kingsman), illustrated by Peter Gross (Animal Pound, The Dollhouse Family) and Tomm Coker (The Black Monday Murders, Daredevil Noir), colored by Jeanne McGee and Daniel Freedman, and lettered by Cory Petit. After surviving a freak accident, a twelve-year-old boy discovers he’s the returned Jesus Christ. He can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk…he can even raise the dead. How will…
Rocketship Entertainment, the industry leader in publishing hit webcomics and the 2021 Ringo Award winner for Favorite Publisher, will add two Legendary Comics titles to its lineup. The hit series Firebrand and ROB are both set for release in 2026 with Kickstarter campaigns planned for later this year. Writers Jessica Chobot and Erika Lewis along with illustrator Claudia Aguirre launched Firebrand: The Initiation of Natali Presano in 2016, a mystical series about a rebellious young witch, returning to Seattle to ward off an ancient evil threatening our modern world. Since its debut, the series had become a massive hit, wrapping up its epic run at the end…
Before The Blob, there was X – the Unknown! Widely regarded as the missing part of the Quatermass franchise, the suspenseful science-horror is the latest Limited Collector’s Edition to be released by Hammer Films. 70 years after its original release, Hammer’s cult classic X the Unknown makes its debut on Blu-ray and 4K UHD. Penned by the legendary Hammer writer Jimmy Sangster (The Curse of Frankenstein), it’s an essential must-own film for all fans of the Quatermass franchise and classic cinema. Watch the remastered film’s official trailer in the player below: What do you do when the killer can’t be stopped – or even understood? Prepare to…
Interesting developments on DC Studios’ rumoured Deathstroke and Bane film overnight from Deadline. The trade is reporting that Superbad director Greg Mottola is high in the mix to helm the as-yet-untitled project. Mottola is no stranger to the DC Universe having previously helmed two episodes of James Gunn’s Peacemaker series in season 2. He is also executive producer and director on new Peacock series The Miniature Wife starring Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen. He’s directed such comedy movies as Adventureland and The Daytrippers. Rumours of a project featuring the two Batman villains first began to circulate in September 2024. Insider believe that an initial…
Brazilian games publisher D20 Culture and Warner Bros. Discovery Global Consumer Products (WBDGCP) have announced that the crowdfunding campaign for the first official RPG to delve into the heart of the DC universe in almost two decades will launch on Gamefound this July. Justice League Unlimited The Roleplaying Game, co-authored by renowned DC creator Mark Waid, is a narrative driven table-top roleplaying game that will invite players to forge their own legends within the expansive DC universe. Players can either create a unique hero or assume the identity of established characters. Set in a universe influenced by Amanda Waller’s actions…
DC has announced “Kingdom of Zod,” a new crossover storyline unfolding across DC’s Supergirl, Action Comics, Superman Unlimited, and Superman comic books in August and September. Featuring the talents of writers Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell, Mark Waid, and Dan Slott, along with artists Eddy Barrows, Joe Quinones, Montos, and Rachael Stott, the Kingdom of Zod crossover pits Superman and DC’s Super-Family against General Dru-Zod as all the major threats from across the world of Superman in DC’s All In era collide! The story begins on August 12 in Supergirl #16, when a mysterious military coup dangerously destabilizes the Kryptonite Kingdom of El Caldero. Supergirl assembles her own strike team—a Super-Force including Superboy-Prime, Conner Kent, Tomorrow Man,…
Warner Bros. Games last night revealed the launch trailer for LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight, taking viewers on a thrill ride through Bruce Wayne’s epic journey to become the DC’s hero of Gotham City, from origin to legend. Set against the backdrop of Seal’s Grammy-winning song “Kiss from a Rose” from the Batman Forever(1995) film soundtrack, the trailer features new cinematic and gameplay moments of the Caped Crusader and his crime-fighting allies – Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Jim Gordon, Catwoman, and Talia al Ghul – as they take on an ever-growing threat from The Joker, Poison Ivy, Mr. Freeze, Two-Face, Ra’s al Ghul,…
Hot off the presses, Netflix has just announced its plans to return to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2026 with a genre-spanning line-up of films and series featuring visionary filmmakers, as well as up-and-coming talent. This follows an unprecedented year for Netflix Animation, with the triumphant KPop Demon Hunters taking home a history-making two Oscars*, 13 Annie Awards wins including three for Love, Death + Robots, and Ultraman: Rising nabbing the Children and Family Emmys for Outstanding Animated Special and Sound Mixing & Sound Editing for an Animated Program. The streamer isn’t short of exciting new projects to…