Sunday, October 20 will finally see the debut of Watchmen on HBO. The series recently premiered to rapturous applause and acclaim at New York Comic Con and finally fans are about to get a glimpse at the new live-action story in the world of the Alan Moore classic. Now HBO has released the synopsis for the pilot episode which is called “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice”. Read the full synopsis below: Episode 1: ‘It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice’ — Debut date: SUNDAY, OCT. 20 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) In an alternate America where police conceal their…
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.
Batwoman airs Sundays at 8/7c on The CW in North America which episodes available to stream the following day on The CW app. The series is yet to announce a premiere date in the UK. Synopsis Kate Kane returns to Gotham when a gang targets her father and her ex-girlfriend Sophie Moore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xana3fqo-B0 Review After months of buildup The CW has finally launched Batwoman to a wave of anti-feminist, anti-LGBTQ criticism. But does the series hold up against the pantheon of Arrowverse shows. In all honesty… not quite, but it’s well on its way to being a new and original…
Following the hugely successful Teen Titans: Raven (reviewed here), New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia is once again teaming with illustrator Gabriel Picolo for a follow-up novel, Beast Boy. Garcia and Picolo gave fans something to cheer at the Super-Powered YA: DC Reads for Your #TBR Pile panel at New York Comic Con when they revealed an expansive look at the highly anticipated release. Teen Titans: Beast Boy is the second installment of Garcia and Picolo’s multi-part series. Told in a similar style to Raven, Teen Titans: Beast Boy will explore Garfield’s teen years before he became the shape-shifting superhero. Here’s some first look images for…
Overnight JustJared has released a huge gallery of paparazzi photos from the set of The Suicide Squad. The cast were caught collecting at the Atlanta set of the film with many appearing in full costume. Returning star Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang) was snapped alongside fellow cast members Nathan Fillion (Arm-Fall-Off-Boy), Pete Davidson (Blackguard), Michael Rooker (Savant), Flula Borg (Javelin), Sean Gunn (Weasal) and Mayling Ng (Mongal). Based on these colourful, pulpy costume designs we cannot wait to see these characters in action! https://twitter.com/JustJared/status/1182781982012596224 Returning from Suicide Squad are Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) and Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Joel Kinnaman (Rick…
We’ve seen plenty of set photos from Crisis On Infinite Earths as all the Arrowverse casts – and plenty of guest stars – have been spotted on the set. But this latest image is one of the most exciting yet! A keen snapper caught a photo of this Gotham City Gazette newspaper on the set. How and where this cover will be worked in to the five-part crossover we’re not sure. Maybe a visit to Earth-89 perhaps?! https://twitter.com/arrowverse_dc/status/1182656943111970819 Crisis On Infinite Earths begins on December 8, 2019 with Supergirl and continues with Batwoman on December 9 and The Flash on…
Sony Pictures has debuted a second look at its upcoming Charlies Angels movie. This latest incarnation is set to honour the original TV series as well as the movies released in the early 00’s. There’s so much going on in this trailer it’s hard to take it all in at first watch. It certainly seems that writer/director Elizabeth Banks has crafted a movie with tonnes of action as well as some classic comedy and a bucketload of strong female characters. Check out the trailer in the player below. https://youtu.be/voYLots_ZOg Director Elizabeth Banks takes the helm as the next generation of…
Another of Dark Horse Comics huge announcements from New York Comic Con was the upcoming release of The Neil Gaiman Library Volume 1. Following the convention the publisher has released further information on the release: All your favorite Neil Gaiman graphic novel adaptations will be available in deluxe, hardcover compendiums! Deluxe oversized collections of comic stories from celebrated and award-winning writer Neil Gaiman, in conjunction with some of comics’ most acclaimed creators will soon arrive in comic shops and bookstores beginning in 2020 with The Neil Gaiman Library Volume 1. Four essential Gaiman tales will be collected in the 336-page hardcover, A Study…
During the Meet The Publishers panel at New York Comic Con co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan DiDio discussed the importance of DC Comics new YA line of books. The series, including the excellent Teen Titans: Raven (reviewed here) has been a huge success for the publisher who also announced several new books. At the Super-Powered YA: DC Reads for Your #TBR Pile panel, DC surprised fans with special advance looks at a number of upcoming young adult graphic novels including Shadow of the Batgirl. Making their first public appearance as a creative team, author Sarah Kuhn and artist Nicole Goux spoke in-depth…
Earlier today we brought you a roundup of all Dark Horse Comics announcements from New York Comic Con. One of those announcements was the upcoming release of a new series based in the world of Netflix’s Stranger Things. Here’s the full press release from the publisher on the series: “Stranger Things: Into the Fire” Heats Up Comic Shops in January 2020 Dark Horse Comics and Netflix are expanding the world of Stranger Things in the newest Stranger Things comic series, Stranger Things: Into the Fire! In 1984, several years after escaping Hawkins, two survivors of Dr. Brenner’s experiments seek out number nine because she needs…
Several months ago Marvel Television announced plans for a live-action Helstrom series which will debut on HULU in North America. Now the studio has announced the cast for production which is due to start shooting soon. In Marvel’s Helstrom series, Daimon and Ana Helstrom are the son and daughter of a mysterious and powerful serial killer. The siblings have a complicated dynamic as they track down the terrorizing worst of humanity — each with their attitude and skills. Tom Austen (Grantchester, The Borgias) will star as Daimon Helstrom, a professor of ethics who moonlights as an exorcist, Daimon has no illusions about saving a world he…