Marvel Comics is gearing up to kick off its official birthday festivities. The publisher has announced even more 80th anniversary celebrations with limited-time content with your favourite Marvel games; limited-time merchandise; and retailer events in honour of Marvel’s legacy! Marvel announced plans to celebrate its birthday on August 31: the day Marvel Comics #1 gave the world its first look at the Marvel Universe. To celebrate the worldwide impact that followed, there will be activations and retailer events around the globe. Events include: D23 Expo (August 23-25) – Taking place at the Anaheim Convention Center, attendees can shop, snap Marvel-themed photos with friends, and…
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.
You might remember back in 2016 that Ben Affleck’s Batman made a cameo appearance in Suicide Squad. With The Suicide Squad gearing up to enter production later in the years director James Gunn is facing a barrage of questioning as to whether he might crop up in The Suicide Squad. Gunn hilariously responded to fans asking in a story on his Instagram account. Check out a screenshot caught by an eagle-eyed fan and shared on Twitter. https://twitter.com/NateBrail/status/1160657149850214401 Somehow we don’t think we’ll be seeing Batman in this one… The Suicide Squad (aka Suicide Squad 2) is aiming for an August…
You can pickup your copy of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #41 now where all good comics are sold. Synopsis NECESSARY EVIL, the Power Rangers comic book event of 2019, continues here! You think you know everything about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers – but this issue answers one of the biggest questions in franchise history with revelations that will shake the team to their core. The White Ranger may be their new leader…but who is the new enemy of the Power Rangers? Review In my review of issue #40 (check it out here) I talked about how Ryan Parrott had cleverly…
UNLOCKING THE “SUPER” POWER IN HER PEN: DC AND WRITEGIRL EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF FEMALE STORYTELLERS Acclaimed DC Writers and Artists Mariko Tamaki, Cecil Castellucci, Cat Staggs, and Sarah Kuhn, Among Others, Lead Comics & Graphic Novels Writing Workshop For Los Angeles Teens Burbank, CA (Aug 12, 2019) – On Friday, August 2, DC welcomed 40 teen storytellers from the award-winning creative writing mentorship organization, WriteGirl, into the publisher’s legendary halls to learn about the World’s Greatest Super Heroes and the art of graphic storytelling. This full-day writing workshop was developed to inspire these Los Angeles-area girls, ages 13-18, to…
Netflix recently announced that it was selling off costumes from all of its cancelled Marvel shows. Costumes from the likes of Luke Cage, Iron Fist and Daredevil were all up for grabs for fans. Former Daredevil show runner Steven DeKnight has revealed on Twitter that he was able to snap up Matt Murdock’s costume which debuted back in season 1. It is now on its way to be shown off at the offices of DeKnight Productions. https://twitter.com/stevendeknight/status/1160996249849487360 The auction house behind the event has revealed on its website that the suit went for a whopping $55,000. But we’re glad to…
Production continues on the upcoming second season of Titans over on DC Universe. The cast and crew are still wrapping up the last few episodes of the season and a new behind-the-scenes photo has given us a fresh look at Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson. The new picture shows Zhang sporting a rather fresh eye injury so we do wonder if this is from scenes earlier in the season. The photo itself surfaced via the Titans Reddit chat. So far we’ve only glimpsed the character in civilian costume, we can’t wait to see if she fully suits up as Ravager…
Alongside the announcements that The Personal History of David Copperfield will open the 63rd BFI London Film Festival it has also been announced which film will close this years festivities. Martin Scorsese’s upcoming Netflix release The Irishman will be this years Closing Night Gala and you can read all about it in the press release below: LONDON, Monday, 5th August: The 63rd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express is thrilled to announce that THE IRISHMAN will be this year’s Closing Night Gala, which is directed by one of the true giants of cinema Martin Scorsese and starring Academy…
An Old Warrior Reluctantly Picks Up Her Sword Again in New Series From Dennis Culver (Burnouts, E is for Extinction) and Justin Greenwood (Stumptown, The Last Siege) Dark Horse Comics invites you on a quest for blood and vengeance that is equal parts Unforgiven and Xena: Warrior Princess. The Sword Saviour and Champion of Men once known as Bloody Bliss is now nothing more than a reclusive old Crone. When an old enemy returns, Bliss is once more needed to save the Three Kingdoms but does she have the strength to answer the call? Only Dennis Culver and Justin Greenwood…
Amazon Prime has announced that it has picked up a new comedy horror series from the writing team of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Truth Seekers is described by the studio as focussing on a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK, sharing their adventures on an online channel for all to see. However, as they stake out haunted churches, underground bunkers and abandoned hospitals with their array of homemade ghost-detecting gizmos, their supernatural experiences grow more frequent, more terrifying and even deadly, as they begin to uncover a conspiracy…
Batman: Hush hits DVD and Blu-ray™ today across the UK but for those who haven’t read the seminal series by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee we’re asking… Who is Hush? Batman’s childhood friend turned mysterious villain… Batman finds himself taking on new challenges in Batman: Hush when a mysterious figure takes control of Gotham’s most dangerous forces. This shadowy villain known simply as Hush can be seen taking down Batman’s crime-fighting career, as well as Bruce Wayne’s personal life, but who is this secretive figure determined to take Batman down? To celebrate the release of Batman: Hush on DVD and Blu-ray™ August 12th, we’re finding out… Introducing Hush… Hush first appeared in DC Comics issue…