Tomorrow Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) finally hits cinemas across the globe. For the last couple of weeks we’ve been introducing you to the major playings in the latest DC Films release. Today we’re taking a look at Cassandra Cain, the youngest and perhaps most updated character in the film. Get to know her character’s comic book origins and find out some key comics and series to devour ahead of the film’s release! Cassandra Cain Alias: Orphan/Batgirl First appearance: Batman #567 (1999) Bio: Like many of the Birds of PRey characters, Cassandra Cain didn’t…
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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Birds of Prey is available now on DVD and digital. The series can be streaming on DC Universe in North America. Synopsis Helena is thrilled when her best friend from high school, Sanda (Sung Hi Lee), returns to New Gotham, but the crimefighters are troubled by a series of murders with the unmistakeable mark of Barbara’s nemesis, Lady Shiva. Review “Lady Shiva” is the episode which I have been waiting to review all season. Historically this has been my favourite episode alongside the pilot and the season finale. Interestingly they are perhaps the three episodes with the most connection to…
Birds of Prey is available now on DVD and digital. The series can be streaming on DC Universe in North America. Synopsis Frustrated by her relationship with Reese, Helena becomes intrigued when she meets Darkstrike (Kristoffer Polaha), a meta human who has come to New Gotham on the trail of a serial killer. Review Following an original and inventive story in the previous episode (reviewed here), Birds of Prey veers in to comic book adjacent territory with its seventh episode, “Split”. This episode, whilst entertaining and dark for the season overall, is a direct consequence of trying to create a…
This week The Flash finally returns to screens after a prolonged winter break. Whilst this week’s episode will see a guest spot from David Ramsey as John Diggle to help Team Flash cope with the loss of Oliver Queen, another character will make their return in next week’s episode. “Love Is A Battlefield” will see the return of Amunet, played by sci-fi veteran Katee Sackhoff and you can get a first look at the episode with these new promo photos. LOVE IS IN THE AIR — Barry (Grant Gustin) and Iris (Candice Patton) plan a romantic dinner for Valentine’s Day…
If you happen to be living in the US and don’t currently have a subscription to CBS All Access then we have some awesome news for you. For a limited time only you can now watch the first episode of Star Trek: Picard free of charge. Hit play on the video below to watch episode 1.01 “Remembrance” and don’t forget to check out our review when you’re done! https://youtu.be/1PPm5l3o2zw Star Trek: Picard is set to star Patrick Stewart, Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Isa Briones, Harry Treadaway, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Jonathan Del Arco and Evan Evagora. The series debuts on…
Next week Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) will set out rescue Poison Ivy (Lake Bell) who has been kidnapped by Scarecrow (Rahul Kohli). Scarecrow is looking to Harvey her planet abilities for his latest evil scheme to take over Gotham but he has a fight on his hands when Harley comes to the rescue.
After a lot of hype, a series of character posters and a music festival, Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for Fast 9 (called F9) for short. The near 4 minute trailer packs in a tonne of footage from the film featuring Vin Diesel and a host of returning and new cast members. You can read the full synopsis for F9 below. No matter how fast you are, no one outruns their past. Vin Diesel’s Dom Toretto is leading a quiet life off the grid with Letty and his son, little Brian, but they know that danger always lurks…
Star Trek: Picard airs new episodes Thursday’s on CBS All Access in North America. Internationally, episode air on Amazon Prime Video the following day. Synopsis Picard begins investigating the mystery of Dahj as well as what her very existence means to the Federation. Without Starfleet’s support, Picard is left leaning on others for help, including Dr. Agnes Jurati and an estranged former colleague, Raffi Musiker. Meanwhile, hidden enemies are also interested in where Picard’s search for the truth about Dahj will lead. Review At the end of first episode, “Remembrance” (reviewed here), I thought I had Star Trek: Picard all…
Harley Quinn debuts new episodes Fridays on DC Universe and airs Thursday’s at 22:30 on E4 in the UK.
The CW has released promotional photos for the upcoming third episode of Legends of Tomorrow season 5. “Slay Anything” will follow members of the team as they head back to high school in search of a serial killer whilst Constantine and Charlie has a little side mission of their own. Check out the synopsis and photos for the episode below. SURVIVING FAMILY — When the Legends discover a new Encore, Sara (Caity Lotz), Rory (Dominic Purcell) and Ava (Jes Macallan) end up crashing a high school reunion to attempt to stop a serial killer from finishing unfinished business. The Legends…