Author: 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.

Following the release of an exciting second trailer, 20th Century Studios and new partners Walt Disney Studios have released a new poster for Josh Boone’s New Mutants. Similar to the first poster it features the main cast of the X-Men spin-off looking highly stylised and sufficiently moody. Look carefully inside the text and you might get to see a little more than you bargained for! New Mutants stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie Williams, Charlie Heaton, Blu Hunt, Henry Zaga, and Alice Braga. The film is directed by Josh Boone from a screenplay by Boone and Knate Lee. Production credits go to Simon Kinberg, Lauren…

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With Star Wars: The Clone Wars returning for a final season in February on Disney+ it was only a matter of time before the adventures of Obi-Wan and Anakin returned to the pages of IDW Publishing’s comics. The publisher has now announced a new miniseries to debut in April and you can get a preview, including a look at some cool new artwork, in the press release below. IDW Publishing’s Five-Part Comic Book Event Shares Battle Tales from a Galaxy Far, Far Away SAN DIEGO, CA (January 23, 2020) – While the galaxy may be divided, fans certainly won’t be when IDW Publishing (OTCQX:…

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After an emotional reunion with her sister Beth (Rachel Skarsten), Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) is going to be faced with a terrible choice when Batwoman returns. The series is taking two weeks off due to The Oscars and the Super Bowl but when it returns we’ll see two characters plagued by sharing the same space on the new Earth-Prime. We don’t have photos or a synopsis for the episode yet but below you can watch a short promo for “Take Your Choice.” Batwoman stars Ruby Rose as Kate Kane/Batwoman. The series co-stars Dougray Scott, Elizabeth Anweis, Meagan Tandy, Camrus Johnson,…

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Sony Pictures Bad Boys For Life held on to the top spot in North America this week with a strong holdover in its second weekend frame. The film held off competition from holdovers 1917 and Dolittle, plus the opening of Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen which had to settle for forth place. Bad Boys For Life closed out the weekend with an estimated $34m, bringing its domestic total up to a respectable $120m after ten days in release and dipping just -46% from its opening weekend. The film is now only $20 shy of becoming the highest grossing film in the…

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Following the launch of the huge Harleywood event in Los Angeles, the cast of Birds of Prey (and The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) rolled on to Mexico City for fan screening. Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell were on hand to meet fans and present the film to an audience for the first time. A handful of reactions have now hit the web and they are resoundingly positive! Don’t forget the social media embargo for Birds of Prey lifts following Wednesday’s nights world premiere here in good old London Town! Birds of Prey (And The Fantabulous…

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Today Warner Bros. Joker, directed by Todd Phillips, begins its UK home video roll out. As of now the film is available to purchase on digital platforms with a physical release to follow on February 10. Special Features and Technical Specs include: DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILMDOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACKJoker: Vision & Fury – FeatueretteBecoming Joker – FeatuerettePlease Welcome… Joker! – FeatueretteJoker: A Chronicle of Chaos – FeatueretteOptional English SDH, Spanish, Portuguese, and French subtitles for the main feature Joker is currently tipped for huge success at the BAFTAs following a swathe of awards for Joaquin Phoenix and composer Hildur Guðnadóttir. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylf-0hafTcc Phillips…

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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 Batman has vanished from New Gotham, but the next generation of the criminals he fought still prowls the city. Now confined to a wheelchair after being attacked by Batman’s archenemy, The Joker, Batgirl redefines herself with a complicated double life. Review Back in 2002 Smallville was riding high in the ratings for The WB network. Long before words like Arrowverse or The CW were even in existence Warner Bros. was setting up a fleet of DC related TV…

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The first episode of Star Trek: Picard is now available to stream worldwide via Amazon Prime Video and CBS All Access. The reviewers (including us!) have had our say and the series has scored an impressive 94% on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The critics consensus on the site reads: Anchored by the incomparable Patrick Stewart, Picard departs from standard Starfleet protocol with a slower, serialized story, but like all great Star Trek it tackles timely themes with grace and makes for an exciting push further into the final frontier. Here’s what some of the site’s top critics had to say about Sir Patrick Stewart’s…

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The lovely team over at DC Universe has announced what will be joining the service in February. With Birds of Prey coming to cinemas it’s no surprise that two animated films joining the service revolve around Harley Quinn. Batman & Harley Quinn will begin streaming from February 1 alongside Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay. For highlights of what is joining the service check out the press release below. What to Watch and Read on DC UNIVERSE This February February marks the big screen release of Birds of Prey (and the Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) and there’s no better way to dive…

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