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.

Though the Obi-Wan Kenobi hasn’t begun production yet, a new rumour is suggesting that a legacy character from the Star Wars prequels is set to appear. Making Star Wars is reporting that polarising character Jar Jar Binks is set to make some kind of appearance.  The site understands that early work is being conducted with visual effects in order to bring him back with rumours stating he’ll have a beard to help visualise the passing of time since Palpatine took control of the senate. How would you feel about Jar Jar returning to our screens? Sound off in the comments…

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After four weeks at the top of the box office, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has finally succumbed and fallen in to second place. The Disney picture has been replaced in the top spot by Universal’s (eOne in the UK) World War 1 epic, 1917. 1917 is co-written and directed by British director Sam Mendes (Spectre) and this week expanded nationwide in both the US and UK following a two-week limited release period. The film took an estimated $36.5m in North America and has grown to $60m worldwide through it’s wide-opening weekend. Falling in to second place, The Rise…

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #101 is available now where all good comics are sold! Synopsis Welcome to the new world of TMNT! After the cataclysmic events of TMNT #100, the Turtles find New York City drastically changed—new factions and enemies are on the rise, and allies are in short supply. The Turtles discover that in order to survive they will need to work together like never before! Review Regular GYCO readers will know that I used to review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics religiously. I’ve followed this recent run all the way back to its first issue and have stuck…

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Filming on The Batman has been moving around London for the last couple of weeks as we’ve gotten our first looks at plenty of vehicles and supporting roles from the film. Now it seems that the crew may be packing up and heading north. Scotland’s Daily Record newspaper is reporting that the film will take to the streets of Glasgow with many expecting fans to get their first look at the new Batmobile. The paper says “Filming will also be the first opportunity for eagle-eyed DC Comics fans to catch a glimpse of the new Batmobile.” Keep your eyes peeled…

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Last night Doctor Who brought us a cautionary tale about our own failure as the human race. Now our sights turn to next week as The Doctor and her crew travel to New York and run in to none other than Nikola Tesla. Of course this is Doctor Who so mayhem soon ensues and we can’t wait to see what happens next! Here’s the promo for “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhnTT8cGndc Doctor Whostars Jodie Whittaker as The Doctor, Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan, Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair and Bradley Walsh as Graham O’Brien. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn,…

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released its annual list of the best selling comics books and graphic novels and there’s plenty of good news for many of the top publishers in the industry. DC Comics takes the top spot in the individual sales chart as Detective Comics landmark 1000th issue becomes the top selling issue of 2019. The top ten issues is dominated by number ones with Marvel taking the lions share of spots on the chart. Here’s the top 10: RANKDESCRIPTIONPRICEVENDOR1DETECTIVE COMICS #1000$9.99DC2SPAWN #300$7.99IMAGE COMICS3X-MEN #1$4.99MARVEL COMICS4BLACK CAT #1$4.99MARVEL COMICS5DCEASED #1$3.99DC6ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1$7.99MARVEL COMICS7MARVEL COMICS #1000$9.99MARVEL COMICS8HOUSE OF X #1$5.99MARVEL…

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BOOM! Studios has announced a new graphic novel adaption of an American classic. Slaughterhouse Five will see the publisher taking on Kurt Vonnegut’s seminal anti-war novel in a new graphic form. The adaption is written by the Eisner Award-winning Ryan North with artwork by the Eisner nominated Albert Monteys. Take a look at the press release below for all the details. Discover an All New Way of Looking at Author Kurt Vonnegut’s Seminal Masterpiece in September 2020 BOOM! Studios today announced a brand new graphic novel, SLAUGHTERHOUSE-FIVE. An American classic and one of the world’s seminal anti-war novels, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five…

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Later today, around 14:00 GMT, we’ll get the first trailer for Sony Pictures Morbius, The Living Vampire. But a new leaked image seems to confirm that the film will, at least tangentially, connect to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the leaked image of actor Jared Leto in full makeup (check that one out here) we’ve not got a new image of the character in what appears to be prison overalls. But it’s the background of the image which has set fans talking… https://twitter.com/Vullein/status/1216483551396466693 We can clearly see an image of Spider-Man with graffiti calling him a murderer sprayed over the…

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This week the press gets a first look at the upcoming Star Trek: Picard. The series debuts on CBS All Access in North America on January 23, before moving to Amazon Prime in international territories from 24, January. There have been rumblings for a couple of weeks that the series has been picked up for a second season. But now CBS EVP and Head of Original Content, Julie McNamara, has confirmed the news. “The energy and excitement around the premiere of Star Trek: Picard has reached a magnitude greater than all of us at CBS All Access could have hoped for,” said…

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