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.

The cast and crew of Arrow has officially completed production on the final episode of the series. As the cast share emotional messages with the fans on social media, executive producer Marc Guggenheim has shared an equally emotional message written for the cast and crew. https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/1194692165244477441 He later went on to confirm that the last to words of dialogue on the series are “To you.” https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/1194909456053739520 We still have five episodes of the season to go, including the episode Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover so there’s still plenty of time before we need to begin mourning. But it’s a tough…

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Finally, after what feels like years of waiting, we know when we’ll see Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson suit up as Black Adam. Warner Bros. (via Johnson) has confirmed that the long awaited film will be hitting cinemas in December 2020. The news was announced on The Rock’s social media channels alongside some stellar artwork by poster artist BossLogic and DC Comics own legendary Jim Lee. You can check out the artwork in the Instagram post below and be sure to come back for all the casting new as it happens! https://www.instagram.com/p/B42odCrFF42 Black Adam officially lands in cinemas on 22 December,…

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One of the biggest moments in Tom King’s entire run on Batman was the cliffhanger which possibly saw the death of a very major character. We can’t exactly hide who it is given his name is in the title of this new one-shot however. Yes, it seems that Alfred Pennyworth did indeed die at the hands of Bane and the alternate universe Batman, Thomas Wayne. Now a new one-shot entitled Batman: Pennyworth RIP will explore the impact of these events on Bruce. Check out the full press release from DC below: BATMAN: PENNYWORTH R.I.P. EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF ALFRED’S TRAGIC DEATH How…

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Disney+ launched on Tuesday to great fanfare in North America and several other territories. Fans were quick to notice that a handful of the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies were missing from the platform and now when have an idea when most of those will arrive. CBR reports that Thor: Ragnarok will be first to arrive on Disney+, dropping on December 5. This will be followed by Black Panther on March 4, 2020,  Avengers: Infinity War on June 25, 2020, Ant-Man and The Wasp on July 29, 2020. As expected there are no current plans for Sony to bring either Spider-Man: Homecoming or Far From Home to…

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Despite the first season not debuting for another month Netflix has announced that The Witcher will be returning for a second season! The streaming behemoth announced the news on its social media channels yesterday to the sound of rapturous applause from the internet. The series is an adaption of the best-selling series of novels by Andrzej Sapkowski. The series has also been turned in to a hugely successful series of games. https://twitter.com/netflix/status/1194662370485919744 In The Witcher Henry Cavill (Man of Steel) stars as as Geralt of Rivia, Anya Chalotra as Yennefer of Vengerberg, Freya Allan as Ciri and Joey Batey as…

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DC Comics has hit some major milestones in the last few years. The 1000th issues of both Action Comics and Detective Comics were marked with huge events and 2020 will see the release of landmark 750th issues of Wonder Woman and The Flash. DC has announced its plans for Barry Allen’s big day and you can read all about it in the press release below. DC Celebrates 750 Issues of The Flash in February 2020 Debuts A New Story Arc by Series Writer Josh Williamson, “The Flash Age” Features Stories from an All-Star Collection of Writers and Artists Including Marv Wolfman, Geoff…

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After a number of directorial changes things are finally starting to come together at Sony Pictures for their adaption of Uncharted. Variety is reporting that Sony has signed up the Academy Award nominated Mark Wahlberg (The Departed) to join the cast in the rule of Victor “Sully” Sullivan. Sullivan is an American treasure hunter and businessman who, as well as a friend, is a mentor and father figure to lead character Nathan Drake. Drake will be played in the film by Spider-Man: Far From Home star Tom Holland. Travis Knight (Bumblebee) is directing the film from a screenplay from Rafe…

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This week Iain Glenn returns to Titans for another guest spot as Bruce Wayne. From the looks of this new preview gallery for the episode “E.L._.O.” he’ll be advising the lady Titans on how to save Conner, Gar and Dick from their current predicaments. Check out the extended synopsis and full gallery below. Episode 11, “E.L._.O.” Airing: Friday, November 15 on DC UniverseWith Dick still in prison and Gar under the microscope at Cadmus, the remaining Titans are called together to save their teammates. Meanwhile, Jason and Rose grow closer in Gotham. As Mercy Graves has a breakthrough with her “Project…

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After rumours began circulating over the last couple of weeks, director Matt Reeves has now confirmed that Andy Serkis will indeed be part of the cast of The Batman. In typical Reeves form he posted a GIF of the actor to his Twitter with the simple caption “And here comes Alfred”. https://twitter.com/mattreevesLA/status/1194724432843067393 With Serkis set to direct Venom 2 next year we are unsure as to the level of Alfred’s appearance in the film. Serkis previously worked with Reeves on the Planet of the Apes film where his own company helps provide motion capture for the VFX Apes. Written and…

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