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.

On Friday we brought you the breaking news that Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios had struck a deal for Spider-Man to remain in the MCU. Now Disney CEO Bob Iger has weighed in on what this means going forwards in a tweet which declares the “feud” between the studios as over. https://twitter.com/RobertIger/status/1177728931866112000 Iger also thanks Sony for remaining at the table and discussing the fact negotiations have been ongoing behind the scenes. It is said the new Spider-Man deal gives Disney a larger share of the box office. Sony still gets 75% of the film’s box office receipts, whilst Disney…

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There’s every chance this week will mark the debut of the first full length trailer for Birds of Prey. With both Joker arriving in cinemas and New York Comic Con taking place this week there’s ample opportunity for Warner Bros. to release a trailer. Actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead recently sat down with The Wrap and talked turned to the character of Helene Bertinelli/Huntress. “She’s kind of an odd character,” said Winstead. “She’s weird, and funny and awkward. You sort of get to tell this story of this girl who grew up training to be an assassin and didn’t ever have…

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Titans returns from hiatus with an episode struggling to move on from the past and embrace its future. Synopsis Four years ago, Dick, Donna, Hank & Dawn formed the Titans with Garth aka Aqualad. But the team is tested with the arrival of a new villain. Review Going in to “Aqualad” I had the distinct feeling we would be forgetting the present day narrative to explore a story in the Titan’s past. I had hoped the series had grown beyond the need to tell stories in one time period and instead jump between two – a la Arrow. But alas…

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Empire Magazine has debuted a new image from the upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Presented without context we have Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and a number of Storm Troopers being blown backwards by something out of shot. Ren’s gaze seems transfixed with whatever is causing the incident. Could it be Rey? The accompanying quote from writer Chris Terrio alongside the image reads “When ren takes off his makes, there’s a nakedness about him with Rey that he doesn’t express to anyone else.” The film will see the return of Daisy Ridley (Rey), Adam Driver (Kylo Ren), John Boyega (Finn), Oscar…

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Angel #3 is available now where all good comics are sold! Synopsis Darkness has possessed another innocent…and Angel has no choice but to fight them. Trapped in an empty hospital with nowhere to go, Angel needs to find a way to save the host from this deadly and elusive demon, or have yet another life on his conscience. Will his new ally Fred Burkle be able to help him…or is she the reason he’s battling this monster in the first place? The next exciting chapter of the pop culture reimagining that made headlines worldwide continues from Bryan Edward Hill (Detective…

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James Gunn has shared a new look at the cast of The Suicide Squad (and Pom Klementieff) hanging out after a screening of Warner Bros. Joker. Here we have Gunn, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Pete Davidson, Daniela Melchior, Mayling Ng, producer Peter Safran, Nathan Fillion, Sean Gunn and more. We hope they enjoyed the movie! https://www.instagram.com/p/B2-Z4wMAvCi Returning from Suicide Squad are Viola Davis (Amanda Waller) and Margot Robbie (Harley Quinn), Joel Kinnaman (Rick Flagg) and Jai Courtney (Captain Boomerang). Officially joining them are David Dastmalchian, John Cena, Joaquin Cosio, Nathan Fillion, Mayling Ng, Flula Borg, Sean Gunn, Juan…

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PORTLAND, Ore. 9.27.2019 — Image Comics is pleased to return to New York this year for New York Comic Con on Thursday, October 3 through Sunday, October 6 and will be located in booth #1444. Please note: updates to the schedule may appear online during the show. Please refer to www.imagecomics.com for the most up-to-date information. CONVENTION EXCLUSIVES Undiscovered Country #1 Scott Snyder, Charles Soule & Giuseppe Camuncoli – $10 + taxGold foil Spawn 300 cover (ONLY AVAILABLE WITH BUM BUMZ PURCHASE) both for $50 – Limited quantity of 500 comics. (limit 2 per person)Silver foil Spawn 300 cover $25 each (limit 2 per person)Three exclusive Spawn prints ($20…

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Joker finally hits cinemas across the globe from this week and to celebrate we’ve got a new video interview with lead actor Joaquin Phoenix. In the player below you can catch the actor discussing crafting the character as well as shooting the movie and just how audiences will react to the piece. Most interestingly Phoenix also discusses his reaction to reading the Joker script and how it led him to take on the role. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSAY-5oVJPM Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film is being produced by Phillips and Bradley…

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Though we’re still a week away from the premiere of Batwoman, The CW has released a preview gallery for episode 2. In “The Rabbit Hole” it certainly looks like Alice (Rachel Skarsten) is going to be causing problems for Kate Kane. Here’s the official synopsis for the episode: “The Rabbit Hole” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET) (TV-14, V) (HDTV)LEGACY – Back in Gotham, battling Alice (Rachel Skarsten) and the Wonderland Gang from the shadows, Kate Kane (Ruby Rose) continues to be haunted by the events surrounding her sister’s death 15 years earlier. While the city holds on to hope that Batman has returned,…

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This week marks the start of the new DCTV season as Supergirl returns to our screens and Batwoman makes her debut on Sunday. That means we are now on the countdown to Crisis On Infinite Earths with only nine weeks to go until the first episode of the crossover airs. On Friday and over the weekend The CW and actor Brandon Routh have debuted a number of new looks at the actor in costume as Superman for the event. His Kingdom Come inspired suit looks absolutely brilliant and here we get to see it in a number of different poses…

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