Author: Neil Vagg

Ad Astra stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga and Donald Sutherland with a screenplay by James Gray and Ethan Gross. It arrives in UK cinemas on September 18, 2019. Synopsis Directed by James Gray Ad Astra centres on Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) who travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father (Tommy Lee Jones) and to unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos. Review There’s a moment late in the…

DC Comics has confirmed that Batman #78 is going back to the printers for a second run. The first issue of the “City of Bane” interlude has been flying off shelves with the publisher struggling to keep up with demand. Read on for all the details: BATMAN #78 GOES BACK TO PRESS! Fans Rush to Stores to Pick Up the First Reunion of the Bat and the Cat Since “The Wedding” Sell-Out Streak Continues as Selina Kyle Helps Bruce Wayne Prepare to Battle Bane BURBANK, CA (September 12, 2019) – Batman #78, the first part of the highly anticipated two-issue interlude to the “City…

After several short looks and featurettes, HBO has released a new full trailer for Watchmen. The series, which premieres on October 20 at 21:00 ET, boats an all-star cast and looks set to push the applauded comic book storyline to new highs. Whilst much of the storyline is still under wraps this trailer does, at least, give us a better understanding of what to expect when the nine-episode first season debuts. Check out the trailer in the player below. https://youtu.be/-33JCGEGzwU Watchmen stars Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, Adelaide…

DC Comics has announced that Extremity author, Daniel Warren Johnson, is joining the publisher to release a new Black Label Wonder Woman series titled Dead Earth. Check out the press release below for all the details and a look at cover artwork for the series. Daniel Warren Johnson’s DC Debut—Wonder Woman: Dead Earth The celebrated creator of Murder Falcon and Extremity and artist of The Ghost Fleet, Daniel Warren Johnson, brings bold sci-fi chops to his DC debut, Wonder Woman: Dead Earth, a harrowing vision of Wonder Woman unlike anything you’ve ever seen in a new, four-issue DC Black Label series.Princess Diana of Themyscira left paradise…

You can pickup your copy of Absolute Carnage #2 now where all good comics are sold. Synopsis After the terrifying conclusion of ABSOLUTE CARNAGE #1, a new player is on the board, and it’s NOT who you’d expect! Barely able to escape with their lives, SPIDER-MAN and VENOM have no choice but to drag a slew of other heroes into Carnage’s crosshairs. Worse yet, Carnage’s rampage through New York City claims an unexpected piece of collateral damage…and there’s NOTHING Venom or anyone can do to stop it! Review In my review of issue #1 (here) I praised writer Donny Cates for…

BOOM! Studios has unveiled a first look at Hellmouth #1, in partnership with 20th Century Fox. The five-issue series from writers Jordie Bellaire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Jeremy Lambert (Doom Patrol) and artist Eleonora Carlini (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) brings Buffy and Angel face to face in the world-ending event hundreds of years in the making—the opening of the Hellmouth! From beneath you, it devours…Buffy and the Scoobies will have to learn to trust each other again as they race to close the Hellmouth before whatever evil living there can be unleashed on, first, Sunnydale, and then, the world. Meanwhile,…

Over the last 7 years Arrow has launched a shared TV universe and brought us countless moments of heroism from across the multi-verse. We’re celebrating today’s release of Arrow season 7 on Blu-ray™ & DVD by taking a look at Neil’s top 7 Arrow moments! 7. Let’s start a riot! Episode: 7×07 “The Slabside Redemption” Early episodes of season 7 featured Oliver locked up in Slabside Prison. Incarcerated for his crimes as the Green Arrow, Oliver refused to break himself out and instead faced the consequences of his actions. Finally, seven episodes in to the most recent season, Oliver was…

DC Comics has announced that Frank Miller is re-teaming with Rafael Grampa and Jordie Bellaire for a new one-shot set in the world of The Dark Knight Returns! Read on for the full press release from DC: DC, FRANK MILLER, AND RAFAEL GRAMPÁ RETURN TO THE DARK KNIGHT UNIVERSE THIS DECEMBER WITH DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: THE GOLDEN CHILD BURBANK, CA (September 13, 2019) – Bestselling writer and comic book icon Frank Miller will add yet another incredible chapter to his Dark Knight legacy this December, as DC announced plans to publish a sequel to the acclaimed Dark Knight III: Master Race. Dark Knight Returns:…

Last week Mission Impossible 7 director Chris McQuarrie announced that Marvel actress Hayley Atwell was joining the cast. Now Atwell has also confirmed her involvement and unveiled that her character will also be appearing in the previously announced eighth instalment in the franchise. Atwell will be joining the cast in an unknown role but is expected to take on the role of one of the female leads. Though unconfirmed all the big Hollywood trades are expecting Rebecca Fergusson to return as Ilsa Faust in both sequels. Read the full statement from Atwell in the Instagram post below. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Ugz6eApBb/ Mission: Impossible…

Titans returns from hiatus with an episode struggling to move on from the past and embrace its future. Synopsis While Dick trains the next generation of Titans, Donna and Kory track down a rogue metahuman. But an old threat drives the Titans – old and new – back together. Review Reviewing television is an interesting beast, opinions can change from week to week depending on how an episode presents itself. One week it could be the greatest series on TV and the next week maybe it jumps the shark and ruins its entire legacy. Well last week (reviewed here) Titans…