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.

Today is the day that Marvel fans have been waiting for since the release of Endgame back in spring. Spider-Man: Far From Home hits cinemas across the globe from today! Just in case you have been living under a rock here’s a look at one of the movie’s trailers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty8aHJn5OFo You can pick up your Far From Home tickets now and you can also read our review of the movie here! Here’s a look at what happened when star Tom Holland appeared at a Spidey fan event in Bali: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXJt1Q4AVzk Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man™: Far From Home, the next chapter…

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Marvel recently announced that the legendary film director J.J. Abrams and his son will be helming a new Spider-Man comic series. The series will pit Spidey against a brand new villain and you can read all the details at the link above. But now the publisher has released three pages of artwork by Sara Pichelli from the series’ first issue. The work has yet to be coloured but we already have a great idea about just how cool the series will look when it drops its first issue in September 2019. Here’s the official description from Marvel: “The most shocking and…

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Daredevil #6 is available now where all good comics are sold! Synopsis Daredevil has disappeared from Hell’s Kitchen — and in his absence the real devils are just starting to come out to play… Review If you have been following my reviews of Chip Zdarsky’s run on Daredevil you’ll know I have high praise for the writer/artists reinvention of the character. In the space of five short issues Zdarsky has completely deconstructed the character, taking him to an incredibly new low point and forcing him to remove the Daredevil persona altogether. In the wake of Matt’s change in circumstances the…

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Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo have been discussing the missing story of where (and when) Cap went after returning the infinity stones. In a new interview with FOX5 DC (via Comic Book Movie) the directors spoke candidly about just how the logistics of his time travel adventure would work. “The way that it would work is that when Captain America goes back, he would create a branch reality,” Joe explains. “Now he would exist in that branch reality with a second Captain America who was frozen in ice.””Peggy understood that he was dead at that point in the storytelling because…

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Reviews for Stranger Things third season arrived over the weekend. But what did the critics have to say following a divisive second season? Well the newest batch of episodes current holds a certified fresh, 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes with a critics consensus which reads: Vibrant and charming, Stranger Things transforms itself into a riveting — if familiar — summer ride that basks in its neon-laden nostalgia without losing sight of the rich relationships that make the series so endearing. Here’s what some of the top critics had to say about our third visit to the town of Hawkins: Financial Times Our…

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Shazam! is coming home on digital HD across North America from tomorrow. That is followed by a Blu-ray and DVD release following on July 16 and it’s European release also arriving in July. We’ve now got a first look at a deleted scene from the movie and this one features some familiar themes. The scene comes from late in the movie when the full Shazam! Family visit the Rock of Eternity. As the family sits down on their thrones they discuss who might fill the empty seventh seat. Check out the clip in the player below! https://youtu.be/C7JKQNx1VkA We all have…

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Batgirl #35 is available now where all good comics are sold! Synopsis After Batgirl’s discovery of the Terrible Trio’s bid to control the Gotham underworld, she’s immediately off to investigate—starting with the group’s muscle…the Shark! Can Babs use her wits to survive a showdown with this bro turned bruiser? Or is he just a warm-up for the battle to come against this band of wild criminals? Review I’m a huge fan of the Batgirl character but I have to admit that she continues to be lost in this current era of DC Comics. Though she had a place in the…

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Some excellent news has broken overnight courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter as the trade is reporting that Netflix is eyeing an adaption of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman. According to the report Netflix has now secured a deal with Warner Bros. Television to adapt the beloved comic book into a live-action TV show. This comes after years of failed attempts from names across The Hollywood spectrum. Wonder Woman writer Allan Heinberg will serve as showrunner on the series, whilst author Neil Gaiman and prolific screenwriter David Goyer (The Dark Knight) will serve as executive producers. Sources described the deal as “as a massive financial…

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Spider-Man: Far From Home is directed by Jon Watts and stars Tom Holland as Peter Parker, the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. It is scheduled for release in the UK on July 3, 2019 and North America on July 2. Synopsis Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man™: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Spider-Man™: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter’s plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of…

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Hellboy was sadly not the success that studio Lionsgate were hoping for. Now lead actor David Harbour has confirmed something which we all expected, there is (currently) no sequel in the works. Speaking with ComicBook.com the actor discussed candidly the prospects of a follow-up. “There’s a lot of people who reach out to me who really loved it and really enjoyed the new take, and were just happy to see him back on the screen, but I know in the culture at large, I don’t think it was very well received,” said Harbour. With no international figures available all we…

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