Tag Archives: comic books

Justin Trudeau, Superhero

Via Mashable: Justin Trudeau can save us any day. The Canadian Prime Minister will be gracing the cover of Marvel’s upcoming Civil War II: Choosing Sides, issue #5, coming on August 31st. Oddly enough, he looks even better in ink form than in real life. A Marvel spokesperson told Mashable that Trudeau would also be a minor character in the …

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#LGBTSuperheroes [VIDEO]

Via press release: Why are LGBT Superheroes missing or desexualised in hollywood blockbusters? Iceman, Mystique, Catwoman and many other well known superheroes are written as LGBT in the comic books, only to then appear as straight when they hit the big screen. Launching in partnership with MCM Comic Con today and following #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend trending last week, this trailer gives fans …

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TRAILER: Doctor Strange

Aaand another comic book movie. The Verge recaps: The very first teaser trailer for Marvel’s Doctor Strange has arrived. Here we get a closer look at Benedict Cumberbatch in his role as Dr. Stephen Strange, the next Sorcerer Supreme. And already it’s a much darker and much, much weirder world than what we’ve already seen in the Marvel films. Doctor …

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TRAILER: Captain America: Civil War

18 million views overnight. The Week recaps: The latest trailer for Captain America: Civil War has finally been released – and there is a new face in town. Hailed as this summer’s Marvel superhero battle royale, the film pits Captain America against Iron Man, with the other Avengers forced to choose sides. The trailer reiterates much of what we already …

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Archie Comics: Jughead Is Asexual

IO9 reports: The Archie comics reboot has to be one of the biggest surprises in the comics industry of the last few years. Ever since the publisher dropped the comics code authority and began diversifying its approach to Archie and his friends, Archie has become one of the best comics around—and now it’s going a step further by revealing Jughead’s …

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TRAILER: Deadpool

Via The Verge: It’s Christmas Day and Deadpool is celebrating in red and green. A new full-length Deadpool trailer gives us a closer look at Colossus and all the violent and bloody action you’d expect. If you want all the swearing and blood spatters then pick the red band version, or there’s a green band version that’s a little more …

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TRAILER: X-Men: Apocalypse

Coming Soon has a recap: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshiped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon awakening after thousands of years, he is disillusioned with the world as he finds it and recruits a team of powerful …

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TRAILER: Batman Vs Superman

Earlier this week we got a short teaser clip and today we get the full trailer. IO9 recaps: So that happened. After years of intense secrecy around Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the latest trailer went from 0 to 100 in terms of spoilers. Not only did the trailer show the reveal of Wonder Woman, but it even introduced …

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TEASER: Batman Vs Superman

The Atlantic takes a look: Batman wears a cape, and a cowl. Famously, he wears a belt. But generally, while he’s out and about on his superhero business, Batman does not wear a coat. Until now: In the latest trailer for Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, the upcoming mega-blockbuster that pits the titular heroes against each other, Batman (Ben …

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TRAILER: Captain America: Civil War

Wired recaps: Disney’s corporate synergy continues to pay dividends. It’s Star Wars Week on Jimmy Kimmel, but the company is clearly already looking ahead to the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so the first trailer for Captain America: Civil War debuted during the show tonight. As teased during Ant-Man’s post-credits over the summer, it begins with Captain America …

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Wonder Woman Officiates Gay Wedding

“Clark, my country is all women. To us, it’s not ‘gay’ marriage. It’s just marriage.” Gay Star News has the details: Wonder Woman presides over the marriage of two women in a new comic out on 20 August. In latest issue of the Sensation Comics Featuring Wonder Woman, Chapter 48, the superhero is sent on a UN mission to Russian …

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TRAILER: Deadpool

TIME recaps: “One thing that never survives this place is a sense of humor,” evil sidekick Ajax, played by Ed Skrein, tells Ryan Reynolds’ character Wade Wilson, a.k.a Deadpool, while strapping him onto a gurney. “We’ll see about that, Posh Spice.” Wilson deadpans. If the first official trailer for the eagerly-awaited Marvel movie Deadpool is any indication, the movie promises …

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TRAILER: Fantastic Four

The AV Club is disappointed: This final trailer in advance of the film’s upcoming release isn’t all that different in tone or style from the first trailer we got back in January. We’re still mining that “dark ‘n’ gritty” vein, apparently until all the darkness and grittiness has been extracted, and nothing is left except for two hours of celluloid, …

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TRAILER: Suicide Squad

More than ten million views overnight.

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Franklin Graham Has The Iceman Sadz

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TRAILER: Fantastic Four

Via TIME: A new full-length trailer for Fantastic Four has been released, offering fans an in-depth look at this summer’s superhero reboot starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell. Directed by Josh Trank (Chronicle), the nearly three-minute trailer reveals the origins story of four explorers who survive an inter-dimensional travel mission and return to Earth each …

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TRAILER: Batman Vs Superman

Via CNN: A day after it was leaked online (and swiftly removed), director Zack Snyder has released what he calls the “not blurry, not pirated” teaser trailer for ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ via Twitter. Ben Affleck’s Batman takes center stage in this first glimpse at Warner Bros.’ 2016 superhero smackdown, following a montage of commentators wondering whether or …

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NEW YORK CITY: Gay Geeks To Throw Queertastic Version Of Comic-Con

Via press release: Geeks OUT is excited to announce that NYC’s first-ever queer-focused comic con, FLAME CON, will be held on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Grand Prospect Hall in Brooklyn. After running a successful Kickstarter for the event last November, which raised over $19,000, Geeks OUT is set to bring together LGBTQ fans on an unprecedented scale. Geeks …

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TRAILER: The Fantastic Four

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TRAILER: iZombie

Slash Film has the recap: Based on the DC Comic of the same name, iZombie is a show about a young woman named Liv (get it?), who is holding up pretty well despite being dead. Liv works with dead bodies, and which probably helps out when she gets hungry and needs to eat some brains. And her show, based on …

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