Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney Plus, meaning a whole new audience is meeting Gargantos, the cyclopean, tentacled monster attacking New York City in one of the film’s early action scenes. “Who the heck is Gargantos?” you may be asking, as all appearances seem …
Read More »Thunderbird is back and badass after 50 years in Giant-Size X-Men special
Most comic book superheroes and villains killed in action don’t stay dead permanently, but sometimes they stay dead longer than expected. And after nearly five decades of an unusually long death (with two brief exceptions), Marvel’s John Proudstar (AKA the original Thunderbird) returned December 22 in the finale of Leah …
Read More »Moon Knight – explaining the powers and multiple personalities of Oscar Isaacs new MCU superhero
Moon Knight episode 5 has premiered on Disney Plus, and it brings more answers about Marc Spector and Steven Grant’s past while keeping his heroic identity waiting in the wings, with nary a sign this episode of the possible third personality that’s been hinted at in earlier episodes. Moon Knight, …
Read More »Spider-Man has a new mystery villain
What did Spider-Man do? That’s the question posed by April 27’s Amazing Spider-Man #1, which relaunches the ongoing title with a mystery surrounding some kind of terrible disaster, the responsibility for which apparently lies at Peter Parker’s feet. But what Spidey did (or seems to be taking the blame for, …
Read More »The Batman 2 announced with Robert Pattinson returning and Matt Reeves directing
The Batman 2 has been confirmed, with Warner Bros. chairman Toby Emmerich revealing the news at CinemaCon 2022. “Matt took one of our most iconic and beloved superheroes and delivered a fresh” said Emmerich. “Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson, and the entire team will be taking audiences back to Gotham with The …
Read More »Venom 3 and Ghostbusters Afterlife 2 announced at CinemaCon
Venom 3 and Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2 have both been announced at CinemaCon. Per ComicBook.com (opens in new tab), the Sony panel at the convention included title cards for the threequel and sequel – though no further details on either film were given. Venom 2 released back in October 2021, but …
Read More »Batman is dead – heres what you need to know
Batman is dead. RIP the Dark Knight, 1939-2022. That’s right – the Caped Crusader has been killed, along with the rest of his fellow superheroes including Wonder Woman and Superman in the Justice League. In April 26’s Justice League #75 (opens in new tab) appropriately titled ‘Death of the Justice …
Read More »You watched Paul Danos creepy movie Riddler, now meet the comic book Riddler
DC’s longest-running series Detective Comics is getting its latest new creative team this July (opens in new tab), but current writer Mariko Tamaki still has some unfinished business and it involves the classic Batman villain the Riddler, just off his big-screen star turn in The Batman portrayed by Paul Dano. …
Read More »Everything we know about DCs Death of the Justice League and Dark Crisis
The Justice League is going to die (well, most of them anyway) and lead to a Dark Crisis. And no, not in an Elseworlds title or Injustice game. Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, and more are really going to perish in the DC continuity. Though there is a matter of when …
Read More »Moon Knight done goofed: viewers spot an accidental crew member in the background of a shot
Moon Knight episode 4 features a background mistake that’s difficult to spot, but reveals a crew member in plain sight. An eagle-eyed viewer on Reddit first noticed the goof (opens in new tab), which shows the shoe and legs of a person who shouldn’t be in the shot. Here’s GamesRadar+’s …
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