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Month: February 2014

TV News: Donal Logue DOES Join “Gotham”

You might recall the initial casting rumors that Donal was up for the title roll of James Gordon in Fox’s upcoming series Gotham, which will chronicle the younger years of the caped crusader Bruce Wayne shortly after his parents were…

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TV News: Shipp Joins CW’s “The Flash”

  “Through a freak accident, scientist Barry Allen is given the power of super speed that transforms him into the Fastest Man Alive.” We are pleased to announce that John Wesley Shipp (who played Barry Allen/The Flash in the 1990s TV series)…

TV: “Gotham” Gets Penguin and Alfred

Erin Richards (Breaking In), Robin Lord Taylor, Zabryna Guevara (Burn Notice), and Sean Pertwee (Camelot) have been cast opposite Ben McKenzie in Fox‘s Batman prequel drama series Gotham. Based on DC characters from the Batman universe, Gotham explores the origin stories of Commissioner James Gordon, Bruce Wayne following the death of his parents, and the…

Movie Review: “The LEGO Movie” Is No Brick

  by Jason Marnocha aka LordJazor, reporter The LEGO Movie, as a film that on the surface is basically a two hour toy commercial (which you’d think we’d have had enough of with Batman & Robin), has almost entirely no business being…

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Age of Ultron: Ms. Marvel kinda-sorta-confirmed?

According to this post from Latino Review, looks like Avengers: Age of Ultron is going to have a Carol Danvers appearance, and Katee Sackhoff (Captain Kara Thrace “Starbuck” from the re imagined Battlestar Galactica) might just be the front runner.  If…

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TV News: Ben McKenzie is Young James Gordon

Gotham has found its Detective James Gordon. Fox and Warner Bros. TV have tapped Ben McKenzie to star in Gotham casting the Southland alum as a young version of DC Comics’ famed Commissioner Gordon. Fox topper Kevin Reilly announced at the net’s winter TCA session that Gotham will…

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TV News: FX Adapting Scalzi’s “Redshirts”

EXCLUSIVE: John Scalzi’s 2012 comedic sci-fi novel Redshirts is headed to the small screen. FX has teamed with veteran feature producer Jon Shestack (Dan In Real Life) and producer-director Ken Kwapis (Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants) and his partner Alexandra Beattie to develop a limited series based on…

Review: “Knights Of Badassdom”

by Mary Anne Butler, Editor/Reporter/Photographer THERE BE MONSTERS IN NEED OF PUMMELIN’! There is something special about this movie, and  I say that as someone who’s LARPed, done Renaissance Faires, cosplayed, and slayed demons while singing heavy metal.  OK DOOM…

Comic Review: Falling Star – Issue 1 by Cristian Roux

by Jayden Leggett, Editor I imagine that releasing the very first issue of a brand-new comic book series would be an incredibly challenging experience, which is why I am especially pleased to announce that the debut issue of Falling Star, written and…

TV News: Da Vinci’s Demons Season 2

by Mary Anne Butler, Editor/Reporter/Photographer Da Vinci’s Demons season two will premiere with a ten-episode season on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 9pm EST on STARZ.  (Which is awesome because it’s two days before my birthday)  Here is the official trailer: If…

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Convention News: Matt Smith To Attend Wizard World Louisville Comic Con, Saturday, March 29

‘Eleventh Doctor’ In ‘Doctor Who’ Series To Appear At Inaugural Pop Culture Festival At Kentucky International Convention Center LOUISVILLE, Ky., February 6, 2014 –Matt Smith, who recently completed an acclaimed four-year run as the 11thincarnation of the Doctor in the landmark British…

Movie Review: Lust for Love

by Mike Favila, Editor Lust For Love is a new romantic comedy film coming out this Friday (2/7/2014) starring a number of excellent actors from Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse, including Franz Kranz, Dichen Lachman, Enver Gjokaj and Miracle Laurie. It also…

Giveaway: POMPEII Sneak Preview Screening – San Diego (2/19)

Attention ComicsOnline Readers! We are back in action with our redesigned website, and we wanted to kick off the fun with a new giveaway! ComicsOnline is pleased to announce that we will be partnering for a sneak preview screening for…

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Editorial: Bryan Singer on his Man Of Steel

by Mary Anne Butler, Editor/Reporter/Photographer It seems like lately, most of the posts I’m commenting on are about either DC or Marvel.  It’s a tough time for DC fans (and studio owned pieces of the various franchises) with controversial casting…

Garry Chalk Madman Interview : The Voice Of Prime

Transformers and Beast Wars fans might be interested in this one. Garry Chalk, the voice of many iterations of the iconic Optimus Prime from Transformers: Armada and the mighty Optimus Primal from Beast Wars sat down for an interview with Madman Entertainment…