It’s not really a spoiler that Carl (Chandler Riggs, left) survives his injury, much to the relief of his father, Rick (Andrew Lincoln). Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC
Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) may have lost his signature crossbow, but he seems to h
Dominic Cooper plays Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher, based on the comics by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC. © AMC Networks Entertainment LLC. and Sony Pictures Television Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Ruth Negga plays the
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Lucifer became a major supporting character in the Sandman series in the “Season of Mists” storyline (1991). Copyrigh
Clark (Kim Dickens, right), her boyfriend and teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis) star in Fear the Walking Dead, although IMDb.com seems to think the stars are Ruben Blades and Mercedes Mason. Justin Lubin/AMC
Robert Kirkman, co-creator and writer
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Marvel's Captain America: Civil War stars (from left) Hawkeye/Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), Scarlet Wi
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For a lot of people, Superman is one of those characters that they know is important, but they aren't all that interested in reading about him. The Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, Geoff Johns, is tryin
Read more…The battle between Batman (Ben Affleck) and Superman (Henry Cavill) is lifted in large part from the 1986 graphic novel “The Dark Knight Returns.” Photo Credit: Clay Enos/ TM & © DC Comics
Gal Gadot plays a Wonder Woman who’s been around for at lea
This morning I went to Target to look for the DC SUPER HERO GIRLS Batgirl and Wonder Woman for my cousin's daughter. She and her little brother (my godson) are into super-heroes, LEGOs, Star Wars and even pro wrestling. I like to think that's because
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It’s a good time to be Wonder Woman.
On the heels of Gal Gadot’s impressive turn as the Amazing Amazon in Batman v Superman comes one of the most unusual WW stories ever. Wonder Woman: Earth One Volume 1 ($
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Did comic books invent the “weird” Western? Wikipedia seems to think so, and the idea is buttressed by Wynonna Earp, debuting April 1 on Syfy channel – a modern supernatural Western based on a long-running
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When Daredevil returns to Netflix for its second season March 18, the series will take some liberties with an iconic story. But even comics fans are likely to concede that it’s for the best.
The story in ques
On Arrow, Megalyn Echikunwoke plays Vixen, a DC superhero who can mimic the abilities of animals. Photo: Bettina Strauss/ The CW © 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
On Flash, Danielle Panabaker is Killer Frost and Robbie Amell is Death
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Deadpool stars in
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If you’re The Walt Disney Co. looking back on 2015, you have to be happy about your Marvel subsidiary. From comics to TV to films, it was a Marvel-ous year.
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Paul Rudd starred in Marvel’s Ant-Man. Ph
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Marvel Comics, in the midst of a reboot of its entire superhero universe, dropped 21 first issues of new ongoing titles in November. That’s on the heels of 17 new titles in October.
Of the 38 new titles so fa
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As of last week, the seven major TV shows based on comics characters have all gone on hiatus until January. Each show ended its 2015 run with big reveals and cliffhangers – some good, some bad. But all worthy
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Sometimes there can be too much of a good thing.
That’s a theme that stands out in the third month of the Marvel Comics reboot, as 13 first issues of ongoing titles were released in December. That brings the
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