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Retention numbers would seem like a good indicator and encouraging viewers to binge watch prevents the folks who watch a few episodes, go to bed, then don't get back to the series for a while, etc. How important is binge watching to Netflix? While Charlie Cox was on an episode of Late Night with David Letterman[...]

The latest Marvel 101 gives us a run down of Agent Melinda May (Ming-Na Wen) from over three seasons of the series How she went from being the mysterious pilot nicknamed 'The Cavalry', to finding out her backstory and her relationships with Grant Ward (Brett Dalton) and her ex-husband Andrew Garner (Blair Underwood). They refer to her as[...]

It motivated me to try to fulfil their faith in me. I think there are a bunch of actors who could have done a great job here, with both rumoured other choices Joaquin Pheonix and Patrick Dempsey seeming feasible, but Marvel obviously deemed Cumberbatch as integral I'm sure that will pay off. I seem to remember[...]

I still think that the skull looks a little massive, but the character really does look impressive. Take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvfRKHsn8FE&feature=youtu.beVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Creating the Ghost Rider – Forging Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D Ep 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvfRKHsn8FE&feature=youtu.be) [...]

V for Vendetta was another example of that, but there was less animation within that mask versus the Red Skull. With Marvel, it's pretty basic stuff: accept the deal and enjoy the ride It's not a major stretch for an actor, but on the other hand the difficulty with the Marvel universe is maintaining a link[...]

With the introduction of Ghost Rider into the fourth season of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, they have released new Marvel 101s from some of the characters to catch people up who may have not been watching regularly The newest one focuses on Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and how he's gone from the shy tech[...]

In an upcoming episode of Geeking Out, hosts Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg talk with Marvel's Luke Cage stars Mike Coulter and Simone Missick about wanting to kick butt on screen and the stunt fights they have to do It seems that there is a scene in a car where Misty Knight (Missick) gets into[...]

John Cassaday has been taped to do a retailer exclusive cover for Marvel's Champions #1 The fan-favorite artist decided to pay homage to the original Gil Kane Champions #1 cover from October of 1975 Cassaday was only 4 years old when the original issue debuted The cover is being offered up by Dynamic Forces in either color and[...]

Here there will be spoilers if you haven't seen the fourth season premiere of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD. . . . . Marvel's Agents of SHIELD returned last night to ABC for their fourth season and I have to say the show was a hot mess A series that started off with Phil Coulson leading a special team of agents[...]

It wasn't long ago that Avengers: Infinity War felt eons away, a distant promise that was hard to wrap your head around. Well, we are now just over a year

Marvel's  Agents of SHIELD kicks off their fourth season tonight with the debut of the Robbie Reyes version of Ghost Rider The series picks up six months after Hive was defeated… not really a spoiler… and now there is a new director (Jason O'Mara) and a guy with a flaming skull seeking vengeance (Gabriel Luna)…[...]

Netflix has released a new featuette for Marvel's Luke Cage The video entitled, Who is Luke Cage includes interviews with Mike Coulter (Cage), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), Simone Missick (Misty Knight), and executive producer Cheo Hodari Coker We get an idea of the hero's journey that Cage must take to go from just hiding out[...]

The term CGI still, somehow, makes some cinephiles cringe. Many talk about the sanctity of film and practical effects, but then seem to fail to realise

I'm a big fan of Black Panther, Ryan Coogler and Chadwick Boseman, so understandably, I'm pretty excited for th standalone movie. The character made a

The Thor short explaining where he was during Civil War that was originally shown during Marvel's SDCC presentation and later brought to the internet, was great It was funny and dealt with the implication of a superhero in the real world in a bright way. It made the character Darryl Jacobson an overnight hit He was[...]

The Marvel v DC fued will rage on until the end of time It is an absolute staple of the internet pop culutre scene, and has certainly only intesified as the as superhero movies have come to run the cinemas. Gaurdians of the Galaxy director James Gunn doesn't want any part of it it seems though[...]

Hello folks! Another week, another smash for DC Comics, in which the second issue of Scott Lobdell's Red Hood comic outsells ever Marvel comic book by far. But also note a complete fallaway for Superwoman #2, which had just one retailer place it in tenth position… This is the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled[...]

The Local Comic Shop Day variant for Champions #1 from Marvel Comics by Neal Adams. Local Comic Shop Day is a promotion run by Comics PRO, in which participating dealers who pay a fee get the rights to sell exclusive variant items of a number of comics and toys from a variety of publishers This year[...]

Marvel seems to want their fans to start working out… or at least get the fans who work out to grab some collectibles to do it with In the latest offering from their Hero Elite deal with Onnit comes the Iron Man Kettlebell The 40 lbs is made of Iron and is in the shape[...]

The only new addition to the New York Times Graphic Books Best Sellers this week is Angel Catbird by Margaret Atwood and Johnnie Christmas, an original

Marvel has released this new featurette for their upcoming Doctor Strange film that stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams and Mads Mikkelsen The focus is on who Stephen Strange is and how he ends up in Nepal looking for something more… https://youtu.be/3ZuLmJZfDA0Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Inside the[...]

I reviewed the director's commentary last week (we've already reviewed the movie when it came out), but there are some really good featurettes breaking down both sides and their motivations along with a gag reel and deleted scenes… some of which we have for you below. https://youtu.be/IXFxXY1-fBYVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Get Me[...]

The latest clip from Marvel's Luke Cage shows Cornell Stokes (Mahershala Ali) talking in front of a very red picture of Biggie Smalls wearing a crown… because everyone wants to be the king Stokes is the comic character Cottonmouth and was responsible for sending Luke Cage (Mike Colter) to prison He is expected to be[...]

By Tim Hanley In July 2016, DC's overall percentage of female creators rose for the fourth straight month while Marvel remained noticeably below their recent highs, resulting in DC posting a higher total We also take a look at the numbers for female characters in the Big Two's comics. DC COMICS It was another month with a small[...]

The Marvel Legends Series Captain America Shield became available and thanks to Amazon, I had it on my doorstep less than twenty-four hours later (I love Amazon Prime.) It came shipped as is, no additional box other than the one shown below… hence the shipping labels The postman knew what he was delivering. Now this was[...]

Marvel has released the first image of Robbie Reyes (Gabriel Luna) in full Spirit of Vengeance mode for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD We've seen him without the flaming head, but Yahoo got the first look of him fully transformed We also get to the flame job on the 1969 Dodge Charger he'll be driving. Marvel's Agents[...]

We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. A weak week for Marvel sees them trashed in the top ten again as DC Comics takes 9 and the Walking Dead takes 1. Green Arrow has to be seen as one of the biggest DC Rebirth successes, with the old creative team just given a lick[...]

Does he do casual Fridays and bust out the mom jeans? This is the second Marvel Becoming video, the first featured Yaya Han in her Scarlet Witch outfit that was used for a cosplay variant cover Hex Mortis wasn't listed in the recent batch of covers, but not all of the covers have been revealed yet… https://youtu.be/VxR94N3K6rQVideo[...]

In this TV spot for the upcoming fourth season premiere of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, we get some interesting look a Ghost Rider Bringing in the Robbie Reyes (Gabriel Luna) version of the Spirit of Vengeance could be the TV groups way of getting the jump on the Supernatural and Mystic areas that the movies[...]

After a few seasons of waiting for Leo Fitz (Iain De Caestecker) and Jemma Simmons (Elizabeth Henstridge) to finally come together, some changes for season four may make things bumpy for the couple / co-workers. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D executive producer Jed Whedon told EW.com: Fitz and Simmons are in a relationship now, so we're going to[...]