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Guess who's coming back for Avengers Vs. X-Men?

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:30:00 PST

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In Marvel Comics' forthcoming Avengers Vs. X-Men miniseries, we're promised some heavyweight superhero duels and the return of the Phoenix Force to Earth. More »

The 10 Architectural Sins of Superhero Bases

Cyriaque Lamar — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:45:00 PDT

Superheroes are great at solving crimes, but downright awful at the intricacies of spatial design. More »

Enter the Secret Avengers (as opposed to the Public Avengers)!

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 25 May 2010 09:00:00 PDT

What's got us most excited about Marvel's new Heroic Age status quo? Ed Brubaker's Secret Avengers. With an oddball cast of espionage experts and military masterminds, this title looks to give Marvel's flagship superteam a pulpy twist. More »

Guillermo del Toro's Monstrous Hobbit Cameo, A New Doctor Who Alien, And Captain Marvel's Edgy Script

Lauren Davis — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 PST

Guillermo del Toro talks The Hobbit's majestic monsters. A photo reveals a new Doctor Who alien — or is it a familiar face? Plus, Summer Glau speaks riddles on Dollhouse, and news from Shazam, The Green Hornet, Lost, and Supernatural. More »

14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:00:57 PDT

If there's one thing that this week's premieres of Heroes and Smallville collectively proved, it's that television really shouldn't try and tackle superheroes. Here's even more proof why - as well as some rare examples of when it does work. More »

So What Happened To All Those Dark Knight Imitators?

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:30:00 PDT

It's been over a year since The Dark Knight made a billion dollars and revolutionized genre cinema. At the time, everyone said we'd be seeing a spate of Dark Knight-influenced "dark" superhero films. So are any of them still happening? More »

Geoff Johns Will Have You Shouting "Shazam!"

Lauren Davis — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:00:00 PDT

After John August announced the death of the Captain Marvel movie, things were looking bleak for our hero. But the Shazam! movie has resurrected, with a new screenwriter and some help from DC's Geoff Johns. More »

20 Marvel Heroes Who Deserve A Shot At The Movie Big Time

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:42 PDT

If Marvel really wants to make four movies a year, then they're going to have to dig deep into their toybox to find enough characters to fill them. Luckily, we're here to help out with some suggestions. More »

Marvel's Potential Trippy SF Franchises

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:20 PDT

Warlock More »

Marvel's Potential Thriller Franchises

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:15 PDT

Hawkeye More »

Marvel's Potential Fantasy Franchises

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:10 PDT

Doctor Strange More »

Marvel's Potential Comedy Franchises

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:05 PDT

Power Man and Iron Fist More »

Marvel's Potential Action Franchises

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:00:00 PDT

Nova, the Human Rocket More »

Who's Wearing the Mask?: On the Nature of Secret Identities

Alyssa Johnson — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:00:34 PDT

Secret identities. Do we really need them? More importantly, do superheroes? And how do they really work? (Do they?) More »

With The Flash Reborn, Who's Next?

Alasdair Wilkins — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:00:00 PDT

After being dead for twenty-three years, Barry Allen completes his journey back to life in next week's The Flash: Rebirth. With death in comics long ago reduced to a minor inconvenience, who'll be resurrected next? More »

Development Hell Cannot Hold B-List Superheroes For Long

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:30:38 PST

The Shazam movie isn't dead, according to its producer, and it's not the only superhero movie that may also be more alive than you'd been led to believe. More »

Captain Marvel To Get Smart At Warners

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:08:38 PST

It looks like The World's Mightiest Mortal may be making the move to the big screen sooner than expected. Get Smart director Peter Segal has signed a three-year deal with Warner Bros, and is bringing the long-awaited Captain Marvel movie with him. But how soon will we actually hear the word "Shazam!" come back into common usage? More »

Superman Takes on Other Superheroes — In Court

Lauren Davis — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:40:00 PDT

Superman's powers include super-strength, super-breath... and super-lawyers? The iconic DC Comics character has been known to go after plenty of other strongmen in court, crushing any characters with more than a passing similarity. The most famous super-litigation was the 1951 case where the Man Of Steel killed Captain Marvel, the Superman-esque character who gets his powers from saying "Shazam!" But the world's most litigious hero has gone after plenty of other peers, and here's our history of super-lawsuits. More »

Crooked Men And Futuristic Slayers In This Week's Comics

Graeme McMillan — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT

And here's another way in which DC Comics isn't celebrating Superman's birthday - There's only one Superman comic this week. How could they hate him so mu - Oh, wait, it's just a scheduling thing? Oh, alright. And there's also a Supergirl comic for those who absolutely have to have their S-Shield fetish fulfilled? Well, that's pretty good, I guess. And there's an incredible amount of other books coming out this week, including new Hellboy and Joker. Oh, and Buffy fans? Fray returns. More »

Lightning Strikes With A Sucktastic Title For Shazam Movie

Kevin Kelly — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:20:23 PST

Director Peter Segal was at WonderCon plugging his upcoming Get Smart film, but he also talked a bit about the Shazam/Captain Marvel movie he's slated to helm. While he didn't reveal anything new (they're talking to The Rock about playing Black Adam, etc), he did say that the tentative new title for the project is Billy Batson and the Legend of Shazam. Which sounds like the name of one of those .99 cent DVDs they sell at Target near the front door. You know, the junk you've never heard of? Shazam! is a perfect title, and it might finally eradicate the existence of the Shaquille O'Neal movie Kazaam from our minds. [Comic Book Movie] More »

"Ben 10" Draws Record Numbers For Cartoon Network

Kevin Kelly — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:15:12 PST

The Cartoon Network had its biggest ratings in the channel's history last week when it aired the live-action Ben 10: Race Against Time made for television movie. The show, about a 10-year-old kid who can transform into 10 different aliens using a device called the Omnitrix, pulled in almost four million viewers. It dominated both network and cable TV. More »

Shazam's Magic Word Is Fan-Wank

charliejane — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:30:05 PST

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson let the fans dictate which role he should play in the upcoming Shazam movie, according to About.com. Johnson was trying to decide between playing Captain Marvel (the good guy) and Black Adam (the bad guy). Really, the only difference between the two is that Black Adam is evil. And an Arab. Johnson asked the fans, and guess who they wanted him to be? More »