It's A Stampede!

April 24, 2018

The Great Stampede #35: Avengers: Infinity War – The early reactions

**THE FOLLOWING POST IS SPOILER FREE – I PROMISE** I don’t need to tell you (again) that this is a HUGE week for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I know it, you know it, pretty much everyone knows that Avengers: Infinity War hits cinema screens in a very, very short time (Thursday in the UK). Last…

April 24, 2018

Thoughts on the Venom trailers – I have concerns

This morning the second trailer for Sony Pictures’ Venom dropped, offering the first proper look at Tom Hardy as Marvel’s menacing anti-hero, Venom. The trailer provided additional footage to what had been released previously and presented a little more story too. I’ll be honest with you – I wasn’t impressed. I didn’t think much of…

April 24, 2018

Comixology launches Aliens sale

Another heads-up for all those digital comics readers out there – Comixology has launched yet another sale and this time it is to coincide with Thursday’s Alien Day. The sale – which runs until Monday 30th April – includes just under 120 items and covers both comics and graphic novels. Prices range from 69p up…

April 24, 2018

Deadpool IMAX poster brings unicorns, rainbows and sparkles

20th Century Fox has unveiled a new poster for Deadpool 2. The poster has been released in order to promote IMAX screenings of the forthcoming movie, which stars Ryan Reynolds. The poster arrived on social media with the following caption: “Unicorns, rainbows and sparkles… The X-Force are coming.” Here’s the poster: Is this not the…

April 24, 2018

Watch: Venom trailer + Official poster

A new trailer for Venom has landed. The trailer – which you can watch below – provides the first proper look at Venom and gives an idea of the character’s status as an anti-hero. Unlike the first trailer that was released, this new teaser provides footage of Tom Hardy as the classic comic book character…

April 24, 2018

On this day in geekdom: April 24th

To celebrate the launch of It’s A Stampede!, every day for the next year I will be presenting a totally informative, yet totally useless fact under the banner heading: ‘On this day in geekdom’. Yep, that’s 365 facts! Here’s today’s slice of geekdom… April 24th – On this day in 1986, “Crocodile” Dundee arrives in Australian…

April 23, 2018

Watch: Wakanda Revisited – Avengers: Infinity War trailer

Avengers: Infinity War is mere days away from release and if the anticipation is getting to you then don’t worry, you’re not alone. However, calm yourself – the film will be here in no time, I promise! Still counting down the hours? OK, well why not pass the next 1 minute and 42 seconds by…

April 23, 2018

Review: The Legend of Batman Collection (Eaglemoss)

At the end of last year, Eaglemoss kick-started a new series of hardback graphics called DC Comics – The Legend of Batman. Similar to its long-running DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection, the ongoing series comprises a random assortment of Batman books all published on a biweekly basis. Priced at £9.99 a pop and available through…

April 23, 2018

Spider-Man sequel set outside of New York

The next Spider-Man movie will be set outside of New York. Filming on the Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel gets underway in July and when it does, shooting will take place in London. Why? Because Spider-Man is heading abroad! Speaking to io9 about shooting the forthcoming movie, Marvel Studios’ President, Kevin Feige, said: “We film in London.…

April 23, 2018

Could a Nova movie be on the horizon?

A movie based on Nova might be on the cards – with ‘might be’ being the operative words. In a recent interview with ComicBook.com, Marvel Studios’ big cheese, Kevin Feige was asked about the possibility of a Nova movie. Feige said: “Nova is… if we have a big board with a bunch of characters that…