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August 30, 2018

Looney Tunes/DC one shots 2018

This week, DC Comics has released a new set of Looney Tunes mash-up comics featuring iconic DC villains and classic cartoon characters. Priced at $4.99 a pop, there are four books available, each 48-pages in length and each including one main story and one back-up strip. Are they worth a read? Let’s see… __ Lex Luthor/Porky…

August 30, 2018

Watch: First look at Batman: The Animated Series in HD

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has released the first official look of Batman: The Animated Series on Blu-ray. The footage is of the iconic opening sequence, which has been given a makeover into glorious high definition. Gone are the dust specks and the faded colours of the opening titles of a 26-year-old show and in their…

August 28, 2018

Nickelodeon launches streaming service

Nickelodeon has launched its own streaming service – NickSplat! NickSplat offers up content from almost 30 shows, all taken from the golden era of Nick’s history (aka the 1990s), all for a monthly subscription fee. According to Deadline, shows that will appear on the service include Clarissa Explains It All, Kenan & Kel, Are You…

August 28, 2018

Spice Girls Tour 2008: A few snaps

News has started to circulate that the Spice Girls are planning on reuniting for a tour in 2019. This is of course fantastic news for fans who have not seen a great deal from the girls (collectively) since the 2012 Olympics. The last time the girls toured together was in 2008 for a series of…

August 28, 2018

Are the Spice Girls reuniting?

Is a Spice Girls reunion on the horizon? According to The Sun it is (although it’s The Sun, so take this news with a pinch of salt). The paper is reporting that the Spice Girls are soon set to embark on a 13-date tour, which culminates in a three-night spot at Wembley Stadium. However, the…

August 28, 2018

A couple more details emerge regarding Disney’s new streaming service

At the beginning of the month, a few details began to emerge regarding Disney’s new streaming service. Those details included: Launch date: Late 2019 Launch titles: Dumbo, Captain Marvel & Avengers 4, all Star Wars movies released in 2019 and onward Exclusive titles: Lady and the Tramp, Noelle, Monsters Inc.TV show and High School the Musical TV show And now…

August 27, 2018

Conan moves back to Marvel as Dark Horse loses another property

Conan the Barbarian is moving back to Marvel. The character – created by Robert E. Howard – will appear in new books published by Marvel Comics from January 2019. Jason Aaron is on board as the writer, with Mahmud Asrar providing the art, Matt Wilson colouring and Esad Ribic handling the covers. In a statement,…

August 26, 2018

Proof that Friends will never disappear?

A couple of weeks ago, I published a post regarding the UK’s most streamed TV show – Friends. The series – which is available in its entirety on Netflix – is the most popular show to stream in this country, according to a survey conducted by Ofcom. The results of the survey suggest that the…

August 25, 2018

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on hold – indefinitely

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has been put on hold. The movie – which was due to start shooting at the beginning of 2019 – has stalled, following the dismissal of writer/director, James Gunn. According to The Hollywood Reporter, members of the crew have been dismissed and told they are now free to…

August 25, 2018

Happy Pride weekend, y’all!

This weekend, Manchester is celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in all its different facets, via The Big Weekend – a four day series of events to mark Pride. Over the course of the Bank Holiday weekend thousands of people (and then some) head into the city to take part in activities, to watch the ever-expanding Pride…