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April 25, 2018

It’s A Stampede!: The 500th post

Whoop whoop! It’s A Stampede! has reached its 500th post – and all within three months of launching! Pretty insane right? Nah, there’s a lot more insanity floating around the world than what’s going on with this mere blog – or so I’ve been told. To be honest, I try to steer clear of grown-up…

April 25, 2018

Watch: Smallfoot trailer

Warner Animation Group has released a trailer for Smallfoot – a new animated movie about a yeti. The movie – directed by Karey Kirkpatrick – features the vocal talent of Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Danny DeVito and Common. Smallfoot hits cinema screens in September. Here’s the blurb to accompany the trailer, courtesy of Warner…

April 25, 2018

Wonder Woman 2 setting confirmed

The setting for Wonder Woman 2 has been confirmed. Get your leg warmers ready, Wonder Woman is heading to the 1980s! Director Patty Jenkins confirmed the news during a recent presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. Speaking via Comicbook.com, she said: “(Wonder Woman is an) optimistic and positive character.” She added: “This film set in…

April 25, 2018

Earth Day recap: The power was yours – and you nailed it!

On Sunday, I posted news that cartoon channel/streaming service, Boomering had made a promise to donate money to the Captain Planet Foundation for every time that viewers watched episodes of Captain Planet this past weekend. Well… I know have an update for you: Boomerang will be donating $50,000 to the Captain Planet Foundation! Boomerang set…

April 24, 2018

The Toys That Made Us Season 1.2 – air date announced

Great news – Netflix has revealed the air date for The Toys That Made Us Season 1.2! The even better news? The show is returning next month! Hurrah! The second half of Season One hits Netflix on 25th May just in time for the Bank Holiday weekend. Season 1.2 will comprise four episodes, covering Hello…

April 24, 2018

Avengers: Infinity War – The early review 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

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 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)

**THIS IS AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF THE LEGEND OF BATMAN COLLECTION. THE REVIEW DETAILS MY INITIAL THOUGHTS ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL SET, ALONG WITH A DISCUSSION ON THE VARIOUS PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR AS A SUBSCRIBER.** At the end of last year, Eaglemoss kick-started a new series of hardback graphics…