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Comics and Graphic Novels

Trailer: Spider-Man Homecoming

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Spider-man Homecoming trailer

In the first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming, the web-slinging superhero makes his first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The clip also gives a first look at the movie’s winged villain, Vulture, played by Michael Keaton. Homecoming brings Peter Parker back to high school. The early Spidey suit he wears features web wings, a design only seen in the earliest of Spider-Man comic book appearances. Spider-Man, played by British actor Tom Holland, is shown scaling the Washington Monument, holding a sliced-in-half ferry boat together with his webbing and dealing with basic high school stuff like staring too long at a … Read more

Riverdale – Lots of Abs

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Riverdale

What if you took the world of Archie Comics and infused it with all the melodrama, affect, and mystery that populates much of the YA landscape on TV and in books? Well, you’d probably get Riverdale, The CW’s pulpy take on the comic book series. The network imagines the show as “A subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica, and their friends, exploring the surrealism of small town life – the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.” By Sean Mandell – Full Story at Towleroad.com  

Gotham star Robin Lord Taylor: Gay Penguin Complaints Homophobic

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Robin Lord Taylo

Fans of “Gotham” who have a problem with a gay Penguin messing with canon are not going to get a sympathetic ear from the out actor who plays him. Robin Lord Taylor says he is pretty sure he has your number if that upsets you, but you are fine with things like Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle being childhood best friends. Taylor appeared at Rhode Island Comic Con this weekend where he called being upset over a gay Penguin “a bunch of horseshit.” If you have a problem with that and not the other examples of breaking canon in the … Read more

Gal Gadot: Let Me Date Halle Berry in Wonder Woman Sequel

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Wonder Woman Halle Berry

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot has said she fancies a piece of Halle Berry for the title character’s love interest. Gadot, who also announced today that she and her husband Yaron Versano are expecting their first child, responded after comic book writer Greg Rucka said he thought all of Wonder Woman’s relationships would be with women. According to batman-news.com, Gadot put Berry’s name forward as a love interest for a proposed sequel. “I saw her the other day, Halle Berry,” said Gadot on Good Night with Guy Pines. “She’s so beautiful. Wow! She’s gorgeous! So… yeah, I could do [the … Read more

Alex Comes Out as Lesbian on Supergirl

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Chyler Leigh

Look! Up on the TV! It’s a straight-appearing woman who’s high femme! It’s the human closest to Kara Zor-El of Krypton! It’s… Supergirl’s lesbian sister! Yes, Alex Danvers, played by Chyler Leigh, revealed on Monday’s episode of Supergirl on the CW Network that her adopted sister Kara isn’t the only one with a secret identity. She came out in the episode, “Crossfire.” Executive producer Jeffrey Kreisberg told the Hollywood Reporter their goal is to tell Alex’s story in a “respectful, educational, entertaining and thoughtful” way, surrounded by supportive family and friends. By Dawn Ennis – Full Story at LGBTQ Nation

New Wonder Woman Trailer

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Wonder Woman

The second trailer for the Wonder Woman movie has just been released and we’re getting a bigger look at what to expect from Diana Prince in her solo big-screen effort. To sum it up: Diana’s going to save the world and look fly as hell doing it. The trailer shows Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) looking at an old photo featured in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, confirming the narrative will include a modern day component with Wonder Woman looking back at World War I. By AUTHOR – Full Story at SOURCE

“ResurrXion” X-Men Arc to Begin With Solo Gay Iceman Series

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Iceman

Marvel has big plans for the X-Men. The “Death of X” storyline, which began in October, will reveal exactly what happens before everything explodes in “Inhumans vs. X-Men.” But what about after the dust settles? Apparently an Iceman solo comic will narrate the fallout in the first installment of the revival series, titled “ResurrXion.” The X-Men’s current status is shaky at best. Currently under threat by the spread of Terrigen Mist, the mutant population is slowly shrinking in size. To add insult to injury, the mist also sterilizes them, preventing any future mutants from being born. Iceman, aka Bobby Drake, … Read more

Graphic Novel / Web Comic Week: Tommy Roddy

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Hey all, The long-awaited second annual graphic novel week is here! Each day we’ll be interviewing a different graphic novel writer, artist or team. Tommy Roddy – Pride High Pride High follows the adventures of a Gay-Straight Alliance at a school for superpowered youth. When one of their friends dies under mysterious circumstances, the kids take matters into their own hands with the investigation. Along the way, they still have to deal with pop quizzes, bullies, and friendships frayed by homophobia. http://www.pridecomics.com Tommy Roddy is the creator and writer of Pride High. The comic was shaped in part by his … Read more

Graphic Novel / Web Comic Week: Jaime Camille and Margot Jane, Kindred Skies – 10/15/16

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Kindred Skies

Hey all, The long-awaited second annual graphic novel week is here! Each day we’ll be interviewing a different graphic novel writer, artist or team. Jaime Camille and Margot Jane – Kindred Skies KINDRED SKIES is about a group of dumb boys doing dumb things (but for money!) Set in a desert wasteland where being a mercenary is often just a good honest living, Rofaryn and his men struggle to make their way in a world of goddesses and sorcerers, drugrunners and warlords. Episodic format; each chapter is a new adventure! http://www.kindredskies.com Margot Jane Co-creator, writer, site runner/mangler, colorist- sure, Margot … Read more