Tag: DC

GEEK OUT!!! THE WORLDS OF DC – BRAND CONFUSION?

There’s no doubt that Warner Bros/DC has been lagging behind Marvel Studios in bringing successful adaptations of their properties to the big screen.

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GEEK OUT!!! SUPERHERO FILM : AQUAMAN EXTENDED TRAILER – GIVING THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!

Warner Bros have released a 5-minute extended trailer for the upcoming Aquaman movie. And it rocks!!!

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GEEK OUT!!! CRISIS ON EARTH X – WELCOME TO THE SILVER AGE [SPOILERS]

Did DC / CW sneakily produce a 4-hour multi-character story before Avengers: Infinity War?

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GEEK OUT!!! | COMIC BOOKS : MOVING TARGET – THE HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF GREEN ARROW

300+ paged book on Green Arrow? You have got to hand it to writer Richard Gray and publisher Sequart Organization for investing the time and effort into this unlikely character study.

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GEEK OUT! SUPERHERO TV FARE 221016

Supergirl -- "The Last Children of Krypton" -- Image SPG202b_0069 -- Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Clark/Superman and Melissa Benoist Kara/Supergirl -- Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW -- © 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved
Supergirl — “The Last Children of Krypton” — Image SPG202b_0069 — Pictured (L-R): Tyler Hoechlin as Clark/Superman and Melissa Benoist Kara/Supergirl — Photo: Diyah Pera/The CW — © 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Spoilers, doh!

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GEEK OUT! BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE

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Background
 Adaptation of the 1988 one-shot graphic novel featuring the characters Batman and the Joker written by Alan Moore, illustrated by Brian Bolland. The film is directed by Sam Liu and written by Brian Azzarello. Stars the voices of Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong and Ray Wise.

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GEEK OUT! BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

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Background
 Not the sequel to Man of Steel (2013) but according to director Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), the outright launch of the DC Cinematic Universe (DCU) with the first appearance of Batman (Ben Affleck), Superman (Henry Cavill) and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) together in the same movie. Key question is whether the movie itself can justify the slew of DCU films coming up in the pipeline, and in particular, Justice League (2017).

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GEEK OUT! SUICIDE SQUAD TRAILER

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Yes, this is a fantastic trailer. BUT even the Fantastic Four reboot had a fantastic trailer! So who knows?

All I know is that Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn is going to steal the show. And combined with Jared Leto’s Joker? Surely a Joker-Harley movie cannot be far behind…

Hope DC has enough Harley Quinn toys ready for the inevitable demand.

Opening in Singapore August 4th!