GalaxyCon once again returned to Raleigh this year for its seventh annual outing in the capital city of North Carolina. After serving as the original flagship city for GalaxyCon, the popular convention announced a seven-year extension with the city of Raleigh, bringing the event back to the City of Oaks through 2031. This year’s event featured over three dozen famous actors
Read MoreMotor City Comic Con is back for a second 2023 convention! From November 10th to 12th at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, fans can meet celebrity guests, attend exciting panels, and have a blast dressing up as their favorite characters from film, television, comicbooks, and literature. While the May convention typically sees higher attendance, there are some exciting things coming
Read MoreWelcome to September everyone. This time, we’re going to be trying a slightly different format with the New Comic Spotlight. Instead of reviewing each week’s comics, I’ll be previewing a large selection of comics scheduled to come out over the next month. I’ll include the intended release date with each title but publishers are notorious for changing release dates on comics
Read MoreIt’s been an interesting year to be a DC fan, beginning with James Gunn’s announcement of the all-new DCU back in January. With his announcement, the end of the decade-long era known as the DCEU had reached its conclusion, with just a few movies left before DC officially rebooted its superhero world. Back in June, The Flash premiered, to varying levels
Read MoreXolo Maridueña stars as the scarab-tactic superhero Blue Beetle, which buzzed onto the big screen this past weekend. Blue Beetle, directed by Ángel Manuel Soto and written by Gareth Dunnet-Alcocer, is the first live-action comic book film with a Hispanic lead. The long-anticipated picture is the third DC Studios release this year after Shazam! Fury of the Gods and The Flash. It’s all about family in The Fast
Read MoreIt’s been a rough year for films based on DC Comics. The mixed critical reception and box office whimper of Shazam! Fury of the Gods as well as, well, everything surrounding The Flash has resulted in the home stretch of this iteration of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) becoming a laughing stock for the public at large. Other than Aquaman: The Lost
Read MoreBlue Beetle: Graduation Day is the newest solo comics run of the modern Blue Beetle, Jaime Reyes. The six-issue mini from Josh Trujillo and Adrian Gutierrez continues from Jaime’s 2016 Rebirth series and comes at a time where the character’s profile is higher than ever. Inspired by the upcoming DC Studios film, Graduation Day aims for high synergy while balancing expansive
Read MoreToday is an exciting day for Blue Beetle fans and DC fans alike. Earlier today, the first images from the set of Blue Beetle hit the net and spread like wildfire across social media as fans got their first look at Xolo Maridueña as Jamie Reyes, wearing the iconic Blue Beetle costume. And just as these images have spread across the four corners of the
Read MoreHola, ¿que tal? Welcome to the Blue Beetle comics reading guide! With the live-action movie filming right now and set pics hitting the web as we speak, there has never been a better time to catch up on the history of DC Comics’ Blue Beetle. But which one!? In true DC fashion, the movie’s lead character Jaime Reyes is actually the
Read MoreAfter 15 years of great comics and a breakout role on the Young Justice animated series, Jaime Reyes’ fan-favorite Blue Beetle is finally being brought to life for a theatrical release next summer by director Angel Manuel Soto. Production started almost two months ago in Puerto Rico and is currently continuing in Atlanta, from where our first set images have just
Read More[UPDATE 5/24/22: Entertainment Weekly is reporting that they have confirmed that Jason Sudeikis is not in the “buzzy project.” Still, it’s a very interesting choice for the casting agent to make there and certainly had fans excited about the prospect. Here’s hoping the actor playing “Ted” is equally exciting for fans.] DC film Blue Beetle, starring Xolo Maridueña, is filming in
Read MoreIt seems that the eagerly awaited Blue Beetle movie directed by Ángel Manuel Soto is definitely gearing up to start filming in Puerto Rico soon, and I have received some intriguing details about who Jaime Reyes (Xolo Maridueña) will go up against in the film. I have received word from my trusted sources that Conrad Carapax aka The Indestructible Man is
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