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Iron Man 3 beats Avengers Assemble at international box office
Monday 29 April 2013
Iron Man 3 has beaten Marvel’s Avengers Assemble at the international box office on its opening weekend.
Marvel at the art of the comic-book superhero
Sunday 24 February 2013
He's the $10bn man: comic-book writer Stan Lee's superhero creations have created some of the world's biggest box-office takings. Now, for the first time, his creations in their original form are to be sold as fine art.
Oh what a tangled web: Marvel kills off Peter Parker, but Spider-Man fans aren’t buying it
Thursday 27 December 2012
The superhero may have spun his last web
The 10 Best diaries
Tuesday 13 November 2012
From the smart and discreet to the more eye-catching, with one of these organisers you’ll never miss an appointment again
Marvel Vs. Capcom Origins coming next month
Sunday 02 September 2012
Price and date confirmed for Capcom's brawler compilation.
Page 3 Profile: Joss Whedon, film director
Thursday 09 August 2012
The world's biggest comic book geek?
Whedon to direct Avengers sequel
Wednesday 08 August 2012
Joss Whedon has been hired again as boss of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and their superhero pals for a sequel to The Avengers.
Batman suit named top superhero outfit
Wednesday 18 July 2012
Batman's rubber body suit has been named the greatest superhero outfit.
Comic-Con wraps after four days of pop-art indulgence
Monday 16 July 2012
This year's 43rd annual Comic-Con festival may be over but die-hard fans of the pop-culture celebration already have their minds on next year's show.
Observations: Why Spider-Man's latest enemy is off the CGI scale
Saturday 14 July 2012
It may come as a shock, but giant, mutated man-lizards don't happen to be real. So, in order to make Spider-Man's nemesis The Lizard believable, the effects team had to hit the books – and the pet shop.
'Green Mile' actor Michael Clarke Duncan hospitalised
Friday 13 July 2012
"The Green Mile" actor Michael Clarke Duncan has been hospitalised in Los Angeles, a spokeswoman for his reality TV star girlfriend said on Friday.
Killer Joe, William Friedkin, 102 mins (18)
Your Sister's Sister, Lynn Shelton, 90 mins (15)
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Sunday 01 July 2012
Want to murder your mother? You need Joe, the cop who moonlights as a killer
Max Payne 3 back story revealed in graphic novel series
Thursday 14 June 2012
You’ve finished the game, unlocked the trophies and conquered the online... Now read the comic book.
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