The Boys is a brilliant takedown of Marvel,DC,and our need for supermen

The Boys is a brilliant takedown of Marvel,DC,and our need for supermen

The Amazon series,with a pair of Kiwi actors as its stars,is both a beautifully crafted superhero tale and its opposite.

  • byKarl Quinn

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Ruby Rose quits'dream'Batwoman role

Ruby Rose quits'dream'Batwoman role

The Australian actor has handed in her cowl and walked away from the series forcing US studio Warner Bros to recast the role.

  • byMichael Idato
Suicide Squad enlists first Indigenous Australian character,Thylacine

Suicide Squad enlists first Indigenous Australian character,Thylacine

The Tasmanian Tiger is believed to be extinct but there's one Thylacine who might still have a long life ahead of her.

  • byMelanie Kembrey
From the Archives,1986:Caped crusader makes a serious return

From the Archives,1986:Caped crusader makes a serious return

March 13th,1986 signaled a return to bookstores for a middle-aged,cynical new Batman,forced out of retirement to clean up Gotham City.

  • byJerry Schwartz
Watchmen masterfully delves into events actively scrubbed from US history

Watchmen masterfully delves into events actively scrubbed from US history

Some of the most unimaginable scenes come rushing at the viewer in a violent 10-minute burst in the first episode. It’s unbelievable – except that it’s true.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Marvel in the making:Rachel Weisz on Cate Shortland and Black Widow's killer female cast

Marvel in the making:Rachel Weisz on Cate Shortland and Black Widow's killer female cast

The latest instalment of the comic movie franchise has brought the Oscar-winning actor and Canberra-raised director together at last.

  • bySusan Dominus
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In an anxious world,who watches the Watchmen?

In an anxious world,who watches the Watchmen?

Damon Lindelof's new series for HBO wrestles with powerful questions about modern-day vigilantism,race and power.

  • byMichael Idato
Zoe Kravitz cast as Catwoman could be stepping stone for cursed character
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Zoe Kravitz cast as Catwoman could be stepping stone for cursed character

Let us hope Warner Bros. is casting Zoë Kravitz for more than a single turn in the Cat-suit. Because history hasn't been so kind to the character.

  • byMichael Cavna
Batman's butler Alfred emerges from the shadows in Pennyworth

Batman's butler Alfred emerges from the shadows in Pennyworth

The new drama Pennyworth explores Alfred's life as a soldier and his friendship with Batman's father,Thomas Wayne.

  • byMichael Idato
New York's Comic-Con spins on a web and a prayer

New York's Comic-Con spins on a web and a prayer

Australia's Margot Robbie hawking the upcoming blockbuster Birds of Prey,joined Trekkies,(many) Spider-Men and more than 200,000 fans at this year's New York Comic-Con.

  • byMichael Idato
Uncloaked:Ruby Rose doesn't shy from Batwoman's sexuality

Uncloaked:Ruby Rose doesn't shy from Batwoman's sexuality

Playing the caped cousin of the iconic Batman also meant feeling the weight of the ‘don’t ask,don’t tell’ military policy,says Australian actress Ruby Rose.

  • byMichael Idato