New RadioTimes Doctor Who cover, plus a peek at her new companions
Here's Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor and the new TARDIS team Graham, Yaz and Ryan (Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill and Tosin Cole) from the RadioTimes, plus the mag's latest cover.
Entertainment Weekly's "Shazam!" cover
Info:
We all have a superhero inside us, it
just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel)
case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old
foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of
an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike
body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any
teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he
have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip
his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his
abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to
master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil
controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong).
The cast includes Asher Angel (Andi Mack) as Billy Batson, Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy) as The Wizard, and Mark Strong (Kingsman) in the role of Super-Villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana. The film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer (IT) as Billy’s best friend and ultimate superhero enthusiast, Freddy, part of the foster family that includes Mary, played by Grace Fulton (Annabelle: Creation); Darla, played by Faithe Herman (This is Us); Eugene, played by Ian Chen (Fresh Off the Boat); and Pedro, played by Jovan Armand (Hawaii Five-0). Cooper Andrews (The Walking Dead) and Marta Milans (Killer Women) play foster parents Victor and Rosa Vasquez.
The cast includes Asher Angel (Andi Mack) as Billy Batson, Djimon Hounsou (Guardians of the Galaxy) as The Wizard, and Mark Strong (Kingsman) in the role of Super-Villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana. The film also stars Jack Dylan Grazer (IT) as Billy’s best friend and ultimate superhero enthusiast, Freddy, part of the foster family that includes Mary, played by Grace Fulton (Annabelle: Creation); Darla, played by Faithe Herman (This is Us); Eugene, played by Ian Chen (Fresh Off the Boat); and Pedro, played by Jovan Armand (Hawaii Five-0). Cooper Andrews (The Walking Dead) and Marta Milans (Killer Women) play foster parents Victor and Rosa Vasquez.
Another pic from the upcoming "Shazam!" film
Via Entertainment Weekly: Starring Zachary Levi as Captain Marvel (not to be confused with Marvel's upcoming "Captain Marvel, but it will be. Confused. That is.), "Shazam!" is set for release April 5.
"The Threat of Tim Boo Ba" or "How Steve Ditko introduced me to Marvel Comics (and Irony)"
What was my first comic book? I couldn't really tell you.
There's a coverless early 1970s issue of Batman or Detective Comics in my collection, likely picked up at a garage sale. I was a big Batman fan, thanks to reruns of the show. I think the first comic I (or, rather, my parents) bought off the newsstand is World's Finest #208, which came out in October 1971, when I was 5 years old. My first Marvel comic was probably Amazing Spider-Man #106, which hit the spinner rack a couple of months later.
But, apart from that Spidey book, my primary interest was in DC, and that's what I read for the most part. Lots of Batman, Superman and Justice League.
I only became aware of Marvel as a unique entity when a comics-reading big brother of a friend down the street started talking about how cool Marvel was. And he ended up giving me a copy of a mag he probably didn't think too much of at the height of the Bronze Age, but which made a huge impression on me: namely Journey Into Mystery #10, which came out in January 1974, and was probably pretty new when I received it.
Journey into Mystery reprinted the monster and suspense stories created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others before Marvel got into the superhero biz with the Fantastic Four.
I still have the comic in my collection and haven't looked at it in years. The only story I remember from it, and the one I'll likely never forget, is "The Threat of Tim Boo Ba," which introduced me not only to Ditko's art, but to the concept of irony. Many of these tales were in the O. Henry-by-way-of-"The Twilight Zone" mold, specializing in trick endings. And this tale had the coolest. As not to spoil it, I've shared the story below.
The story was originally published in 1962, under the title "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba," in Amazing Fantasy #9.Maybe they changed the title due to Comics Code restrictions. I don't know.
Anyway, whenever I think of Ditko, as I have been a lot over the past week since his death, I recall this story - just one examples of the many memorable moments Ditko was responsible for among comics readers worldwide. It's not the best story Ditko ever did, but the first one I read. And everyone's first story by Lee, Kirby or Ditko is special.
Godspeed, Sturdy Steve.
There's a coverless early 1970s issue of Batman or Detective Comics in my collection, likely picked up at a garage sale. I was a big Batman fan, thanks to reruns of the show. I think the first comic I (or, rather, my parents) bought off the newsstand is World's Finest #208, which came out in October 1971, when I was 5 years old. My first Marvel comic was probably Amazing Spider-Man #106, which hit the spinner rack a couple of months later.
But, apart from that Spidey book, my primary interest was in DC, and that's what I read for the most part. Lots of Batman, Superman and Justice League.
I only became aware of Marvel as a unique entity when a comics-reading big brother of a friend down the street started talking about how cool Marvel was. And he ended up giving me a copy of a mag he probably didn't think too much of at the height of the Bronze Age, but which made a huge impression on me: namely Journey Into Mystery #10, which came out in January 1974, and was probably pretty new when I received it.
Journey into Mystery reprinted the monster and suspense stories created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko and others before Marvel got into the superhero biz with the Fantastic Four.
I still have the comic in my collection and haven't looked at it in years. The only story I remember from it, and the one I'll likely never forget, is "The Threat of Tim Boo Ba," which introduced me not only to Ditko's art, but to the concept of irony. Many of these tales were in the O. Henry-by-way-of-"The Twilight Zone" mold, specializing in trick endings. And this tale had the coolest. As not to spoil it, I've shared the story below.
The story was originally published in 1962, under the title "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba," in Amazing Fantasy #9.Maybe they changed the title due to Comics Code restrictions. I don't know.
Anyway, whenever I think of Ditko, as I have been a lot over the past week since his death, I recall this story - just one examples of the many memorable moments Ditko was responsible for among comics readers worldwide. It's not the best story Ditko ever did, but the first one I read. And everyone's first story by Lee, Kirby or Ditko is special.
Godspeed, Sturdy Steve.
Pop Culture Roundup: The return of Mego; Doctor Who; Wonder Woman; toy cars
The Mego toy brand is re-born and will launch with a series of its 1970s-style action figures available exclusively in the U.S. at Target stores.
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You can dress like the new Doctor Who, thanks to a new costume line.
A new line of various style Doctor Who figures are also on the way.
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Reasons Why Gal Gadot is Awesome Dept.: This week the Wonder Woman actress dropped by a children's hospital for a visit to kids and staff - in full costume.
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Handy tip via Crivens: You can now get replica boxes for many of your old toy cars.
You can dress like the new Doctor Who, thanks to a new costume line.
A new line of various style Doctor Who figures are also on the way.
Reasons Why Gal Gadot is Awesome Dept.: This week the Wonder Woman actress dropped by a children's hospital for a visit to kids and staff - in full costume.
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Handy tip via Crivens: You can now get replica boxes for many of your old toy cars.
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