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The #Binquirer: Apr. 2 Edition

By Zak Edwards
April 2, 2014 - 21:32

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of the #Binquirer, where we give you the news roundup you want about your favourite TV, Movies, and of course Comic Books. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we'll provide you with the biggest news in easily digestible chunks. Want to know more? Just click on the links provided!

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Comics
Jeff Smith's Boneville website is back up and running. That means you can read his webcomic Tuki for free in its entirety. More at Boneville.

Preorders for Amazing Spider-Man #1 are over 500,000, nearly four times the best-selling comic of February. This is probably because of the various retailer incentives. More at Bleeding Cool.

Marvel has been releasing a series of teaser images for their upcoming Original Sin event. True to form, they feature cryptic phrases like "Who returns from beyond?" and Who is next?" More at CBR.

David Sim is thinking of giving his classic series Cerebus the Ultimate treatment. He has put a call out for writers and artists to redo the first 25 issues of his most famous comic series for a project he calls Ultimate Cerebus. More at Moment of Cerebus.

Speaking of Ultimate, IGN talked to some previous creators of Ultimate Spider-Man about its continued legacy. More at IGN.

Frank Cho was privately commissioned to redraw the classic fight scene between Batman and Superman in The Dark Knight Returns. More at Bleeding Cool.

Scott Snyder has said he plans to stay on Batman until issue #50. More at CBR.

Video Games
The Wolf Among Us has released a trailer for the third installment. The episodic game based on Fables has been getting rave reviews. Watch it below (NSFW):





Television
Gotham has cast their Riddler. Corey Michael Smith (Olive Kitteridge) will guest star in the pilot and probably appear in later episodes. More at Deadline.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans will be getting a lot more of Scully and Hitchcock. Joel McKinnon Miller and Dirk Blocker have been upped to series regulars. More at Deadline.

Film
The Fantastic Four film has found its Doctor Doom in the form of Toby Kebbell. The English actor was previously seen in Control and Wrath of the Titans. More at Variety.

IGN has gotten a hold of some footage from Captain America: The Winter Soldier. More at IGN.

The upcoming Queen & Country film will be rewritten by Olivia Milch. The film is based on the Greg Rucka miniseries and stars Ellen Page. More at Variety.

Marvel has released some hi-res photos of The Guardians of the Galaxy stars. They're pretty awesome. More at io9.

Footage of Halle Berry's upcoming film Exant has been released. The film is about a female astronaut returning from a solo mission in space, but she is not alone. More on Youtube.

A Pink Panther film is in development. Not another Steve Martin as Inspector Clouseau version, but a CGI animated pink panther edition. More at the Hollywood Reporter.

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