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MANILA, PHILIPPINES – From amazing attorneys, to Arrowverse mainstays, all the way down to the much-awaited Snyder Cut, all kinds of heroes are coming to HBO GO, HBO, and Warner TV this month. If your day needs saving, or if you’re in need of a good dose of action and adventure, sit back, relax, and leave it to them.

Zack Snyder’s Justice League (HBO GO)Calling all Pinoy Snyder fans! Zack Snyder’s Justice League will premiere at the same time as the US on Thursday,March 18, exclusively on HBO GO.

Determined to ensure Superman’s (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic proportions. The task proves more difficult than Bruce imagined, as each of the recruits must face the demons of their own pasts to transcend that which has held them back, allowing them to come together, finally forming an unprecedented league of heroes. Now united, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman (Jason Momoa), Cyborg (Ray Fisher) and The Flash (Ezra Miller) may be too late to save the planet from Steppenwolf, DeSaad and Darkseid and their dreadful intentions. 

The Flash, Season 7 (Warner TV)

After a thrilling cliffhanger last season which saw the new Mirror Master (series regular Efrat Dor) victorious and still-at-large in Central City, The Flash must regroup in order to stop her and find a way to make contact with his missing wife, Iris West-Allen (series star Candice Patton).  

In the season seven premiere, Nash Wells searches for a way to save The Flash after an experiment to 

Save Barry’s speed backfires, and comes up with a dangerous plan.

Catch more from the Arrowverse with The Flash Season 7 premiering Wednesday, March 3, 9:00pm only on Warner TV.

Batwoman S2 (Warner TV)

As Ryan Wilder’s Kryptonite wound grows more severe, it hinders Batwoman’s ability to protect Gotham.  Growing interest in reproducing the serum from the Desert Rose puts Mary’s and Commander Kane’s lives in danger.  Meanwhile, Alice’s reunion with a fellow Coryana inhabitant presents unexpected complications.

Catch what happens next in Batwoman Season Two on Warner TV on Cignal: 235 (HD) and SkyCable: 34 (SD), 197 (HD) on Mondays at 9:50pm.

Just Mercy (HBO and HBO GO)

Michael B. Jordan is no stranger in portraying characters who fight for justice as he portrays the life of Bryan Stevenson in his history-making legal battle.

After graduating from Harvard, Bryan (Michael B. Jordan) had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley. One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.

Just Mercy will premiere on Saturday, March 20 at 9:00pm only on HBO GO and HBO. 

Stream or download these movies and shows on HBO GO.  Download the app from the App Store or Play Store on your device and enjoy a free trial. You can also access HBO GO via Cignal or at https://www.hbogoasia.com/. HBO GO is also available via Android TV, Apple TV, LG TV and Samsung Smart TV – and comes with AirPlay and Google Cast functionality.

But like many other Filipinos throughout the world’s longest lockdown, I unexpectedly fell into the very deep rabbit hole that is hallyu. And as much as we didn’t see this pandemic coming, I never imagined getting sucked into this world.

So you start with one song, you move on to a vlog, and before you know it, your room is adorned with black and pink merch.

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Leinil Yu. Gerry Alanguilan. Edgar Tadeo. Roy Allan Martinez. Jay Anacleto. Gilbert Monsanto. Whilce Portacio. They are legendary comic book artists with thousands of pages created among them, who paved the way for hundreds more men and women in the comic book industry that are now creating waves and opening the local network to the international market.

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“Do you want to be part of a book that’s gonna feature a FIlipino character?” asks C.B. Cebulski, Marvel Comics’ editor-in-chief, to Comic Odyssey’s head honcho Sandy Sansolis.

Cebulski was talking about a limited-edition variant cover for Marvel’s “War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas #1,” featuring Cebuana superhero Wave.

“I saw the solicitation but didn’t know anything about the title,” Sansolis says. “All I knew was that it was going to feature a new Filipino hero, and I was already sold. ‘Okay, I’m on it!’”

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As more superheroes are made known through their cinematic adaptations, the audience for the original medium is rediscovering the value of this form of storytelling. Comic book creation has sprouted several talented individuals, both here and back home, that have been forging their identity through their art, all while proudly representing their beloved motherland.

Get to know some of the Pinoys who were in the NYC Comic Con.

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