Christmas with Wolverine!?
Origin II #1 arrives this holiday season but don’t expect a Howlett family Christmas. It’s been a decade since Marvel did the unthinkable. In Origin – the fan favorite’s mysterious past was finally revealed.
We learned Wolverine’s real name, age and birthplace. We learned of his first love, his brother and the painful, tragic circumstances surrounding the first appearance of his mutant powers. Continue reading Wolverine’s Sinister Holiday in ORIGIN II
“It’s Alive! It’s Allllliiiiiivvvvvvveee!”
In our Halloween celebration of scary comic book epics this entry is a creation of the mad scientists behind Wolverine and the X-Men.
The Frankenstein’s Murder Circus arc by Jason Aaron and Nick Bradshaw packed future classic with horror, humor, action, dramatic character development and one —- of a surprise ending!
A witch’s magic mind control turns the X-Men into circus freaks in a traveling show run by Frankenstein. As Logan’s students try to save their teachers. The mutants were facing zombie clowns! Yes, zombie clowns! Trust me, Aaron and Bradshaw make it work. Continue reading Halloween Comic Book Horror: X-Men vs. Frankenstein?
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) goes back in time next year in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Marvel is taking you back into Logan’s past in Origin II this December.
Writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man) and artist Adam Kubert team up to explore a “lost” tale of the mutant’s youth and his first encounter with a scientist who will become one of the X-Men’s greatest enemies.
It’s been a decade since the groundbreaking Origin – the story that finally revealed Wolverine’s early life and identity. Given the expectations for this sequel I wanted to share part of Gillen’s new interview. The writer tells Marvel.com why the time was right for this story. Continue reading Wild Wolverine in ORIGIN II
X-Men: Days of Future Past – the trailer is here. Based on the story by Chris Claremont, mutants from an apocalyptic future go into the past to change history and save the mutant race from extinction.
Director Bryan Singer returns to the X-family to unite the casts of the original X-trilogy and X-Men: First Class. As you can see by the trailer, Singer and his team were inspired by the classic comic book story but with executed a huge twist in who becomes the blast into the past. Watch and enjoy:
This is the first time we’ve seen Continue reading X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Trailer!
Beware the Batman #1 A brand-new all-ages comic based on the hit animated series. Alfred Pennyworth is no ordinary butler but has he prepared Master Bruce? The Dark Knight flies out of the cave to take on the Gotham City underworld.
Pretty Deadly #1 The daughter of Death rides a trail of retribution in a book that seems to mix Sandman, Preacher and the Wild West by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios. Here’s how the writer explained the concept to me at GeekGirlCon ’13.
Sex Criminals #2 If you could stop time Continue reading Top 5 Comics for October 23, 2013
Dear Readers:
I see this story is trending. This is a preview of the X-Men: Gold one-shot from the 50th anniversary a few years back.
Here’s a story about the upcoming X-Men: Gold ongoing series as part of ResurrXion this April in case that’s what you were looking for.
Hope will still want to read this original story and thanks for your support:
The X-Men mean so much to so many fans. Uncanny X-Men #116 was my first comic book and I’ve been addicted ever since. This November the Children of the Atom turn 50 years old. Continue reading X-MEN: GOLD #1 Preview
Huge announcements from Marvel at New York Comic Con! Here are highlights from Friday’s X-Men and the Marvel Universe and Avengers panels:
Uncanny X-Force vs. Cable and X-Force: Vendetta coming in January. It’s a 4 issue showdown including rematch between Nathan and Bishop. Sure looked like Stryfe in the promo art!
Ghost Rider joins Thunderbolts in issue #20 for the new arc: No Mercy.
Savage Wolverine #14 a new arc by Richard Isanove set in the 1930’s Dustbowl America coming in January. Continue reading Avengers World, Black Widow, More Marvel NYCC Friday Announcements
Fan favorite Wolverine and X-Men writer Jason Aaron is coming to Emerald City Comicon in 2014. After his gritty Scalped series, Aaron took on Marvel’s darkest heroes including Ghost Rider, Wolverine and the Punisher. Aaron ripped apart the mutants in X-Men: Schism and is currently co-writing the 50th Anniversary X-Men crossover: Battle of the Atom. Aaron co-wrote Avengers vs. X-Men, Thanos Rising a series about the origin of the Mad God of Titan.
Aaron is going into his second year as writer of Thor: God of Thunder. After a blistering first arc The God Butcher, Aaron is taking on Malekith in The Accursed. Continue reading Jason Aaron at Emerald City Comicon 2014