March 2012 – Page 12 – COMICS BLEND

Top 5 Picks for 3/14/12

Saucer Country #1 A Presidential candidate’s frightening encounter on a lonely road leaves her with terrifying memory flashes. Now she must win the White House to expose the truth and save the world.

Saga #1 An original sci-fi epic for mature readers from the man behind Y: The Last Man and Lost. A couple struggles to raise their newborn in an endless galactic war. Fans are calling this Star Wars meets Game of Thrones.

Avengers Assemble #1 The Zodiac attacks! This new series stars the cast of the upcoming Avengers movie against a brand new version of one of their deadliest enemies.

wolvxmen007_02 — Wolverine and the X-Men #7 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine and the X-Men #7 Kitty Pryde pregnant with aliens. Beast, Rachel and Iceman shrunken and inside the body of their teammate trying to save her. Broo under attack from a new alien threat. Wolverine’s gamble in a galactic casino backfires. Adventures in outer and inner space with the comic book that delivers more fun than anything on the shelves!

Batgirl #7 The Joker attacked Batgirl and changed her life forever in the classic Batman: The Killing Joke. See a side of that fateful night you’ve never experiences before. While Barbara faces her demons a new killer stalks Gotham City.

James Bond Skyfall Villain Named Revealed?

MI6 posted our first look at Javier Bardem on the set of the next James Bond film but we do not know his character’s name…until now? Today the 007 fan site reports that a Swedish actor named Jens Hultén is joining the cast as a “henchman to the main villain, Silva, played by Javier Bardem.”

Bardem is still listed as just Villain on the IMDB credits.

“It’s obviously a great honor to participate in “Skyfall“. Bond movies are huge productions with some of the greatest talents both in front and behind the camera as it is fantastic to be part of,” Hultén told moviezine.se about joining the cast.

Thanks to MI6.

Avengers Ultimate Movie Marathon

Avengers New Post — Marvel's The Avengers courtesy Marvel.com

How much Avengers can you take? Get ready to get caught up on every movie starring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes before the Assemble on May 4th! AMC Theatre invites fans to experience THE ULTIMATE MARVEL MARATHON with six movies on one epic day. Watch the heroes’ stories unfold as they assemble for the midnight premiere of The Avengers 3D!

Here’s a list of the six movies being shown at THE ULTIMATE MARVEL MARATHON:

Iron Man
The Incredible Hulk
Iron Man 2
Thor in 3D
Captain America in 3D
The Avengers in 3D

Limited engagement tickets for both THE AVENGERS and THE ULTIMATE MARVEL MARATHON will go on sale this Sunday night at a select number of AMC Theatres.

The times the tickets will go on sale are as follows:

Eastern Standard Time – 12:01am Sunday night (3/11) / Monday morning (3/12)
Pacific Standard Time – 9:01pm Sunday night (3/11)

Here is a list of the select theatres where you can purchase tickets:

Boston Common 19 – Boston, MA

Burbank 16 – Burbank, CA

Downtown Disney 12 – Anaheim, CA

Aventura 24 – Aventura, FL

Empire 25 – New York, NY

Garden State 16 – Paramus, NJ

Downtown Disney 24 – Lake Buena Vista, FL

Metreon 16 – San Francisco, CA

Alderwood 16 – Lynnwood, WA

Tysons Corner 16 – McLean, VA

Tickets will go on sale for other AMC Theatres on March 16^th. The expanded list will also be made available on March 16^th

Allan Heinberg on Avengers The Children’s Crusade Finale

ACC9 — Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 courtesy Marvel

Avengers: The Children’s Crusade reached an emotional, game changing climax last week. The maxi series by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung launched in July 2010 starring the Young Avengers in search of the Scarlet Witch (she’s the mother of Wiccan and Speed.) The teens faced the wrath of the Avengers, X-Men and Doctor Doom. When it was over, heroes died, quit and the Scarlet Witch’s role in the Marvel Universe was established on the eve of Avengers Vs X-Men. I wanted to share some of Comics Newsarama’s interview with Heinberg now that the epic series is over.

“After over two years of working on the book, I felt immediate relief for a day or two after the book went off to the printer — and I’ve been sad ever since. I miss the characters. I miss my regular, sanity-restoring chats with Jim Cheung and our amazing editor, Tom Brevoort. I miss the pleasure of seeing new pencils from Jim every month. Honestly, if I could, I’d continue working with Jim Cheung the rest of my life. He’s a great friend and creative partner.”

The story was the redeeming of the Scarlet Witch for her actions (Avengers Disassembled, M-Day.) Some characters sympathized, some condemned Wanda for her actions. Comics Newsarama how he felt about her.

Avengers Children's Crusade 7 — Avengers Children's Crusade #7 by Jim Cheung courtesy Marvel.com

“We wanted the reaction to the Scarlet Witch’s story to reflect as many different viewpoints as possible — to foster continued conflict and debate among the Avengers and the X-Men — and among readers, as well.”

“My personal sympathies were obviously with Wanda, but she’s certainly not blameless — even if Doom was ultimately responsible for her transgressions. Wanda was, after all, driven by grief to ask for Doom’s help in the first place, leaving her and the Avengers vulnerable to his manipulations.”

For Allan’s entire interview (including spoilers) here’s the Comics Newsarama link.

This Geek’s Opinion: Avengers The Children’s Crusade is one of Marvel’s most beautifully drawn and written epics. Jim Cheung created dynamic action sequences packed with a huge cast and very intimate scenes where we could sense the hope, fear, regret and love of each player in this epic executed by Allan Heinberg.

The hardcover version is now collected and available.

The Mastermind Behind The Court of Owls Revealed in Batman #10

BM_Cv10_p418sdk_1 — Batman #10 courtesy DC Comics

The Night of the Owls crossover flies across all Batmanfamily of titles in May. The Dark Knight’s allies will face different versions of the Talon, enforcer for the Court of Owls. The mysterious organization has been secretly manipulating Gotham City for decades.

Today DC Comics revealed the cover and solicit for Batman #10 in June teasing that in this issue Batman takes the fight to the Court of Owls and we learn the mastermind behind the secret society.

Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo are the creative team behind this epic new chapter in Batman history.

Little Girls Can Be Superheroes Too!

Who says girls can only be fairies or princesses! These little ladies are looking tough but cute as Wolverine and Captain America! Thanks to my editor at Seattle Pulp for sharing the story from Superheroes are for Girls, Too on Tumblr. Be sure to check out the site for more adorable pictures of tiny heroes!

Captain Marvel Returns to Marvel

Marvel.com unveiled this teaser heralding Captain Marvel in July 2012. All will be revealed Saturday, March 17 at the Talk To The Hat panel, 4:00PM PST, during WonderCon 2012.

An earlier preview for the cover of Secret Avengers #27, the AvX tie-in showed Captain Marvel bursting out of what appears to be Phoenix energy and flanked on each side by Ms. Marvel and Protector.

Could this mean the entity of death and rebirth could give birth to a resurrected Mar-Vell?

“The Hunger Games” Tour Finale in Seattle – New Photos

: Photo by Josh Lewis, Seattle Pulp

Fans (nearly a thousand) packed Seattle’s University Village Saturday to see the stars of The Hunger Games.

Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson will play Katniss, Gale and Peeta. All three leads were at this final stop on The Hunger Games Tour in Seattle.