Month: September 2013

INHUMANS Go Big with Matt Fraction

Inhumanity #1 courtesy Marvel
Inhumanity #1 courtesy Marvel

You’ve seen them as supporting players in Fantastic Four and Avengers saga but the Inhumans are going big time at Marvel!

 

How big? Matt Fraction and Joe Madureira big. Their own event and series big.

 

We’ll know a lot more after the events of Infinity #4 but at Rose City Comic Con this past weekend writer Matt Fraction explained that Inhumanity is a status quo and not an event like the Dark Reign followed Secret Invasion.

 

Still wondering how big? Here’s what Fraction told fans in a Marvel.com: Continue reading INHUMANS Go Big with Matt Fraction

Top Comic Book Picks for September 25, 2013

Avengers #20 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #20 courtesy Marvel

Avengers #20 The aftermath of last week’s blockbuster Infinity #3! Who will surrender or die fighting? Jonathan Hickman has created the creepiest aliens in the Ex Nihilos. (Think Hannibal Lecter, Alex from A Clockwork Orange, Evil from Time Bandits and whatever Tim Curry was in Legend!) I’m excited to see what happens when rival Ex Niholos on opposite sides of the war come face to face!

 

Batman The Dark Knight #3.1 Joker’s Daughter One of the most anticipated Villains Month issues! Arkham Asylum is broken and inmates are flooding to Joker’s Daughter. Continue reading Top Comic Book Picks for September 25, 2013

Who Would Try to Rob Iron Man?

Infinity Heist #1 courtesy Marvel
Infinity Heist #1 courtesy Marvel

While the Avengers are away the villains will play!

 

In Infinity Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are in space fighting off an alien army while a team of Mighty Avengers has stepped up against an invasion by Thanos.

 

This week Infinity Heist begins with team of small time super criminals (at least when compared to Thanos!) go for a big score amid the cosmic level chaos.

 

The universe may be threatened but as writer Frank Tieri explains, that won’t stop this shady cast of characters from taking advantage.

Continue reading Who Would Try to Rob Iron Man?

INFINITY AVENGERS #20 Preview

Avengers #20 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #20 courtesy MarveWho said there was only one!?

 

Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers arc began with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes taking on Ex Nihilo on Mars. In the final prelude to Infinity issue Captain America recruited Ex Nihilo and his twisted sister Abyss to join the Avengers against the Builders.

 

As Infinity rocked the Marvel Universe we learned there were “other” Ex Nihilos.  This week in Avengers #20 it’s a meeting of the strange aliens on opposite sides of the war. Continue reading INFINITY AVENGERS #20 Preview

Kang Time Uncanny Avengers

Uncanny Avengers #12 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #12 courtesy Marvel

Uncanny Avengers #12 is packed with even more evil promising the origin of the Apocalypse Twins, Kang’s endgame revealed and an unholy pact between the Red Skull and…Ahab.

 

Yes, the ruthless mutant hunter from the future joins Rick Remender’s time twisted epic.

 

One of the big reasons I’m sharing this story is because celebrated artist Salvador Larroca (X-Men, Invincible Iron Man and currently Cable and X-Force) penciled this week’s issue focusing on Kang the Conqueror. Continue reading Kang Time Uncanny Avengers

Rose City Comic Con Bigger and Better

Batman Cosplayer and the Batmobile at Rose City Comic Con photo by ComicsBlend
Batman Cosplayer and the Batmobile at Rose City Comic Con photo by ComicsBlend

Build a bigger con and they will come!

 

Thousands of comic book and sci-fi fans packed the Oregon Convention Center for Rose City Comic Con this weekend. In just one year the Portland con quadrupled its show size with more celebrity guests, more panels, more game tournaments and more everything geek-tastic in a town that’s known for comics.

 

Avery Brooks who played Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a huge draw and among the brand new celebrity faces greeting Northwest fans for the first time. Some of the faithful brought DS9 comic books, Continue reading Rose City Comic Con Bigger and Better

DOOMSDAY Returns

courtesy DC Comics
courtesy DC Comics

Lex Luthor. Brainiac. Parasite.

 

Just some of Superman’s classic rogues gallery but then there’s Doomsday.

 

The alien monster that once killed the Man of Steel is back in this week’s Villains Month issue of Superman/Batman and it’s just the beginning of his new reign of terror!

 

“In The New 52, the legends surrounding this character have become stories told to terrify Kryptonians,” Continue reading DOOMSDAY Returns