The New Mutants graphic novel cover courtesy Marvel
X-Men: Days of Future Past introduced two new mutants from the New Mutants era to the cinematic Children of the Atom. With the news that X-Men: Apocalypse will be set in 1983 I couldn’t help but think of popular mutants born in the 80’s.
In Days of Future Past, Sunspot (Adan Canto) got to use his solar energy powers against the Sentinels. Producers chose to amp the Brazilian mutant’s power beyond just super strength. Roberto Da Costa could fly and blast heat at the relentless robots. Sunspot was one of the founding members of the New Mutants.
Warpath (Boo Boo Stewart) used his tracking ability, super strength and fighting skills with big — knives against the Sentinels. Warpath actually started out as a Hellion (a student of Emma Frost and the Hellfire Club.) James Proudstar blamed Professor X for his older brother’s death and joined the Hellions in his quest for revenge by taking his brother’s X-Men code-name Thunderbird. James would later reform and join Cable’s original X-Force then become an official X-Man.
It’s Professor Xavier vs. Jean Grey…like you’ve never seen it before.
In the Dark Phoenix Saga, the Professor and Dark Phoenix engaged in the greatest psychic duel of any century. Xavier “won” but we know the rest of the story – death, rebirth, reconnection and the second death of Jean.
Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #1 courtesy Titan Comics
The Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is materializing on BBC around the globe in August and he’s transporting to comic book shops and tablets in October.
Boy and android girl in love. What will Alex risk to give Ada greater independence and sentience? What will it do to their relationship in this sci-fi love story from Jonathan Luna and Sarah Vaughn.
Batman #28 showed us the future of Gotham City with Selina Kyle as the ruler of the criminal underworld, a medical crisis affecting the city, Harper Row as a costumed crimefighter and Stephanie Brown as the Spoiler.
In the DC Comics September previews for the weekly series it looks like we’re getting closer to that near future – especially with this shot of Stephanie Brown in costume as the Spoiler.
Original Sin is at the halfway mark but Marvel is plotting it’s next big event.
Avengers and X-Men AXIS sees Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Children of the Atom together against the mutated power of the Red Skull. The Captain America villain stole Professor Xavier’s brain and harnessed his telepathic powers in a new war on mutants in the early pages of Uncanny Avengers. From early promo art it appears Red Skull has united Marvel’s greatest villains.
Luke Evans (Fast & Furious 6, Immortals, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) joins the pantheon of stars to play the ultimate movie villain.
Universal revealed a one-sheet with Evans as the man before he became Lord of the Undead in Dracula Untold, the origin story of the man who became Dracula. Continue reading LUKE EVANS In DRACULA UNTOLD Poster
