After stealing Peter Parker’s life – Otto Octavius surrendered the body and title of Spider-Man back to Parker and sacrificed his own consciousness. Superior Spider-Man #31 was supposed to be the final issue but you can’t keep a classic villain down.
Marvel revealed Doc Ock’s story will continue in Superior Spider-Man #32, 33 by Dan Slott and Christos Gage. What happened in the missing 9 hours when Otto and Horizon Lab vanished in the finale.
Ben McKenzie as Jim Gordon in GOTHAM courtesy Warner Brothers Entertainment
Fox revealed the first featurette for the upcoming series Gotham.
Along with plans to reveal the early years of Catwoman, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Riddler – Executive Producer Bruno Heller teased the series will explore the back story of the Joker and Scarecrow.
Ben McKenzie will play James Gordon. Heller says when the series begins Gordon will have only been on the Gotham City Police for two weeks. The video includes interview with McKenzie, Donal Logue who played Detective Harvey Bullock, producer Danny Cannon and Jada Pinkett Smith who plays a villain created just for the series.
Along with Gordon’s partnership with Bullock, the series will focus on the rookie cop’s bond with a young Bruce Wayne.
ABC revealed new details for Marvel’s Agent Carter. Hayley Atwell will reprise her role as Peggy Carter from Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
The series will reveal the origins of the Marvel Universe and S.H.I.E.L.D. The sizzle reel included footage from the Agent Carter one-shot showing Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark (father of Tony aka Iron Man)
Deathbird shows up at death’s door at The Peak. Abigail Brand of S.W.O.R.D. calls in the mutants. It’s part of the new X-writer’s plan to take the women of the atom to new heights.
Marc Guggenheim (Arrow) takes over for Brian Wood on the series. The new X-Men writer is taking inspiration from the past for his upcoming arc starring the all-female team.
“The idea really came from the fact that I’d been jonesing for an ‘X-Men in space’ story as a reader,” says Guggenheim. “I’d been re-reading the ‘Brood Saga’ and it reminded me how much I love that concept of the X-Men in outer space. Continue reading X-MEN In Space By MARC GUGGENHEIM
Constantine #14In honor of the news that John Constantine will star in a new NBC series this Fall, I’m making the supernatural hero’s latest issue a pick for new fans intrigued by the trailer. John may be quitting his role as leader of Justice League Dark as he fights a demon that could cost him what’s left of his humanity.
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 Shang Chi goes into solo action when his lost love is killed while working for MI-6. The new Avengers becomes the next target in a story of martial arts, revenge and global espionage in a new limited series by Mike Benson. Continue reading Top Comics for May 14, 2014
