Free Comic Book Day is this weekend! The first Saturday in May is when you can pick up FREE, yes FREE comic books. This geek holiday is the comic industry’s way of saying thanks to longtime fans, the “brick and mortar” neighborhood comic shops and welcome new readers. This year it falls on May the 4th Be With You Day and yes there is a STAR WARS free title on the list along with books for everyone!
After INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE, CAPTAIN MARVEL and AVENGERS: ENDGAME, you may want to deep dive or learn a little more about the heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe. If you’re one of millions who cheered and maybe cried in ENDGAME Marvel has a FCBD issue starring Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Spidey cast. FCBD is a perfect opportunity to see the stories behind the biggest movies and television shows.
courtesy Marvel and Free Comic Book Day
Entire families pack up, some even dress up in costume, to pick up their freebies. There’s even free books starring your favorite video game, television show and toy characters on this bonus geek holiday.
Geek minds are blowing up after the Marvel-ous news about the Disney + streaming service. At The Walt Disney Company’s Investor Day, new Marvel Studios and Star Wars shows were announced.
Disney+ will become the streaming destinations for shows and movies from Disney, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars and National Geographic.
Let’s break down all the new live action and animated shows, films and unscripted series from the House of Ideas and a galaxy far, far away.
DC is letting their bad guys steal the spotlight in YEAR OF THE VILLAIN. From a rogues gallery of portrait covers to shocking new story twists, the villains seize the DC Universe this summer.
Year of the Villain courtesy DC Comics
The publisher revealed new details about the one-shot that kicks off a trio of arcs putting the famous heroes against their infamous enemies. Beware of super villains bearing gifts!
Marvel is promising “the next monumental chapter for the X-Men” with an omega-level creative team and intriguing promotional art.
courtesy Marvel, art by Mark Brooks
Writer Jonathan Hickman is returning to Marvel with two big mutant projects: HOUSE OF X and POWERS OF X with artists Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva. It’s the art by Mark Brooks that may have you excited, shocked and questioning who’s who and why are certain mutants missing?
Jonathan Hickman returns to Marvel. Prepare to witness the Children of the Atom evolve again.
courtesy Marvel, art by Mark Brooks
Marvel announced Hickman’s new projects HOUSE OF X and POWERS of X at C2E2 at their Next Big Thing panel. Hickman will be joined by artists Pepe Larraz and R.B. Silva and colorist Marte Garcia. The news came with a promo piece by artist Mark Brooks chronicling X-Men history and sure to start speculation over Hickman’s plans for the mutant heroes.
CAPTAIN MARVEL is blasting to box office records around the globe. The first Marvel Comics Universe film led by a female hero sets up her joining Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for AVENGERS: ENDGAME
The Carol Danvers adventured left us thrilled and excited about her return to Earth and meeting the Avengers.
Captain Marvel courtesy Marvel
Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT in case you haven’t seen the movie yet.
Even super heroes can’t get a vacation! Peter Parker leaves the Big Apple but finds bigger trouble with multiple villains and a certain super spy!
Spider-Man: Far From Home courtesy Marvel
Marvel shared the first trailer and poster for SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME. Tom Holland is back at our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man but Peter Parker just wants to enjoy a school trip to Europe with buddy Ned Land and MJ. Watch the trailer to see the hero and villains who crash the trip then come back for our break down of big questions. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Trailer
The cosmic climax of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, mutation of the X-Men franchise, a Batman villain’s origin – 2019 will be an epic year of endings, new beginnings and minds blowing. New heroes opening doors and super sequels will hit cinemas this year.
