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EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #1 Review

Silence the critics.

Kill the cancellation conspiracy theories.

Marvel put superstars Jeff Lemire and Humberto Ramos on the new flagship X-book and the future is Extraordinary.

After reading X-books for decades and seeing everything, Extraordinary X-Men #1 still made me excited and energized for the next evolution of the mutant heroes.

Set eight months after the Secret Wars finale and the events of Uncanny X-Men #600, the Children of the Atom are facing a new threat as humanity fears and hates them like never before. Continue reading EXTRAORDINARY X-MEN #1 Review

MARVEL’S MOB On AGENT CARTER

Agent Carter Season 2 NYCC poster courtesy Marvel

The mob is muscling in on Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) in her new adventures in Hollywood.

Marvel announced comedic actor Ken Marino is joining the cast of Agent Carter Season Two as Joseph Manfredi, mob boss in the Maggia crime syndicate.

The Maggia is a global crime organization in the Marvel comics universe. Silvio “Silvermane” Manfredi is one of the infamous Maggia leader who lived for decades in a cyborg body and became an longtime Spider-Man enemy. The crime cartel will be allies with the main villains of the new season. Continue reading MARVEL’S MOB On AGENT CARTER

INHUMAN Revealed On AGENTS OF SHIELD

A villain revealed on this week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

There’s an enemy within that will hit close to the heart of a member of Coulson’s team.

It’s all part of a big episode that also saw Mockingbird back in the field and an actor from The Avengers movie make what could be the start of a major new story thread.

Before we continue this week’s big surprise and what it means for this season’s story here’s a SPOILER ALERT! Continue reading INHUMAN Revealed On AGENTS OF SHIELD

New Comics Picks for November 4, 2015

The end and new beginning for the X-Men franchise silencing all doubts about the continued future of the Children of the Atom, a new James Bond series kicks off on the eve of Spectre, and Marjorie Liu’s monster new fantasy book.

It’s all in this week’s new comics of the week:

Uncanny X-Men #600 Will Cyclops become a mutant savior, destroyer or victim? Will Beast be punished for his twist in time that set off this saga? Get set for emotional reunions, final confrontations and massive changes as the Brian Michael Bendis X-Men era comes to a powerful finale. Continue reading New Comics Picks for November 4, 2015

WHY IS HE THE WORST X-MAN?

X-Men: The Worst X-Man Ever courtesy Marvel

Get ready to meet the worst X-Man ever.

Bailey Hoskins is the star of an upcoming limited series by Max Bemis and Michael Walsh. This will be the first serial Marvel work for Say Anything lead singer turned comic book writer.

X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever is the five-part story of an outsider among outsiders.

High school is hard enough for introverts who don’t fit in but things get worse when you’re a mutant.

Bemis explains what happens when this teen’s power kicks in. Continue reading WHY IS HE THE WORST X-MAN?

Who’s on VALIANT’s THE KILL LIST

The team behind BOOK OF DEATH is on target to take on Valiant’s flagship hero for an all-new adventure.

Valiant announced THE KILL LIST – a new jumping-on point beginning in X-O MANOWAR #43 by writer Robert Venditti and artist Robert Gill.

X-O Manowar and super-spy Ninjak reteam for the first time since the events of ENTER: NINJAK for a deadly covert mission to eradicate a secret cabal of alien sleeper agents…before their infiltration of our world goes from undercover to all-out war. Continue reading Who’s on VALIANT’s THE KILL LIST

STARGATE Blasts Off On COMET TV

Comet TV launch photo by Josh Lewis, Seattle Refined

Every episode of Stargate SG-1, Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: Universe will now be found on Comet TV.

The new science fiction network launched this past weekend following a “Space Bash” party at EMP Museum in Seattle, home of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Fans packed the shrine to sci-fi and pop culture to celebrate the launch of the new network for classic genre movies and shows. Continue reading STARGATE Blasts Off On COMET TV

New STAR TREK Series in 2017

Stardate: January 2017.

A new STAR TREK series will boldly go where no Trek program has gone before!

The first Star Trek television series in more than a decade will go directly to the fans via CBS All Access. Alex Kurtzman, part of the team behind the recent movie reboot, will be the executive producer.

Fans can explore strange new worlds and seek out new life with a next chapter of the beloved science fiction franchise as they stream and prosper.

Continue reading New STAR TREK Series in 2017

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