DEATHSTROKE VS WONDER WOMAN?

Deathstroke #8 courtesy DC Comics
Deathstroke #8 courtesy DC Comics

This might be the comic battle of the week!

Slade Wilson is the baddest mercenary in the DC Universe but can this killer anti-hero take down the God of War?

It’s a super smackdown in Deathstroke #8 this week as Wonder Woman guest stars in the next chapter of the Godkiller arc. Continue reading DEATHSTROKE VS WONDER WOMAN?

Our Favorite ANT-MAN Easter Eggs

Paul Rudd as Scott Lang in Ant-Man courtesy Marvel
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang in Ant-Man courtesy Marvel

Ant-Man is big at the box-office.

Marvel’s latest adventure starring Paul Rudd as the titular hero won the weekend in a film filled with Easter Eggs, references and homages to Marvel’s cinematic and comic book history.

We’re working on a whole post devoted to that post-credit sequence but for now here our favorite Easter Eggs in Ant-Man. Continue reading Our Favorite ANT-MAN Easter Eggs

HARLEY QUINN HOLLYWOOD HORROR

Harley Quinn #21 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #21 courtesy DC Comics

If seeing Margot Robbie in the Suicide Squad Comic-Con trailer didn’t get you excited for Harley Quinn’s Hollywood debut then check out Harley’s comic book.

This may be our favorite cover of all of DC Comics October previews.

You see Harley has left Gotham City to conquer Hollywood in a new arc starting with issue 20 but her quest for fame takes a dark turn.

Amanda Conner kills it with a cover inspired by Jack Nicholson in Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s The Shining. It’s a homage to that darkly comic moment when Jack Torrance guts the bathroom door and says, “Heeeeeerrrrre’s Johnny!” to his terrified wife. Continue reading HARLEY QUINN HOLLYWOOD HORROR

NEW MUTANT Leads “NEW” NEW AVENGERS

New Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel
New Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

There’s a new take on the New Avengers when the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now arrives this Fall.

New Mutants fans will be thrilled to see Roberto DaCosta aka Sunspot is taking the lead of New Avengers by Al Ewing and Gerardo Sandoval.

Sunspot and Cannonball were brought out of the X-Men shadows and recruited by Tony Stark and Steve Rogers to Avengers under Jonathan Hickman’s run. Bobby and Sam were part of the Avengers World spinoff.

Bobby took over the evil think tank known A.I.M. (Advanced Idea Mechanics) and formed what you might call an outlaw Avengers team. Continue reading NEW MUTANT Leads “NEW” NEW AVENGERS

MYSTERY MAN Of AVENGERS ZERO?

Avengers #0 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #0 courtesy Marvel

Marvel announced Avengers #0 at Comic-Con San Diego as the prelude that launches all the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now Avengers books.

The cover revelation started a big debate: who is the mystery man observing the different teams?

Is he hero, villain, human, alien, machine?

Before we reveal our theories let’s dive into some Avengers history to speculate on the future of the new Marvel.

All-New, All-Different Avengers by Mark Waid is the flagship team book that will guide the post-Secret Wars Marvel Universe. How long is Waid planning on staying, how far out has he plotted? Continue reading MYSTERY MAN Of AVENGERS ZERO?