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NEW MUTANTS For Your Consideration

New Mutants courtesy Marvel
New Mutants courtesy Marvel

The New Mutants could be the next evolution of the X-Men film franchise. Fox recruited Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars) to direct a spinoff film based on the spinoff comic.

Teen angst, isolation, romantic crushes and finding new friends from diverse worlds – mixed with emerging mutant powers, danger room sessions and crazy villains – it’s all in a day at Xavier’s School. The New Mutants are perfect back to school basics to evolve the franchise.

Who will join the cast and who will they fight?

Here’s New Mutants 101: Continue reading NEW MUTANTS For Your Consideration

DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Trailer

Legends of Tomorrow courtesy The CW
Legends of Tomorrow courtesy The CW

After sharing this first look at DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, here’s a trailer for the upcoming team-up spinoff series from the team of Arrow/The Flash.

The cast includes Arthur Darvill as Time Master Rip Hunter, Ciara Renee as Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl, Victor Garber as Dr. Martin Stein, Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary, Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold and Dominic Purcell as Heat Wave.

Now you can see Hawkgirl take flight, the debut of the White Canary, Ray Palmer finally become The Atom (as seen in comics) and reveals the big villain the super team will take on.

Take a look at the first trailer showing the ever expanding DC Universe on The CW: Continue reading DC’S LEGENDS OF TOMORROW Trailer

THOR Revealed

Thor #8 courtesy Marvel
Thor #8 courtesy Marvel

The Goddess of Thunder revealed.

After months of mystery readers finally learned the identity of the woman under the masked helmet…and the price she’s paying to be a hero.

Part of her story behind the story goes back to Thor: God of Thunder #12.

Writer Jason Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman paid off the mystery in an action packed battle with the Destroyer and emotional final page.

What does this revelation mean for the Odinson and the rest of the Marvel Universe?

Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT! Continue reading THOR Revealed

WE ARE ROBIN New Artist, New Heroes

We Are Robin #2 courtesy DC Comics
We Are Robin #2 courtesy DC Comics

New blood for a new comic starring the youngest new heroes of Gotham City.

After the events of Batman: Endgame, the Dark Knight is missing and presumed dead but a new generation of crime fighters are taking up the cause. While citizens looks to the skies for the Batman’s shadow a new symbol is on the streets.

Gotham City teens have made the “R” their own. It’s not just one but hundreds of new Robins. As you can see this is not the caped Robin you’ve seen before. What happens when they meet the all-new Batman and what will he think of them? Continue reading WE ARE ROBIN New Artist, New Heroes

SUPERGIRL Trailer

Melissa Benoist as Supergirl courtesy DC Comics
Melissa Benoist as Supergirl courtesy DC Comics

Up, Up and Away!

CBS is adding DC Comics Girl Power to Mondays this Fall. At the Up Fronts this week the networks revealed their fall schedules and first looks at the new shows.

Supergirl soared in a first look trailer with Melissa Benoist is Kara Zor-El, cousin of the Man of Steel.

After a brief scene on doomed Krypton we see the future heroine in her human secret identity working for media mogul Cat Grant () and falling for Jimmy Olsen (Mechad Brooks) and a life changing moment involving her sister (Chyler Leigh)

Watch and enjoy the trailer courtesy DC Comics as Kara transforms into Supergirl: Continue reading SUPERGIRL Trailer

NEW MUTANTS Is Next FOX X-MEN Spinoff

The New Mutants graphic novel cover courtesy Marvel
The New Mutants graphic novel cover courtesy Marvel

Fox is evolving its X-Men franchise.

Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars) has signed on to direct a film based on New Mutants, a standalone spinoff according to Deadline. Boone will co-write with Knate Gwaltney. Simon Kinberg and Laura Shuler-Donner will produce.

“We’re so excited to explore this new part of the X-Men universe, and so excited to do it with Josh, who is uniquely suited to tell this story about young characters,” Kinberg told Deadline. Continue reading NEW MUTANTS Is Next FOX X-MEN Spinoff

AGENTS OF SHIELD VS INHUMANS BURNING QUESTIONS

Agents of SHIELD by Josh Dotich courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD by Josh Dotich courtesy Marvel

You could call Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Two a mother of a mashup of monsters, myths and family matters. Multiple story arcs came together in an intense, action and twist packed finale that sets the stage for even bigger battles on the show in on the big screen.

The fates of Skye and Raina.

The truth about Skye’s mother. Let’s hope the movie Inhhumans are a little nicer!

Why Mockingbird and Lance Hunter are not getting their own spinoff.

Oh yeah and payback for Ward!

And that cliffhanger?!

The Inhumans declared war on S.H.I.E.L.D. in a satisfying payoff to a much improved second season with more emotional stakes but we’re left with burning questions. Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD VS INHUMANS BURNING QUESTIONS