BENDIS On Outing ICEMAN

All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel

One of the biggest surprises of the year in comics so far is the coming out of original X-Man Bobby Drake. Or was he forced out?

Bobby Drake was called out by Jean Grey in All-New X-Men #40. The teen telepath saw the truth in young Iceman’s mind.

Justified or invasion of privacy?

Right or wrong?

What does writer Brian Michael Bendis say about the story now that some time has passed and how will it impact the final issues of his X-Men run? Continue reading BENDIS On Outing ICEMAN

AGENT CARTER Season Two Preview

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courtesy Marvel

Mission accomplished Peggy Carter fans.

Hayley Atwell will return as Agent Carter for a new season but with changes as Peggy goes west.

Agent Carter will again air when Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. goes on hiatus next season.

Peggy’s new season and mission takes her to California but what about Jarvis, Angie and her fellow SSR agents…and Howard Stark?

Here’s the official description from Marvel. Continue reading AGENT CARTER Season Two Preview

FOUR DOCTORS In TITAN COMICS DOCTOR WHO Event

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courtesy Titan Comics

Three Doctors. A Five Part Adventure in Time, Space and Comics

Titan Comics announced a 5-part weekly event written by Paul Cornell and illustrated by Neil Edwards, starring the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors and their comics companions. Cornell wrote classic episodes from the Doctor Who TV series (‘Father’s Day’, ‘Human Nature/Family of Blood’, both Hugo-nominated), classic Doctor Who novels, as well as successful comic book runs on titles such as Wolverine, Demon Knights, and Captain Britain and MI:13. Continue reading FOUR DOCTORS In TITAN COMICS DOCTOR WHO Event

TOP COMICS for MAY 13, 2015

Secret Wars #2 courtesy Marvel
Secret Wars #2 courtesy Marvel

Secret Wars#2

The deaths of the Marvel and Ultimate Universes were just the beginning. Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic take us the Battleworld, the new realm build on the ashes of dead universes. Who survived? Who are all the Thors?

 

Convergence #6

A team of heroes breaks free of Telos’ grip to unite and save their cities but a new villain enters the cosmic crossover with the power to rip the DC Multiverse apart. Continue reading TOP COMICS for MAY 13, 2015

MORE MARVEL HEROES For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

Civil War #7 courtesy Marvel
Civil War #7 courtesy Marvel

Filming of Captain America: Civil War is underway. Chris Evans as Steve Rogers leads an all-star cast in the follow-up to Age of Ultron.

We knew Robert Downey Jr. return would return as Tony Stark. Now we know the super sequel could be hailed as an Avengers 2.5.

The film will include Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes/War Machine, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther and Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/Agent 13. This film could be the first time we see the new Spider-Man born from the Marvel/Sony partnership.

Based on the comics storyline, when the government passes the Superhero Registration Act – it fractures the Avengers and a Civil War among the costumed heroes doesn’t stay civil.

While the cast is packed with fan-favorites and new characters here are more characters we hope to see in the next feature: Continue reading MORE MARVEL HEROES For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

THOR REVEALED & SECRET WARS THORS HAMMER UP

Secret Wars #2 courtesy Marvel
Secret Wars #2 courtesy Marvel

It’s a thundering week of revelations for Thor fans this week.

The new Goddess of Thunder is finally revealed in Thor #8. It’s a final battle with the Destroyer, a pantheon of guest stars and the winged helmet is off! Jason Aaron pays off one of the biggest mysteries of the year.

And look at the cover to Secrets Wars #2:

When universes end, Battleworld begins. The Marvel and Ultimate Universes collided and were destroyed in the final incursion.

Jonathan Hickman shows us the strange new reality out of the ashes of two destroyed universes in this week’s chapter two. In the cosmic chaos there is a order led by an legion of Thors from multiple realities. Continue reading THOR REVEALED & SECRET WARS THORS HAMMER UP

AGENT CARTER, AGENTS OF SHIELD Renewed

Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter promo art by Ferguson courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter promo art by Ferguson courtesy Marvel

Updated 9:30am 5/8/15
Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be back for new missions next season. ABC announced it will pick up both series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Hayley Atwell will return as Peggy Carter for the second season of prequel series set after the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 1946. No official word on if co-stars James D’Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and Dominic Cooper (Howard Stark) will return. The retro series was filled with Marvel Easter Eggs and origins including the Red Room of Russia’s Black Widow program, future Iron Man villains and the early days of S.H.I.E.L.D. Atwell appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron now in cinemas. Continue reading AGENT CARTER, AGENTS OF SHIELD Renewed

DC’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

Brandon Routh at Atom courtesy The CW
Brandon Routh as Atom courtesy The CW

The CW is becoming DCTV.

The Arrow/Flash spinoff is a go and has a title: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

DC Comics and The CW announced the new super hero team show that’s set within the Arrow and Flash universe got a green light for next season.

Here’s the official synopsis:

“When heroes alone are not enough…the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?” Continue reading DC’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW