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MARVEL MYSTERY VILLAIN BEHIND AVENGERS INCURSIONS

The Marvel Universe is coming to an end.

Not even the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes can save it.

The Avengers and Illuminati (in New Avengers) have been fighting to save Earth from destruction by rival worlds. The incursions are when two dimensions occupy the same point and six hours later one or both worlds are obliterated.

The fight against the incursions has been the main plot of Jonathan Hickman’s epic run since 2013 that will end with the start of Secret Wars. It was hero vs hero in the race to save the world as Hickman took us 8 months into the future as the Time Runs Out arc builds up to his big finale.

One of the biggest mysteries of Hickman’s run is who caused the incursions leading to a premature death of the multiverse.

The cause of the incursions has been revealed. Continue reading MARVEL MYSTERY VILLAIN BEHIND AVENGERS INCURSIONS

DC WEEK OF SNEAK PEEKS REVEALED

DC Comics is unleashing 24 new books and new story arcs starting in June but fans will get first looks as Convergence wraps up.

Beginning with the May issues of the miniseries, DC will include 8-page “sneak peeks” at the new and continuing titles arriving in June. The publisher says this isn’t excerpted content, but “all new, standalone stories that give a glimpse of what fans can expect after Convergence.”

With official descriptions from DC Comics, here’s the lineup for the first week of sneak peeks: May 6th
DOOMED (Written by Scott Lobdell with Art by Javier Fernandez)
CONVERGENCE: SUPERMAN #2
Reiser is just like every other college student — he worries about his grades, family, friends, girls, battling the Alpha Centurion in the streets of Metropolis as a Doomsday-infected monster… Continue reading DC WEEK OF SNEAK PEEKS REVEALED

COMICS CROSSOVERS Did That Happen?

Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War courtesy IDW

Hal Jordan is boldly going on an adventure with Captain Kirk, Spock and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise. IDW Publishing and DC Comics announced Star Trek/Green Lantern: The Spectrum War four-part event this July. This cosmic crossover joins Archie vs. Predator from Archie Comics and Dark Horse Comics this summer in the arena of most unlikely crossovers in comics history.

Stranger things have happened in the comics world. Here are our top picks for the unlikely but true comics crossovers: Continue reading COMICS CROSSOVERS Did That Happen?

STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN Crossover

The stars have aligned for a cosmic crossover of sci-fi franchises. Green Lantern will boldly go where no DC hero has gone before…into warp speed with Captain Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.

Here’s the official press release courtesy IDW Publishing:

IDW Publishing, CBS Consumer Products and DC Entertainment announced today that they will boldly go where no one has gone before…in brightest day, in blackest night. Two iconic franchises will meet this summer in a legendary crossover event with the release of a six-part comic book miniseries, STAR TREK/GREEN LANTERN: THE SPECTRUM WAR. Both Star Trek and Green Lantern are known for their strong cast of interstellar characters and when they come together for the first time this July, fans new and old are sure to experience a galaxy-sized thrill. Continue reading STAR TREK GREEN LANTERN Crossover

Before FLASHPOINT Heroes In CONVERGENCE Week One

Convergence: Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics

Convergence takes over the DC Universe this week.

The cosmic clash begins in Convergence#1 but heroes from the pre-Flashpoint DCU takes center stage in multiple tie-in books.

Remember when Stephanie Brown was Batgirl, Superman was married to Lois Lane, Dick and Barbara were Nightwing and Oracle?

DC Comics books are on hiatus as this two month event with heroes from past, present and future fight in a massive multiversal crossover: Continue reading Before FLASHPOINT Heroes In CONVERGENCE Week One

GROOT COSPLAY SAKURA CON

courtesy Seattle Refined, photo by Josh Lewis

A Guardian of the Galaxy touched down in Seattle for Sakura-Con this weekend.

Check out this Groot cosplayer at the big celebration of anime, manga, gaming and more at the Washington State Convention.

This is just one of the many images of Sailor Moon, Pokemon and more icons captured by photographer Josh Lewis of Seattle Refined.com.

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AVENGERS: VIBRANIUM COLLECTION

The final countdown is on to Avengers: Age of Ultron. Prepare for Earth’s Mightiest Sequel with the greatest stories ever assembled in Avengers: Vibranium Collection.

This super-size slipcased volume features epics from some of Marvel’s greatest writers starting with the fateful day the Avenger were born by Stan Lee, when the roster is shaken up by the addition of Captain America and former villains, the dark day when the HQ was under siege by the Masters of Evil, when Wolverine and Spider-Man answered the call for a New Avengers and when Jonathan Hickman declared Earth an Avengers World to warn any alien invaders. Continue reading AVENGERS: VIBRANIUM COLLECTION

DOC GREEN VS RED HULK

Ready for the Rumble that will rock the Earth?

It’s Doc Green vs. Red Hulk in a brutal no-holds barred battle in this week’s Hulk #14 by Gerry Duggan and Mark Bagley.

Doc Green is the latest incarnation of the Hulk and he’s been on a mission to eradicate all gamma-powered powerhouses in the Marvel Universe.

Even Deadpool got in on the action. How did the Merc With a Mouth set up this smashing showdown? Will Wade betray “Thunderbolt” Ross to Doc Green? Continue reading DOC GREEN VS RED HULK

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