Category: Books

X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION in SECRET WARS

E is For Extinction #1 courtesy Marvel, a Comic Vine first
E is For Extinction #1 courtesy Marvel, a Comic Vine first

It was a modern take on mutants with X-Men in leather, freaky new students and when Emma Frost officially joined the team.

Writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely radically evolved the mutants with New X-Men and their first arc E is for Extinction.

Marvel announced the next Secret Wars book: E is For Extinction #1 via Comic Vine.

Morrison’s Batman, Incorporated and Nameless artistic collaborator Chris Burnham will write the tie-in book. Ramon Villalobos will be the artist. Burnham describes the world we jump back into: Continue reading X-MEN: E IS FOR EXTINCTION in SECRET WARS

AVENGERS VISION For VIRGINS

Avengers Origins: Vision courtesy Marvel
Avengers Origins: Vision courtesy Marvel

The third trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron gave us our first look at Paul Bettany as Vision in the final moments.

Seeing a glimpse of this classic character made fanboys and girls go wild but non-comic readers who enjoy the movies (including my office neighbor) ask, “who’s the red face guy?”

In the continuing tradition that started with Avengers For Virgins, here’s what you need to know about this mystery man.  This is the comics history but as we know Marvel movies don’t always follow comic canon. Continue reading AVENGERS VISION For VIRGINS

JASON AARON Resurrects WEIRDWORLD

Weirdworld #2 courtesy Marvel
Weirdworld #2 courtesy Marvel

One of Marvel’s greatest warriors you probably never heard makes a major comeback thanks to superstar writer Jason Aaron (Thor, Wolverine and the X-Men, Original Sin) and artist Mike Del Mundo of Elektra and X-Men Legacy.

Secret Wars: Warzones is taking us back to classic periods of Marvel history but in Weirdworld. Aaron calls it a realm of fantasy and 70’s B-movies filled with barbarians, sorcerers and dragons with one mythic warrior armed with lightning bolts and a big sword to rule them all.

Thor? No, Arkon! Continue reading JASON AARON Resurrects WEIRDWORLD

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Trailer! Four Biggest Reveals

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

The third trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron arrived packed with action, one-liners and huge revelations and left us with burning questions.

Here are our favorite biggest reveals:

Ultron, Evil by Design!

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes face one of the most relentless enemies from comics. In the new trailer the A.I. lays out his plan in the chilling voice of James Spader.

“I was designed to save the world,” Tony Stark’s program says, “there’s only one path to peace…their extinction.” Continue reading AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Trailer! Four Biggest Reveals

HUGH JACKMAN On WOLVERINE AVENGERS Movie

Uncanny X-Men #268 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #268 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine joined Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in New Avengers by Brian Michael  Bendis.

Hugh Jackman thinks it’s possible the X-Man could join the Avengers on the big screen.

Fox controls the X-Men and Fantastic Four film rights. After Sony and Disney reached an agreement allowing Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, could Logan and mutants co-star in film with the Avengers?

During an interview to promote his role in Chappie, Yahoo Movies asked the question on every Marvel fan’s mind: Continue reading HUGH JACKMAN On WOLVERINE AVENGERS Movie

AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Trailer 3

Avengers: Age of Ultron courtesy Marvel
Avengers: Age of Ultron courtesy Marvel

The third trailer for Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is here.

Marvel fans assembled on Twitter with the #AvengersAssemble campaign to unlock the trailer early.

The evil A.I. lays out his plan for bringing order to the planet by exterminating Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in a chilling voice by James Spader.

Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) confesses his sins to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo) in how he created the monster.

Why are Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver working for Ultron?

What triggers the beatdown between Hulk and Iron Man in his Hulkbuster armor!

And keep watch past the title for a brief but exciting first on-screen appearance of a Marvel icon.

Watch and enjoy: Continue reading AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Trailer 3

X-MEN vs X-MEN in X-TINCTION AGENDA

X-Tinction Agenda #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Tinction Agenda #1 courtesy Marvel

Way back in the days of Chris Claremont and Jim Lee’s X-Men and Rob Liefeld on New Mutants there was the X-Tinction Agenda.

Imagine the mutants versus an entire nation of hate that enslaved mutants led by a cyborg monster.

The united X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants defeated Cameron Hodge and the forces of Genosha but the fight went a different way as we’ll see in a  Secret Wars: Warzones tie-in book.

Marvel announced X-Tinction Agenda by Arrow Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim and artist Carmine di Giandomenico this June. Continue reading X-MEN vs X-MEN in X-TINCTION AGENDA

AGENTS OF SHIELD AFTERSHOCKS Burning Questions

Agents of SHIELD by Gabrielle Dell'Otto courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD by Gabrielle Dell’Otto courtesy Marvel

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returned with an action-packed new episode packed with Easter eggs and left us with big questions about the Inhuman factor as the series continues.

Skye and Raina have been transformed. Team Coulson is in mourning after losing a friend and there’s a power grab within Hydra but we’re obsessed with the Inhumans.

Spoiler Alert!

If you did not watch last night’s episode stop reading now.

Here are our top burning questions after Aftershocks: Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD AFTERSHOCKS Burning Questions