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ULTIMATE UNIVERSE SURVIVORS

Ultimate Universe: The End #1 courtesy Marvel
Ultimate Universe: The End #1 courtesy Marvel

The End is coming for the Ultimate Universe.

 

After Ultimatum and Cataclysm claimed the lives of so many heroes is this 2015 event the end of the line for this line?

 

Marvel launched the Ultimate Universe in 2000 with modern takes on iconic characters and where dead meant dead and Nick Fury was Samuel L. Jackson.

 

If this is truly the end of an era will some heroes survive and move into the Marvel 616 universe?

 

Here are our favorite Ultimate characters that should make the move. Continue reading ULTIMATE UNIVERSE SURVIVORS

INHUMANS ATTILAN RISING

Inhumans: Attilan Rising courtesy Marvel
Inhumans: Attilan Rising courtesy Marvel

The Inhumans conquer the Marvel Universe?

 

After releasing teasers for tied to events and stories of the past Marvel reveals a possible all-new story for 2015: Inhumans: Attilan Rising.

 

Medusa, Black Bolt, Gorgon and NuHumans like Inferno standing triumphantly over Cyclops, Captain America, Thor and Superior Iron Man.

 

This could be the start of Black Bolt’s endgame that began in Infinity when he destroyed Attilan and unleashed Terrigenesis Bomb on the world which triggered a new generation of new Inhumans aka NuHumans. Continue reading INHUMANS ATTILAN RISING

DEATHLOK Begins Again

Deathlok #1 courtesy Marvel
Deathlok #1 courtesy Marvel

New Hero. Classic concept.

Half-Man, Half-Machine – All Killer.

 

Nathan Edmondson (Black Widow, Punisher) and Mike Perkins (Captain America) launch a brand new Deathlok series this week.

 

It’s the culmination of a major Deathlok comeback.

 

After appearing in Uncanny X-Force, Wolverine and the X-Men and on the television in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the cyborg soldier will star in his own solo series but with a new man connected to the machine. Continue reading DEATHLOK Begins Again

DEATH OF WOLVERINE, AXEL ALONSO’s Afterthoughts

Death of Wolverine #1 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine #1 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine is dead.

Was it the end Logan deserved?

Fans are feeling the Logan Legacy.

 

Charles Soule and Steve McNiven brought us the story but who plotted the Death of Wolverine. How did the powers at Marvel decide how the fan-favorite X-Man would meet his maker?

 

“It was Charles (Soule) and (X-Men Group Editor) Mike Marts that decided the specifics on how Logan would die. Continue reading DEATH OF WOLVERINE, AXEL ALONSO’s Afterthoughts

THE END OF ULTIMATE COMICS

Ultimate Universe: The End #1 courtesy Marvel
Ultimate Universe: The End #1 courtesy Marvel

Is Marvel putting an end to the Ultimate Universe and comics imprint?

 

After a series of teasers suggesting new versions of classic stories like Civil War, and Planet Hulk coming in 2015 – this teaser is for a brand new event that no one from Earth 1610 will survive.

 

Ultimate Comics was born in 2000 with reimagined and modern takes on classic Marvel heroes and villains. Ultimate Spider-Man (by Brian Michael Bendis) and Ultimate X-Men (by Mark Millar) were the first titles followed by the Ultimates, which became the inspiration for The Avengers movie and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Continue reading THE END OF ULTIMATE COMICS

LYNDSY FONSECA Joins MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER

Lyndsy Fonseca courtesy Marvel.com
Lyndsy Fonseca courtesy Marvel.com

Marvel announced Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass, Nikita) is joining the cast of Agent Carter.

The actress will play Angie Martinelli, an aspiring actress who befriends Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell).

‘Marvel’s Agent Carter‘ opens up an exciting world of new characters for us,” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television. “Lyndsy brings a warmth and humanity to Angie, who’ll be the friend Peggy needs if she’s to survive the dangers that lie ahead.” Continue reading LYNDSY FONSECA Joins MARVEL’S AGENT CARTER

BRIDE OF ULTRON In Future AVENGERS Movie?

Jocasta courtesy Marvel
Jocasta courtesy Marvel

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes meet their most relentless enemy in Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015.

 

The teaser trailer gives us a first look at the evil A.I.and his expanding army of robot bodies and we hear the voice of James Spader (The Blacklist) giving malevolent menace to what many fans call the greatest Avengers villain.

 

What we did not see what the Vision. Paul Bettany (voice of Tony Stark’s AI “butler” Jarvis from the Iron Man films) will play the android. In comics Ultron creates the Vision to infiltrate and destroy the team but Vision turns on his master and becomes a member of the team.

 

Will she ever see the Bride of Ultron? Continue reading BRIDE OF ULTRON In Future AVENGERS Movie?