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HAVOK In AXIS

Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS begins this week. Alex Summers could be a pivotal hero in the war against the new Onslaught.

 

Rick Remender took Havok from back burner X-Man to leader of the Avengers Unity Squad two years ago in Uncanny Avengers. Now Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Children of the Atom are united against the power of the Red Skull.

 

Alex and Janet Van Dyne shared a love and a daughter in an alternate world that was sacrificed to defeat Kang the Conqueror and reset reality. Will that loss lead to Havok joining the Red Skull? In an earlier AXIS teaser it seemed the villain was making a direct appeal to Alex. Continue reading HAVOK In AXIS

Could FISH MOONEY Be the Next HARLEY QUINN?

Jada Pinkett Smith in Gotham courtesy Warner Brothers and DC Comics
Jada Pinkett Smith in Gotham courtesy Warner Brothers and DC Comics

Jada Pinkett Smith strikes like a tiger shark on Gotham as Fish Mooney. Could the mobster muscle her way into Batman comics?

Gotham reveals the origin stories of the Dark Knight’s greatest allies (Jim Gordon, Harvey Bullock, Renee Montoya, Sarah Essen) and enemies. The future Penguin, Riddler, Poison Ivy and Catwoman have been seen so far.

Producers created Fish Mooney just for the series. Jada Pinkett Smith brings the the sexy, ruthless and vicious mob boss to evil life. Fish runs the theater district under Carmine Falcone and made Oswald Cobblepot her slave until she had him “retired.” Smith and Robin Lord Taylor fittingly “stole the show” as the criminal mistress and misfit in the premiere episode. Continue reading Could FISH MOONEY Be the Next HARLEY QUINN?

KYLE MacLACHLAN On TWIN PEAKS Return & New AGENTS OF SHIELD Reveal

Kyle MacLachlan on Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel
Kyle MacLachlan on Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel

The actor who played a beloved FBI Special Agent is now playing a villain opposite Agents of SHIELD.

 

Kyle MacLachlan made his first full appearance on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. last week.

 

Now Marvel is giving us a closer look at MacLachlan as “The Doctor.”

 

The veteran actor (Dune, Blue Velvet, Portlandia) is playing the father of Agent Skye (Chloe Bennett)

 

Today’s reveal came after huge news that Twin Peaks will return as a series event on Showtime in 2016.

 

MacLachlan played Agent Dale Cooper on the cult classic series. Creators David Lynch and Mark Frost and Showtime shared the news via this YouTube video starring Laura Palmer (Sheryl Lee) herself:

Watch: Continue reading KYLE MacLACHLAN On TWIN PEAKS Return & New AGENTS OF SHIELD Reveal

WOLVERINE KISSES STORM in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

Wolverine and the X-Men #24 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #24 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine kissed Storm and they became lovers in the comic books.

 

Logan and Ororo shared an attraction in the X-Men movies but his heart belonged to Jean Grey.

 

Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry were supposed to share a kiss in X-Men: Days of Future Past. The scene was one of many edited scenes fans will soon see on the deleted scenes on Blu-Ray. Continue reading WOLVERINE KISSES STORM in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

RICK COSNETT of THE FLASH

Rick Cosnett on The Flash courtesy Warner Brothers and DC Comics
Rick Cosnett on The Flash courtesy Warner Brothers and DC Comics

Rick Cosnett is playing Detective Eddie Thawne on The Flash.

 

He’s the plan standing in between Barry Allen (Grant Gustin) and Iris Allen on the new CW series.

 

“I really feel like he’s irritatingly awesome. He’s one of those guys where you hate him, but you can’t help falling in love with him at the same time. He’s just so flawless. He’s good at everything, he always gets what he wants, everything he touches turns to gold, he always sweeps in and saves the day… Everything just seems to end up turning out for Eddie, much to poor Barry’s dismay,” Cosnett told DC Comics. Continue reading RICK COSNETT of THE FLASH