HAVOK HALLOWEEN

Uncanny Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

Confession:

This lifelong comic book fan has never cosplayed for a comicon or Halloween.
Last Halloween I did an impromptu Cyclops with a genetically altered with X-Men gear track jacket and a pair of visors that would impress Scott Summers.

 

This year I may actually go out as a superhero for Halloween and this would be a test run for Emerald City Comicon 2015. Continue reading HAVOK HALLOWEEN

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS On EVOLUTION Of CYCLOPS

Uncanny X-Men #3 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #3 courtesy Marvel

How did Cyclops go from Professor X’s golden boy to his killer?

 

Scott Summers inspires hate and devotion.

 

Even when he was the uptight boy scout, fans rooted for Jean Grey to choose Logan. Scott evolved into a General giving marching orders for an X-Men army then became what you could call the new Magneto.

 

Now Cyclops leads the mutant revolution in Uncanny X-Men. How did his go from Xavier’s heir-apparent to such a divisive character? Continue reading BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS On EVOLUTION Of CYCLOPS

MOCKINGBIRD, AGENT OF HYDRA OR SHIELD?

Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse in Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel
Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse in Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel

Bobbi Morse (aka Mockingbird) is coming to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but is she really working for Hydra.

 

In comics Morse is an Avenger who once married Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye) but she’s Hydra security chief in the upcoming episode.

 

Marvel revealed new details on Adrianne Palicki’s first episode and a hint on her character’s true allegiance. Here’s the official description of the fifth episode:

Continue reading MOCKINGBIRD, AGENT OF HYDRA OR SHIELD?

GOTHAM Casts HARVEY DENT

Batman and Robin #23.1 Two-Face courtesy DC Comics
Batman and Robin #23.1 Two-Face courtesy DC Comics

Producers add another classic Batman character to Gotham.

 

Nicholas D’Agosto (Masters of Sex, Heroes) will play Harvey Dent according to Deadline. He will be a recurring player with an option become a series regular in Season Two.

 

Dent is the idealistic young lawyer who becomes District Attorney and the “White Knight” of Gotham City. In the comics mob boss Salvatore Maroni throws acid   which disfigures Dent and drives him insane creating a second personality. Dent becomes the super villain Two-Face. Continue reading GOTHAM Casts HARVEY DENT

SCARLET WITCH & DOCTOR DOOM United? AXIS #3 Preview

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #3 courtesy Marvel
Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #3 courtesy Marvel

Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom – the reunion!

 

Marvel shared a preview of Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1, the conclusion of Act One: The Red Supremacy.

 

Heroes are broken and splintered after assault by the Red Skull, armed with the power of Professor X’s mind.

 

Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom are left in the ashes. Can the bitter enemies find a way to work together? Continue reading SCARLET WITCH & DOCTOR DOOM United? AXIS #3 Preview

Inside DEATHLOK #1

Deathlok #1 courtesy Marvel
Deathlok #1 courtesy Marvel

The Deathlok comeback continues!

 

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.

 

Marvel shared a look inside the first issue by Nathan Edmondson (Black Widow, Punisher) and Mike Perkins (Captain America). Continue reading Inside DEATHLOK #1

ZANADU COMICS Presents LADIES’ NIGHT

Ms. Marvel #5 courtesy Marvel
Ms. Marvel #5 courtesy Marvel

A comic book take on Ladies’ Night celebrating four female creators, fans and women who just want to learn more about comics.

 

Zanadu Comics declared October 15th is Ladies’ Night at their store with an after-hours event for women.
“Most women have never set foot inside a comic store. Their reasons are many and varied, but most of them revolve around the idea that comics are a guy thing. We all know that’s not true. Comics are for everybody. So in hopes of dispelling the myth that comics are for boys, we are having this women only event,” Team Zanadu told us. Continue reading ZANADU COMICS Presents LADIES’ NIGHT

DOMINIC COOPER Returns As HOWARD STARK In AGENT CARTER

Dominic Cooper in Captain America: The First Avenger courtesy Marvel
Dominic Cooper in Captain America: The First Avenger courtesy Marvel

Marvel makes it official:

 

Dominic Cooper will reprise his role as Howard Stark on Marvel’s Agent Carter in 2015.

 

Cooper played Iron Man’s father in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The American industrialist was key to the creation of the first Super Soldier, winning World War II and the founding of what would become S.H.I.E.L.D. Continue reading DOMINIC COOPER Returns As HOWARD STARK In AGENT CARTER