Rebirth of a Hero In CAPTAIN AMERICA #25

Captain America #25 courtesy Marvel
Captain America #25 courtesy Marvel

World War II hero Captain America is a part of Marvel history and comics history is made this week when a new hero takes over the role and wields the shield.

 

As you can see from this Marvel preview of Captain America #25, the Avengers are gathering for this powerful moment.

 

The Super Soldier Serum was drained from of Steve Rogers body. Cap’s super strength may be gone but he’s far from a broken but he is a frail elderly man in his 90’s. Continue reading Rebirth of a Hero In CAPTAIN AMERICA #25

AVENGERS Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Avengers #35 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #35 courtesy Marvel

Did you feel the seismic shifts and shocks in Avengers and New Avengers this week as Time Runs Out?

 

Jonathan Hickman took the books and teams 8 months into a radically different near future: S.H.I.E.L.D. appears to running the Avengers. A.I.M. is now owned and operated by a rookie Avenger, some heroes have left the planet, some are being hunted by former friends and allies.

 

The mighty Avengers Tower is now S.H.I.E.L.D. Station Golgotha, an ominous name for precision run fortress. Continue reading AVENGERS Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ROGUE Cut

X-Men Legacy #262 courtesy Marvel
X-Men Legacy #262 courtesy Marvel

An extended version of X-Men: Days of Future Past is coming in early 2015 with ten minutes of extra footage added including scenes with Anna Paquin as Rogue.

 

The film united the cast of the first trilogy with the First Class cast and introducing brand new mutants.

 

A sequence featuring the fan-favorite was cut from the final theatrical version of the sequel except for a brief cameo.

 

“It’s a big chunk, a substantial part of the movie,” writer/producer Simon Kinberg told Variety.  “We want to give (fans) the fullest picture of the film — behind the camera, and in front of it,” with the “Rogue Cut” and provide “more of the process we went through” to make the film. Continue reading X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ROGUE Cut

ROGUE In AXIS

Uncanny Avengers #9 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #9 courtesy Marvel

Rogue is the villain turned X-Man turned Avenger.

 

Since losing Professor Xavier, Rogue has clashed with her teammates and lost control of her powers in Uncanny Avengers.

 

The tension between Rogue and Scarlet Witch exploded into a fatal encounter but now both women are pawns of the Red Skull as he unleashes his “World War Hate.” Continue reading ROGUE In AXIS

KYLE HIGGINS On SABRETOOTH’S LOGAN LEGACY

Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #3 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #3 courtesy Marvel

What is Sabretooth without Wolverine?

 

Kyle Higgins (Nightwing, C.O.W.L.) returns to Marvel to answer that question in Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy #3.

 

The seven-part series focuses on the allies and enemies of Wolverine’s life after his death.

 

Higgins and more Batman family writers tell these stories. Higgins will take on Logan’s greatest enemy. How will Victor Creed vent his rage and hate without Wolverine as his lifelong sparring partner? Continue reading KYLE HIGGINS On SABRETOOTH’S LOGAN LEGACY

MOCKINGBIRD AGENT OF HYDRA

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

Producers of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. throw comic book fans for a loop with this revelation.

 

Adrianne Palicki is joining the series this season as Bobbi Morse but she’s very different from her comic book counterpart.

 

In comics Morse aka Mockingbird is a S.H.I.E.L.D. operative, Avenger and one time wife of Clint Barton aka Hawkeye. Continue reading MOCKINGBIRD AGENT OF HYDRA