Guardians of the Galaxy is about to blast the box-office and reveal the far reaches of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Guardians introduces Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora and Groot as the rogues turned rebel heroes against the evil of Thanos, Ronan, Nebula. The James Gunn directed film sets the stage for future cosmic conflict by introducing the Nova Corps including Rhomann Dey and The Collector of The Elders of The Universe.
This week’s Detective Comics Annual is a new chance to see one possible candidate.
A resurrected Damian Wayne is the likeliest candidate. Batman is going to hell (or Apokolips) to try and bring Damian back from the dead in the pages ofBatman and Robin by Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason.
Harper Row from Scott Snyder’s Batman run has long been rumored to be a new Robin. In Batman #28 – set 6 months in the future- Snyder revealed Row was a costumed hero called Bluebird.
Darkseid by Jim Lee. Courtesy: The Source, DCComics.com
Trinity War was the big crossover that led to the defeat of the Justice League, and the Forever Evil takeover by the Crime Syndicate.
DC Comics Chief Creative Officer and Justice League writer Geoff Johns teased the next big event via Twitter.
As he pitched Lex Luthor’s continued rise to power and the Doom Patrol in this week’s Justice League #33, he teases The Darkseid War approaches. Continue reading DARKSEID WAR Teased
Thanos hits the big screen in Guardians of the Galaxy this week. Josh Brolin plays the Mad God of Titan. The creator of Marvel’s ultimate big bad brings the villain back in an original graphic novel.
With Josh Brolin proudly wearing the Infinity Gauntlet at San Diego Comic Con after the announcement he’s playing Thanos, is it only a matter of time before we discover the Marvel Cinematic endgame?
The clues are there.
Brolin will play the Mad God of Titan in Guardians of the Galaxy. The character was seen briefly in the post-credit scene of The Avengers. It looks like Thanos could be the Blofeld (as in the James Bond franchise) for Marvel. Continue reading AVENGERS & GUARDIANS Leading To INFINITY GAUNTLET?