The Watcher is killed and secrets are out in Original Sin #1 this week. The cosmic murder mystery will spill across the Marvel Universe.
Marvel revealed Guardians of the Galaxy #18 will tie-in to Original Sin in a huge way: Brian Michael Bendis will reveal how Star-Lord survived the Cancerverse. Superstar Ed McGuinness will be the artist on the big issue. Continue reading STAR-LORD’s Secret, NOVA’s Fate In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ORIGINAL SIN
Young Scott Summers is blasting off in a new series by Greg Rucka.
It was revealed in All-New X-Men #23 that Christopher Summers (aka the space pirate known as Corsair) is alive. Summers was believed to be killed by his own son- Gabriel (aka Vulcan) in the X-Men: The Rise and Fall of the Shiar Empire. Scott left the All-New X-Men to join his father’s adventures in space with the Starjammers.
Cyclops #1 this week marks Rucka’s return to Marvel. The acclaimed writer with huge independent, creator-owned successes (Lazarus, Stumptown, Veil) explains the challenge and appeal of writing Scott Summers with Comic Book Resources: Continue reading GREG RUCKA Launches CYCLOPS Ongoing
Marvel’s big event of 2014 begins this week.
Original Sin #1-8 is a murder mystery with cosmic level consequences by Jason Aaron (Wolverine and the X-Men, Scalped, Southern Bastards) and Mike Deodato (New Avengers.)
Murder on the moon!
The Watcher is dead.
Uatu’s eyes are stolen along with his collection of alien technology, artifacts and secrets.
Marvel’s biggest heroes split up to solve the case but the killing of the ancient alien is just the beginning.
“It all started with the idea of a murdered Watcher, which would put all of his most treasured secrets up for grabs. Once I grabbed hold of the story, it was up to me to figure out who killed him and why,” Aaron told Marvel.com. Continue reading JASON AARON On “ORIGINAL SIN” MANHUNT
DC Comics goes into the future with a new weekly series by an all-star creative team. The New 52 Futures End by Dan Jurgens, Jeff Lemire, Keith Giffen and Brian Azzarello kicked off on Free Comic Book Day with a free zero issue.
In an apocalyptic future Bruce Wayne sends Terry McGinnis back in time to prevent the enslavement of the Justice League and most of humanity. The story picks up 5 years from the present as Batman Beyond takes the lead to reshape destiny. This is The New 52 debut of Terry/Batman Beyond.
“Really, what we’re trying to do with this book is to explore the nature of what a hero is and we’re doing that, obviously by playing with the future of the New 52 timeline,” Lemire told Associated Press . “Past present and future all colliding in this story line.” Continue reading FUTURES END Begins
Two acclaimed X-Men creators unite for a brand new epic starring the Children of the Atom.
Writer Mike Carey teams up with artist Salvador Larroca for X-Men: No More Humans, an original graphic novel out this week.
Carey joined the X-Men writing team after the Decimation, when Scarlet Witch utter the words, “No More Mutants” sending homo superior on the road to extinction.
The X-Men prevailed but now face a similar moral dilemma in this original story following the events of Battle of the Atom.
How will the X-Men react when the human race vanishes – including allies like the Avengers and Fantastic Four? Continue reading X-MEN In A World With NO MORE HUMANS
Matt Smith has joined the cast of Terminator: Genesis according the Deadline.
The actor who played the Eleventh Doctor Who will play a major character in the Paramount/Skydance franchise reboot and the role will expand in the second and third chapters of the planned reboot. Continue reading MATT SMITH Joins TERMINATOR Reboot
Wolverine aka Logan aka James Howlett is a dead man walking. Marvel plans on killing the fan-favorite X-Man in Death of Wolverine. After a long life as a tortured hero the nearly immortal mutant lost his healing factor in Wolverine by Paul Cornell. After Cornell’s 3 Months To Die storyline, Logan’s final adventure will appear in Death of Wolverine by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven.
This geek has been thinking: Logan may soon be gone but will another clawed hero take his place among the X-Men and Marvel Universe? Continue reading THE NEXT WOLVERINE Part One
May Day in Seattle meant protests, anarchists and a superhero sighting. Yes, there were reports of a costumed “superhero” in the coverage of May Day.
That inspires the return of the Friday Flashback:
Back in May 2012 there was a strange convergence of Seattle heroes and villains in comics…and in reality. (Yes, the Emerald City has costumed superheroes!) Continue reading Seattle Superheroes in Friday Flashback