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Top Comic Book Picks for April 9, 2014

Batman Eternal courtesy DC Comics
Batman Eternal courtesy DC Comics

Batman Eternal #1 A story so big it takes an all-star team (Scott Snyder, James Tynion, Ray Fawkes, Tim Seeley, Kyle Higgins) and an entire year to tell it! DC Comics launches a brand new weekly series starring nearly everyone from the Dark Knight’s world and every corner of Gotham City that will shatter the status quo.

 

All-New X-Men #25 The original X-Men return from deep space after surviving the Trial of Jean Grey. One mutant has left them. One is changed forever. What’s next for the first students of Xavier. An amazing roster of artists join Brian Michael Bendis. Continue reading Top Comic Book Picks for April 9, 2014

DAREDEVIL Birthday Issue

Daredevil #1.50 by Paulo Rivera courtesy Marvel
Daredevil #1.50 by Paulo Rivera courtesy Marvel

Fans of The Man Without Fear are celebrating the brand new Daredevil #1 series and the celebration gets bigger this week.

 

Marvel announced Daredevil #1.50 by an all-star team honoring 50 years of Matt Murdock.

 

“We’re celebrating the Man Without Fear’s 50th anniversary not by looking back, but by looking forward,”  Mark Waid told Marvel.com Continue reading DAREDEVIL Birthday Issue

Art of NIGHTCRAWLER

Nightcrawler #1 courtesy Marvel
Nightcrawler #1 courtesy Marvel

The mutant who (for me) representing the heart and soul of the X-Men is back.

 

Nightcrawler returned in the pages of Amazing X-Men. Jason Aaron’s story of the swashbuckling Kurt Wagner may remind you of the classic Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum era.

 

The legendary Claremont returns to share Kurt’s new adventures in Nightcrawler #1 arriving this week. Artist Todd Nauck explains his excitement for working with the writer. Continue reading Art of NIGHTCRAWLER

CHRIS CLAREMONT On New NIGHTCRAWLER

Nightcrawler #1 by Chris Samnee courtesy Marvel
Nightcrawler #1 by Chris Samnee courtesy Marvel

The return of two X-Men legends this week.

 

Wolverine led a squad through Heaven and Hell to bring the late Kurt Wagner back from beyond in the first arc of Amazing X-Men by Jason Aaron.

 

Now Kurt is starring in a new ongoing Nightcrawler series by legendary X-writer Chris Claremont and artist Todd Nauck.

 

Continue reading CHRIS CLAREMONT On New NIGHTCRAWLER

ALL-NEW DOOP

All-New Doop #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New Doop #1 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine secret weapon (and often comic relief for X-Men readers) gets his own limited series by two comic book giants starting this week.

 

All-New Doop #1 reunites co-creators Peter Milligan and Michael Allred who gave us Doop back in a groundbreaking new take on X-Force which became X-Statix.

 

If you missed the Doop-centric issue of Wolverine and the X-Men you missed out on a hilarious issue showing the inner workings of the Jean Grey School.

 

The series gives us an insider look of what else happened during X-Men: Battle of the Atom including Doop’s role in the X-Men’s monumental fight and Kitty Pryde’s personal life. Continue reading ALL-NEW DOOP

JAMES TYNION On BATMAN ETERNAL

Batman Eternal courtesy DC Comics
Batman Eternal courtesy DC Comics

Scott Snyder and James Tynion are the architects of the story in a brand new weekly series starring the Dark Knight, his allies, enemies are supporting characters of Gotham City.

 

Tynion co-wrote Batman #28 which revealed a very different Gotham City 6 months in the future. In a DC Comics interview Tynion explains what he’s most excited about from Batman Eternal. Continue reading JAMES TYNION On BATMAN ETERNAL