Category: Books

Marvel Reveals ORIGINAL SINS & DEATHLOK Books

Original Sins #1 courtesy Marvel
Original Sins #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel revealed a new Original Sins series starring Deathlok, Young Avengers, Inhumans and more heroes will accompany the Original Sin big event series.

 

Original Sins is a 5-issue story featuring the fallout from secrets revealed in Jason Aaron’s Original Sin – which focuses on the search for who killed The Watcher.

 

Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort answered fan questions about the big event, revealed creative teams and announced new series following Original Sin in a Marvel liveblog. Continue reading Marvel Reveals ORIGINAL SINS & DEATHLOK Books

Journey to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

After a year of Doc Ock as Superior Spider-Man – Peter Parker is coming back to become the Amazing Spider-Man.

 

Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos bring Peter back in Amazing Spider-Man #1. Editor Nick Lowe is new to the Spidey team after leading the X-Men books.

 

Fans were angry when Peter was killed off and replace with Otto Octavius. How will team chronicle the change from Superior to the one true Amazing Spider-Man? Continue reading Journey to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1

GOTHAM Casts Riddler

The Joker's Asylum: The Riddler cover courtesy DC Comics
The Joker’s Asylum: The Riddler cover courtesy DC Comics

The riddle answered!

 

The upcoming Batman-themed series Gotham will include the genius Edward Nygma who will become the Riddler.

 

Warner Brothers and DC Comics announced Cory Michael Smith has been cast as Nygma – described as a “brilliant young forensic scientist working for the Gotham PD with a penchant for speaking in… rather cryptic language. Inquisitive, eccentric and outgoing — yet socially awkward — he wants to be liked, but he doesn’t quite know how.” Continue reading GOTHAM Casts Riddler

Top Comic Book Picks for April 2, 2014

Action Comics #30 courtesy DC Comics
Action Comics #30 courtesy DC Comics

Action Comics #30 Superman Doomed begins here! In the aftermath of Forever Evil – Superman is the villain, Lex Luthor is the hero? As if Clark didn’t have it bad enough – Doomsday is coming! Who’s bringing the Kryptonian monster to Earth?

 

Detective Comics #30 Batman and Harvey Bullock in a race to find a killer, the 52 debut of two obscure Bat-villains and more as a brand new team takes on the book the launched the Dark Knight. Continue reading Top Comic Book Picks for April 2, 2014

X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST TV Spot

Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy in X-Men Days of Future Past courtesy Fox
Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy in X-Men Days of Future Past courtesy Fox

Fox unveils the first television spot for X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

Featuring the voice of Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) the spot shows the apocalyptic future in which mutants are in a losing war with robots called Sentinels.

 

The story is based on the classic story by Chris Claremont in which the X-Men of the future send one of their own into the past to change destiny.

 

With plenty of action from new mutants (Blink, Sunspot) and favorites like Wolverine here’s the spot:

Continue reading X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST TV Spot

DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE Begins

Deadpool vs. Carnage #1 courtesy Marvel
Deadpool vs. Carnage #1 courtesy Marvel

Two of Marvel’s most insane characters start a battle of the ages this week.

 

 

The Merc With a Mouth takes on the Spider-Man killer Carnage in Deadpool vs. Carnage by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Salva Espin (the creative team behind Deadpool Kills Deadpool.)

 

“In this series, Carnage is embarking on a wild, random killing spree. Continue reading DEADPOOL VS. CARNAGE Begins

SPIDER-MAN 2099 New Series

Spider-Man 2099 #1 courtesy Marvel
Spider-Man 2099 #1 courtesy Marvel

Spider-Man 2099 is back in his own solo series. Peter David created Miguel O’Hara back in the 1990’s as part of Marvel’s 2099 future line (which included X-Men, Punisher and Doom 2099.)

 

O’Hara came into our present in the pages of Superior Spider-Man last year. David will spin new stories of O’Hara in the Marvel Now with artist Will Sliney with covers by Simone Bianchi.

 

“I try not to “want” to return to characters I don’t own because, well, I don’t own them. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN 2099 New Series