Category: Books

IMAGE EXPO Announcements

 

The Fade Out courtesy Image Comics
The Fade Out courtesy Image Comics

Image Comics revealed a huge rundown of new creator-owned projects coming in 2014. At the Image Comics Expo – the publisher celebrated a year of creator-owned successes and huge sales while fans can celebrate the next wave of new projects from some of the biggest creators in comics.

 

The biggest announcement: Ed Brubaker (Fatale, Criminal, Velvet) and Sean Phillips (Incognito, Sleeper) and Image Comics signed an unprecedented deal in comics publishing, a five year deal to do anything they want with total freedom, total control, and total ownership over their projects. Continue reading IMAGE EXPO Announcements

Gillen & McKelvie Create THE WICKED & THE DIVINE for Image

The Wicked & The Divine courtesy Image Comics
The Wicked & The Divine courtesy Image Comics

One day after their finale of Young Avengers, artist Jamie McKelvie shares this preview image of his next collaboration with writer Kieron Gillen via Twitter.

 

Announced at the Image Comics Expo: The Wicked & The Divine from Image Comics coming in 2014.

 

The team behind Phonogram and Young Avengers asks:

 

“What if every 90 years the gods were reincarnated?” Continue reading Gillen & McKelvie Create THE WICKED & THE DIVINE for Image

All-New DOOP #1 Preview

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

The X-Men’s secret weapon (and often comic relief for fans) gets the spotlight in All-New Doop #1. Co-creators Peter Milligan (writer) and Mike Allred (artist) reunite for this insider look of what else happened during X-Men: Battle of the Atom.  Allred creates the cover while David La Fuente provides interior art.

 

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 new project will show Doop’s role in the X-Men’s monumental fight and Kitty Pryde’s personal life. Continue reading All-New DOOP #1 Preview

Livewire Takes Control in UNITY #3 Preview

Unity #3 courtesy Valiant
Unity #3 courtesy Valiant

Livewire takes control!

The war between Toyo Harada’s strike team and X-O Manowar escalates.

It’s mind over machine in the next chapter.

Valiant shares an early look at Unity #3 by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite.

 

“On an airtight team of stone-cold soldiers, Amanda McKee is the one variable in the equation that equals absolute kill. Now, as the last woman standing against the unstoppable force known as X-O Manowar, Continue reading Livewire Takes Control in UNITY #3 Preview

First Look at Quicksilver in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

courtesy Comic Book Movie and Fox
courtesy Comic Book Movie and Fox

Evan Peters (American Horror Story) bring mutant speedster to life in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

Comic Book Movie posted this first look at Peters (along with Hugh Jackman, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy) in costume from the upcoming film.

 

It looks like Quicksilver (aka Pietro Maximoff) will have his signature white hair but instead of a silver body suit he’s sporting a silver jacket over dark street clothes. Continue reading First Look at Quicksilver in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

AVENGERS WORLD #1 Review

Avengers World #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers World #1 courtesy Marvel

Captain America declared Earth an Avengers World when Marvel Now kicked off a new era under Jonathan Hickman.

 

The All-New Marvel Now kicks off with a global mystery in Avengers World #1.  The action begins in the amazing collection of prologue stories in All-New Marvel Now Point One. Continue reading AVENGERS WORLD #1 Review

14 Comic Characters to Watch in 2014

Here’s the complete list of our 14 comic book characters to watch in 2014 revised with new images and more details on the heroes and villains I think will make an impact this year at comic book shops and the box office:

 

 

 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel
Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel

1. Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier

 

I sighed when Bucky’s solo series ended last year but Captain America’s sidekick turned deadly enemy turned ally will have a huge 2014.

On the big screen Sebastian Stan reprises his role as Bucky in Captain America: The Winter Soldier coming April 4. The Star-Spangled Avenger’s sequel is based on my all-time favorite Cap stories by Ed Brubaker.

Bucky co-stars in the All-New Invaders by James Robinson. The World War II heroes reunite against the Kree in the upcoming book. The Winter Soldier: The Bitter March by Rick Remender is a Nick Fury retro story set back when Bucky was the brainwashed assassin. Continue reading 14 Comic Characters to Watch in 2014