Category: Books

Don Cheadle in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Don Cheadle will reprise his role as James Rhodes in Avengers: Age of Ultron according to Hitfix. Will Rhodes armor up to take the place of an Iron Man gone wrong?

 

Cheadle wore the War Machine armor in Iron Man 2 then the Iron Patriot armor in Iron Man 3.

 

Director Joss Whedon says he’s going with a origin for Ultron that differs from the comic book. Ultron is an artificial intelligence who downloads into an armored body and becomes one of the Avengers’ greatest enemies. Continue reading Don Cheadle in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Friday Flashback X-Men Ladies Night

Uncanny X-Men #244 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #244 courtesy Marvel

Kitty Pryde, Magik, the Stepford Cuckoos and Tempus just want to have fun, be human and not just mutants training or fighting the next big enemy. It doesn’t take much to convince Emma Frost to get approval for a Girls Night Out. The X-Women are soon caught up in Inhumanity as their London shopping excursion is interrupted by the birth of a new Inhuman.

 

Inspired by the wonderful Uncanny X-Men #15 this week by Brian Michael Bendis and guest artist Kris Anka I want to Friday Flashback to a classic and humorous issue with a similar X-Men “Girls Night Out” theme. Continue reading Friday Flashback X-Men Ladies Night

Best of 2013?

photo by ComicsBlend
photo by ComicsBlend

As we wind down 2013 I’m working on my Best Of list for the year! I want to hear from you! What’s your favorite in these categories?

 

Comic Book:

Limited Series:

Writer:

Artist:

Cover Artist:

Hero:

Villain:

New Character:

Comeback:

Comic Book Movie:

Other Category?

 

Answer in a comment below or Follow and share via Twitter @ComicsBlend or with a Like & Comment on Facebook/ComicsBlend.

The picture above is my favorite 2013 cosplay moment with Beast and Mystique aka Ryan & Lauren!

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X-O Manowar #20 UNITY First Look

X-O Manowar #20 courtesy Valiant
X-O Manowar #20 courtesy Valiant

Here’s a first look at  X-O Manowar #20 – the next chapter of X-O Manowar’s confrontation with Valiant’s asuperteam, Unity, from Robert Venditti and artists Cary Nord and Vicente Cifuentes.

 

“X-O Manowar finally has it all, and his people finally have a land they can call home…but threats from all sides now threaten to destroy the man inside the armor, Aric of Dacia, and the peace he has struggled to secure. Continue reading X-O Manowar #20 UNITY First Look

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN Grading the Teachers

Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #2 courtesy Marvel

When a fan-favorite writer exits a popular book fans can get nervous. Jason Latour is taking over Wolverine and the X-Men from Jason Aaron who started the strange saga of Logan and the kids of the Jean Grey School.

 

The change comes after a major change in Wolverine – he’s lost his healing factor. Latour tells Comic Book Resources how Logan’s new status quo will impact the book:

 

“Up to now it’s all began and ended with Logan. It’s his strength this school is built on the back of. His reputation for being the unkillable badass has been their insurance policy. Continue reading WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN Grading the Teachers

Dark Horse Comics Declares HELLBOY Day

Hellboy: The First 20 Years courtesy Dark Horse Comics
Hellboy: The First 20 Years courtesy Dark Horse Comics

March 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of Mike Mignola’s career-defining release of Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #1. After a brief appearance in Dark Horse’s San Diego Comic Con Comics special, Seed of Destruction would begin the incredible life of  “beast of the apocalypse” in countless comics and two feature films.

 

Dark Horse proclaims March 22, 2014 as “Hellboy Day,” with events happening in comic shops around the country. Dark Horse will provide shops our exclusive promotional materials and ordering discounts on all Hellboy and BPRD backlist titles as part of the celebration. Continue reading Dark Horse Comics Declares HELLBOY Day

DC Comics The New 52: Future End Weekly Series

The New 52: Futures End courtesy DC Comics
The New 52: Futures End courtesy DC Comics

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 was announced by the Associated Press. The new series will debut in May with Free Comic Book Day with a free zero issue.

 
“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 The AP. “Past present and future all colliding in this story line.” Continue reading DC Comics The New 52: Future End Weekly Series

Inside X-MEN NO MORE HUMANS

X-Men: No More Humans couretsy Marvel
X-Men: No More Humans courtesy Marvel

Here’s a first look inside X-Men: No More Humans. This is the first original X-Men graphic novel since the classic God Loves, Man Kills. This story marks the return of Mike Carey to the Children of the Atom who teams up with veteran X-artist Salvador Larroca.

 

No More Humans follows the recent Battle of the Atom when mutants from multiple timelines fought to protect the future of the race. In Carey’s novel – the X-Men find themselves in a world where the human race has vanished off the planet. Continue reading Inside X-MEN NO MORE HUMANS