PUNISHER Goes West, Becomes The Prey

The Punisher #1 courtesy Marvel
The Punisher #1 courtesy Marvel

The Punisher is back but now he’s the hunted! Marvel announced Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads will launch a new Punisher series as part of the All-New Marvel Now in 2014.

 

Frank Castle is heading west to Los Angeles to take down a gang but learns he’s the target of a mysterious group.

 

I love how the creators reveal their take on Frank and how he’ll stalk criminals in L.A. to Marvel.com. Continue reading PUNISHER Goes West, Becomes The Prey

The WOMEN Of BATMAN Previews

Harley Quinn #2 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #2 courtesy DC Comics

An exciting new year for fans of women of the Batman family. Here are some highlights of DC’s books coming in January starring the bad and beautiful women of Gotham City.

 

My favorite cover is for Harley Quinn #2 by Amanda Conner. In the second chapter Harley and Poison Ivy team up to save…puppies and kittens? Conner and co-writer Jimmy Palmiotti bring the mad fun to caper that’s sure to wrong.

 

Batgirl #27 and Catwoman #27 are tie-ins to Gothtopia, John Layman’s final arc of Detective Comics. Knightfall, one of my favorite new villains from Gail Simone’s first arc is back to finish what she started – killing Jim Gordon. Continue reading The WOMEN Of BATMAN Previews

Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. CORPS Preview

 

Blood and H.A.R.D. Corps #15 courtesy Valiant
Blood and H.A.R.D. Corps #15 courtesy Valiant

Here’s a preview of Valiant’s Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #15 from co-writers Christos Gage & Joshua Dysart and artist Emanuela Lupacchino.

 

“Project Rising Spirit has just activated a new crop of expendable suicide commandos…and they’re first field mission is a one-way ticket into the crosshairs of Toyo Harada!

 

Trapped in an enemy stronghold, Bloodshot has been broken – dismantled piece-by-piece, nanite-by-nanite by the Harbinger Foundation’s most disturbed minds. But when Bloodshot’s signal goes dark, who can the black ops military contractor known as Rising Spirit bring in to recover its most expensive soldier? Time to call in…H.A.R.D. Corps!” Continue reading Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. CORPS Preview

Who Joins SECRET AVENGERS

Secret Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel
Secret Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel

Just when Jessica Drew thinks she’s through with secrets and lies she’s gets pulled back in! Isn’t that part of why we love Spider-Woman?

 

As revealed at New York Comic Con – Jessica is the new recruit for a clandestine unit of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a brand new Secret Avengers #1 by Ales Kot and Michael Walsh.

 

Maria Hill runs the unit (Hawkeye, Black Widow, Phil Coulson, Nick Fury) taking on S.H.I.E.L.D.’s most dangerous field missions. Can Jessica trust anybody on the team? Continue reading Who Joins SECRET AVENGERS

CAPTAIN MARVEL Goes Cosmic

Captain Marvel #1 courtesy Marvel
Captain Marvel #1 courtesy Marvel

Carol Danvers is a fan-favorite Avenger and in 2014 she’s going higher! At New York Comic Con Marvel revealed an All-New Captain Marvel #1 by current writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist David Lopez.

 

“We’re taking her cosmic,” announced DeConnick at the panel, “We are taking her into space in a Flash Gordon / Buck Rogers, my way or the highway kind of way.”

 

When DeConnick launched a new solo series she focused on Carol’s experience as a pilot and that will continue to be an inspiration to writing the Avenger. Continue reading CAPTAIN MARVEL Goes Cosmic

Who Are AVENGERS UNDERCOVER

Avengers Undercover #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers Undercover #1 courtesy Marvel

Avengers Undercover is the next phase of one of the wildest concepts from the Marvel Now initiative. Young heroes were thrown into a Hunger Games style competition on a Murder Island by Arcade. At New York Comic Con, Marvel revealed the survivors will are now infiltrating the Masters of Evil. Can these hardened heroes convince the ultimate collection of villains that they’ve turned bad?

 

“We knew from the start that the Murder World story would end with issue #18 of ARENA. Continue reading Who Are AVENGERS UNDERCOVER

Priest and Bright Back For RETURN OF QUANTUM & WOODY

Q2: The Return of Quantum & Woody courtesy Valiant
Q2: The Return of Quantum & Woody courtesy Valiant

Christopher Priest and M.D. Bright, the creators of Quantum and Woody, will reunite for Q2: The Return of Quantum and Woody – Valiant announced the original writer and artist will create an all-new, five-issue mini-series bringing the original world’s worst superhero team into the 21st century.
This will be set in the original continuity of Priest and Bright’s original Acclaim Comics series picking up in the modern-day, launching an older Quantum and Woody into an all-new adventure set 20 years after the events of their original series. Continue reading Priest and Bright Back For RETURN OF QUANTUM & WOODY

SPIDER-MAN In GOBLIN NATION

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

A big web of Spider-Man announcements at the final day of New York Comic Con. The biggest is that two of Peter Parker’s greatest foes will face each other!

 

Superior Spider-Man Annual is coming in November by Christos Gage where Aunt May sees a darker side of this Spider-Man.

 

“The things that happen in this annual count. Stuff that happens in this annual will lead into the next big Spider-Man story.” said writer Dan Slott. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN In GOBLIN NATION