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Ellen Page on Kitty Pryde Movie

ellenpageaskitty — Ellen Page as Kitty Pryde on the set of X-Men Days of Future Past courtesy @BryanSinger Twitter

Ellen Page reprises her role as Kitty Pryde in X-Men Days of Future Past.

Page played Kitty in X-Men The Last Stand under director Brett Ratner. What’s is like to return to the Children of the Atom with a new director (Bryan Singer.)

“That’s sort of the wonder and mystery of making a movie, you know? Maybe because the first one was so long ago, maybe because it was like an eight-year difference, but it didn’t feel like there needed to be an adjustment period. Bryan, I don’t know how he pulls off everything he does in a day, I really don’t! Continue reading Ellen Page on Kitty Pryde Movie

HARLEY QUINN Villains Month Preview

It’s Mad Love week in DC’s Villains Month as Harley Quinn takes over Batman’s Detective Comics #23.2 Harley Quinn by Matt Kindt.

“Following the explosive events of FOREVER EVIL #1, the Suicide Squad has disbanded. No longer a member of a team, Harley Quinn finds herself free for the first time without any ties to a particular group. On her quest for self-discovery, she returns to Gotham City – but it’s not the same place it was before she left it. So naturally, Harley has a little scheme to shake things up,” said DC Comics Editor-In-Chief Bob Harras. Continue reading HARLEY QUINN Villains Month Preview

THE FLASH Creative Team Exits

Francis Manupal and Brian Buccelatto are leaving The Flash after issue 25 in November.

The team confirmed the news in a joint statement on Buccelatto’s site.

“We were REALLY honored to have the opportunity to usher Barry, Iris, Patty, Lenny, Forrest and the entire Flash universe into the New 52. We’ve lived and breathed Barry and are sorely gonna miss him, but after 3 years and over 30 issues (annuals, zero, Villains Month), we felt it was time to Move Forward and take on a new creative challenge. Continue reading THE FLASH Creative Team Exits

INFINITY THE HUNT

The Black Order of Thanos is attacking Earth while the Avengers are fighting The Builders in space. New heroes are rising up to protect the planet in Infinity: The Hunt. The first issue arrives Wednesday.

Writer Matt Kindt reveals Wolverine, She-Hulk and Hank Pym are the co-leads in this “contest of champions” tie-in series:

“Well, the contest isn’t going to get to take place. It gets pre-empted by Thanos; so in true villain form he ruins everything, including my new contest of champions! But it happens in such a way that we’ll get introduced to a few brand new schools that are teaching “weirdly talented” students,” Kindt told Marvel.com. Continue reading INFINITY THE HUNT

Black Widow and Silver Surfer In Marvel Now

The All-New Marvel Now initiative is coming in December. Marvel announced the campaign starts with Avengers #24. Now, the return of the Invaders by James Robinson and revealed new details about Inhuman series by Matt Fraction.

The first Marvel Now saw the Incredible Hulk becoming Indestructible, the return of Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy and an almost-all-new Young Avengers plus new books like Fearless Defenders.

Who’s next to get the Marvel Now treatment besides the titles above? Continue reading Black Widow and Silver Surfer In Marvel Now

BATMAN, BATWOMAN, BATGIRL and NIGHTWING Changes

Batman and Two-Face #26 courtesy DC Comics

New creative teams, big finales, huge fights and a big secret of the Dark Knight’s past pack the Batman family of books coming in December courtesy DC Comics. Here are the highlights starting with the “what might have been” adventures of Damian Wayne:

Son of Batman #3 Damian Wayne vs. Professor Pyg, Jakanapes and the Joker? Andy Kubert writes a new tale of Damian from the future he co-created with Grant Morrison in Batman #666.

Batman #26 Zero Year pivotal moment! Continue reading BATMAN, BATWOMAN, BATGIRL and NIGHTWING Changes

Lex Luthor vs. Batman, More Forever Evil Previews

A sign of things to come in 2015’s Man of Steel sequel?

Lex Luthor vs. Batman on the cover of Forever Evil #4 is the big highlight of DC’s December comics preview. The Crime Syndicate wiped out the Justice League, invaded Earth, rallied the criminals but in Chapter Four watch for shifting alliances, murder and a showdown between the Superman villain and the Dark Knight.

Justice League #26 features the Crime Syndicate in a twisted mirror, mirror homage to Justice League The New 52 #1. Geoff Johns (Forever Evil writer) explores why the Crime Syndicate really Continue reading Lex Luthor vs. Batman, More Forever Evil Previews

All-New Marvel Now Avengers, Invaders, Inhuman

New books, new teams, new story arcs. Marvel will recharge the line with the All-New Marvel Now starting with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in December with a new #1 .NOW Entry for all readers. Marvel starts the wave of news with a fan-favorite team, a classic concept reborn and a new twist on a Marvel family.

Avengers #24.NOW is the kickoff of Rogue Planet #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic (Thor: God of Thunder) as the Avengers reassemble as a “rogue planet hurtles toward Earth.”

Avengers #24.Now hits in December, one year after Hickman relaunched the flagship title. Rogue Planet follows the massive Infinity event currently rocking the entire Marvel Universe. From the Ribic cover it looks like Hickman’s new recruits survive the showdown with Thanos and the Builders. No word on if more heroes will join the already massive team roster. Continue reading All-New Marvel Now Avengers, Invaders, Inhuman

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