BATMAN, INCORPORATED Finale Review

Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics

That’s it.

 

That’s how it ends?

 

Batman, Incorporated #13 was the grand finale of Grant Morrison’s inventive seven-year run on the Dark Knight.

 

After a war between Bruce’s Batman, Incorporated army and Talia Al Ghul’s Leviathan that claimed the life of their child it all came down to a final showdown in the Batcave. Continue reading BATMAN, INCORPORATED Finale Review

INFINITY #1 Preview

Infinity #1 courtesy Marvel
Infinity #1 courtesy Marvel

Universes collide. Enemies clash. Infinity begins next month!

 

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are the Universe’s only hope when the mysterious Builders and Thanos strike on two fronts. It’s the culmination of what Jonathan Hickman has been plotting since he took over Avengers and New Avengers.

 

Jim Cheung joins Hickman for the epic event. Marvel shared a first look at Cheung’s stunning art from inside Infinity #1. Continue reading INFINITY #1 Preview

BATMAN, INCORPORATED SPECIAL Preview

Batman, Incorporated Special #1 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated Special #1 courtesy DC Comics

Batman, Inc is dead. Long live Batman, Inc!

 

Fan are reeling or fuming after Grant Morrison’s finale in Batman, Incorporated #13.

 

Bruce Wayne’s worldwide crime-fighting franchises may be over but the men and women who helped Batman’s cause will be celebrated in Batman, Incorporated Special #1 next month.

 

DC Comics shared a first look inside the all-star special with new stories starring El Gaucho, Man-of-Bats, Jiro and even Bat Cow. Continue reading BATMAN, INCORPORATED SPECIAL Preview

Cobie Smulders on Agents of SHIELD, Captain America & Avengers 2

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.courtesy ABC/Justin Lubin. An EW exclusive
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.courtesy ABC/Justin Lubin. An EW exclusive

Cobie Smulders plays superspy Maria Hill but she’s authorized to drop hints about Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

Joss Whedon revealed Smulders will appear in the first episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but is committed to the final season of How I Met Your Mother so she will not be a regular. Continue reading Cobie Smulders on Agents of SHIELD, Captain America & Avengers 2

Angela In Marvel Universe! Who’s Next?

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel

Today it’s Guardians of the Galaxy but which Marvel icons should fight against or with ANGELA now that she’s in the Marvel Universe next?

 

The warrior angel from the Spawn mythos was transported into the Marvel Universe after the reality rippeding finale of Age of Ultron #10.

 

Angela’s story continues in Guardians of the Galaxy #5 this week by Neil Gaiman and Brian Michael Bendis. Joe Quesada redesigned the iconic character for her Marvel debut. After Angela’s adventure with the Guardians of the Galaxy who will encounter her next?

 

Here are 4 Marvel heroes who should be on the top of Angela’s Marvel dance card: Continue reading Angela In Marvel Universe! Who’s Next?

Chris Burnham on BATMAN, INC Finale and Special

Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics

Grant Morrison’s epic Batman run ends with Batman, Incorporated #13 out this week. It will mark a final showdown between Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul after the murder of their son, Damian. The writer has said some fans will hate the ending but what about the partner in crime?

 

Series artist Chris Burnham recalls his favorite visual moments of the series:

 

“One good one that’s leaping to mind is the page in #6 where the Heretic is in the stairway with a giant boulder tied to the nooses around all those hobos’ necks. Figuring out the camera angles to effectively communicate the complicated setup and payoff was really tricky, but I think I pulled it off,” Continue reading Chris Burnham on BATMAN, INC Finale and Special

X-MEN:Days of Future Past TRASK Revealed

Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Task in X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy TraskIndustries.com
Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Task in X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy TraskIndustries.com

The X-Men Enemy Revealed!

 

Here’s a first look at Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask, the scientist behind the Sentinels who will threaten the mutant race in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

Along with the Trask Industries, Your Future commercial (aka viral video) is a new corporate website for the company responsible for the “mutant detection device” and the giant mutant hunting robots in the upcoming sequel. Continue reading X-MEN:Days of Future Past TRASK Revealed