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VALIANT CATS COSPLAY COVERS Signing Seattle

Cosplay is not just for humans anymore. Whole families dress up as their favorite heroes and villains at comicons. Now cool cats are getting in on the act and stealing the spotlight in a month of covers.

Valiant Comics is the home of Faith, Bloodshoot, X-O Manowar, the Harbinger Renegades and more. This December the claws are out as the publisher marks new territory when it comes to comic book covers. Valiant’s biggest titles will have a special bonus cover featuring costumed kitties as their ultimate heroes.

Comics Dungeon in Seattle will host the December release of this all-new line of shelf covers with a live, in-person signing featuring stars (and real felines) Fawkes and Nak, with Freyu – creator of the Cat Cosplay of the Feline Variety blog on Saturday, December 17th. Continue reading VALIANT CATS COSPLAY COVERS Signing Seattle

X-MEN GOLD And BLUE New Leaders & Changes

The X-Men evolve in 2017 with big changes. Marvel announced the team lineups and creators behind X-Men: Gold and X-Men: Blue.

After a year of fighing for survival against an extinction-level threat and the Inhumans, Xavier’s students are back to being super heroes for everyone.

Marvel revealed more information about the next stage for the Children of the Atom including new team leaders, returning X-Men, a classic character with a new code-name and old school villains.

Let’s go for the Gold first:

X-Men: Gold by writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Ardian Syaf welcomes Kitty Pryde back to Earth and to the mutants after her time in space with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Kitty will become team leader with Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Old Man Logan and Rachel Grey. Continue reading X-MEN GOLD And BLUE New Leaders & Changes

GHOST RIDER, SAVAGE & More New Comics Picks November 30, 2016

Ghost Rider’s wild ride of a comeback continues.

Still reeling from last week’s Death of X finale? The action doesn’t let up as Inhumans vs. X-Men begins this week.

Here’s our top new comics picks of the week:

Ghost Rider #1

The Spirit of Vengeance is on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and now Robbie Reyes is back in this new ongoing book. Science fiction and supernatural collide when an alien object crashes in California. Ghost Rider is on a collision course with scientists including Amadeus Cho aka Totally Awesome Hulk.

IvX #0

The future of Inhumans means the death of mutants. In a fight for a genetic survival both races have plans in motion. What has Beast discovered that changes everything? This is the book that sets the stage for war between Inhumans and X-Men by Charles Soule and Kenneth Rocafort. Continue reading GHOST RIDER, SAVAGE & More New Comics Picks November 30, 2016

Be A Hero This GIVING TUESDAY

Red Lightning courtesy Make-A-Wish and Hero Creative

On this Giving Tuesday, it’s a day when you can share the holiday spirit with a donation to a charity.

Here’s our favorite non-profit that makes wishes come true for heroic kids fighting illnesses: Make-A-Wish.

The power of wish fulfillment gives sick kids an escape and helps with their recovery. You have the power to help grant wishes and you don’t need alien rings, lamps or mental powers. Continue reading Be A Hero This GIVING TUESDAY

X-MEN GOLD, BLUE And Creative Teams Revealed

X-Men: Gold & Blue, all new in 2017 as part of the ResurrXion.

Marvel revealed the team rosters and creative teams via IGN for the two flagship titles coming in April 2017.

X-Men: Gold by writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Ardian Syaf starring Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan, Rachel Grey and Kitty Pryde named as team leader. Pryde will be leaving the Guardians of the Galaxy to come home to lead her fellow mutants. It appears Storm is returning to her classic look from the Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum/John Byrne era. Guggenheim told IGN the team will face off with a new version of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the first arc. Continue reading X-MEN GOLD, BLUE And Creative Teams Revealed

DEATH OF X Finale Burning Questions

I think I’m ready to talk about the Death of X finale.

They say you only hurt the ones you love. Marvel must be truly, madly, deeply in love with Scott Summers.

Fans have known for a year that Cyclops died in the eight month gap after the Secret Wars finale and All-New, All-Different Marvel Now launch. I kept believing it wasn’t so. Emma Frost was missing in action. The X-Men’s modern mainstay power couple was off the grid as the mutant race faced a new genetic crisis.

Death of X #4 revealed the truth after a year of speculation and set the stage for war in Inhumans vs. X-Men next month.

Did Scott and Emma deserve what Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule crafted for them in this shocking and emotional finale? Continue reading DEATH OF X Finale Burning Questions

SECRET WARRIORS in 2017

In the aftermath of Inhumans vs X-Men, a new Secret Warriors is born.

Royals and Black Bolt are new books that take the most famous Inhumans into deep space. Now we know about the Inhumans staying on Earth.

Marvel announced a new Secret Warriors series by Matthew Rosenberg and Javier Garron in 2017. The team will include Ms. Marvel, Karnak, Quake, Inferno, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur with more members to come.

IvX pits the descendants of Kree experiments against mutants for survival over the Terrigen Mists. After IvX, comes the ResurrXion with multiple X-Men books but the future looks dark for the Inhumans with the Royal Family leaving Earth. Continue reading SECRET WARRIORS in 2017

X-MEN Traitor, ELEKTRA Solo & More Marvel February Picks

If you love Daredevil’s infamous supporting cast then Marvel has a dangerous Valentine with a trio of Matt Murdock’s cast members in brand new books.

Here are our Marvel February 2017 books to watch starting with three new number one issues:

Kingpin #1 Wilson Fisk is back. Is one of Marvel’s biggest bad guys going legit in this new ongoing by Matthew Rosenberg and Ben Torres.

Elektra #1 The former assassin hits Las Vegas and becomes the target of Arcade in this new series by writer Matt Owens (Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix) and artist Alec Morgan. Continue reading X-MEN Traitor, ELEKTRA Solo & More Marvel February Picks

COMICS BLEND

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