Category: Books

LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY 2016

Zanadu Comics logo for their 40th Anniversary
Zanadu Comics logo for their 40th Anniversary

They’ve always been there providing a refuge where you can escape the world and find kindred minds.

Before nerd became mainstream, before geek became global – local comic book shops have long been the source where to find new and classic adventures of iconic super heroes and discover new characters to cheer, cry and scream with and at.

Before movies came comics. Many of the writers and artists who inspired today’s biggest box-office hits were inspired in the racks at small stores. Now fans can share in the source of power that fuels our favorite movies and shows.

Saturday, November 19th is the second Local Comic Shop Day across America. This event celebrates independent comic book specialty stores and their role as the foundation of medium. Continue reading LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY 2016

DEATH OF X Surprise X-MEN Comeback

Death of X #3 courtesy Marvel
Death of X #3 courtesy Marvel

Who is that?!

Even this lifelong X-Fan was scratching my head with this week’s Death of X #3 as a minor character the past is recruited by Cyclops for a big league return and will play a huge role in the upcoming war between the X-Men and Inhumans.

Death of X is revealing the origin of the IvX conflict, the fate of Cyclops and Emma Frost and more of what happened in the eight months following the Secret Wars finale and All-New, All-Different Marvel Now Extraordinary X-Men launch.

The four-part series by Charles Soule, Jeff Lemire and Aaron Kuder already featured the return of several missing in action mutants and the death of a fan-favorite. Along with Cyclops and Emma Frost we have witnessed the return of mutants from multiple eras including Wolfsbane, Warpath, Goldballs and the Stepford Cuckoos.

In part three Cyclops recruits a character not seen in decades for his master plan to save the mutant race. Who is this mutant? Continue reading DEATH OF X Surprise X-MEN Comeback

INHUMANS 101

Inhumanity #1 courtesy Marvel
Inhumanity #1 courtesy Marvel

After invading Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,  The Inhumans will go big screen then headline their own series.

Marvel announced The Inhumans will debut on IMAX screens before starring in their own television series on ABC.

The new series will focus on Black Bolt and the Royal Family, rulers of a hidden city of Inhumans. These classic characters have strong ties to Fantastic Four, Avengers and the X-Men. The origin of this offshoot of humanity comes from the stars when the aliens from Guardians of the Galaxy came to ancient Earth to build an army and left behind a hidden civilization among us. Continue reading INHUMANS 101

MARVEL’S INHUMANS On IMAX & ABC

Inhumans in Infinity #3 courtesy Marvel
Inhumans in Infinity #3 courtesy Marvel

The Inhumans are coming to IMAX and ABC TV.

The movie may be on hold but The Inhumans project is back on and hitting the big screens in a different way.

Marvel Television announced an innovative agreement to exclusively premiere the new ABC series “Marvel’s The Inhumans” in IMAX commercial theatres. This launch will mark the first time a live-action television series has debuted in this manner.

Fans have been introduced to Inhumans on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series. It’s time to meet the Royal Family. Continue reading MARVEL’S INHUMANS On IMAX & ABC

DEADPOOL’S RYAN REYNOLDS IS A GQ MAN OF THE YEAR

The box-office blockbuster, genre busting smash Deadpool earns another honor for its star.

Ryan Reynolds is now a living legend among geeks for his long, strange journey as Wade Wilson.

Now the star of Deadpool is one of GQ’s Men of the Year 2016.

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Photo credit is Alasdair McLellan exclusively for GQ.

Man of the Year for mortals. A God to geeks.

Reynolds first played Reynolds in X-Men: Origins: Wolverine then blasted off as Green Lantern but fans always hoped for him to get back in black and red.

Test footage leaks and unwavering fan support led to a green light and the rest is cinema history.

In the upcoming Men of the Year issue Reynolds talks about the fight to get Deadpool made and why it made him a wreck. Continue reading DEADPOOL’S RYAN REYNOLDS IS A GQ MAN OF THE YEAR

HULK to ZULK?

Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel

Is there a new Hulk in Marvel comics?

In the long history of the Green Goliath the monster has not always been the Incredible Hulk.

As we enter a new era in the aftermath of Civil War II we have three or is it four Hulks?

Amadeus Cho is the Totally Incredible Hulk.

RULK aka Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross) is member of the U.S. Avengers.

Jennifer Walters aka She-Hulk will star in a new Hulk book in 2017.

We do not want to spoil the fate of Bruce Banner in Civil War II but have you seen Uncanny Avengers #16? Continue reading HULK to ZULK?

MARVEL Movies INFINITY Update

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Doctor Strange featured comics canon Easter eggs, cameos and massive ties to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The latest Phase Three film opened doors to new dimensions, introduced new villains but how did it wrap into the big cosmic conspiracy weaving through all the Marvel movies?

I love when non-comic reading but Marvel movie fans come to me wanting to know more about the comics and asking those geektastic questions like, “wasn’t that a stone like in the other movies? That’s part of a bigger thing right?”

Yes, I respond enthusiastically and dive in.

Nearly every film has one common element that will lead to Avengers: Infinity War: Infinity Stones.

In the comics Thanos gathered these six stones on a cosmic Gauntlet and unleashed Death (an actual entity he worships) across the Marvel universe.

Where are those stones and how does Doctor Strange fit into the quest for pieces of the ultimate weapon? Continue reading MARVEL Movies INFINITY Update