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BATMAN Writer On New ROBIN Rumor!

Batman #18 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #18 courtesy DC Comics

Harper Rowe is the kick-ass creation of Scott Snyder. The tough teen from The Narrows saved the Dark Knight during Snyder’s The Court of Owls epic. Rowe is back in this week’s Batman #18 in the aftermath of Damian’s death. Will Harper be the next Robin?

 

“(Laughs)No! I feel badly that everybody is assuming that just because she’s there right afterwards, we were trying to position her as the new Robin. But I can tell you honestly, everybody reading this…she’s not designed to be Robin. I’m not going to give away what happens…whether she would BE Robin or not. But, what the creation of Harper Row was really about was creating a lens for me personally that I could relate to in Gotham, that would be like, a kid, or somebody struggling, as a young person, you’re trying to make ends meet, you’re in this place that’s really tough, nobody believes in you and you have this incredible superhero in town that’s doing these things that inspire you,” Snyder tells MTV Geek.

 

“So, the genesis of that character has nothing to do with the mythology Continue reading BATMAN Writer On New ROBIN Rumor!

Age of Ultron Finale Preview!

Age of Ultron #9 courtesy Marvel
Age of Ultron #9 courtesy Marvel

Age of Ultron just kicked off! Marvel is giving us ominous clues to the shocking, possibly Marvel Universe changing finale in the June previews. Hank Pym’s monstrous creation returned and conquered Earth in Age of Ultron #1. Only a handful of heroes are left to stand against the humanity hating A.I. and his army of robots.

 

In June’s Age of Ultron #9 heroes are forced to “make the most controversial decision of their lives” and in issue #10 “the biggest secret in comics will be revealed to you! An ending so confidential…even the artists of this book don’t know what lies on the final pages.”

 

Marvel COO and comic book legend Joe Quesada returns to draw “a sequence that people will be talking about for years.”

Age of Ultron #10AI
Age of Ultron #10AI

Age of Ultron #10AI will focus on Ultron’s creator Continue reading Age of Ultron Finale Preview!

Scott Snyder Talks BATMAN YEAR ZERO

courtesy DC Comics
courtesy DC Comics

How did Bruce become the Bat? Scott Snyder follows The Court of Owls and Death of the Family with an eleven part blast into the past. Batman Year Zero will reveal the New 52 early beginnings of the Dark Knight. Snyder reveals why he wanted to tell this story:

“It’s definitely me wanting to tell this story. It really came about, I guess, about nine or 10 months ago, when I was thinking about trying to redefine, in my mind, for myself, who Bruce is in our run,” Snyder tells Comics Newsarama.

“I was thinking about who he is to Joker, and reconsidering what we were going to do after Joker. And I was just thinking about where he is emotionally, and who he is.

And I had an idea for a story Continue reading Scott Snyder Talks BATMAN YEAR ZERO

Wasp Joins Uncanny Avengers

Uncanny Avengers #5 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #5 courtesy Marvel

I would love to see founding Avenger Wasp on the big screen in the next Avengers movie but it doesn’t seem likely.

Janet Van Dyne fans can celebrate the next issue of Uncanny Avengers! In one his final acts as the Avengers writer, Brian Michael Bendis brought back Janet. Turns out Wasp didn’t die in Secret Invasion but she was in the Microverse! Wasp, Wonder Man and Sunfire join the squad made of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Children of the Atom. I wanted to share part of Rick Remender’s thoughts on how Janet will fit into the Marvel Now and this hybrid team.

“Wasp’s time in the microverse has Continue reading Wasp Joins Uncanny Avengers

“The Image Revolution” Trailer

I remember the formation of Image Comics. As a devoted Marvel fan I was upset my favorite artists were leaving my favorite books. Then I got my first look at W.I.L.D.Cats, Spawn, Youngblood, Cyberforce, Wetworks and so many more that followed.

I was just at an Image Comics panel at Emerald City Comicon and seeing today’s books like The Walking Dead, The Manhattan Projects, Saga, Great Pacific, BlackAcre made me think how the industry and the company has evolved. One much younger fan actually asked the creators about how the company started – maybe that was a story to be told.

It has. And it looks like it covers the good, the bad and the ugly.

The Image Revolution is a new documentary that takes you back Continue reading “The Image Revolution” Trailer

Catwoman vs. Penguin!

Catwoman #21 courtesy DC Comics
Catwoman #21 courtesy DC Comics

Remember the movie poster for Tim Burton’s Batman Returns featuring The Bat, The Cat, The Penguin? Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito oozed hate, traded barbs and turned on each other in the 1992 film.

This June get ready for a comic book rematch as Selena Kyle and Oswald Cobblepot declare war on each other in Catwoman #21. Ann Nocenti and Rafa Sandoval bring you the battle Continue reading Catwoman vs. Penguin!