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16 GEEK WISHES FOR 2016

courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm
courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm

Time for our 16 geek wishes for 2016! Here are the new comics, casting calls and what we want to happen next.

The Force Awakens Comics

Marvel’s ongoing Star Wars comics set after A New Hope are the new canon and make you feel like the film never ended. The Lando and Chewbacca limited series were stellar. Now we have Obi-Wan and Anakin. With the success of The Force Awakens can we please have a limited series starring Captain Phasma and the Stormtrooper who would become Finn or an adventure with Rey? Continue reading 16 GEEK WISHES FOR 2016

FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics
Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics

A Convergence of Secret Wars lead to an onslaught of new number ones and new beginnings.

How do you pick favorite comics of the year? We kept it down to new number ones issues.

Here’s we go with a screaming fresh start for a DC icon:

Black Canary

You can call it “Batgirling” but we call it rock and roll, kung fu kick-ass fun. Brenden Fletcher and Annie Wu reinvigorated the classic character with a wild road trip as Dinah becomes the front woman for Black Canary – the band – and goes on an odyssey to save a child and find the mysterious force behind her new mission. Continue reading FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

MOST ANTICIPATED NEW COMICS of 2016

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Here are our ten most anticipated new comics coming in 2016.

Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha

Estranged allies Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson are drawn together in a small town with a dark secret that will engulf Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Nick Spencer and Jesus Saiz. Will this be the beginning of Steve Rogers return to being Captain America in the year of the character’s 75th Anniversary? Is this the first salvo in our next pick? Continue reading MOST ANTICIPATED NEW COMICS of 2016

Final New Comics Picks of 2015

Black Canary #6 courtesy DC Comics
Black Canary #6 courtesy DC Comics

Updated:

Our final top new comics picks of the year.
Deadpool and Cable: Split Second #1

The Merc With a Mouth reunites with Cyclops’ cyborg future son. Back in the 90’s Wade and Cable co-starred in a “buddy” adventure. Fabian Nicieza and Reilly Brown throw in time travel, Hydra and a new villain in this digital first limited series but what about Deadpool and Cable? Is the bromance back or will they be mortal enemies again?

Lazarus #21

The welcome return of Greg Rucka and Michael Lark’s sci-fi epic after a break while Rucka launched Black Magick (issue 3 is also out this week.) This is the finale of the current arc that changes everything. Forever is born to kill and fight for her family – one of 16 that rule the future. Will Forever survive the war zone, break her programming and have free will? Will her father be cured and what does it mean for the balance of power? Continue reading Final New Comics Picks of 2015

X-MEN CHRISTMAS HAUNTING

Uncanny X-Men #365 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #365 courtesy Marvel

Every Christmas we present favorite holiday moments with the mutants but this year is “extra” special.

Let’s go back to Uncanny X-Men #365 by Steven Seagle and Chris Bachalo with a Leinil Yu cover. In A Ghost of X-mas Past, Colossus is haunted by the ghost of his sister, Illyana on Christmas Eve.

In this 1999 issue the Russian mutant is in mourning after his baby sister dies from the Legacy Virus. The X-Man (and artist) is haunted by a ghost who inspires his paintings of an Ice Princess without a face. The spirit only says one word to Colossus:

“Remember” Continue reading X-MEN CHRISTMAS HAUNTING

16 COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS TO WATCH IN 2016, Part One

Mockingbird #1 courtesy Marvel
Mockingbird #1 courtesy Marvel

Time to peer into the future and predict the characters to watch in 2016. Major changes, big anniversaries and unusual comebacks are in store for some of your favorite heroes and hated villains.

Here are the first eight on our list of the 16 comic book characters to watch in 2016:

Mockingbird

The kick butt comeback of Barbara “Bobbi” Morse continues as she battles spies and terrorists on Agents of SHIELD and spins off into a pilot for her own potential series. Adrienne Palicki and Nick Blood headline Marvel’s Most Wanted as the S.H.I.E.L.D. operative and her mercenary ex-husband. Continue reading 16 COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS TO WATCH IN 2016, Part One

Revisiting Our 15 Comic Characters to Watch in 2015

Avengers #0 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #0 courtesy Marvel

Didn’t 2015 go by like a Flash or Quicksilver?

It was a year of Secret Wars, Convergences, replacement heroes and rebirths in epic crossovers with a multiverse of heroes and villains.

Beloved characters made major comebacks in new comics and massive superhero movies.

We picked our 15 comic book characters to watch in 2015. What happened and how did they make an impact on the books, shows and movies that thrilled us this.

Here’s what we said and what went down: Continue reading Revisiting Our 15 Comic Characters to Watch in 2015