Category: Television

QUEEN MEDUSA Cast For MARVEL’S INHUMANS

Royals courtesy Marvel

All hail the Queen!

Marvel announced Serinda Swan (“Ballers,” “Graceland”) will play Medusa in the Marvel’s Inhumans television series, the never-before-told adventure of the royal family. In this series, Medusa is described as Queen of the Inhumans and wife of Black Bolt — his most trusted advisor, a fiercely resilient warrior who has the ability to move and control her hair the way most people use their hands and fingers.

Medusa is one of the most powerful women in Marvel Comics. The Queen currently rules the Inhumans, vows to protect a new generation of new Inhumans and is currently at war with the X-Men.

In the upcoming television series Anson Mount will play her King, Black Bolt and Iwan Rheon will play his brother Maximus the Mad.

The first two episodes of the new ABC series will premiere exclusively in IMAX® theatres for a two-week window in September 2017, before an 8-episode run on ABC. Continue reading QUEEN MEDUSA Cast For MARVEL’S INHUMANS

DC COMICS EMERALD CITY COMICON 2017 Creators, Exclusives & Panels

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DC Comics is bringing superstar creators and rising stars to the city where Green Arrow fights crime.

DC Entertainment announced their lineup of talent, panels and exclusives for Emerald City Comicon this week in Seattle.

Panels:

DC Comics: Unleashed:

Meet the stars who helped launched the DC Rebirth including Scott Snyder (All-Star Batman), Marguerite Bennett (Batwoman), Gene Luen Yang (New Super-Man), Mirka Andolfo (Justice League of America: Killer Frost), Marcus To (Nightwing), Stephen Byrne (Justice League/Power Rangers), Shea Fontana (DC Super Hero Girls) and John Timms (Harley Quinn). Thursday, 3 pm in Room T303.

DC Comcs: Uncharted:

The latest groundbreaking imprints from DC, including Vertigo, MAD, DC’s Young Animal, Hanna-Barbera and WildStorm. Joining Vertigo Group Editor Jamie S. Rich will be Dave Justus & Lilah Sturges, Michael Avon Oeming (, Evan “Doc” Shaner & Jeff Parker and Justin Jordan. Friday, 12:15 pm in Room T303 Continue reading DC COMICS EMERALD CITY COMICON 2017 Creators, Exclusives & Panels

New Comics Picks for March 1, 2017

One of our most anticipated comics picks of the year arrives this week along with a Superman crossover tied to the big DC Rebirth mystery!

It’s all in our new comics picks of the week! Let’s start with a salute to…

America #1 courtesy Marvel

America #1 Soaring out of Young Avengers and Ultimates, America Chavez in her own new book by Gabby Rivera and Joe Quinones. She leads Marvel’s pro-active super team and can punch through realities but can she get her personal life together? The breakthrough hero gets her shot at a title book. Continue reading New Comics Picks for March 1, 2017

JAMIE CHUNG Is BLINK in FOX X-MEN TV Project

Blink #4 courtesy Marvel

Blink is back again.

Marvel announced Jamie Chung has been cast to star in the Untitled FOX Marvel Project from Bryan Singer and Matt Nix.

Chung will star in a series regular role as Clarice Fong, better known as Blink, described as “a sarcastic and lively tomboy. Clarice’s naturally strong exuberance has taken a hit after a sudden and traumatic upheaval of her life. As she adjusts to the new people and places that are suddenly ‘home,’ Clarice is slowly becoming herself again.”

Blink appeared in a future timeline in X-Men: Days of Future Past played by Fan BingBing.

Who is this mutant? Continue reading JAMIE CHUNG Is BLINK in FOX X-MEN TV Project

LEGION Inspired Weird Rare X-MEN

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Legion is the latest evolution of the X-Men on screen.

David Haller may be one of the most unlikely members of the X-Men mythos to get his own television series. In comics Professor Xavier’s son sufferers from multiple personalities each in control of one of his multiple mutant powers.

Here are five other X-Men with strange powers, tragic pasts and are odd even among mutants.

Lorna Dane/Polaris

Magneto’s daughter – that should be enough to explain why she made this list. Continue reading LEGION Inspired Weird Rare X-MEN

LEGION Premiere Burning Questions

Dan Stevens in Legion courtesy Marvel

You might call Legion the X-Men Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest go through Twin Peaks by way of Inception. It’s a mind trip and you will be absolutely be fascinated by the journey into the fragile, frightening mind David Haller.

Legion is inspired by the X-Men character but the new FX series goes beyond the films.

In the comics David Haller is the son of Professor Charles Xavier. David suffers from severe mental illness after childhood trauma. He has multiple personalities each controlling one of his mutant powers. This Omega-level mutant has the power of telepathy, telekinesis, pyrokinesis, time travel and he can warp reality.

The new FX series starring Dan Stevens as David adds four women to his life who do not appear in the comics. There’s only one reference to X-Men comics canon but it’s an important one. Continue reading LEGION Premiere Burning Questions

SEATTLE COMIC BOOK HEROES

Green Arrow #15 courtesy DC Comics

Seattle is the home of Seahawks, Starbucks, Microsoft and Emerald City Comicon.

The Pacific Northwest metropolis is a visionary city of the future booming with technology yet haunted by the past with legends and secrets.

The Emerald City shines as inspiration for films, books and television series with a diverse culture. With superhuman athletes, creative artists and big brains as some of its most famous residents, of course you can imagine superheroes and villains calling Seattle home.

The gray, rainy days and nights help color a spooky vibe perfect for comic book stories.

As we count down to Emerald City Comicon, here are three very different comic book heroes who call Seattle home: Continue reading SEATTLE COMIC BOOK HEROES