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Batman Faces Death in Detective Comics

Detective Comics #1 courtesy DC Comics

  DC Comics The New 52 gave Tony Daniel the creative reigns of Detective Comics as writer and artist. Daniel put Batman on the trail of the Gotham Ripper, introduced a new love interest – TV journalist Charlotte Rivers, gave us the dreaded Dollmaker and left one an absolutely freakish cliffhanger with the Joker.

  Daniel’s first seven issue are collected in Detective Comics Volume 1: Faces of Death in hardcover out this month. Batman’s pursuit of the new serial killer in Gotham made him a target while balancing his budding romance with Charlotte, who is out to unmask the killer and the Batman. Here’s the link to buy.

 One of Daniel’s triumphs has been the clever use of classic rogues and introducing new enemies in Gotham City. Hypnotic is after Batman and Wayne Enterprises in Detective Comics #10 out this week. This issue continued the back story starring Two-Face.

  To see and hear Tony in his own words discuss his villains, the Two-Face story and which old school villain he will reintroduce next here’s the link to my interview with Daniel at Fan Expo Vancouver.

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X-Men: First Class Set For 2014

Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy from X-Men: First Class courtesy Marvel.com

  The Summer of 2014 mutates! The sequel to X-Men: First Class is now scheduled for July 18, 2014 according to Box Office Mojo. While discussing Prometheus Michael Fassbender revealed he’s been talking with writer Simon Kinberg about the script which will continue revealing the early days of Magneto and Professor X. Most of the original cast including Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique are all set to return as well as director Matthew Vaughn.

  I’ve been posting about how much I hope to see Magneto’s children (Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Polaris) appear but I wonder if we might see more of Professor Xavier’s past – Gabrielle Haller, his lost love from his days in Israel, who gave him a son named David. The son became the villain Legion – known for his multiple personalities and mutant powers.

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DC Teases INJUSTICE Fighting Game

 

Injustice: Gods Among Us image courtesy DC Comics The Source

Injustice: Gods Among Us is a new fighting game by the makers of Mortal Kombat. DC Comics reveald this image and Gamespot.com premiered this cool trailer with the ominous story behind the game including images of heroes against heroes! I really love the Flash effects. Wait until you see who Superman smacks down!

 

Thanks to The Source.

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Marvel Heroes Screen Shots

 

Marvel Heroes courtesy Marvel.com

  Gaming gone green! The Green Goliath in his Planet Hulk gladiator gear and a pre-Juggernaut Colossus are two of my favorite characters in the new Marvel Heroes video game. Colossus just took on the Red Hulk in the Avengers vs X-Men series.

Marvel Heroes courtesy Marvel.com

   Marvel.com revealed these images along with screenshots. One of my favorites could be right out of The Avengers movie as Hulk, Captain America and Black Widow fight alien warriors. It’s still amazing the reaction to the Hulk in the movie – even my non-comic book reading friends rave about the Hulk more than anything else from the movie.

 

Marvel Heroes courtesy Marvel.com

For more characters and screenshots here’s the Marvel.com link.

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Hulk Makes Crushed Ice Out of An X-Man?

Wolverine and the X-Men #11 courtesy Marvel

  Wolverine and the X-Men #11 may be my favorite chapter (even if it’s a tie-in) in Avengers vs. X-Men so far. The issue is packed with action and humor with AvX battles on six fronts. Jason Aaron must love a challenge because not only does he balance all these story threads but he brings on the Shiar is a big way.

  Logan is haunted by the Dark Phoenix Saga and questions if he really can be the best at what he does – if it means killing a child. Aaron writes Wolverine like no one else. Logan doesn’t know if he should save Hope or kill her to save humanity. The debate is interrupted by the Shiar Death Commandos. The alien assassination squad is on Earth to eliminate the potential joining of the Phoenix Force to its human host. The battle is brutal, inventive and reveals the true threat Hope poses.

  One of my favorite elements of Aaron’s run is how he handles Bobby Drake. The original Iceman still provides comic relief but he’s maximizing his power like never before. Bobby is an Omega level mutant and now he’s flaunting it. The Red Hulk tries to make crushed ice out of Bobby but Iceman’s new power level and cool factor smashes the Rulk.

  Kid Gladiator is a breakout new star of the series. Aaron is pitch perfect with how he writes the arrogant, brash heir to the Shiar Empire who defies his father and frustrates his classmates. Lord Kubark may have taken on more than he handle but we’ll have to wait until next issue plus his daddy dearest arrives for one helluva parent-teacher conference!

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Avengers Vs X-Men Makes Rogue Lose It

X-Men Legacy #266 courtesy Marvel

  It’s awesome yet a little scary to see Rogue cut loose and tap into a dark side of her power in X-Men Legacy #267. This AvX tie-in issue is a thrilling showdown between a squad of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and teachers at the Jean Grey School.

  Rogue and Iron Man trade memories while trading punches. The Armored Avenger taunts Rogue about their last clash. Back in the classic Avengers Annual #10 Rogue was still a bad girl and took on the entire team at Avengers mansion at the direction of Mystique. It’s cool to see Rogue use a darker aspect of her power to kick She-Hulk and Iron Man’s arrogant a—-. For a longtime fan who knows the price Rogue paid for her past crimes seeing this is bittersweet.

  I’ve been wondering when Kitty Pryde would join the fight and this issue Kitty’s quick action reveals an advantage that turns the tide in the fight. Rogue may have wanted to stay out of AvX but this battle has made her eager to take on more Avengers.

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Astonishing X-Men Northstar’s Wedding Preview Pages

The wedding of Northstar and Kyle was a reason to celebrate for supporters of gay marraige. The first gay wedding of the Marvel Universe hit mainstream media. My stories made the front page of KOMONEWS.COM and the story was picked up on KOMO News Radio. Thanks for all the shares and comments – even the negative ones!

The announcement of Northstar’s nuptuals in Astonishing X-Men #51 by Marjorie Liu were followed by a variant cover by Marko Djurdjevic then a special “create your own wedding album” cover by Phil Noto.

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Sexiest James Bond Girls Are X-Men Too

Courtesy MI6-HQ.com

  The new James Bond girl of Skyfall has not even hit the big screen yet but she’s already in the top 10 of sexiest Bond girls. Berenice Marlohe continues the legacy of French actresses on 007 movies as a mysterious character named Severine. She was number 7.

  FHM has been ranking sexiest women in the world and MI6.com compiled the top 100 lists for Bond girls, crunched the points and have unveiled this rundown of sexiest Bond girl rankings:

  My favorite villainess Xenia Onnatop of Goldeneye Famke Janssen was 13. Janssen is also famous as Jean Grey in the X-Men movies.

  Halle Berry (Jinx from Die Another Day and Storm from the X-Men movies) was number one with 1,499 points.

A huge thanks to the number crunchers  at MI6.com who compiled this master list.