I know where I’ll be April 3rd at 8pm and I know which Marvel team I will stand with!
Earlier this week Marvel revealed new promo art and announced that more than 1,100 comic book stores are having Avengers Vs. X-Men launch parties.
I have been shopping at Zanadu Comics in Downtown Seattle since I moved to the Emerald City 14 years ago. I was thrilled when Perry told me Zanadu will stand with….The X-MEN!
I love you Avengers but I’ve been loving the X-Men longer.
Wolverine and the X-Men by Jason Aaron and Nick Bradshaw is my favorite book right now and a pure joyride with action, humor and outrageous storylines.
Here’s a quick recap:
Wolverine built the Jean Grey School for young mutants after his schism with Cyclops. Kitty is pregnant – sort of. Beast and some kids are inside Kitty’s body trying to save her. Logan and Kid Omega – that brat – are in an outer space casino cheating at gambling to get money to keep the school open. There’s a nice Brood student who talks and won’t eat you. The school is being invaded by an army of Brood – the nasty kind you know and hate.
Oh yeah – there are these baby nightcrawler looking things that steal Logan’s whiskey and are kind of like the Gremlins of the school. Continue reading Wolverine and the X-Men’s Nick Bradshaw & Kitty Pryde Gives Birth?
It’s the 10th Anniversary of Emerald City Comicon in my home, Seattle. Boom! Studios is helping fans celebrate with 6 exclusive variants for this year’s big event. From Planet of the Apes and Hellraiser to Peanuts and Adventure Time there’s a cool cover for a comic fan of every age.
My favorite was Planet of the Apes #9 by Mitch Gerads with gorillas storming the Space Needle and Matt Whitlock’s Peanuts #1 featuring Ace pilot Snoopy flying around our iconic landmark – which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in April. You can check out all 6 exclusives at this ECCC link.
Get ready to ride the Second Wave as DC The New 52 unleashes 6 new titles this May. Earth 2 by James Robinson introduces new heroes from a parallel Earth. The Source revealed the Robin of Earth 2 design and Robinson gave ‘her’ background.
Helena Wayne has been taught how to be the perfect Robin,” said James Robinson, writer of EARTH 2. “Assured as a detective, fighter, scientist, pilot and all around crime-fighter she’s been groomed by Batman to be the perfect caped manhunter (or should we say manHuntress) when she grows up.”
“Before coming to the main DCU Earth and taking up the mantle of Huntress, Helena Wayne fought crime alongside her father as the Robin to his Batman on Earth-2!” said WORLDS’ FINEST editor Wil Moss. “But how did she come to be on this Earth? And why did she decide to become Huntress? You’ll get some clues in next week’s HUNTRESS #6, but for the real scoop, pick up WORLDS’ FINEST #1!”
The only thing more dangerous to humanity than the species in the Alien mythology is the evil company and its greedy corporate minions. A new viral video is online starring Guy Pearce as Peter Weyland, head of the shadowy company appearing in the Alien films. It appears on the TED website which hosts special corporate conferences. In this video Weyland is addressing thousands in the year 2023 before the events in Prometheus.
I think Guy Pearce is pretty mesmerizing in this. Weyland is part inspiring, part menacing as he addresses the conference. Weyland references artificial lifeforms. Michael Fassbender will be playing one in the film.
As Weyland shares the Greek legend of Prometheus, it’s eerie to think of how they mirror the events of Alien and of what is said to happen in the new film.
Thanks to Digital Spy for spying this online. This follows up the previous post in which director Ridley Scott revealed Pearce’s role and the connection between the films. By Editor
The Walking Dead #94 Can a peaceful human society exists after a zombie apocalypse? Rick and his band of survivors have been through hell and back. Is Rick’s lack of trust and loss of faith costing his friends what might be a save haven.
Justice League #6 Darkseid blasts DC’s biggest heroes but Batman has gone to hell for a last shot to save Earth.
The Darkness #100 A landmark issue with variant covers from the biggest artists in comics. Dark hero Jackie Estacado confronts the source of his power and misery – the Darkness itself – and the publisher says only one will walk away.
Avengers Prime: Big Three trade paperback Thor, Captain America and Iron Man will united on the big screen May 4th. This collection features classic stories starring the three biggest guns in the Marvel Universe.
X-Men Legacy: Necrosha Two great tastes that taste great together! Mutants. Zombies. Vampire Selene unleashes an army of mutants raised from the dead to attack the X-Men and execute her insane plan to becomes a goddess.
Has Ridley Scott revealed the link between Prometheus and Alien. Fans speculated that Prometheus started as a possible sequel or prequel to Alien. The famous director and others have commented that the new film has the DNA of Alien. Scott gave an interview with a Hungarian news outlet that has now been picked up by Coming Soon via AVP Galaxy comes this translation.
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Ridley Scott gives the connection between the two films and reveals the role played by Guy Pearce. It was revealed that Charlize Theron would play a corporate officer. Now we may know her boss.
“When the first Alien movie and Blade Runner were made, I thought that in the near future the world will be owned by large companies. This is why we have the Tyrell Corporation in Blade Runner, and Weyland-Yutani in Alien. They sent the Nostromo spaceship,” Scott said.
“The Prometheus is owned by an entrepreneur called Peter Weyland, and is played by Guy Pearce. That’s the connection between the two films, and nothing more. Prometheus is a new film, a new world, and is full of new ideas. And of course new monsters as well,” Scott continued.
Any update on this exciting project is cool news. This could be an early clue about how Ridley Scott will approach a new film set in the Blade Runner world.
What do you think of this reveal?
DC Comics The New 52 is doubling down with a Second Wave of new titles crashing this May and the debut of a parallel world. The Source revealed the Batman of Earth 2 designed by Jim Lee and a big teaser from Earth 2 editor Pat McCallum.
“Who will Batman kill to save his own daughter?” asks McCallum. “Right out of the gate that should tell you we’re dealing with a different kind of Dark Knight here. More ruthless, dangerous…the costume is familiar and yeah, there is a Wayne under the mask, but we’re looking at a man desperate to save the only family he has left. Earth 2 is about to become a very bad place to be a bad guy.”