NIGHTWING, BATGIRL, TITANS & OUTLAWS In DC REBIRTH This Week

Batgirl Rebirth #1 courtesy DC Comics
Batgirl Rebirth #1 courtesy DC Comics

Who is Better Than Batman?

Meet DC’s new Trinity?

Batgirl exits Burnside?

Our new comic book picks of the week, part one with the big DC Rebirth titles.

Batgirl #1

Barbara Gordon goes Beyond Burnside in her brand new series by Hope Larson and Rafael Albuquerque.

Babs undergoes training with the world’s best fighters in Japan. A chance meeting puts a target on Batgirl’s back and pulls her into a global mystery.

Nightwing #1

Is Dick Grayson Better Than Batman in the first arc by Tim Seeley and Javi Fernandez? Grayson is back in black and blue. There’s been a deadly power play in the Parliament of Owls. Dick is forced to take on a new mentor who challenges him to rethink everything Batman taught him and how to bring bad guys to justice. Continue reading NIGHTWING, BATGIRL, TITANS & OUTLAWS In DC REBIRTH This Week

LEGION OF DOOM On LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

DC's Legends of Tomorrow -- "Last Refuge"-- Image LGN112b_0259b.jpg -- Pictured: Wentworth Miller as Leonard Snart/Captain Cold -- Photo: Dean Buscher/The CW -- �© 2016 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Wentworth Miller in DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Photo by Dean Buscher/The CW courtesy The CW Network/DC Comics

Prepare to meet your Doom!

The Legion of Doom!

Big news from DC Comics panel devoted to super team of The CW at San Diego Comic Con.

Next season, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow will unleash the show’s version of the Legion of Doom. This rogues gallery will feature several infamous familiar faces from The CW’s shared DCTV universe.

The Legion of Doom will be Arrow villains Malcolm Merlyn (John Barrowman), Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough), the Reverse-Flash (Matt Letscher) and Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller) from The Flash. Continue reading LEGION OF DOOM On LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

LEGION Trailer from MARVEL and FX

X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men Legacy #1 courtesy Marvel

Get ready for a trip inside the mind of the most powerful and misunderstand mutant in the X-Men mythos.

Marvel revealed the first trailer for Legion, coming to FX next year.

It’s the story of David Haller (played by Dan Stevens), “a troubled young man who may be more than human. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and visions might be real.”

In the comics Legion is the son of Professor Charles Xavier. No official word on if the series will follow comics canon but David is classified as a mutant and we see a very familiar image inside the show logo near the end.

Here’s a first look inside the strange mutant mind of Legion: Continue reading LEGION Trailer from MARVEL and FX

WONDER WOMAN Trailer

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman courtesy Warner Entertainment
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman courtesy Warner Entertainment

In just under year we will be cheering for the Amazon Princess as she finally hits the big screen in her own standalone film.

For now we can behold the first trailer for Wonder Woman presented by Warner Brothers at San Diego Comic Con.

Gal Gadot is Diana of the Amazons who finds Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) and is soon on an adventure off her mythical island and into World War I.

Action, mythology and even humor. Director Patty Jenkins takes the DC comics icon from page to film.

Here’s the first trailer for Wonder Woman.

Watch and enjoy: Continue reading WONDER WOMAN Trailer

BEFORE DEATH OF X: LIFE and CRIMES of CYCLOPS

Uncanny X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel

Is Cyclops missing or dead?

Did Scott Summers have it coming?

After bombshells from Storm in Extraordinary X-Men #2 and Jean Grey in issue 3  — X-fans are debating the fate of Summers.

Marvel announced Cyke’s fate will be revealed in Death of X, a four part limited series by Jeff Lemire and Charles Soule this fall.

As we anxiously await answers about the possible final days of Scott Summers after Secret Wars, we are looking back at the life, times and crimes of the man called Cyclops.

The man Professor Xavier chose to lead the mutants has never had it easy. He’s been put in incredible scenarios against impossible odds and faced tragedy after tragedy. His fellow mutants have constantly been under attack and he’s been forced to make tough calls without a single Avenger coming to his aid. That’s what I love about him. Continue reading BEFORE DEATH OF X: LIFE and CRIMES of CYCLOPS

BATMAN REBIRTH Mystery Villains Revealed

Batman #2 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #2 courtesy DC Comics

Villains revealed as writer Tom King brings the Batman flagship book into the greater DC Universe and sets up the first crossover of the Rebirth era.

The Dark Knight realizes he can’t save Gotham City all on his own. Two new heroes join the Caped Crusader and bad guys strike in Batman #2.

Has an evil mastermind become a pawn and what is the endgame?

King and artist David Finch reveal a trio of foes for this Batman first arc and drops eerie hints of Night of the Monster Men which hits the Bat-books this Fall.

Batman at a crossroads. Alfred at his witty best. Two idealistic heroes. An unexpected alliance.

King and Finch pack a ton in this second chapter but where are they taking us? Continue reading BATMAN REBIRTH Mystery Villains Revealed

IRON MAN’S FATHER & REPLACEMENT?

Invincible Iron Man #1 courtesy Marvel
Invincible Iron Man #1 courtesy Marvel

Update: This story was posted before Marvel revealed the identity of the new star Invincible Iron Man after Civil War II.

We still stand by our speculation below since there are two Iron Man titles so read on and enjoy the theory:

The identity of Tony Stark’s real parents is a major mystery playing out in International Iron Man.

Stark’s grief over a lost friend and determination to seize control of a new Inhuman’s power is playing out in Civil War II. Both books are by Brian Michael Bendis.

Will Tony learn the identity of his parents just before getting killed off?

A new Marvel Now! promo poster fueled a fire in our brains about at least one side of Stark’s family tree. The Marvel Now! initiative will kick off new books in the aftermath of Civil War II. Tony is clearly missing but look who’s holding the iconic Iron Man helmet?

Marvel promised fans will learn the identity of Tony’s real mother in International Iron Man #5. Have we already met his biological father? Continue reading IRON MAN’S FATHER & REPLACEMENT?

More Characters We Want To Return for DC REBIRTH

DC Universe Rebirth courtesy DC Comics via Twitter
DC Universe Rebirth courtesy DC Comics via Twitter

Three heroic characters will return to the DC Universe with Rebirth.

DC made good on that tease in the DC Universe: Rebirth and then some…

Several classic characters are back but we want more.

Before we reveal the heroes we want to see return as Rebirth continues we want to give you a SPOILER ALERT in case you didn’t read DC Universe: Rebirth. Continue reading More Characters We Want To Return for DC REBIRTH