WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF COSPLAY ECCC WINNERS 2016

ECCC Western Championships of Cosplay courtesy ReedPop
ECCC Western Championships of Cosplay courtesy David Crewe for ReedPop

The road to cosplay global glory began in Seattle.

Emerald City Comicon attracts stunning cosplayers from across the Pacific Northwest. One cosplayer will now take on the world.

Last night in front of a packed crowd at the Washington State Convention Center at the big event ReedPOP named the winner of the 2016 Western Championships of Cosplay:

AllieCat Art & Cosplay dressed as Warmachine stunned the audience and judges as she claimed the top prize. Continue reading WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIPS OF COSPLAY ECCC WINNERS 2016

FAITH Gets Ongoing Series

Faith #1 courtesy Valiant
Faith #1 courtesy Valiant

Fans of a breakthrough superhero have their Faith rewarded.

Valiant announced via the New York Times, that Faith is soaring out of the pages of her five-time sold-out limited series debut and into the pages of her first-ever monthly book.

FAITH #1 – the first issue of an all-new ongoing series from rising star Jody Houser, Harvey Award-nominated sensation Pere Perez, and acclaimed artist Marguerite Sauvage this July. Continue reading FAITH Gets Ongoing Series

DARKSEID’S DAUGHTER in JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SPECIAL

JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SPECIAL COVERBefore the epic Darkseid War comes to a big finish, a new player enters the cosmic conflict.

Darkseid’s daughter Grail seizes the spotlight in Justice League Darkseid War Special #1 this week.

This could be a book to watch.

The Dark Knight’s dreams in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice signal Darkseid is coming and could be the big villain of the Justice League movie.

Could Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) face this half New God/half Amazon in a future DC movie or when Diana’s book relaunched in the DC Comics Rebirth?

Let’s take a look inside courtesy DC Comics.

Here’s the official description: Continue reading DARKSEID’S DAUGHTER in JUSTICE LEAGUE DARKSEID WAR SPECIAL

Missing In Action in DC COMICS REBIRTH

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

DC Comics revealed the creative teams behind the Rebirth books arriving this June. Co-publishers Dan DiDio, Jim Lee and Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns introduced the writers and artists and team lineups at WonderCon this past weekend.

Rebirth marks a wave of new number one books. (Action and Detective Comics titles will return to their original numbering) with new creative teams, returning favorite characters but some heroes missing in action…for now.

We can’t help but wonder what happened to these characters? Continue reading Missing In Action in DC COMICS REBIRTH

CIVIL WAR II New INHUMAN, New Art Revealed

Civil War II #0 courtesy Marvel
Civil War II #0 courtesy Marvel

Marvel is on the verge of war.

Heroes vs. Heroes. Whose side are you on?

Civil War II will shake the alliances, friendships and teams of the All-New, All-Different Marvel this Summer. The power to change the future causes a rift between Iron Man and Captain Marvel and everyone must choose a side.

Creators of the superhero showdown revealed big new details, shared new art and answered fan questions in a special Marvel live event.

Invincible Iron Man launch team Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez are writing and drawing the main seven issue series. The fan-favorite creators were joined by Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort.

The story begins with a Free Comic Book issue by Bendis and Jim Cheung, then a Zero issue with artist Olivier Coipel and an epilogue.

The team revealed writers of individual characters picked where they thought their heroes would land during a creative retreat and “it was pretty evenly divided.” Continue reading CIVIL WAR II New INHUMAN, New Art Revealed

X-MEN Homecomings, Reunions & Destruction

Uncanny X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

It’s the end of an era in Uncanny X-Men #5 as Magneto destroys a huge part of X-Men history, does a major makeover to an old school locale and strikes two rogues – not Rogue – who have been working for mystery masters.

Magneto, Psylocke, Sabretooth, M and Archangel investigated the Someday Corporation and tried to save mutant healers hunted by the Dark Riders.

Mystique and Fantomex are running their own investigation of Someday and working for the resurrected Hellfire Club.

Spot-on character portrayals, fast-paced action, killer chemistry and multiple engaging plots and counterplots – writer Cullen Bunn is nailing it with this book. The first arc is racing to a big finish and this chapter is packed with major changes. Continue reading X-MEN Homecomings, Reunions & Destruction

NICK FURY Back in CIVIL WAR II

Original Sin #1 courtesy Marvel
Original Sin #1 courtesy Marvel

A decade after Marvel’s Civil War, a new conflict sparks a battle of heroes vs heroes.

Iron Man and Captain Marvel will lead opposite camps over the power to protect or change the future.

Civil War II: Choosing Sides is one of the big new Civil War II tie-ins announced at C2E2 this past weekend. The anthology companion book features the comebacks of Nick Fury, Damage Control and Night Thrasher in stories of how heroes decide which leader to follow.

Declan Shalvey, Brandon Easton, Chad Bowers, and Chris Sims will create stories about how heroes will decide to follow Tony, Carol or possibly switch their allegiance.

Former S.H.I.E.L.D. director and master spy Nick Fury is back in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now.  Continue reading NICK FURY Back in CIVIL WAR II

MARVEL Announces ROGUE ONE STAR WARS Prequel Comic at C2E2

Star Wars: Rogue One cast photo courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story cast photo courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm

Marvel sent Star Wars fans soaring in a Diamond Comics Retailer event during C2E2:

A prequel to a prequel.

The publisher announced a Rogue One three-part limited series and one-shot based on the upcoming spinoff: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story coming this Fall. No writers or artists were announced.

Gareth Edwards will direct the standalone film starring Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Madds Mikkelsen and Alan Tudyk. This is the story of the Rebel fighters who stole the plans for the Empire’s Death Star. Continue reading MARVEL Announces ROGUE ONE STAR WARS Prequel Comic at C2E2