Fox signs up writer/producer Simon Kinberg for more Marvel movies.
Kinberg has writing and producing roles on the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past and Fantastic Four reboot.
The new deal allows Kinberg to expand those franchises into an interlocking cinema universe similar to Marvel’s Avengers franchise Continue reading The Man To Expand X-Men, Fantastic Four Movies
What really goes at your comic book shop after you’ve got your weekly stash?
A brand new web series explores the adventures of comic shop regulars in a heightened, hilarious reality.
Mongrel Studios’ original new web series Infinite Issues follows comic shop clerk Becca Hererra (Rebecca Teran) and her misfit regulars, a band of oddballs strewn across the spectrum of geekery, as they awkwardly navigate relationships, sex and identity crises.
The three-episode pilot arc beginning November 18 chronicles the lead-up to an ill-fated booster draft that entangles the regulars in a bizarre affair doomed to end in catastrophe. Continue reading INFINITE ISSUES Web Series
It’s the 50th Anniversary of the Children of the Atom. The X-Men mean so much to so many fans. Uncanny X-Men #116 was my first comic book and I’ve been addicted ever since. And on my birthday this new comic book Wednesday I get to enjoy X-Men: Gold #1 which includes a brand new story by Chris Claremont, the gifted writer who crafted that first comic book and guided the mutants to greatness for more than a decade.
“Over the last 50 years, the X-Men have changed people’s lives, myself included.” Says X-Men Senior Editor Nick Lowe told Marvel.com.
“Through Cyclops, Jean Grey, Wolverine, Kitty Pryde and the rest of the X-Men, the creators of these merry mutants taught us that it’s not only okay to be different, but that difference is to be celebrated! To honor the characters and the creators we wanted to do something special…hence X-MEN: GOLD!” Continue reading Happy Birthday X-MEN
A new beginning for Marvel’s First Family. After a year+ in space searching for a cure to a condition that could kill them, Reed, Sue, Johnny, Ben and kids are heading back to Manhattan.
Marvel revealed James Robinson and Leonard Kirk will be the new creative team on a new Fantastic Four #1 as part of the All-New Marvel Now on USA Today.
“What I hope to do is tie in their past without making it too referential and (touch on) how the past can affect the future,” Robinson told USA Today. “While I’m not reinventing the book, I’m certainly adding a side to it we maybe haven’t seen for a while.” Continue reading James Robinson and Leonard Kirk on New FANTASTIC FOUR
In honor of THOR: THE DARK WORLD in theaters tomorrow here’s a look at two of my favorite Thor and Loki cosplayers who rock Asgardian chic at cons across the Pacific Northwest.
This Thunder God reached for Asgard at Fan Expo Vancouver, a gorgeous city with a backdrop that could be one of the Nine Realms. Continue reading THOR & LOKI Fans Are Worthy!
Amazing X-Men #1 Can Nightcrawler be saved from a fate worse than death?Wolverine, Storm, Beast, Iceman, Northstar and Firestar go on a quest to save the man who is the heart of soul of the X-Men. Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness team up for a brand new adventure that might take the mutants to hell and back!
Captain Marvel #17 It’s the Carol Corps issue! Kelly Sue DeConnick writes a salute to the devoted fans who keep the fan-favorite Avenger flying. If you’ve been to a comicon in the past year you can’t help by feel the passion of the Carol Corps cosplayers and fans. It’s not just a comic book it’s a movement – see and feel what it’s about. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books November 6, 2013
Damian: Son of Batman #1 What if Damian Wayne lived to become the Dark Knight of Gotham City? Andy Kubert takes us back to the future world he created with Grant Morrison in Batman #666 for a four-part epic in which Damian lives again.
Infinity #5 The triumphant Avengers return from space to find Earth invaded by Thanos and Inhumanity spread across the planet. Can the heroes defeat the Mad God and his Black Order and how will they handle the new epidemic of strange new beings? Plus, how will all the aliens races of Marvel Universe react to living in an Avengers Universe now?
Nightwing Annual #2 The most anticipated of all this week’s DC Comics Annuals. Robin and Batgirl grew up fast as costumed crimefighters but Richard is on new quest, Barbara is no longer in the Bat family – what’s left for one of the greatest couples in comics? Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks October 30, 2013
Announced at New York Comic Con – an all-new New Warriors goes on patrol in the All-New Marvel Now in 2014.
Original members Justice and Speedball will be joined by the new Nova (Sam Alexander) and Scarlet Spider. Writer Chris Yost (Scarlet Spider) tells Marvel.com the mission statement for the newest incarnation of the team:
“Evolution has gone off the rails. There’s super humans, mutants, Inhumans, Atlanteans, clones, alien hybrids, demigods—humanity’s future is no longer certain as the dominant life form on the planet. The war that’s being waged now is one of ethnic cleansing, so to speak; someone wants to save humanity by killing everything else.
The New Warriors are a collection of everything listed above, fighting for the right to survive. They’re eight people from different corners of the Marvel Universe, coming together to do the right thing, to be heroes. Continue reading All-New NEW WARRIORS Revealed