Amazing Spider-Man 2 will have the webslinger facing three classic villains! Oscar winner Chris Cooper has been cast as Norman Osborn in the sequel according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.
The tycoon becomes a mentor to Peter Parker before becoming the Green Goblin. In the reboot Peter (Andrew Garfield) was bitten by a radioactive spider in the Oscorp Labs in the first film. Osborn was a mystery character seen off-screen in director Marc Webb’s first film.
Marvel is aiming for the stars with Guardians of the Galaxy. A movie directed by James Gunn is in development. The publisher has recruited three superstars for a brand new Marvel Now series: Brian Michael Bendis, Steve McNiven and Iron Man. Yes, the Armored Avenger will be on the team. This week the focus is on the future Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy o.1. This prelude reveals the story of the Earth man who will lead the oddest collection of heroes in space.
Guardians of the Galaxy will spin out of Avengers Assemble with a team of Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Drax, Gamora and Iron Man. Bendis tells Marvel.com he’s been digging into the book’s history as he prepares to blast them into the Marvel Now.
Joker raised a big question in the horrific Death of the Family storyline. It’s a debate that divides Batman fans. DC Comics and Grant Morrison have answered the question for us…for now.
Is Batman better as a loner?
Are Bruce’s friends and allies just complications that keep him from staying on mission?
Damian Wayne dies this week. The second Robin to die. Damian may be resurrected – after all he’s the grandchild of Ra’s Al Ghul.
Will DC replace Bruce Wayne’s son with a new Robin? Who could possibly take over the role of the Boy Wonder?
Batman Incorporated #8Grant Morrison is going to rip out my heart, try to make me cry and maybe make me furious with him! Bruce and Talia Al Ghul’s war for control of Damian ends with a heartbreaker that will affect the entire Batman family!
Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #2The second Doctor stars in this chapter of the year-long adventure starring all eleven versions of the Time Lord. What classic enemy will this Doctor face?
FF#4 She-Hulk has a list of romantic conquests including Hercules but who is pining away for the Jade Giant and how will Jen handle the unwanted affection?
Injustice: Gods Among Us #2 What tragedy turns hero against hero in this series based on the upcoming video game starring DC’s Finest from makers of Mortal Kombat.
Uncanny X-Force #2 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Force #2 Psylocke and Storm’s undercover mission led them to Alpha Flight’s Puck and a showdown with Spiral but the big enemy is one of their own! Bishop is back! What’s on the rogue X-Man’s agenda? Plus, what was up with the Fantomex on Fantomex kiss?
Note: It’s a big Uncanny week – here are previews of Uncanny Avengers #4 and Uncanny X-Men #2.
Danai Guriri as Michone in The Walking Dead courtesy AMC
I had a thought about Black History Month and zombie fiction. Books and movies about the undead are horrific escapism but serve as social commentaries reflecting the times in which they are created. If you want to find groundbreaking actors and characters of all colors look in the fictional fights against the undead.
George Romero’s classic Night of the Living Dead filmed in stark black and white arrived in 1968 and reflected the horrors of the Vietnam war and racial unrest in the United States. Romero made an African-American man the hero of his film. Duane Jones played Ben, one of five people trapped in a farmhouse as the undead rise and attack. This was 1968. A black man portrayed as the hero and doing such things Continue reading Black History Month and Zombies?
Remember when the Hulk slammed Loki like a rag doll in The Avengers movie? Wait until you see the Red Hulk grabbing and smashing the Avengers’ greatest enemy in this new preview art from Age of Ultron #3 courtesy Marvel!
Age of Ultron #3 courtesy Marvel
When the Age of Ultron begins next month – the monstrous machine takes over Earth and decimates nearly all heroes who stand against him in part one of the series by Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch.
