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ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Guide

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 by Alex Ross courtesy Marvel

A new Marvel age is rising. Time to join the adventure.

If you’re a fan of Avengers, X-Men movies or Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. series and you wonder “could I enjoy the comics or understand what’s going on?” the answer is a “YES!”

It’s the eve of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now as the publisher restarts with all-new number one issues. You see the Marvel Universe as fans knew it (including all it’s other timelines) came to an end with Secret Wars.

This week marks a new beginning with one Marvel Universe set eight months after the finale of the Wars. For current readers it’s not a reboot but more a refresh. For movie, television fans and new readers it’s a perfect time to head to your comics shop or app to join the new adventures.

Here’s our guide to the heroes, teams and books of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now for new fans and a guide for longtime readers: Continue reading ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Guide

NEW MUTANTS Movie Update

Writer/director Josh Boone (The Fault In Our Stars) says the first script for X-Men spinoff New Mutants is complete.

Boone shared the update via Twitter including X-Men producer Simon Kinberg and co-writer Knate Gwaltney.

The New Mutants were a younger generation of Xavier students including the little sister of Colossus who would become known as Magik.

In comics New Mutants evolved into X-Force, a pro-active squad taking the fight to enemies of mutants. But the original New Mutants have often reunited. Magik is now on the main X-team while Sunspot and Cannonball are Avengers. Continue reading NEW MUTANTS Movie Update

GEEK GIRL CON 2015 Preview

GeekGirlCon 2013 photo by ComicsBlend — Cosplayers at GeekGirlCon photo by ComicsBlend

GeekGirlCon welcomes Ms. Marvel writer G. Willow Wilson and expands with new events for its fifth year.

The Seattle event celebrating the role of women in geek culture will have its inaugural fashion show, on Saturday October 10th at 8pm.

Last year’s event was a sold out smash even without major comic book creators of celebrities. This year acclaimed Seattle based writer G. Willow Wilson will be part of the panel Women, Diversity and Comics: A Non-Compliant Discussion About the Comic Book Industry. Continue reading GEEK GIRL CON 2015 Preview

Top Comics Picks for September 30, 2015

Superman #44 The finale of “Truth” is here. The story that radically changed the Man of Steel. Superman’s secret identity exposed, his powers stripped and a new look. Who will pay the price for Clark’s identity being revealed?

E is For Extinction #4 Magneto’s “New X-Men” vs Cyclops, Emma Frost and the classic team. Based on Grant Morrison’s groundbreaking X-run, which X-team will survive plus the Phoenix egg, army of Beasts and is Xavier’s evil “twin” waiting to wipe them all out? Continue reading Top Comics Picks for September 30, 2015

New MOON KNIGHT By JEFF LEMIRE

Moon Knight #1 courtesy Marvel, a ComicBook.com first

One of Marvel’s strangest heroes gets a new shot at a series.

Following Marvel news at the Diamond Retailer Summit, Jeff Lemire confirmed via Twitter he and artist Greg Smallwood and Jordie Bellaire are the creative team on a brand new Moon Knight ongoing series. Smallwood soon followed sharing his “stash” of classic Moon Knight comics and appearances (the vigilante’s debut in Werewolf By Knight) he says he’s using as reference.

When the new series opens Marc Spector is off the streets and in an asylum. Lemire told ComicBook.com where we find Spector when the new series opens: Continue reading New MOON KNIGHT By JEFF LEMIRE

New BLACK PANTHER By TA-NEHESI COATES & BRIAN STELFREEZE

Black Panther #1 courtesy Marvel via The New York Times

The first black superhero will star in a his own brand new ongoing series in 2016.

Marvel announced writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and artist Brian Stelfreeze as the creative team on the new Black Panther book via The New York Times.

Coates is the acclaimed author of Between the World and Me, correspondent for The Atlantic and nominee for the National Book Award. This will mark the comic book debut for Coates. Batman fans will remember Stelfreeze’s run of covers for Shadow of the Bat.

Marvel revealed “A Nation Under Our Feet” will be a “yearlong story line” by Coates and Stelfreeze. The arc is inspired by the 2003 book of the same title by Steven Hahn. T’Challa will be dealing with a violent uprising in his country set off by a superhuman terrorist group called the People. Continue reading New BLACK PANTHER By TA-NEHESI COATES & BRIAN STELFREEZE

New Comics Picks for September 23, 2015

Updated

Batgirl makes a dream come true, Dick Grayson comes home and two generations of Nick Fury team-up for a S.H.I.E.L.D. spy smash.

It’s all part of this week’s new comics picks of the week:

Grayson #12 Dick Grayson goes home to Gotham City for the first time since he faked his death and took on a new mission. Will Dick reveal the truth to those he loved and left behind and will Spyral ever let him go? Continue reading New Comics Picks for September 23, 2015

MARVEL SUPER SWAPS

Mary Jane Watson leaving Spider-Man for Tony Stark?

MJ will join Stark’s supporting cast in Invincible Iron Man #4.

What is Spider-Man’s longtime love doing in the Armored Avenger’s book? Remember this is coming from Brian Michael Bendis who made us rethink who should be an Avenger (Spidey, Wolverine, Luke Cage, The Sentry, Jessica Drew) and made fans love the change.

Mary Jane is going to work for Team Stark. It doesn’t mean that MJ and Tony will become an item but it does bring up a look back at when Marvel made major switches between icons of different franchises. Continue reading MARVEL SUPER SWAPS

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