ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Wishes & Dreams

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courtesy Marvel

The All-New, All-Different Marvel Now is born this Fall.

We know Invincible Iron Man (Tony Stark) will be front and center (at least in both promo art posters) in a brand new series by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez.

Based on the Free Comic Book Day issue, The All-New, All-Different Avengers will be a team composed of veterans, legacy heroes and rookies with what seems to focus on adventure and fun in a shift from the darker, epic, plot with plot Jonathan Hickman run.

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courtesy Marvel

Johnny Storm is joining the Uncanny Avengers, Ben Grimm is a Guardian of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange is armed with more than mystical powers, there will be a new Hulk and a new Wolverine.

Inhumans are everywhere but there’s no hint of a Fantastic Four or X-Men team book but there’s a new X-Men Editorial team in place.

That’s what we know. What do we want?

Here are our top All-New, All-Different Marvel Now wishes and dreams: Continue reading ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW Wishes & Dreams

MYSTIQUE’S GREATEST HITS

Mystique #24 courtesy Marvel Comics
Mystique #24 courtesy Marvel Comics

Jennifer Lawrence will portray Mystique one final time in X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016. A lifetime of hatred by humanity shaped the shapeshifter into a radical crusader for mutant rights.

While the cinematic Raven Darkholme is ruthless, her comic book counterpart is a stone cold killer with a long list of crimes making her one of humanity and the X-Men’s greatest enemies.

As Brian Michael Bendis wraps his X-Men run, Raven is front and center again in a mad powerplay and the X-Men may have finally put a stop to her…for now.

Raven may not be as powerful as Magneto or Apocalypse but she’s still in the top tier of the X-Men’s deadliest enemies and here are Mystique’s greatest hits: Continue reading MYSTIQUE’S GREATEST HITS

Fate of PROFESSOR X And MYSTIQUE’S SON

Uncanny X-Men #600 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #600 courtesy Marvel

Professor Charles Xavier was dead but he still has a major role in the X-Men run by Brian Michael Bendis.

The child of Xavier and Mystique from the future came back in time with a vengeance in Battle of the Atom, then The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier revealed a bombshell, the Professor had married Mystique?

Rookie mutant Eva Bell changed history and saved lives including Cyclops and Emma Frost. When Eva went back in time to convince Xavier to prevent the birth of Matthew Malloy, he immediately read her mind but did he erase his future memories when she left? Continue reading Fate of PROFESSOR X And MYSTIQUE’S SON

SURPRISE HERO In AGE OF APOCALYPSE

Age of Apocalypse #1 courtesy Marvel
Age of Apocalypse #1 courtesy Marvel

Fabian Nicieza returns to Marvel and the twisted alternate universe he created in Age of Apocalypse.

The Secret Wars Warzone book revisits the epic world in which Professor X never existed and Apocalypse seized control of the world.

Without Xavier, Beast, Cyclops and Havok became servants of Mister Sinister. Magneto led his own X-Men including Rogue, Sabretooth, Storm, Quicksilver, Banshee, Blink, Wild Child and Dazzler.

In the new story, Marvel and Nicieza says the most underestimated mutant may be critical to defeating En Sabah Nur: Cypher aka Doug Ramsey. How can a mutant with such a non-aggressive power be key to defeating an Omega level mutant like Apocalypse? Continue reading SURPRISE HERO In AGE OF APOCALYPSE

Top Comics Picks for May 27, 2015

Convergence #8 courtesy DC Comics
Convergence #8 courtesy DC Comics

Convergence #8 The final chapter! Survivors from across the Multiverse rally for an infinite crisis. Who will live through the cosmic battle leading to the one an only DC Comics reality?

Fight Club 2 #1 “The first rule about…” You know how it goes. Set ten years after Project Mayhem, Chuck Palahniuk teams up with Cameron Stewart and David Mack for the sequel.

Inferno #1 When demons ruled Manhattan, Magik was Darkchilde and Cyclops’s ex was the Goblin Queen! One of the X-Men’s strangest epics becomes a Secret Wars Battleworld with Colossus leading a mutant squad into this literal hell on earth in this tie-in by Dennis Hopeless. Continue reading Top Comics Picks for May 27, 2015

Back to the Future With OLD MAN LOGAN

Old Man Logan #1 courtesy Marvel
Old Man Logan #1 courtesy Marvel

You didn’t think The Wolverine would miss out on Secret Wars?

The beloved X-Man is still dead but a fan-favorite version of him returns for a highly anticipated tie-in series.

“Old Man Logan” is back in his own Warzone book.

Brian Michael Bendis and Andrea Sorrentino revisit the future world of Old Man Logan, based on the storyline by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. The X-Man was nearly the last hero standing in a dark world conquered by super villains. In the original story the former Wolverine teamed up with a blind Hawkeye to find his daughter. Continue reading Back to the Future With OLD MAN LOGAN

COLOSSUS & KITTY PRYDE REUNITE?

Uncanny X-Men #600 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #600 courtesy Marvel

Will Brian Michael Bendis reunite a fan-favorite super couple in his X-Men finale?

During a Marvel live event Bendis shared art from Old Man Logan and Uncanny X-Men #600. This milestone issue arrives in October and is the writer’s swan song on the mutant franchise.

In this page by Kris Anka, Kitty Pryde and Colossus will come face to face. After the events of Fear Itself (when Colossus became the Juggernaut) and Avengers vs X-Men (when he was possessed by the Phoenix Force) Peter Raputin and Kitty were torn apart.

Is this the moment old school fans of Kitty and Colossus have been waiting for?

Continue reading COLOSSUS & KITTY PRYDE REUNITE?

BENDIS On ULTIMATE END & OLD MAN LOGAN

Old Man Logan #2 courtesy Marvel
Old Man Logan #2 courtesy Marvel

The Marvel and Ultimate Universes are ending with Brian Michael Bendis square in the middle of the cosmic chaos.

The fan-favorite writer answered questions about his Secret Wars tie-in books (Ultimate End, Old Man Logan, Guardians of Knowhere) and shared art from Uncanny X-Men #600, his final issue in a special Marvel live event.

Bendis and Mark Bagley (Ultimate Spider-Man) reunited for Ultimate End – the five part final story of the Ultimate Universe they helped create 15 years ago. Continue reading BENDIS On ULTIMATE END & OLD MAN LOGAN