New Comics Picks for February 11, 2014

All-New X-Men #36 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #36 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #36

Claw vs. Claw! Psi vs. Psi! All-New X-Men vs. Ultimate X-Men! Whose side will Miles Morales choose?

 

Darth Vader #1

The first comic book series starring the Dark Lord of the Sith and revealing the Empire’s side of the war with the Rebel Alliance. Picking up right after the destruction of the Death Star – why is Vader visiting Jabba the Hutt? Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca Continue reading New Comics Picks for February 11, 2014

SPIDER-MAN & AVENGERS Movie Dreams

Avengers #12.1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #12.1 courtesy Marvel

Spider-Man will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe now that Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have reached an agreement to collaborate and share the hero.

After months of speculation the rival studios joined forced and fans win.

Spider-Man will be swinging with the Avengers and a new Spidey movie will be produced with the team who made the beloved blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Rumors didn’t stop fans from dreaming of a Spidey/Avengers movie team-up and now it’s in overdrive.

Here’s how Spidey could swing into the Avengers world. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN & AVENGERS Movie Dreams

DAVID AYER Hints At SUICIDE SQUAD Story

Harley Quinn and Deadshot in Suicide Squad #7 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn and Deadshot in Suicide Squad #7 courtesy DC Comics

DC’s most infamous villains go on a movie mission in Suicide Squad next year.

We know who’s on the squad but what’s the plot?

Comic book film directors tease and inform fans via social media. Bryan Singer updated X-Men fans via twitter and now David Ayer is hinting at his story for Suicide Squad via the social media site.

“The case of Harley Quinn. Her madness defines her. Is she made because of WHO she loves or because she loves him so much? #skwad”

“The eternal question to canon or not to canon? :)”

“Canon. #skwad – The DC Universe is too rich to go very far astray.” Continue reading DAVID AYER Hints At SUICIDE SQUAD Story

MOST WANTED WOMEN For A-FORCE

A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel
A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel

The Avengers are no more when Secret Wars begins this May.

Long live A-Force!

Marvel announced a brand new book starring an all-female Avengers team within Secret Wars Warzones.

A-Force will be co-written G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett with artist Jorge Molina delivers a powerhouse team from across Marvel groups.

“She-Hulk, Dazzler, Medusa, Nico Minoru and other fan favorites, will take charge,” said Wilson. “We’ve purposefully assembled a team composed of different characters from disparate parts of the Marvel U, with very different power sets, identities and ideologies.” Continue reading MOST WANTED WOMEN For A-FORCE

MARVEL Assembles A-FORCE, All-Female AVENGERS

A-Force courtesy Marvel, a Mashable first
A-Force courtesy Marvel, a Mashable first

Assemble the A-Force!

Marvel announced its first all-female Avengers team on The View and via Mashable.

The roster will be She-Hulk, Dazzler, Medusa, Nico Minoru and others including a new superhero: a cosmically powered woman named Singularity.

A-Force will be co-written by Marvel exclusive writer G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel) and Marguerite Bennett (Angela: Asgard’s Assassin, Lois Lane one-shot) with veteran X-Men artist Jorge Molina.

The new super group assembles when the current Avengers team disband in the midst of Secret Wars and this all-female team will “take over and lead the way” according to Marvel. Continue reading MARVEL Assembles A-FORCE, All-Female AVENGERS

SAM HUMPHRIES on #STARKAT In BLACK VORTEX

Legendary Star-Lord #7 courtesy Marvel
Legendary Star-Lord #7 courtesy Marvel

#StarKat is not a new mutant but the online moniker from Twitter fans of the Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde coupling.

Peter Quill and Kitty’s long-distance relationship is up close and dangerous as The Black Vortex begins this week.

When an ancient artifact with a monstrous power emerges, Kitty and Quill try to steal it before the villainous Mister Knife and Thane can seize it. The cosmic crisis will include the Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, Captain Marvel and Nova.

As Legendary Star-Lord writer Sam Humphries explains, the fan-favorite romance of Kitty and Quill at the heart of the crossover but it could be in jeopardy. Continue reading SAM HUMPHRIES on #STARKAT In BLACK VORTEX

NEXT MARVEL For BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Guardians Team-Up #1 courtesy Marvel
Guardians Team-Up #1 courtesy Marvel

Brian Michael Bendis renewed his exclusive agreement with Marvel Entertainment after announcing his departure from the X-Men franchise. Bendis will make his exit with the milestone Uncanny X-Men #600.

The current Guardians of the Galaxy writer is launching a Guardians Team-Up book. Both titles will tie into the just launched Black Vortex crossover with All-New X-Men.

Bendis is reuniting with this original Ultimate Spider-Man artist Mark Bagely for Ultimate End, the final Ultimate Universe story.

All these stories come just before the big Secret Wars event where the Marvel and Ultimate Universes are destroyed and there is only Battleworld.

After acclaimed runs on Avengers, Daredevil, X-Men and Ultimate Spider-Man, which Marvel heroes will he take on next?

Here are our picks for the next big thing for Bendis and Marvel: Continue reading NEXT MARVEL For BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

SECRET WARS JOURNAL

Secret Wars Journal #1 courtesy Marvel
Secret Wars Journal #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel announced a new Secret Wars tie-in series set in Battleworld.

Secret Wars Journal will be an anthology series with a wide variety of tales set in the new reality.

“We’ve got a few crazy twists on some old favorites, but we’ve also got some real fun explorations of some of the zanier corners of the Marvel Universe as well,” Editor Jake Thomas teased on Marvel.com. “We’ve got a fun riff on Millie the Model that made me laugh when we pitched it and tear up when I read the outline. We’ve got a Night Nurse—You heard me right, kids! Night Nurse!—story that is going to be killer, an intense X-Men story, a completely bonkers Misty Knight and Paladin tale. Honestly, there are times I can’t believe I’m getting away with this stuff.” Continue reading SECRET WARS JOURNAL