Marvel Entertainment announced a renewed exclusive agreement with Brian Michael Bendis.
Earlier today the fan-favorite and multiple Eisner award-winning writer announced he would be leaving the X-Men franchise with Uncanny X-Men #600 this May.
The writer is acclaimed for lengthy runs on Daredevil, Avengers, X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy. Continue reading BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Keeps His MARVEL
As we celebrate Black History Month we’re inspired to salute African-American superheroes and update fans on their status in their comic book universes.
With Anthony Mackie’s breakout performance as Falcon in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Chadwick Boseman (42) cast as Black Panther and the return of Milestone Media with new and returning heroes – a lot has happened in a year.
Fictional superheroes are not as critical as real civil rights leaders, scientists, boundary breaking athletes and artists but it’s important to celebrate diversity in comic books. Most of these black characters were created by white males but we hope by recognizing these characters it might inspire new writers, artists and editors of all backgrounds to push for new voices and greater diversity in making comics and inside comics. Continue reading CELEBRATING BLACK COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS
Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha
An ancient power source in the hands of an evil madman. Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde attempt an impossible heist to save the universe. The first chapter of a crossover that will hit Guardians of the Galaxy, All-New X-Men, Captain Marvel, Nova and Cyclops.
Nameless #1
An astronomer’s deadly rampage, an occult hustler known as Nameless and an asteroid headed for Earth. It’s all part of a brand new hybrid of horror and sci-fi from Grant Morrison and Chris Burnham (Batman, Incorporated) Continue reading Top Comics Picks for February 4, 2015
What was in the geeky hearts and minds of you the readers?
Here are the top new stories of January, 2015 as voted by your views:
#1 Agent Carter Evil Easter Eggs
Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) was back in action in a brand new ABC series. The first two episodes were filled with hints of villains connected to the Avengers and Iron Man films and clues to the the long-term story for Peggy, Howard Stark and Edwin Jarvis in the early days pre-S.H.I.E.L.D. of the Marvel Universe.
Continue reading Top Stories of the Month Voted By Your Views
Will Miles Morales or any Ultimate heroes survive what’s coming?
Two founding fathers of Marvel’s Ultimate line reunite for its final story.
Marvel revealed Ultimate Spider-Man original team Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley will deliver Ultimate End – a five-part limited series tied to Secret Wars.
Bendis and Bagley were part of the team that launched the Ultimate Universe in 2000 with modern takes on iconic characters and where dead meant dead and Nick Fury was Samuel L. Jackson and a new hero named Miles Morales would become a new Spider-Man. Continue reading WHO SURVIVES THE ULTIMATE END?
The end of the Marvel and Ultimate Universe is coming in Secret Wars.
The cataclysmic event is the finale of Jonathan Hickman’s Avengers/New Avengers run.
It’s the end of the Ultimate Universe. Two architects of that groundbreaking line return for the finale 15 years after the birth of the line.
Marvel revealed original Ultimate Spider-Man creative team Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley will reunite for Ultimate End – a five issue tie-in series featuring the final Ultimate Universe story. Continue reading BRIAN BENDIS & MARK BAGLEY Unite for ULTIMATE END
Uncanny Avengers #1 arrives this week with new members, new mission and continues the tradition of adding villains turned X-Men.
The inverted Victor Creed is on the team with Rogue, Scarlet Witch, Captain America, Vision, Brother Voodoo and Quicksilver.
Creed is on this version of the Avengers and starring in Wolverines but assume he’s Logan’s replacement.
“It’s not as simple as saying ‘Sabretooth is the new Wolverine,” said Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. Continue reading SABRETOOTH IS AN AVENGER
One of the biggest superhero movie mysteries is finally out.
The trailer for Fox‘s Fantastic Four reboot is here.
Josh Trank (Chronicle) directs the new take on Marvel’s First Family that veers from comics canon with a script by Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past)
Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell are playing Reed Richards, Susan Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm.
What about archenemy Doctor Doom?
Toby Keller plays Victor Domashev, a modern take on the classic super villain.
You’ve heard the rumors about the modern take, grounded approach that borrows more from Ultimate version of the team but now here’s the first look.
Watch the trailer: Continue reading FANTASTIC FOUR Trailer