Top Comics for January 21, 2015

Batman Eternal #42 courtesy DC Comics
Batman Eternal #42 courtesy DC Comics

All-New X-Men #35

Miles Morales and more Ultimate Universe heroes join Jean Grey as the young X-Men are trapped across the Marvel Multiverse. Will Ultimate Spider-Man jump back with them? Can the young mutant who caused the time shattering exodus be controlled?

 

Batman Eternal #42

The future of the Bat family is here…is she survives! Harper Row became an instant fan-favorite. Continue reading Top Comics for January 21, 2015

THE END For MILES MORALES?

Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #12 courtesy Marvel
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #12 courtesy Marvel

An ominous tease for the fate of Miles Morales in the Marvel April previews.

Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #12 is hailed as “THE EPIC CONCLUSION” and “is this the end?”

Marvel teased The End of the Ultimate Universe coming this summer back in October 2014.

Morales was one of characters we picked to survive the end of the Ultimate Universe and one of our 15 characters to watch in 2015.

We’re still holding out hope. Continue reading THE END For MILES MORALES?

Inside BLACK VORTEX ALPHA

The Black Vortex courtesy Marvel
The Black Vortex courtesy Marvel

Will a hero be corrupted by ultimate power?

In the tradition of Dark Phoenix, Marvel’s history of cosmic power and consequences continues with Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: The Black Vortex.

The race between heroes and villains begins when an ancient artifact surfaces with the power to reshape the universe.

The quest crosses into Guardians of the Galaxy, All-New X-Men, Captain Marvel, Legendary Star Lord, Cyclops, Nova but begins with The Black Vortex: Alpha by Sam Humphries and Ed McGuinness. Continue reading Inside BLACK VORTEX ALPHA

ILLUMINATI in MARVEL MOVIES?

New Avengers: Illuminati #1 courtesy Marvel
New Avengers: Illuminati #1 courtesy Marvel

Will Marvel’s top secret super group appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

The Illuminati were heroes who formed an alliance and secretly worked behind the scenes in the Marvel Universe. Brian Michael Bendis created this Illuminati and revealed how they were secretly part of the biggest events of Marvel history starring with the Kree-Skrull war.

With plans for films starring Doctor Strange, Black Panther and Inhumans, almost every member of the secret super group will appear in the Marvel movies.

The original Illuminati would act a secret “United Nations” council with representatives from major groups and nations. Continue reading ILLUMINATI in MARVEL MOVIES?

SABRETOOTH in WOLVERINES

Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel
Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel

Wolverines is a villain-lovers dream comic book.

Sabretooth, Mystique and Daken are forced to work with X-23 and the survivors of the new Weapon X project dealing with the fallout of the X-Man’s death.

Ray Fawkes (Batman Eternal) is working with Charles Soule (Death of Wolverine) on the new weekly ongoing. Fawkes script The Logan Legacy chapter starring Daken but one fan is eager for answers on the future of Victor Creed.

Sabretooth is Logan’s greatest enemy often portrayed as a ruthless killer but sometimes easy to beat opponent. Creed is one of the characters still affected by the inversion spell from Avengers and X-Men: AXIS. Continue reading SABRETOOTH in WOLVERINES

MARVEL STAR WARS #1

Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel
Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel

The Force is strong in comic book stores this week!

A long time ago with a publisher that’s very different from what it is now…there were Star Wars comics.

Decades later, Marvel is owned by Disney, Lucasfilm is owned by Disney.

Star Wars Marvel comics are here. The homecoming and three new comic books were announced at San Diego Comic Con last year.

Star Wars #1 by Jason Aaron (Wolverine and the X-Men) and John Cassaday (Astonishing X-Men) arrives this week. The book will be set after the destruction of the first Death Star. As you can see from Cassaday’s preview art – the beloved trio of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa and Han Solo are fighting Imperial forces. Continue reading MARVEL STAR WARS #1

15 Geek Wishes for 2015

Batman Eternal #42 courtesy DC Comics
Batman Eternal #42 courtesy DC Comics

I’m a little late but our tradition continues of 15 Geek Wishes for 2015.

Here’s what we hope will happen this year with some of our favorite comic book characters, creators and publishers.

 

Batman: The Next Generation Rises

As we await the finales of Batman: Endgame and Batman Eternal and the impact of Convergence one thing is for sure – we want the Batman family. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo have introduced a compelling cast of new heroes (Harper Row, Duke Thomas, Lark, Cullen Row.) Continue reading 15 Geek Wishes for 2015

IMAGE EXPO Announcements

Image Expo is on.

Can you feel the comics industry shaking?

Image revealed multiple new series from legendary and best-selling writers and artists at their one-day Image Expo in San Francisco.

A brand new number one and milestone for Image Comics co-founding father Todd McFarlane.

Here’s the rundown of today’s announcements:

 

AD After Death courtesy Image Comics
AD After Death courtesy Image Comics

AD: After Death
New York Times bestselling writer Scott Snyder (WYTCHES, Batman) and artist Jeff Lemire (Trillium, Sweet Tooth) come together to for AD: AFTER DEATH, from Image Comics this November 2015. “Set in a near future where death has been cured and one man must come to grips with what comes next.”

 

BLACK ROAD

Writer Brian Wood’s (Star Wars, DMZ, Northlanders) first return to the Viking genre since the acclaimed Northlanders series and his and Garry Brown’s first project together since The Massive. Continue reading IMAGE EXPO Announcements