THE BLACK VORTEX Kitty Quill Romance & Cosmically Enhanced Heroes

Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: The Black Vortex courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: The Black Vortex courtesy Marvel

The Black Vortex is a cosmic clash with an all-star creative team and huge cast of heroes and villains from the X-Men and Marvel’s cosmic character family.

Long-distance lovers Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde will be at heart of this event in the race for an ancient artifact that will empower some of our heroes. Who can control that power and how will change both teams?

Writers Brian Bendis and Sam Humphries answered questions and shared new art in a special Marvel call.

The upcoming story blasts off in The Black Vortex: Alpha then flow into Guardians of the Galaxy, All-New X-Men, Captain Marvel, Cyclops, Legendary Star-Lord, Nova and then The Black Vortex: Omega is the big finish. Continue reading THE BLACK VORTEX Kitty Quill Romance & Cosmically Enhanced Heroes

SQUIRREL GIRL Inspired Comebacks For Your Consideration

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 courtesy Marvel
Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 courtesy Marvel

Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1 may be this week’s and this year’s most unlikely comic book launche.

The first issue by Ryan North and Erica Henderson takes the C-lister and turns her into an all-ages hero to inspire and bring the fun back to comics.

Doreen Green was created by the legendary Steve Ditko and Will Murray and most readers first knew her as a recruit of the Great Lakes Avengers. Green would later be the nanny for Danielle Cage, the daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones. The unlikely heroine has a crazy career defeating big baddies like Doctor Doom and Thanos.

As we celebrate the return of Squirrel Girl we can’t help but think about other oddball Marvel heroes who might be ready for a comeback. Continue reading SQUIRREL GIRL Inspired Comebacks For Your Consideration

THE BLACK VORTEX COSMICALLY ENHANCED Covers

The Black Vortex: Alpha variant courtesy Marvel
The Black Vortex: Alpha variant courtesy Marvel

The Black Vortex is a major event affecting Marvel’s mutants and cosmic characters this February.

Ahead of the live chat with writer Brian Bendis and Sam Humphries, Marvel revealed “cosmically enhanced” variant covers for chapters of the saga by Andrea Sorrentino.

The artist joined Bendis for a two-part story starring Tempus in last year’s Uncanny X-Men, All-New X-Men Annuals.

The upcoming story will blast off in The Black Vortex: Alpha then flow into Guardians of the Galaxy, All-New X-Men, Captain Marvel, Cyclops, Legendary Star-Lord, Nova.

Here are more haunting variants by Sorrentino: Continue reading THE BLACK VORTEX COSMICALLY ENHANCED Covers

TEMPUS TIME 2015: The Most Important X-MAN?

Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men Annual #1 courtesy Marvel

Just when we thought we had our 15 characters to watch in 2015 – along comes Eva Bell in Uncanny X-Men #29.

Eva aka Tempus is one of the fascinating new mutants created by Brian Michael Bendis in this X-Men run. The Australian can manipulate time. The breakout character starred in her own two-part tale in Uncanny X-Men and All-New X-Men Annuals. Bendis and artist Andrea Sorrentino crafted a tragic, time twisting tale that may have taken you back to the breakthrough Chris Claremont/Bill Sienkiewicz New Mutants era.

But that’s not what made Tempus leap to the top of our characters to watch in 2015 – it’s her implications of her astonishing act in Uncanny X-Men #29!

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CHANNING TATUM As GAMBIT In 2016

X-Men: Origins: Gambit courtesy Marvel
X-Men: Origins: Gambit courtesy Marvel

Channing Tatum and Fox set the date for Gambit.

Channing Tatum will star as the X-Man in a solo movie for Fox slated for October 7, 2016 according to Variety.

Gambit opens just a few months after X-Men: Apocalypse (May 27, 2016) as the eight film in the the X-Men franchise.  Joshua Zetumer wrote the screenplay. No word on a director yet.

Remy LeBeau was co-created by Chris Claremont. The mutant with the power to charge up kinetic energy in any object is a ladies man, gambler, thief. Gambit became a fan-favorite X-Man. Continue reading CHANNING TATUM As GAMBIT In 2016

UNCANNY AVENGERS Reborn Preview

Uncanny Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

From the ashes of AXIS a brand new Uncanny Avengers is born. Rick Remender reunites with artist Daniel Acuna for the new volume but it’s a different team with a different mission.

Remender and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort previewed the upcoming relaunch and answered fan questions. Here are the big highlights of today’s Marvel liveblog.

The Unity Squad born from Avengers vs. X-Men disbands. In the AXIS aftermath a new debuts in Uncanny Avengers #1 on January 28.

The new team is Rogue, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Sabretooth, Vision, Brother Voodoo and all-new Captain America (Sam Wilson) and follows the bombshell revelation that Wanda and Pietro are not Magneto’s children. Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS Reborn Preview

WOLVERINES Weekly Begins

Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel
Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel

The claws are out.

Brand new year. Brand new weekly series.

Wolverine’s legacy is living on with a fearsome foursome.

Wolverines #1 is start of a new ongoing book by Charles Soule (Death of Wolverine, The Logan Legacy, The Weapon X Program) Ray Fawkes (The Logan Legacy) and artist Nick Bradshaw (Wolverine and the X-Men).

After exploring the impact of Logan’s death in Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy, Mystique, Sabretooth, Daken and X-23 are assembled on a mission for the late X-Man. Continue reading WOLVERINES Weekly Begins