Inside DARTH VADER #1

Darth Vader #1 courtesy Marvel
Darth Vader #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel launches three brand new Star Wars comics in early 2015. Two Marvel creators known for X-Men and Iron Man will take on the Dark Lord of the Sith.

Marvel shared this look inside Darth Vader #1 with art by veteran X-Men and Invincible Iron Man artist Salvador Larroca.

As you can see – the Imperial Lord was face to face with Jabba the Hutt in the gangster’s lair we see on screen in Return of the Jedi.

Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, Young Avengers) will share a side of the original trilogy from the villain’s perspective. Continue reading Inside DARTH VADER #1

Most Unexpected Comic Book Comebacks 2014

Original Sin #5 courtesy Marvel
Original Sin #5 courtesy Marvel

You can’t keep a crazy villain or outrageous character down. Some long-lost characters made major comebacks this year in huge comic book events and the year’s biggest box-office champ. This year’s list proved that even the biggest Hollywood and major writers are fanboys and girls too and when given the opportunity – bring their odd but beloved characters back to the front burner.

Here are our favorite comebacks of 2014. Continue reading Most Unexpected Comic Book Comebacks 2014

SHRINKING SUPERHEROES

Ant-Man courtesy Marvel
Ant-Man courtesy Marvel

Size Matters.

There’s a growth spurt of size changing heroes in comic book inspired mediums.

Getting small is big time in Marvel movies and DC inspired television.

Ant-Man

Paul Rudd is playing Scott Lang in Marvel’s Ant-Man in 2015. The master thief is recruited by Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to protect his invention – Pym particles allowing a human to shrink to insect size and a helmet that lets him communicate with insects.

It’s not official but it’s a good bet Continue reading SHRINKING SUPERHEROES

14 Geek Wishes Movies & Television 2014 Revisited

X-Men #183 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #183 courtesy Marvel

2014 was geektastic year for comic book and sci-fi fans with Marvel movies, a new Doctor Who and Godzilla’s comeback!

 

Here’s what I hope to see or announced in 2014 – and here’s what actually happened.

 

1. All New Cast for X-Men: Apocalypse!

Bryan Singer revealed he’s on board for 2016 film set to star the First Class cast. After the time twisting elements of X-Men: Days of Future Past – it’s a perfect opportunity for Professor Xavier (James McAvoy) to start over and discover a young Cyclops, Jean, Storm and even the impossible task of recasting a wild loner named Logan!  (UPDATE: The new film will be set in the 1980’s and feature new actors in younger versions of Scott Summers, Jean Grey and Storm. Oscar Isaac has been cast as Apocalypse.) Continue reading 14 Geek Wishes Movies & Television 2014 Revisited

HAWKEYE & KATE BISHOP in 2015

Hawkeye #1 courtesy Marvel
Hawkeye #1 courtesy Marvel

Jeff Lemire (Green Arrow) and Ramon Perez (Wolverine and the X-Men) will launch a brand new Hawkeye #1 after Matt Fraction and David Aja conclude their run.

How will the new team approach the Avenging Archer (when he’s not on duty as an Avenger) and his protegee Kate Bishop?

“To me Kate is an equal to Clint in terms of who is the ‘star’ of the book is. It’s equal billing. It will be as much Kate’s story as it is Clint’s. Continue reading HAWKEYE & KATE BISHOP in 2015

Top Comics for December 17, 2014

All-New X-Men #34 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #34 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #8

The penultimate issue of the epic that twists Marvel’s heroes and villains. Apocalypse and his X-Men, A squad of villains who may be Earth’s only hope in a battle for New York City. Where are the Avengers?

 

All-New X-Men #34

Adventure in the Ultimate Universe by Brian Bendis and Mahmud Asrar! Jean Grey and Miles Morales! How will the original X-Men return to their own timeline? Continue reading Top Comics for December 17, 2014

YOUNG CYCLOPS is STARSTRUCK

Cyclops #1 courtesy Marvel
Cyclops #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel gave something for every Cyclops fan thanks to Brian Michael Bendis and Greg Rucka in 2014.

In Uncanny X-Men it’s the Scott Summers you love to hate or staunchly declare “Cyke is Right” as he leads the mutant revolution and confronts his father figure’s big secret in the Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier.

In All-New X-Men we have the young Scott Summers who never lost Jean, Madelyne, Nathan or killed Professor X.  After a cosmic crossover with Guardians of the Galaxy, young Cyclops really blasted off literally. Continue reading YOUNG CYCLOPS is STARSTRUCK