GUARDIANS TEAM-UP by BENDIS

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

Guardians of the Galaxy conquered the global box-office now they’re dominating comic book shops. Guardians, Rocket Raccoon, Legendary Star-Lord will be followed by Gamora in 2015.

Marvel recruited Brian Michael Bendis to launch Guardians Team-Up in February 2015 with legendary artist Arthur Adams. The cosmic heroes will teaming up with Avengers for big adventures.

As Bendis explains – nostalgia for Marvel’s classic combo books was part of his inspiration for the book.

“When I was a young child, one of the first comic books that I read was MARVEL TEAM-UP. One of the first books I remember reading: Spider-Man was on the moon in [MARVEL TEAM-UP #55]. Continue reading GUARDIANS TEAM-UP by BENDIS

IRON FIST: THE LIVING WEAPON, RAGE

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon, Volume One: Rage hits this week collecting the first six issues of the acclaimed comeback of Danny Rand.

Artist Kaare Andrews returned to comics from directing films to relaunch Danny Rand in a new kung fu revenge epic.

Andrews is writing, drawing, inking, and creating covers. In an earlier interview the creator what drew him to Rand:

“To be honest I didn’t really know the character that well. I wanted to write and draw a new book at Marvel and he was like one of four or five things they had planned for. I had a gut level reaction. Continue reading IRON FIST: THE LIVING WEAPON, RAGE

From SPIDER-VERSE To SPIDER-WOMAN #1

Spider-Woman #1 courtesy Marvel
Spider-Woman #1 courtesy Marvel

The original Spider-Woman soars again in a brand new ongoing series.

Spider-Woman #1 by Dennis Hopeless (Avengers Undercover) and Greg Land (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man) arrives Wednesday.

The new series stars Jessica Drew and Silk and spins out of the Spider-Verse event.

Revealed in Original Sin, Silk was bitten by the same radioactive spider that turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man.

Jessica Drew has been an Agent of Hydra, S.H.I.E.LD. and S.W.O.R.D. and an Avenger. She’ll need all that experience in a war across the dimensions. Continue reading From SPIDER-VERSE To SPIDER-WOMAN #1

WIZARD WORLD PORTLAND COMIC CON Update

Stephen Amell in Arrow courtesy DC Comics
Stephen Amell in Arrow courtesy DC Comics

The 2015 Wizard World Tour comes back to Portland with its third trip to the Oregon Convention Center at Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 23-25. Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead,” ), Stephen Amell (“Arrow,”), Evan Peters (X-Men: Days of Future Past, “American Horror Story”), Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf” ), Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones,” 300) and the “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” duo of Ming-Na Wen and Brett Dalton headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture event, the second one on Wizard World’s calendar of 24 Comic Cons in 2015. Continue reading WIZARD WORLD PORTLAND COMIC CON Update

From AVENGERS: TIME RUNS OUT To SECRET WARS

New Avengers #30 courtesy Marvel
New Avengers #30 courtesy Marvel

The path to Secret Wars begins with Time Runs Out in Avengers and New Avengers.

The plan goes way back to when writer Jonathan Hickman took over the adventures of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Illuminati.

It all leads to Marvel’s big event of 2015 when heroes from multiple Earths clash in Secret Wars.

Time Runs Out is playing out in a near future with heroes vs. heroes as the final Incursion is coming to smash Earth out of existence.

Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort revealed art from upcoming Avengers books leading into Secret Wars and answered fan questions. Continue reading From AVENGERS: TIME RUNS OUT To SECRET WARS

Top Comics for November 12, 2014

All-New Captain America #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New Captain America #1 courtesy Marvel

All-New Captain America #1

A bold new chapter for the Star-Spangled Avenger as Sam Wilson takes flight as the new Captain America. The new Nomad joins Wilson and he’ll need all the help he can get against a united rogues gallery and Hydra. Rick Remender is joined by All-New X-Men artist Stuart Immonen.

 

Captain America & the Mighty Avengers #1

It’s a double dose for my first pick to celebrate Wilson’s promotion to Captain America! Spinning out of AXIS, Wilson gives his team a new mission but can they hold it together in the Inverted new world? Will Luke Cage and Jessica seek revenge against the wrong Spider-Man? Al Ewing and Luke Ross relaunch the heroes of the people in the crazy new AXIS reality. Continue reading Top Comics for November 12, 2014

SPIDER-MAN Swings Into AXIS

AXIS #5 courtesy Marvel
AXIS #5 courtesy Marvel

Avengers vowing to kill?

X-Men allied with Apocalypse?

The AXIS: Inversion is here.

Only Spider-Man and Nova may be able to set the world right again.

Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom’s inversion spell defeated the Red Onslaught but it tilted good and evil among heroes and villains.

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #5 by Rick Remender and Terry Dodson hits this week showing more of this strange new reality. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN Swings Into AXIS

HULK to KLUH in AXIS

AXIS #4 courtesy Marvel
AXIS #4 courtesy Marvel

We saw it coming from previews but the debut of KLUH in AXIS #4 was still a shocker and a puzzler.

Bruce Banner’s inner monster has evolved into many incarnations from the gray “Joe Fixit” of Vegas to the Incredible monster to my favorite – Banner in control of Hulk’s body and running the Pantheon from the Peter David era.

In the Hulk by Gerry Duggan it’s Doc Green in control.

But this week KLUH emerged! Continue reading HULK to KLUH in AXIS