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Top Comics Picks for October 15, 2014

AXIS #2 courtesy Marvel
AXIS #2 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: Axis #2

The Red Skull is now the Red Onslaught! Can the fragile alliance of Avengers and X-Men hold after secrets and betrayals by Iron Man and Magneto. Can anyone resist the mental powers of Professor X? Rick Remender brings the pain in an epic that will twist Marvel’s greatest heroes.

 

Batman and Robin #35

Bruce Wayne takes on the forces of Darkseid to bring back his dead son! Is the ultimate Batsuit enough to survive the armies of Apokolips. Will the Bat-family join Bruce or must be go alone in the next chapter of Robin Rises by Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason. Continue reading Top Comics Picks for October 15, 2014

CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES On Team WOLVERINES

Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel
Wolverines #1 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine’s legacy lives on with a fearsome foursome.

Announced at New York Comic Con – Wolverines is a new ongoing weekly series 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).

Mystique, Sabretooth, Daken and X-23 will assemble to investigate Logan’s death.

“The group here is not a set of people who are particularly interested in doing anything together unless they absolutely have to. I would suggest that folks check out both The Logan Legacy and The Weapon X Project, the two “bridge” series between Death of Wolverine and the Wolverines weekly. Continue reading CHARLES SOULE & RAY FAWKES On Team WOLVERINES

DEATH OF WOLVERINE Ends LOGAN LEGACY Begins

Death of Wolverine #4 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine #4 courtesy Marvel

I don’t want him to go.

Death of Wolverine #4 arrives this week.

The final chapter in the final adventure of the fan-favorite X-Man.

Wolverine lost his healing factor.  The mutant who’s lived for centuries will finally meet his maker. In this last chapter Logan could meet his re-maker.

Writer Charles Soule and artist Steve McNiven have crafted a story of Logan reconnecting with friends and enemies from his past in a global chase from the U.S. to Madripoor to Japan. Continue reading DEATH OF WOLVERINE Ends LOGAN LEGACY Begins

MARVEL NYCC Announcements

Secret Wars courtesy Marvel
Secret Wars courtesy Marvel

Marvel unleashed a ton of major announcements at New York Comic Con this weekend. Here’s a quick list what’s coming in 2015:

 

Secret Wars by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic picks up after Time Runs Out in Avengers, New Avengers (aka the final incursion) and hailed as “the biggest thing we’ve done” by Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada. Continue reading MARVEL NYCC Announcements

EVE: VALKYRIE BRIAN WOOD Reveals Origin of Video Game

EVE: Valkyrie courtesy Dark Horse Comics
EVE: Valkyrie courtesy Dark Horse Comics

Dark Horse Comics recruits Brian Wood (The Massive, X-Men) for a new miniseries based on EVE: Valkyrie, the acclaimed video game in development by CCP Games.

 

At New York Comic Con Dark Horse announced Wood and artist Eduardo Francisco will reveal the origin story of pilot Rán and the rise of the Valkyrie.

From the publisher:

“In development at CCP’s Newcastle studio, EVE: Valkyrie is a multiplayer dogfighting shooter set in the EVE universe that uses virtual reality to give players the sense of being real pilots in EVE Online spaceships. It is based on the EVE-VR tech demo that won several major awards at E3 2013. Continue reading EVE: VALKYRIE BRIAN WOOD Reveals Origin of Video Game

STAR WARS KANAN: THE LAST PADAWAN

Star Wars - Kanan, The Last Padawan courtesy Marvel
Star Wars – Kanan, The Last Padawan courtesy Marvel

Marvel announces a new Star Wars comic book that ties into the Star Wars: Rebels animated series at New York Comic Con.

 

Star Wars – Kanan: The Last Padawan explores the origin of Kanan Jarrus. Star Wars: Rebels Executive Producer Greg Weisman will launch the series starring the renegade. The new book is set between the Clone Wars and the time of the animated series. Continue reading STAR WARS KANAN: THE LAST PADAWAN

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE BLACK VORTEX

Legendary Star-Lord #7 courtesy Marvel
Legendary Star-Lord #7 courtesy Marvel

Marvel announces an epic crossover event uniting the space-facing, cosmic and young mutants when an ancient alien artifact emerges.

 

Guardians of the Galaxy: The Black Vortex will have two bookends and runs through Guardians of the Galaxy, Legendary Star-Lord, All-New X-Men, Cyclops, Captain Marvel and Nova.

 

You may remember the All-New X-Men meet the Guardians in The Trial of Jean Grey crossover. Kitty Pryde and Star-Lord have been “dating” since then. Young Cyclops is having adventures with his father Corsair and the Starjammers. Continue reading GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE BLACK VORTEX

WHY GEEK GIRL CON 2014

GeekGirlCon 2013 photo by ComicsBlend
GeekGirlCon 2013 photo by ComicsBlend

Why Geek Girl Con you might ask?

 

It’s an opportunity to gather for all lovers of comics, gaming, sci-fi and cosplay but you will learn, be inspired and maybe empowered.

 

Last year it really hit home why we need this open, inclusive environment for geeks of all types, genders, backgrounds. Continue reading WHY GEEK GIRL CON 2014