Happy Birthday JACK KIRBY

X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

The King of Comics lives on forever with tributes all day on the birthday of the legendary Jack Kirby.

 

Kirby helped give us Captain America, Fantastic Four, X-Men, The Fourth World and a universe of heroes, villains and concepts that still fire up our imagination and dreams.

 

Visit Kirby4Heroes.com to see how you can donate in Kirby’s honor to The Hero Initiative, helping comic book creators in need.

 

Watch our Twitter feed today (here or to your right on this page) as we share artists contributions to #WakeUpAndDraw plus Kirby celebrations across the country. Continue reading Happy Birthday JACK KIRBY

AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT Preview

Avengers #35 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #35 courtesy Marvel

The Avengers have jumped in the far future but their darkest hour may be in May 2015 as writer Jonathan Hickman races to the climax of his run with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

 

Marvel recruits an all-star art team for the oversized Avengers #35: Jim Cheung, Dustin Weaver, Nick Bradshaw and Paco Media.

 

Time Runs Out flashes forward eight months to a war weary Marvel Universe of tomorrow. Hickman gives us look a a bleak future of May 2015 and brings the stories from Avengers and New Avengers into a clash of heroes. Continue reading AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT Preview

TOP COMICS For AUGUST 27, 2014

Inhuman #4 courtesy Marvel
Inhuman #4 courtesy Marvel

Inhuman #4

Queen Medusa gets a visit from the Prince of Asgard! Is Thor in Attilan as an ally or potential enemy? The new mystery man known as Reader stalks the Queen. Artist Ryan Stegman (Superior Spider-Man, Wolverine) joins writer Charles Soule for a book you can call X-Men meets Game of Thrones with strands of alien DNA.

 

Low #2

An incredible futuristic world in which humanity hides in an undersea fortress to escape the radiation scorched planet. With air, time and hope running out can a police officer attempt to beat his addiction to save his family and possibly his race? Does a signal from above mean life is returning to the surface in Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini’s new Image series. Continue reading TOP COMICS For AUGUST 27, 2014

WHO Is MISSY On DOCTOR WHO

Michelle Gomez as Missy in Doctor Who courtesy BBC America
Michelle Gomez as Missy in Doctor Who courtesy BBC America

Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor Who.

 

Steven Moffat launched Series 8 with Deep Breath a frightening tale with story hints from The Girl in the Fireplace and The Bells of St. John.

 

Moffat introduced his longer running storyline and big bad villain for this season leaving fans with a question:

 

Who is Missy? Continue reading WHO Is MISSY On DOCTOR WHO

EVANGELINE LILLY New Hair Inspires WASP COSPLAY

The geek world starting buzzing (pardon the obvious pun) after Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hobbit) showed off her new hair style on Instagram.

Lilly is playing Hope Van Dyne in Marvel’s upcoming Ant-Man movie which started shooting in San Francisco this week.

In the film Hope is the daughter of original Ant-Man inventor Hank Pym (Michael Douglas.) Paul Rudd is playing Scott Lang, the second Ant-Man. Continue reading EVANGELINE LILLY New Hair Inspires WASP COSPLAY

Legendary Romance of KITTY PRYDE & STAR-LORD

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

Peter Quill and Gamora have a flirtation in Guardians of the Galaxy on the big screen but in the comics Quill is in a long-distance budding relationship with Kitty Pryde of the X-Men!

Marvel shared a look at the cover for Legendary Star-Lord #7 by Paco Medina as Kitty takes command of Quill.

Guess they do like “pina coladas and getting caught in the rain…” like the Rupert Holmes song goes on the Awesome Megamix 1.

The flirtation started in The Trial of Jean Grey, a crossover between All-New X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy. Continue reading Legendary Romance of KITTY PRYDE & STAR-LORD

SCARLET WITCH Replaces DOCTOR STRANGE

House of M courtesy Marvel
House of M courtesy Marvel

The redemption of Scarlet Witch leads to revenge?

Will Wanda go to the dark side and doom Doom in the epic story that turns the Marvel Universe on its head?

When it comes to supreme power, Wanda’s history gives even the most devoted Scarlet Witch fan shivers.

In Avengers: Disassembled, Wanda killed several of her teammates.

In House of M, Wanda messed with the minds of everyone on Earth to create a world ruled by Magneto.

With Decimation, Wanda declared, “No More Mutants,” and set the mutant race on the fast track to extinction. Continue reading SCARLET WITCH Replaces DOCTOR STRANGE

MULTIVERSITY: PAX AMERICANA Preview

Multiversity: Pax America courtesy DC Comics
Multiversity: Pax America courtesy DC Comics

Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely (All-Star Superman, Batman and Robin, New X-Men) unite for Multiversity.

 

DC Comics shared a preview of the super team’s reunion coming in November.

 

Chapter Four of Multiversity will “investigate the conspiracy on Earth-4, home of Pax Americana! Told backwards through an experimental storytelling technique that reveals new mysteries with each turn of the page, PAX AMERICANA stars The Question, Blue Beetle, Captain Atom, Nightshade and Peacemaker like you’ve never seen them before! Continue reading MULTIVERSITY: PAX AMERICANA Preview