DAREDEVIL BACK TO NEW YORK CITY

Daredevil #1 courtesy Marvel
Daredevil #1 courtesy Marvel

After taking She-Hulk to court in an acclaimed series, killing an X-Man (Death of Wolverine) and launching a major new franchise (Inhumans) Charles Soule is dealing with the devil.

Marvel announced Soule and artist Ron Garney as the new creative team on Daredevil when The Man Without Fear relaunches as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now this fall after Secret Wars.

There will be some things that are familiar. Matt Murdock is moving back to New York City and back to being an attorney after losing his license and moving to San Francisco in the previous volume.

Soule confirmed Murdock has his secret identity back. No one knows Murdock is Daredevil and Matt has a new job. Continue reading DAREDEVIL BACK TO NEW YORK CITY

POISON IVY, FIRESTORM & More in New Series

Poison Ivy courtesy DC Comics
Poison Ivy courtesy DC Comics

Fan-favorites including some old school heroes are coming back in 2016.

DC Comics followed up last week’s announcement of eight new six-issue limited series coming in 2016.

The new books will reunite several characters from DC Comics’ history with the writers that made them fan favorites: Teen Titans Marv Wolfman returns to RAVEN, Gerry Conway to FIRESTORM, KATANA: CULT OF THE KOBRA will be written by Outsiders co-creator Mike W. Barr and Len Wein will handle the writing chores on METAL MEN and SWAMP THING.

Three more titles round out the lineup, expanding on the combination of new creators with characters from DC’s library recently established in the New DC Universe debuting this past June: Amy Chu (SENSATION COMICS WONDER WOMAN) provides her own unique take with POISON IVY: CYCLE OF LIFE AND DEATH, Aaron Lopresti (THE NEW 52: FUTURE’S END) will pen METAMORPHO, while the always interesting Keith Giffen puts his own unique spin on one of DC’s more offbeat titles, SUGAR & SPIKE. Continue reading POISON IVY, FIRESTORM & More in New Series

WHERE’S KITTY PRYDE?

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

UPDATED July 14, 2015.

In today’s Marvel October solicits it’s confirmed Kitty Pryde is a member of the relaunched Guardians of the Galaxy.

Original Story:

One of most surprising X-Men missing from the list of All-New, All-Different Marvel Now books after Secret Wars is Kitty Pryde.

Kitty and Peter Quill’s interstellar romance was the heart and soul of The Black Vortex crossover between X-Men and Guardians of the Galaxy. Just when the star-crossed lovers were about to reach a bold new chapter in their love story…the end of the universes happened.

Different versions of Kitty Pryde are starring different Secret Wars tie-in books this summer but the fan-favorite mutant half of #StarKat is MIA from this fall’s new books.

Where’s Kitty Pryde this fall? Here are our theories: Continue reading WHERE’S KITTY PRYDE?

ULTIMATES Science and Superheroes

Ultimates #1 courtesy Marvel
Ultimates #1 courtesy Marvel

The original Ultimates were the Avengers of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe. In the aftermath of Secret Wars Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Spectrum, Miss America and Blue Marvel form a new Ultimates, a new kind of team for the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now.

One of our top new Marvel books we’re most excited about is Ultimates.

Ultimates writer Al Ewing says this is a pro-active team using science to stop threats before they happen but that will cause conflict. Continue reading ULTIMATES Science and Superheroes

MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL Finds ELEKTRA

courtesy Marvel and Getty Images
courtesy Marvel and Getty Images

A deadly reunion is coming to Marvel’s Daredevil for Season Two of the hit Netflix series.

The image on Twitter sent fans in a fury:

“An old friend is coming to Hell’s Kitchen” with the unmistakable weapon of choice nailing the headline to a wall.

Elektra is coming!

Producers found their actress to bring the fan-favorite assassin/anti-hero to life in the new series. Continue reading MARVEL’S DAREDEVIL Finds ELEKTRA

HAN SOLO Movie By THE LEGO MOVIE Directors

Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel
Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel

The story behind the famous smuggler/scoundrel in the galaxy will finally be told.

The team behind The Lego Movie will helm a tale of Han Solo’s early days.

StarWars.com announced the next adventure in the Anthology series of Star Wars films will be directed by Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. The is the dio behind The LEGO Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street. Among the most sought-after filmmakers working today, the two have proven a formidable duo on the multiple films they’ve collaborated on and are looking forward to applying their unique creative chemistry to the Star Wars universe. Continue reading HAN SOLO Movie By THE LEGO MOVIE Directors

WONDER WOMAN Movie Wishes

Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman courtesy Warner Entertainment
Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman courtesy Warner Entertainment

Gal Gadot is playing a DC icon, Amazon warrior and the link to the future of the DC movie universe?

The Israeli actress is playing Diana Prince in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice on March 25, 2016 and soon starts filming Wonder Woman then Justice League, Part One hitting screens in 2017.

Wonder Woman will be the first comic book superhero to headline her own film in decades and first in this new age where Marvel and DC duke it out for box-office supremacy.

“She plays a super-important part,” Snyder told Entertainment Weekly,” In a lot of ways, she’s the gateway drug to the rest of the Justice League.”

How will Diana Prince lead fanboys and girls into the expanding DC Comics movies? Continue reading WONDER WOMAN Movie Wishes