New Comics Picks July 8, 2015

Archie #1 courtesy Archie Comics
Archie #1 courtesy Archie Comics

Archie #1

The classic comics icon redefined by superstar creators Mark Waid and Fiona Staples! Watch for major changes, fan-favorite and new faces in a reimagined Riverdale. See all the variant covers here.

 

Catwoman #42

Will The Spoiler ruin everything Selina Kyle has built in her dueling roles as Gotham crime boss and Catwoman? Fan-favorite Stephanie Brown guest stars as Selina’s house of cards could come crashing down. Continue reading New Comics Picks July 8, 2015

Our Top Four New MARVEL Books We’re Excited For

Doctor Strange #1 courtesy Marvel
Doctor Strange #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel announced 45 new books as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now.

Here are the top 4 we’re most excited for this fall:

Doctor Strange

If there was ever a perfect marriage of character and creators this it. When I saw the announcement: Doctor Strange by Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo, I immediately imagined the new magic Aaron will bring after rocking the Thor mythos and I loved the weird and wonderful Wolverine and the X-Men run by Aaron and Bachalo. I mean, come on, they made Toad, Husk and Krakoa compelling and endearing! Continue reading Our Top Four New MARVEL Books We’re Excited For

POISON IVY, FIRESTORM, METAL MEN and More DC COMICS Books

Detective Comics #23.1 Poison Ivy courtesy DC Comics
Detective Comics #23.1 Poison Ivy courtesy DC Comics

DC Comics is bringing back some classic characters in 2016.

DC announced eight new six-issue limited series via USA Today.

Here are the fan-favorites and writers:

Swamp Thing, Metal Men by Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein.
Raven by Marv Wolfman, co-creator of the sorceress during this Teen Titans run.
Firestorm by Gerry Conway
Katana: Cult of Kobra by Mike W. Barr (Katana’s creator when he wrote Outsiders) Continue reading POISON IVY, FIRESTORM, METAL MEN and More DC COMICS Books

NEW UNCANNY X-MEN “More Hardcore Than X-Force”

Uncanny X-Men #1 promo art courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #1 promo art courtesy Marvel

Things get even worse for the X-Men following Secret Wars including a cold war with the Inhumans.

Extraordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire will be the new flagship book while long-running Uncanny X-Men goes in a bold new direction.

You noticed there’s no X-Force on the list of new books this fall. With a team including Magneto, Mystique, Sabretooth, Fantomex and Psylocke – Uncanny X-Men is the force enemies of mutants will have to reckon with.

Cullen Bunn (Magneto) and veteran X-Men artist Greg Land will be the creative team.

Marvel Editor-In-Chief explained the shift for the longest-running X-title: Continue reading NEW UNCANNY X-MEN “More Hardcore Than X-Force”

JAMES BOND By WARREN ELLIS

James Bond 007 by Dom Reardon courtesy Dynamite Entertainment
James Bond 007 by Dom Reardon courtesy Dynamite Entertainment

Ellis…Warren Ellis.

Accepted the mission to write new James Bond comics from Dynamite Entertainment and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd.

Acclaimed writer Ellis (Global Frequency, Red, The Authority, Stormwatch) and artist Jason Masters  (Wolverines) are the creative team on James Bond 007. The revealing of the creative team comes 9 months after the first announcement Dynamite and Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. would collaborate on new 007-inpsired comics.

The new book will arrive this November – the same month as SPECTRE, the new Bond film starring Daniel Craig. Continue reading JAMES BOND By WARREN ELLIS

STAR WARS LANDO Takes Off

Lando #1 courtesy Marvel via StarWars.com
Lando #1 courtesy Marvel via StarWars.com

Marvel makes Star Wars history with the first comic book starring the galaxy’s coolest con man turned rebel hero.

This week Star Wars: Lando #1 arrives. The new limited series is by writer Charles Soule (Uncanny Inhumans) and acclaimed artist Alex Maleev (Daredevil).

The writer behind the Death of Wolverine announced a challenge for himself and all Star Wars fans with a revealing story of Lando’s past. Continue reading STAR WARS LANDO Takes Off

MISSING FROM ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW?

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Marvel revealed 45 new books and creative teams coming this fall in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now relaunch.

All-New, All-Different Avengers, Extraordinary X-Men and Invincible Iron Man, Spider-Man are flagship books. We have two Spider-Men, two Wolverines and a totally new Hulk. Some fan-favorite heroes are on new teams but some iconic characters are MIA!

More new books may be coming but so far these heroes are missing from the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now that have us on edge: Continue reading MISSING FROM ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW?

STAR WARS Reveals BEN KENOBI’S SECRET PAST

Star Wars #7 courtesy Marvel
Star Wars #7 courtesy Marvel

Marvel shared a look inside Star Wars #7 by guest artist Simone Bianchi. The hit comic book series by writer Jason Aaron picks up after the events of A New Hope.

Luke Skywalker has gone home to uncover the secrets of his mentor with Darth Vader in pursuit.

Here’s the official description with more of Bianchi’s art:

“Luke Skywalker has uncovered the journals of his departed mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi. Now, experience Kenobi’s harrowing accounts of days long gone by! It is a time when injustice reigned on Tattooine. As villainous scum runs rampant over the blistering sands, only a Jedi Master stands any hope of liberating the planet from the grasp of gangs, thieves and thugs. But would Ben risk everything to do what was right? Even if it meant revealing himself to those searching for his whereabouts?” Continue reading STAR WARS Reveals BEN KENOBI’S SECRET PAST