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WHO SURVIVES ULTIMATE END UPDATE

Miles Morales will survive Secret Wars and join the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now but will any other Ultimate Universe heroes swing over to the main new Marvel this Fall?

Marvel revealed Morales will star in a brand new Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli and be on the All-New, All-Different Avengers when Secret Wars ends.

Ultimate Spider-Man original team Bendis and Mark Bagley are crafting Ultimate End, the five-part limited series tied to Secret Wars that is the final Ultimate story.

Months before Secret Wars was announced and The End of the Ultimate Universe was first teased we pondered if some of the Ultimate heroes will survive and move into the Marvel 616 universe? Time for another update! Continue reading WHO SURVIVES ULTIMATE END UPDATE

AGENT CARTER SHOWRUNNERS Are New CAPTAIN MARVEL WRITERS

Captain Marvel courtesy Marvel via Fast Company

Marvel revealed the new creative team for Captain Marvel. They recruited the women behind the acclaimed Agent Carter television series.

Kelly Sue DeConnick announced she’s leaving the book after transforming Carol Danvers into Captain Marvel, inspiring the Carol Corps fan base and taking the Avenger to new creative heights.

The showrunners of Marvel’s Agent Carter will be the new writers of Captain Marvel revealed in Fast Company.

Tara Butters and Michelle Fazekas will be joined by artist Kris Anka (Uncanny X-Men) and Captain Marvel will be based at her own space station when the series picks eight months after the events of Secret Wars. Continue reading AGENT CARTER SHOWRUNNERS Are New CAPTAIN MARVEL WRITERS

New SPIDER-MAN Star & Director

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

A huge week of Spider-Man news continues as Marvel and Sony reveal the star and director of the movie reboot.

Tom Holland (The Impossible) is the new Peter Parker. Jon Watts (Cop Car) is directing.

Here’s the official Marvel announcement:

“Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are proud to announce that after a full worldwide casting search, Tom Holland will play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the next Spider-Man film, in theaters in IMAX and 3D on July 28, 2017. The film will be directed by Jon Watts, director of “Cop Car,” the upcoming thriller that made its debut earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. Continue reading New SPIDER-MAN Star & Director

Top Comics Picks for June 24, 2015

Batgirl #41

The all-new Batman is hunting Barbara in this brand new arc by creative team Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr. Plus, someone knows her secret identity and more villains are waiting in the wings to strike.

E Is For Extintion #1

Magneto and his New X-Men strike in this Secret Wars tie-in by Chris Burnham and Ramon Villalobos based on the Grand Morrison X-Men era. Continue reading Top Comics Picks for June 24, 2015

SUPERMAN TRUTH Preview

The Man of Steel is dealing with the consequences of the TRUTH coming out!

DC Comics shared a look inside SUPERMAN #41, the next chapter of the enew storyline “TRUTH”.

New writer, Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese) joins legendary artists John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson.

It’s definitely a new look and status quo for the DC icon.

“When Clark and Jimmy are mysteriously tipped off about technologically advanced weapons being sold on the black market they begin to discover they’ve stumbled into a much larger conspiracy!”

Here’s a look inside SUPERMAN #41 arriving this Wednesday. Continue reading SUPERMAN TRUTH Preview

MAGNETO’S NEW X-MEN In E IS FOR EXTINCTION

This is Magneto and his New X-Men courtesy Marvel.

One of the most radical reinventions of the Children of the Atom is born again in as the Secret Wars event continues this week.

X-Men in black leather, Professor X’s evil twin sister “outed” him, Emma Frost joined the team, Beast went feline and kids with some of the weirdest mutations and appearances join the school.

It was the New X-Men era by writer Grant Morrison and artist Frank Quitely. E is for Extinction was the first game-changing arc (Cassandra Nova emerges and kills millions of mutants on Genosha) and the title of the new Secret Wars tie-in book this week. Continue reading MAGNETO’S NEW X-MEN In E IS FOR EXTINCTION

MILES MORALES Moves to MARVEL UNIVERSE in SPIDER-MAN

Miles Morales swings into the main Marvel Universe this fall as the new Spider-Man for the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now.

Following up on this weekend’s story in the New York Daily News, Marvel reveals this official announcement with new comments from co-creator Brian Michael Bendis:

“He’s the wallcrawler that made pop culture history and took the Ultimate Universe by storm. Now he’s ready to make history again, as he finds a new home in a completely new universe. Welcome to the Marvel Universe Miles Morales – hope you survive the experience! Today, Marvel is pleased to announce SPIDER-MAN #1 – a brand-new ongoing series starring Miles Morales coming later this year. Comic superstars and Miles Morales co-creators Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli begin the story that will have the whole world talking! Continue reading MILES MORALES Moves to MARVEL UNIVERSE in SPIDER-MAN

BATGIRL VS BATMAN?

After a two month break, Barbara Gordon is back but she’s a target of the all-new Batman in Batgirl #41 this week.

Creative team Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr ramp up the stakes and drama for the big her of Gotham’s Burnside after a creative shift that paid off in huge acclaim and inspired the recent launch of Black Canary by Fletcher and Annie Wu.

Barbara’s roommate Frankie knows her secret identity and the mystery villain of the new team’s first arc turned out to be Barbara herself via a computer program. Continue reading BATGIRL VS BATMAN?

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