CHRIS CLAREMONT On New NIGHTCRAWLER

Nightcrawler #1 by Chris Samnee courtesy Marvel
Nightcrawler #1 by Chris Samnee courtesy Marvel

The return of two X-Men legends this week.

 

Wolverine led a squad through Heaven and Hell to bring the late Kurt Wagner back from beyond in the first arc of Amazing X-Men by Jason Aaron.

 

Now Kurt is starring in a new ongoing Nightcrawler series by legendary X-writer Chris Claremont and artist Todd Nauck.

 

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ALL-NEW DOOP

All-New Doop #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New Doop #1 courtesy Marvel

Wolverine secret weapon (and often comic relief for X-Men readers) gets his own limited series by two comic book giants starting this week.

 

All-New Doop #1 reunites co-creators Peter Milligan and Michael Allred who gave us Doop back in a groundbreaking new take on X-Force which became X-Statix.

 

If you missed the Doop-centric issue of Wolverine and the X-Men you missed out on a hilarious issue showing the inner workings of the Jean Grey School.

 

The series gives us an insider look of what else happened during X-Men: Battle of the Atom including Doop’s role in the X-Men’s monumental fight and Kitty Pryde’s personal life. Continue reading ALL-NEW DOOP

MARVEL After CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Shocker

Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel
Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel

Events in Captain America: The Winter Soldier radically changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the television series inspired by it.

 

The lynchpin that’s tied everything together since the first Iron Man movie is shredded – raising all kinds of questions and making fans ask, “what the heck are they gonna do now?”

 

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be impacted most of all and there are huge possibilities for future Marvel movies.

 

Before I continue with major news about Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and theories about future films here’s a…
SPOILER ALERT!

 

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INHUMAN #1 Review

Inhuman #1 courtesy Marvel
Inhuman #1 courtesy Marvel

Inhuman #1 is here. It’s well worth the wait.

If you’re coming in brand new or you’re an old school fan of Black Bolt and Medusa like myself you will be amazed by this gorgeous, fast paced first issue. Charles Soule and Joe Madureira create a compelling, kinetic story of new heroes and villains.

 

Here’s what you need to know:

 

Aliens (Kree) came to ancient Earth to experiment on humans – creating a new race. Inhumans had strange powers and appearances and lived in seclusion. Black Bolt and Medusa ruled a floating city of Inhumans and often fought with and against Avengers and the Fantastic Four. Continue reading INHUMAN #1 Review

Journey to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

After a year of Doc Ock as Superior Spider-Man – Peter Parker is coming back to become the Amazing Spider-Man.

 

Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos bring Peter back in Amazing Spider-Man #1. Editor Nick Lowe is new to the Spidey team after leading the X-Men books.

 

Fans were angry when Peter was killed off and replace with Otto Octavius. How will team chronicle the change from Superior to the one true Amazing Spider-Man? Continue reading Journey to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1

SPIDER-MAN 2099 New Series

Spider-Man 2099 #1 courtesy Marvel
Spider-Man 2099 #1 courtesy Marvel

Spider-Man 2099 is back in his own solo series. Peter David created Miguel O’Hara back in the 1990’s as part of Marvel’s 2099 future line (which included X-Men, Punisher and Doom 2099.)

 

O’Hara came into our present in the pages of Superior Spider-Man last year. David will spin new stories of O’Hara in the Marvel Now with artist Will Sliney with covers by Simone Bianchi.

 

“I try not to “want” to return to characters I don’t own because, well, I don’t own them. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN 2099 New Series

ECCC Moment: No Hate for CYCLOPS

Wolverine and the X-Men #39 courtesy Marvel
Wolverine and the X-Men #39 courtesy Marvel

Fans love or hate Cyclops at this point after Schism and AvX. What the writer who intensified the Scott/Logan rivarly into a full-blown Schism?

 

It was one of my favorite moments from Marvel Pint O’ C.B.  (Cebulski) at Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this weekend. X-Men: Schism and former Wolverine and the X-Men writer Jason Aaron was on the fan question driven panel.

 

A fan asked how much Aaron hated Cyclops. Continue reading ECCC Moment: No Hate for CYCLOPS