Inside SCARLETT COUTURE #2

Scarlett Couture #2 courtesy Titan Comics
Scarlett Couture #2 courtesy Titan Comics

A pop culture mashup of James Bond and Devil Wears Prada?

That’s one way to describe Scarlet Couture from Titan Comics.

Globetrotting heir to a fashion empire and secret agent – Scarlett Carver’s investigation into kidnapped supermodels may lead to a conspiracy within the House of Carver.

Writer/artist Des Taylor ramps up the intrigue as Scarlett gets closer to the mastermind behind the model murders. Continue reading Inside SCARLETT COUTURE #2

Top New Comics For May 20, 2015

A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel
A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel

A-Force #1

An all-new Avengers emerges on Battleworld! A squad of female heroes from across different times assembles in this Secret Wars tie-in by writers G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett. In a bizarre new world where Doctor Doom is god with Doctor Strange and Sue Storm at his command, where do the women of A-Force stand? Can She-Hulk, Medusa, Dazzler,  Nico and a new mystery heroine save their realm, keep the peace or will they challenge Doom?

 

Archie vs. Predator #2

Horror follows the Riverdale gang home! They survived the Spring Break carnage in Costa Rica. Now the alien hunter is tracking Betty and Veronica! How can Jughead help them escape and catch the killer extraterrestrial. Alex De Campi’s bring the iconic monster to Riverdale in chapter two of this Dark Horse and Archie Comics. Continue reading Top New Comics For May 20, 2015

MARVEL SUPER SHOWDOWNS In BATTLEWORLD

Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 courtesy Marvel
Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 courtesy Marvel

The Marvel Universe ends.

Now in Secret Wars event there is only Battleworld, with heroes and villains from across multiple Marvel universes fighting in Warzones. It’s a bizarre new reality with strange alliances and the stage is set for some insane fights.

This week Secret Wars: Battleworld, a tie-in limited series begins with outrageous match-ups where the impossible (even for comics) becomes possible.

Here’s an idea of the multiversal matchups you can expect: Continue reading MARVEL SUPER SHOWDOWNS In BATTLEWORLD

DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR Preview

Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #12 courtesy Titan Comics
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #12 courtesy Titan Comics

The end of the journey for one of the Doctor Who’s companions as a new story begins?

Here’s a look inside Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #12– written by Rob Williams with art by Warren Pleece.

Here’s the official description:

“Tracking the Entity’s signal from the Berlin Wall in 1976 to Rome, 312AD, the Doctor, Alice, Jones and ARC stumble into an ancient mystery that will forever change the course of human history! And the burden and dangers of a life aboard the TARDIS start to hit home for Jones – is this his farewell tour? Rob Williams (Ordinary) and Warren Pleece blast into a brand-new story arc! Don’t miss the shocking reveal of what’s inside the comet!”

Here’s more preview art by Pleece:

Continue reading DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR Preview

UNCANNY X-MEN #600 Delayed Until After SECRET WARS

Uncanny X-Men #600 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #600 courtesy Marvel

Fans will have to wait until after Secret Wars for the finale of the Brian Michael Bendis X-Men era.

The writer confirmed via Tumblr that Uncanny X-Men #600 will not ship until October.

“…it was bumped until after secret wars for editorial and commercial reasons. not my call. this was marvel. but they have their reasons.”

“it will not effect the story or the impact of the story. in fact it may have more impact on how things shake out after my run.”

It was originally scheduled for this week.

Uncanny X-Men #34 arrives Wednesday with issue 35 “right behind.” Continue reading UNCANNY X-MEN #600 Delayed Until After SECRET WARS

X-O MANOWAR In EXODUS

X-O MANOWAR #39 courtesy Valiant
X-O MANOWAR #39 courtesy Valiant

Huge changes continue for X-O Manowar this summer. After a wedding, can Aric keep the peace between Earth and a legion of aliens?

Valiant announced EXODUS – a new story arc beginning this August in X-O MANOWAR #39. Writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and artist Rafa Sandoval put trap the hero between two peoples he has sworn to protect – humanity…and a mass migration of alien refugees, orphaned and cast adrift by the unassailable attack of DEAD HAND. Continue reading X-O MANOWAR In EXODUS

MARVEL UNIVERSE TIME JUMP AFTER SECRET WARS

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

When the cosmic dust settles after Secret Wars…the Marvel Universe will jump forward in time 8 months.

You may remember Jonathan Hickman set his final Avengers, New Avengers arc called Time Runs Out 8 months in the future. The final incursion is history, we’re two chapters into Secret Wars and we have new clues about what’s next.

Marvel Executive Editor, Senior Vice-President and Secret Wars Editor Tom Brevoort confirmed the upcoming status quo. Continue reading MARVEL UNIVERSE TIME JUMP AFTER SECRET WARS

JURASSIC PARK’S CHRIS PRATT GQ COVER GUY

photo by Peggy Sirota, courtesy GQ
photo by Peggy Sirota, courtesy GQ

Chris Pratt could be the biggest leading man of summer box-office again. After soaring as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy last summer, Pratt is battling dinosaurs in Jurassic World and he’s the GQ cover guy next month.

Not bad for the Lake Stevens, Washington native and former sitcom star.

There is no denying Pratt now but in the upcoming issue he reveals how actors would hit on Anna Faris and like he wasn’t there.

“I’ve had those moments where I was like the guy holding the purse at events and people just looked right through me,” Pratt tells GQ’s Chris Heath of the time before he was a box-office champ. Continue reading JURASSIC PARK’S CHRIS PRATT GQ COVER GUY