MORE MARVEL HEROES For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

Civil War #7 courtesy Marvel
Civil War #7 courtesy Marvel

Filming of Captain America: Civil War is underway. Chris Evans as Steve Rogers leads an all-star cast in the follow-up to Age of Ultron.

We knew Robert Downey Jr. return would return as Tony Stark. Now we know the super sequel could be hailed as an Avengers 2.5.

The film will include Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier, Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Paul Bettany as The Vision, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye, Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes/War Machine, Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa/Black Panther and Emily VanCamp as Sharon Carter/Agent 13. This film could be the first time we see the new Spider-Man born from the Marvel/Sony partnership.

Based on the comics storyline, when the government passes the Superhero Registration Act – it fractures the Avengers and a Civil War among the costumed heroes doesn’t stay civil.

While the cast is packed with fan-favorites and new characters here are more characters we hope to see in the next feature: Continue reading MORE MARVEL HEROES For CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

THOR REVEALED & SECRET WARS THORS HAMMER UP

Secret Wars #2 courtesy Marvel
Secret Wars #2 courtesy Marvel

It’s a thundering week of revelations for Thor fans this week.

The new Goddess of Thunder is finally revealed in Thor #8. It’s a final battle with the Destroyer, a pantheon of guest stars and the winged helmet is off! Jason Aaron pays off one of the biggest mysteries of the year.

And look at the cover to Secrets Wars #2:

When universes end, Battleworld begins. The Marvel and Ultimate Universes collided and were destroyed in the final incursion.

Jonathan Hickman shows us the strange new reality out of the ashes of two destroyed universes in this week’s chapter two. In the cosmic chaos there is a order led by an legion of Thors from multiple realities. Continue reading THOR REVEALED & SECRET WARS THORS HAMMER UP

MAGNETO’S LAST DAYS To HOUSE OF M

Magneto #18 courtesy Marvel
Magneto #18 courtesy Marvel

When the Marvel and Ultimate Universes end how will heroes and villains spend their last days?

Still feeling the aftershock of Secret Wars #1 last week? See what was happening to some of your favorite characters as the final incursion hit.

Will the Master of Magnetism accept his fate and fight until the bitter inevitable end?

Last Days shows how specific heroes, villain and antiheroes face the end including Loki and Black Widow.

Magneto has been a relentless fighter for mutant rights. The final incursion threatens all life on the last two Earths in the Multiverse. How will the mutant savior deal with this impossible odds when the Last Days hit Magneto #18 this week? Continue reading MAGNETO’S LAST DAYS To HOUSE OF M

AGENT CARTER, AGENTS OF SHIELD Renewed

Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter promo art by Ferguson courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter promo art by Ferguson courtesy Marvel

Updated 9:30am 5/8/15
Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be back for new missions next season. ABC announced it will pick up both series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Hayley Atwell will return as Peggy Carter for the second season of prequel series set after the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 1946. No official word on if co-stars James D’Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and Dominic Cooper (Howard Stark) will return. The retro series was filled with Marvel Easter Eggs and origins including the Red Room of Russia’s Black Widow program, future Iron Man villains and the early days of S.H.I.E.L.D. Atwell appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron now in cinemas. Continue reading AGENT CARTER, AGENTS OF SHIELD Renewed

CAPTAIN AMERICA Writers For AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

The writing team behind all three Captain America movies take on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes next in a cosmic two-part adventure.

Marvel announced screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley will write Avengers: The Infinity War, Parts I and II. The writing team will again work with directors Joe and Anthony Russo. The directing brothers of Captain America: The Winter Soldier will helm The Infinity War films. Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA Writers For AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

DC’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

Brandon Routh at Atom courtesy The CW
Brandon Routh as Atom courtesy The CW

The CW is becoming DCTV.

The Arrow/Flash spinoff is a go and has a title: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.

DC Comics and The CW announced the new super hero team show that’s set within the Arrow and Flash universe got a green light for next season.

Here’s the official synopsis:

“When heroes alone are not enough…the world needs legends. Having seen the future, one he will desperately try to prevent from happening, time-traveling rogue Rip Hunter is tasked with assembling a disparate group of both heroes and villains to confront an unstoppable threat — one in which not only is the planet at stake, but all of time itself. Can this ragtag team defeat an immortal threat unlike anything they have ever known?” Continue reading DC’s LEGENDS OF TOMORROW

VALIANT Previews: HARBINGER, X-O MANOWAR, UNITY

Imperium #4 courtesy Valiant
Imperium #4 courtesy Valiant

An earlier look at three big books from Valiant coming next week:

IMPERIUM #4
“The greatest villain in the Valiant Universe wages war…to create Utopia!”

Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS) continue the unprecedented comics story of a madman determined to save the world…at any cost!

“Toyo Harada is assembling a legion of living weapons. And the last, greatest gambit he needs is deep within the clutches of his most powerful opponents. To secure the human asset critical to his plan, Harada gambles everything he has in an all-out battle to win everything he desires!” Continue reading VALIANT Previews: HARBINGER, X-O MANOWAR, UNITY

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Begins

Chris Evans in Avengers: Age of Ultron courtesy Marvel
Chris Evans in Avengers: Age of Ultron courtesy Marvel

Filming begins and more stars join the cast of Captain America: Civil War making it feel like Avengers 2.5.

Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. return as Steve Rogers and Tony Stark. Now we know the super sequel will include Black Widow, Falcon, Hawkeye, Winter Soldier but also new Avengers Vision, Scarlet Witch, War Machine plus Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman).

Earlier this week Marvel announced Martin Freeman joined the cast, Daniel Bruhl is playing the villain Baron Zemo, Frank Grillo is back as Brock Rumlow and the presser officially calls him Crossbones. Emily VanCamp reprises her role as Agent 13.

The biggest surprise? The return of General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross. William Hurt reprises his role as Bruce Banner’s nemesis for the first time since The Incredible Hulk. Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR Begins