Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 20, 2013

Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn #1 courtesy DC Comics

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #12 The finale to the year-long storyline featuring every Doctor in searching of kidnapped companions! The surprise villain behind the abductions gave the Eleventh Doctor the impossible choice of saving just one of his many beloved companions! Can he save them all?

 

Harley Quinn #0 The Clown Princess of Crime in her own solo series! Amanda Conner and an all-star roster of artists help the fan-favorite bad girl kick off her own adventures!

 

Sex Criminals #3 No other book like it! They have sex Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 20, 2013

Jennifer Lawrence Before THE HUNGER GAMES CATCHING FIRE

 

The Hunger Games Cast Tour in Seattle

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens this week.  Jennifer Lawrence reprises her role as Katniss Everdeen, who is forced to compete in deadly new games of former champions (including Josh Hutcherson back at Peeta.)

 

Before global success of The Hunger Games, before winning an Oscar for Best Actress for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, Lawrence and her leading men (Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth) came to Seattle on The Hunger Games Tour.  I remember young fans erupting into a frenzy like tributes arriving in the Capitol.

 

I wanted to share part of that interview again. Most of the young fans were on Team Gale or Team Peeta. I asked Lawrence about the relationship between Katniss and Cinna, the stylist who becomes her mentor. While filming X-Men: First Class Lawrence (who played Raven/Mystique) became friends with co-star Zoe Kravitz (who played Angel) and developed a friendship with her dad, rock star Lenny Kravitz. She explained that helped their on-screen rapport:

Kravitz returns as Cinna to prepare Katniss and Peeta for the Hunger Games Quarter Quell as the new District 12 champions must fight for their lives again against former winners.

 

Lawrence reprises her role as Mystique in X-Men: Days of Future Past coming in May, 2014.

 

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire opens Friday. The third book in Suzanne Collins’ best-selling trilogy, Mockingjay, will be split into two final films.

 

By Editor

 

Gay in the All-New Marvel Now?

Astonishing X-Men #51 courtesy Marvel

Editorial:

Suddenly you might wonder will GLBT characters have a home in the All-New Marvel Now?

Mutant lovers Rictor and Shatterstar are not part of the All-New X-Factor series. The previous volume earned a GLAAD Media Award for the portrayal of this couple rocky’s romance.

Astonishing X-Men #51 is famous for the landmark wedding of openly gay X-Man Northstar to Kyle Jinadu. Lesbian mutant Karma was part of this team, too but now that series is over. Continue reading Gay in the All-New Marvel Now?

Captain America vs. Nuke Preview

Captain America #14 courtesy Marvel
Captain America #14 courtesy Marvel

Captain America vs. Nuke!

 

The mad super soldier born in the classic Frank Miller epic Daredevil: Born Again is back in Rick Remender’s new arc Loose Nuke.

 

Here’s a preview of Captain America #14 as the brutal battle escalates this December courtesy Marvel:

 

 

“Captain America and the Falcon fight for their lives as “Loose Nuke” continues in Captain America #14! Continue reading Captain America vs. Nuke Preview

YOUNG AVENGERS Ends?

Young Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel
Young Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel

Young Avengers was missing from Marvel’s February previews. It’s not Loki’s fault! The critically acclaimed series from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Jamie McKelvie will end with January’s issue.

 

Gillen confirmed via his tumblr that it’s the end…of the season.

 

“Those who closely follow solicits have noted the absence of Young Avengers from the just-released February set. They’ve been wondering if that’s the end of our run.

In short: yes. Continue reading YOUNG AVENGERS Ends?

Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013

All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #18 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #18  Defections, departures and defeats. The mutants are shaken by the Battle of the Atom. The young X-Men make a radical shift. Kitty Pryde makes a big move. Brandon Peterson joins Brian Michael Bendis for a new beginning for the original X-Men.

 

Superman/Wonder Woman #2  Clark and Diana’s romantic getaway turns into a nail-biting rescue and then…Doomsday! Diana turns to a God to stop the maniacal monster of Krypton but the Pantheon of Immortals is dead set against her relationship with Kal-El! Talk about possible in-laws from hell! Continue reading Top 5 Comic Books for November 13, 2013

Elizabeth Olsen Confirms She’s Scarlet Witch in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch courtesy Marvel
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch courtesy Marvel

Elizabeth Olsen confirms she’s playing Scarlet Witch (aka Wanda Maximoff) in Avengers: Age of Ultron in new MTV News interview promoting Oldboy.

 

Oldsen plays the twin sister of Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff) played by Kick-Ass star Aaron Taylor-Johnson – who plays Olsen’s husband in the upcoming Godzilla reboot:

 

“We get to play husband and wife, and we get to play twin brother and sister,” she said. “It’s also fun because even though in ‘Godzilla’ we play husband and wife, we don’t have a lot of scenes together. I just love him. I love his family. I love his kids. I’m so excited…to actually work with each other. I think it’s going to be fun.” Continue reading Elizabeth Olsen Confirms She’s Scarlet Witch in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON