Resurrection.
Brian Wood.
Kris Anka.
The Marvel one word teaser machine cranked up again with this ominous one word in fiery colors signaling something new in the All-New Marvel Now coming in February 2014.
Most of the teasers have turned out to be brand new series or reboots of series. One notable exception Timebubble meaning a new Captain America arc by the same writer. Continue reading Marvel Resurrection Teaser
Christmas with Wolverine!?
Origin II #1 arrives this holiday season but don’t expect a Howlett family Christmas. It’s been a decade since Marvel did the unthinkable. In Origin – the fan favorite’s mysterious past was finally revealed.
We learned Wolverine’s real name, age and birthplace. We learned of his first love, his brother and the painful, tragic circumstances surrounding the first appearance of his mutant powers. Continue reading Wolverine’s Sinister Holiday in ORIGIN II
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has officially joined the cast of Avengers: Age of Ultron according to The Wrap. The star of Kick-Ass will play Pietro Maximoff aka Quicksilver. Still no word on who will play the speedster’s twin sister Wanda aka Scarlet Witch. Elizabeth Olsen is said to be in negotiations for the role of the mutant with “hex” power.
The hotheaded hero is devoted to protecting his fragile but powerful sister. Quicksilver was married to Crystal of the Inhumans. They have a daughter named Luna. Inhumans could be the next Marvel movie franchise so we could see Quicksilver speed over to a second Marvel team movie. Continue reading KICK-ASS Star Joins AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) goes back in time next year in X-Men: Days of Future Past. Marvel is taking you back into Logan’s past in Origin II this December.
Writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man) and artist Adam Kubert team up to explore a “lost” tale of the mutant’s youth and his first encounter with a scientist who will become one of the X-Men’s greatest enemies.
It’s been a decade since the groundbreaking Origin – the story that finally revealed Wolverine’s early life and identity. Given the expectations for this sequel I wanted to share part of Gillen’s new interview. The writer tells Marvel.com why the time was right for this story. Continue reading Wild Wolverine in ORIGIN II
Damian: Son of Batman #1 What if Damian Wayne lived to become the Dark Knight of Gotham City? Andy Kubert takes us back to the future world he created with Grant Morrison in Batman #666 for a four-part epic in which Damian lives again.
Infinity #5 The triumphant Avengers return from space to find Earth invaded by Thanos and Inhumanity spread across the planet. Can the heroes defeat the Mad God and his Black Order and how will they handle the new epidemic of strange new beings? Plus, how will all the aliens races of Marvel Universe react to living in an Avengers Universe now?
Nightwing Annual #2 The most anticipated of all this week’s DC Comics Annuals. Robin and Batgirl grew up fast as costumed crimefighters but Richard is on new quest, Barbara is no longer in the Bat family – what’s left for one of the greatest couples in comics? Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks October 30, 2013
Longshot’s luck did not run out with The End of X-Factor. The former X-Man stars in his own limited series Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe by writer Christopher Hastings and artist Jacopo Camagni. Longshot’s mullet it gone and he’s got chops.
Hastings says the hero with “good luck” powers will save Marvel from everything from “super powered serial killers to totalitarian government regimes to the total destruction of reality” in a new Marvel.com interview.
Longshot was created by Ann Nocenti and Arthur Adams in their classic limited series then adopted by Chris Claremont’s X-Men for a long run before joining Peter David’s X-Factor. With such a strange origin and past Hastings tells viewers the simple reason to check out this new beginning for the hero. Continue reading LONGSHOT Saves The Marvel Universe Preview
Blade was the first successful Marvel character to hit the big screen but when will fans see another African-American in the leading role of a superhero movie?
Black Panther is one of the greatest and most important heroes in the Marvel Universe with ties to Avengers, Fantastic Four and he’s the former husband of Storm of the X-Men. While promoting Thor: The Dark World, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige was asked about T’Challa.
“In terms of Black Panther, it’s absolutely in development,” Feige told BlackTree TV “When you have something as rich as Wakanda and his backstory — and clearly Vibranium’s been introduced in the universe already — I don’t know when it will be exactly, but we certainly have plans to bring him to life some day.” Continue reading Black Panther Movie Update
Beware the Batman #1 A brand-new all-ages comic based on the hit animated series. Alfred Pennyworth is no ordinary butler but has he prepared Master Bruce? The Dark Knight flies out of the cave to take on the Gotham City underworld.
Pretty Deadly #1 The daughter of Death rides a trail of retribution in a book that seems to mix Sandman, Preacher and the Wild West by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios. Here’s how the writer explained the concept to me at GeekGirlCon ’13.
Sex Criminals #2 If you could stop time Continue reading Top 5 Comics for October 23, 2013