COMICS BLEND

Top Comics Picks March 11, 2015

Detective Comics: Endgame #1

Jokerized mobs are running wild but a small band of street savvy teens takes a stand. Will Batman accept their help and risk their lives? Brian Buccellato delivers this Batman: Endgame tie-in story. Our big question: are these kids the cast of We Are Robin coming in June.

Howard the Duck #1

The biggest cameo in superhero post-credits history leads to a brand new series for Howard the Duck! See what all everyone’s feathers are flying after the surprise appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy. How sets up shop at Marvel’s newest private eye in a series by Chip Zdardsky (Sex Criminals) and Joe Quinones. Continue reading Top Comics Picks March 11, 2015

LADY SIF Returns to AGENTS OF SHIELD

Agents of SHIELD poster by Marcos Martin courtesy Marvel

Jaime Alexander returns as Lady Sif on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this week.

The warrior from Thor and Thor: The Dark World came to Earth last season after a rogue Asgardian.

Sif will face a secret opponent so powerful it will cause some serious damage and make her lose her memory.

“Sif has no idea who Thor is or that she serves a king, and we’re going to have fun with that,” executive producer Jeffrey Bell told TV Insider. Continue reading LADY SIF Returns to AGENTS OF SHIELD

FATE of FISH MOONEY & COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS From TV

Jada Pinkett Smith in Gotham courtesy Warner Brothers and DC Comics

Jada Pinkett Smith revealed she’s only signed on to Gotham for one year and will not be returning.

Does this have to mean the end of Fish Mooney?

The mobster could join the elite sorority of comic book characters that didn’t originate in comics. We asked if Fish could be the next Harley Quinn? Upon more comics research there’s even more reason to have this ruthless femme fatale join the Batman family of comics. One character on Gotham made the leap from animated series to comics and now television.

Here are four female characters who didn’t make their debut in comics: Continue reading FATE of FISH MOONEY & COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS From TV

ANT-MAN vs TASKMASTER

A fan-favorite villain strikes in Ant-Man #3 this week.

Taskmaster isn’t as powerful as Doctor Doom, Red Skull or Thanos but he’s one of the most relentless and one bad guy you don’t want to get in a fight with.

Marvel writers like Cullen Bunn, who is making a career of writing bad guys as leading men (Magneto, Lobo, Sinestro) named Taskmaster as one villain he wants to write.

Ant-Man writer Nick Spencer explains the Taskmaster’s attack is all part of his long-term plan: Continue reading ANT-MAN vs TASKMASTER

NINJAK #1 Preview

Ninjak is on a mission to thrill as part of Valiant Next.

For the first time, Ninjak’s past and future collide in the pages of an all-new ongoing series from writer Matt Kindt (RAI, Mind MGMT) and superstar artists Clay Mann (X-Men: Legacy, Gambit) and Butch Guice (Captain America, Action Comics)

Then: Meet inexperienced MI-6 recruit Colin King on his first mission in the field as he learns the basics of spycraft and counterintelligence, and develops a volatile relationship with his first handler. Continue reading NINJAK #1 Preview

MELISSA BENOIST In SUPERGIRL Costume

Melissa Benoist as Supergirl courtesy DC Comics

Warner Brothers and DC Comics revealed this first look at Melissa Benoist as Kara Zor-El from Supergirl, the new pilot from Warner Bros. Television and based on the characters from DC Comics.

Supergirl’s pilot episode is in production for CBS and co-stars stars Mehcad Brooks (Jimmy Olsen), Calista Flockhart (Cat Grant), Chyler Leigh (Alexandra “Alex” Danvers), David Harewood (Hank Henshaw), Faran Tahir (The Commander), with Super veterans Dean Cain and Helen Slater (both in unspecified roles). Continue reading MELISSA BENOIST In SUPERGIRL Costume

AGENTS OF SHIELD’S EYELESS MYSTERY MAN

The return of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. left us with a lot of burning questions after the action and drama packed Aftershocks episode.

Who is the eyeless mystery man who can teleport?

In the mid-season finale we saw this man with no eyes holding an obelisk similar to the one that transformed Skye and Raina into Inhumans so he must be one too?

In this week’s episode it was confirmed via flashback that he is named Gordon was taken in by Skye’s mother shortly after his transformation. It was a tender, tragic moment as the changed man kept teleporting uncontrollably and couldn’t understand why he could not see anything. Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD’S EYELESS MYSTERY MAN

HUGH JACKMAN vs CHRIS HEMSWORTH in BEER BATTLE

Before Captain America vs. Iron Man in Civil War, before Batman vs. Superman in the Dawn of Justice….there is Wolverine vs. Thor…sort of.

Hugh Jackman (promoting Chappie) was the guest on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon playing a game of musical beers with cast members from Saturday Night Live including this week’s guest host Chris Hemsworth.

It’s musical chairs with music by Questlove and beers but why are Jackman and Hemsworth in wigs?

I couldn’t help but be reminded of Logan and the Odinson’s bar brawl back in Wolverine #5 here.
Watch, enjoy and happy weekend! Continue reading HUGH JACKMAN vs CHRIS HEMSWORTH in BEER BATTLE

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