BATMAN #39 PREVIEW: JOKER TRIUMPHANT?

Batman #39 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #39 courtesy DC Comics

The secret is out.

The Joker is back.

But Endgame still has its secrets.

DC Comics shared this look at Batman #39, “Endgame” part 5.

This is the penultimate issue of the Clown Prince of Crime’s horrifying comeback (after the potentially origin twisting chapter last month)

The Dark Knight’s greatest enemy seized control of the Justice League in part one then delivered a stunning revelation to Bruce in part two. Continue reading BATMAN #39 PREVIEW: JOKER TRIUMPHANT?

BLACK WIDOW vs. ANDERSON COOPER

Black Widow #12 courtesy Marvel
Black Widow #12 courtesy Marvel

Black Widow has a new enemy.

He’s exposing Natasha’s past and questions if she should be an Avenger!

CNN’s Anderson Cooper makes his Marvel Universe debut in Black Widow #12 this week.

In the Avenger’s solo series, Natasha takes on secret missions she does not want the team to know about as a way of making up for her violent past as a KGB operative and assassin.

But the past does not stay hidden thanks to the acclaimed television journalist. Continue reading BLACK WIDOW vs. ANDERSON COOPER

CHRIS PRATT Named GQ ACTION HERO OF THE YEAR

courtesy GQ/photo by Ben Watts
courtesy GQ/photo by Ben Watts

From Guardians of the Galaxy to GQ cover man. The star of Marvel’s box-office champion film is named Action Hero of the Year in the upcoming GQ Men of the Year issue.
Pratt says he didn’t see his weight as a problem when everyone thought he was too fat for his role.

“You can make a talking raccoon that looks real,” he told GQ. “Why can’t I just be fat?” But he lost weight and got ripped anyway, because he likes the challenge of it. He says Fat Pratt is gone for good: “I’m done with that.” Continue reading CHRIS PRATT Named GQ ACTION HERO OF THE YEAR

From SPIDER-VERSE To SPIDER-WOMAN #1

Spider-Woman #1 courtesy Marvel
Spider-Woman #1 courtesy Marvel

The original Spider-Woman soars again in a brand new ongoing series.

Spider-Woman #1 by Dennis Hopeless (Avengers Undercover) and Greg Land (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man) arrives Wednesday.

The new series stars Jessica Drew and Silk and spins out of the Spider-Verse event.

Revealed in Original Sin, Silk was bitten by the same radioactive spider that turned Peter Parker into Spider-Man.

Jessica Drew has been an Agent of Hydra, S.H.I.E.LD. and S.W.O.R.D. and an Avenger. She’ll need all that experience in a war across the dimensions. Continue reading From SPIDER-VERSE To SPIDER-WOMAN #1

WIZARD WORLD PORTLAND COMIC CON Update

Stephen Amell in Arrow courtesy DC Comics
Stephen Amell in Arrow courtesy DC Comics

The 2015 Wizard World Tour comes back to Portland with its third trip to the Oregon Convention Center at Wizard World Portland Comic Con, January 23-25. Norman Reedus (“The Walking Dead,” ), Stephen Amell (“Arrow,”), Evan Peters (X-Men: Days of Future Past, “American Horror Story”), Tyler Posey (“Teen Wolf” ), Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones,” 300) and the “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” duo of Ming-Na Wen and Brett Dalton headline the roster of celebrity guests scheduled to attend the pop culture event, the second one on Wizard World’s calendar of 24 Comic Cons in 2015. Continue reading WIZARD WORLD PORTLAND COMIC CON Update

JIM LEE Joins THE MULVERSITY: MASTERMEN

The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 courtesy DC Comics (via Uproxx)
The Multiversity: Mastermen #1 courtesy DC Comics (via Uproxx)

Jim Lee joins Grant Morrison’s tour of the DC Comics Multiverse. The comic book masters will take introduce the Mastermen, a world ruled by Nazis and the Freedom Fighters.

The DC Comics Co-Publisher joins the acclaimed writer for MULTIVERSITY: MASTERMEN #1

Here’s a first look at the official description via Uproxx.

“Imagine a world where the Nazis not only won World War II but went on to direct world culture for the next 60 years with the help of an orphaned, alien super-weapon known as Overman! But hope is not lost! Continue reading JIM LEE Joins THE MULVERSITY: MASTERMEN

Creating IRON FIST: THE LIVING WEAPON With KAARE ANDREWS

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel

Iron Fist is a comeback kid of 2014 and it’s only getting bigger with a Marvel Netflix television show on the horizon.

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon Volume One: Rage arrives this week collecting the first six issues.

Kaare Andrews is writing, penciling, inking and creating covers for Iron Fist: The Living Weapon.The celebrated artist is acts as an executive producer/director for Danny Rand’s solo series.

When the book just launched I Andrews what brought him back to comics after directing movies and why he took on nearly every role in producing this series. Continue reading Creating IRON FIST: THE LIVING WEAPON With KAARE ANDREWS