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Happy Birthday JACK KIRBY

The King of Comics lives on forever with tributes all day on the birthday of the legendary Jack Kirby.

Kirby helped give us Captain America, Fantastic Four, X-Men, The Fourth World and a universe of heroes, villains and concepts that still fire up our imagination and dreams.

Visit Kirby4Heroes.com to see how you can donate in Kirby’s honor to The Hero Initiative, helping comic book creators in need.

Watch our Twitter feed today (here or to your right on this page) as we share artists contributions to #WakeUpAndDraw plus Kirby celebrations across the country. Continue reading Happy Birthday JACK KIRBY

ORIGINAL SIN Finale Preview

All the secrets of The Watcher’s murder will be revealed in Original Sin #8. The final chapter of Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato’s cosmic whodunit hits next week.

Who killed Uatu is the big mystery but the death unleashed a tidal wave of secrets across the Marvel Universe. Things that only The Watcher saw were recorded by the ancient alien. When Uatu’s eye exploded it suddenly downloaded memories into the minds of heroes and villains. Continue reading ORIGINAL SIN Finale Preview

JOSS WHEDON Directs JEREMY RENNER In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Jeremy Renner & Joss Whedon on the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron courtesy Marvel

Director Joss Whedon calls the shots with The Avengers.

He’s even giving Jeremy Renner advice on playing the Avenging Archer.

Marvel shared this look at Whedon and Renner on the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Continue reading JOSS WHEDON Directs JEREMY RENNER In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

JASON LATOUR On WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN After Logan’s Death

Wolverine and the X-Men #8 courtesy Marvel

How does Wolverine and the X-Men go on without the title character?

Logan lost his healing factor and he’s headed for a final battle next month in Death of Wolverine.

Series writer Jason Latour hints at how the book will continue after the demise of the headmaster, mentor, teacher and school co-founder.

“Every moment since the decision was made to kill Wolverine came down, we’ve kind of been dealing these events in one way or another. There’s an elephant in the room we really had to stop and address. Fortunately, I think that’s led to a good new direction for the book in a lot of ways. This second arc is a much slower, quieter kind of story, and in it you’ll see the seeds planted for where this book is going to be headed post-“Wolverine.” Continue reading JASON LATOUR On WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN After Logan’s Death

AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT Preview

The Avengers have jumped in the far future but their darkest hour may be in May 2015 as writer Jonathan Hickman races to the climax of his run with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

Marvel recruits an all-star art team for the oversized Avengers #35: Jim Cheung, Dustin Weaver, Nick Bradshaw and Paco Media.

Time Runs Out flashes forward eight months to a war weary Marvel Universe of tomorrow. Hickman gives us look a a bleak future of May 2015 and brings the stories from Avengers and New Avengers into a clash of heroes. Continue reading AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT Preview

TOP COMICS For AUGUST 27, 2014

Inhuman #4

Queen Medusa gets a visit from the Prince of Asgard! Is Thor in Attilan as an ally or potential enemy? The new mystery man known as Reader stalks the Queen. Artist Ryan Stegman (Superior Spider-Man, Wolverine) joins writer Charles Soule for a book you can call X-Men meets Game of Thrones with strands of alien DNA.

Low #2

An incredible futuristic world in which humanity hides in an undersea fortress to escape the radiation scorched planet. With air, time and hope running out can a police officer attempt to beat his addiction to save his family and possibly his race? Does a signal from above mean life is returning to the surface in Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini’s new Image series. Continue reading TOP COMICS For AUGUST 27, 2014

STAR-LORD, NOVA, THANOS – The Untold Story

Guardians of the Galaxy #18 courtesy Marvel

The final fate of Richard Rider!

One of Star-Lord’s biggest secrets finally revealed!

And as you can see from the cover – Thanos!

It all happens in Guardians of the Galaxy #18 out this week.

Artist Ed McGuinness will join writer Brian Michael Bendis on this Original Sin tie-in issue revealing how Peter Quill survived the Cancerverse – you could call it the “death” universe on the other side of a rift in space time.

No wonder Thanos is involved. Continue reading STAR-LORD, NOVA, THANOS – The Untold Story

WHO Is MISSY On DOCTOR WHO

Michelle Gomez as Missy in Doctor Who courtesy BBC America

Peter Capaldi is the new Doctor Who.

Steven Moffat launched Series 8 with Deep Breath a frightening tale with story hints from The Girl in the Fireplace and The Bells of St. John.

Moffat introduced his longer running storyline and big bad villain for this season leaving fans with a question:

Who is Missy? Continue reading WHO Is MISSY On DOCTOR WHO

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