SENTINELS of X-MEN FUTURE?

X-Men #68 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #68 courtesy Marvel

The Sentinels were as chilling and relentless as longtime X-fans expected them to be in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

Director Bryan Singer and the X-Team showed us the original Sentinels as created by Bolivar Trask (Peter Dinklage) and the adaptable versions of the future. In an unique twist from comics lore, Trask used the shapeshifting genes of Mystique in order to make the robots adapt to any prey’s powers.

 

X-Men Apocalypse is the next movie in which the immortal first mutant will appear be the villain but is Team Fox X-Men finished with the Sentinels? Continue reading SENTINELS of X-MEN FUTURE?

NIGHTWING #30 Finale And New Beginning

Nightwing #30 courtesy DC Comics
Nightwing #30 courtesy DC Comics

Don’t think of Nightwing #30 as a finale but a bold new beginning for one of the greatest heroes in comics. It is the final issue of Nightwing starring Dick Grayson but his story is far from over in a surprising relaunch and new role.

 

In the aftermath of Forever Evil, the world thinks Dick Grayson is dead. The Crime Syndicate captured, tortured and exposed Nightwing’s real identity to the world. In the Forever Evil finale Lex Luthor “killed” Dick to save the day.
Nightwing #30 gives us a brutal battle between Batman and Nightwing as Bruce test Dick and asks him to make a major sacrifice. It’s a bloody fight filled with power and raw emotions. It’s as if Bruce and Dick’s fight is ripping apart their past as the rip apart the Batcave to push the one-time sidekick finally out of the Batman legacy into his own new future. Continue reading NIGHTWING #30 Finale And New Beginning

STAR-LORD ORIGINAL SIN Preview

Guardians of the Galaxy #19 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #19 courtesy Marvel

Original Sin is not just a cosmic murder mystery. It’s busting some of Marvel’s biggest secrets wide open. The main story focuses on the hunt for who killed The Watcher and stole his eyes, secrets and alien technology.

 

Original Sin tie-in issues are revealing answers to some of the publisher’s biggest long running mysteries.

 

Marvel already teased the fate of Richard Ryder and how Star-Lord escaped the Cancerverse. Now here’s a first look at Guardians of the Galaxy #19 by artist Ed McGuinness courtesy Marvel.com. Continue reading STAR-LORD ORIGINAL SIN Preview

FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot Compared To BATMAN BEGINS

Ultimate Fantastic Four courtesy Marvel
Ultimate Fantastic Four courtesy Marvel

With the global launch of X-Men: Days of Future Past behind him there’s no rest for Simon Kinberg. The producer/writer is on the set of the Fantastic Four reboot. Movie franchises starring the Children of the Atom and Marvel’s First Family are both controlled by Fox.

 

In a new interview Kinberg tells The Daily Beast the tone of the Fantastic Four will be different:

 

“The tone of this movie will feel as unique as when you saw Iron Man, X-Men, or Batman Begins for the first time. Continue reading FANTASTIC FOUR Reboot Compared To BATMAN BEGINS

THE FLASH Mystery Role Revealed

courtesy Warner Brothers, photo by Jack Rowand
courtesy Warner Brothers, photo by Jack Rowand

John Wesley Shipp will be playing Barry Allen’s father in the upcoming series The Flash on The CW. He played the Scarlet Speedster in a short-lived CBS series in the 1990’s. Grant Gustin will play the DC Comics hero in the upcoming series.

 

“Given his history with The Flash, Andrew [Kreisberg], Geoff [Johns] and I could only think of one person we wanted to play Barry’s father and that was John Wesley Shipp,” executive producer Greg Berlanti told The Hollywood Reporter The Live Feed. “He gives a fantastic and emotional performance in the pilot, and we are looking forward to his presence in many more episodes.” Continue reading THE FLASH Mystery Role Revealed

YOUNG AVENGERS ORIGINAL SINS Preview

Original Sins #2 courtesy Marvel
Original Sins #2 courtesy Marvel

The Young Avengers return in Original Sins.

 

It’s not the entire gang back together but four of the teen super team in a limited series connected to Marvel’s big event Original Sin.

 

While Earth’s heroes search for The Watcher’s killer in the Jason Aaron/Mike Deodato book, the fallout of the Watcher’s secrets will ripple across the universe. Continue reading YOUNG AVENGERS ORIGINAL SINS Preview

Top Comics For May 28, 2014

Batman #31 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #31 courtesy DC Comics

Batman #31 Bruce Wayne’s transformation into the Dark Night, how he formed an alliance with James Gordon and how he saved Gotham City from the Riddler. It’s a critical chapter in Zero Year: Savage City by Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo.

 

Deadly Class #5 High school is hell but when you’re in an elite academy for assassins in training – every test could be your last. The “hero” is forced to face his bloody past while dodging killer classmates eager Continue reading Top Comics For May 28, 2014