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ANN NOCENTI on CATWOMAN at EMERALD CITY COMICON

Ann Nocenti is making Selina Kyle smarter and even more manipulative. The Catwoman writer was part of DC Comics all-star team of creators at Emerald City Comicon on the 75th Anniversary of the Batman’s debut in Detective Comics.

Catwoman #30 is the start of Race of Thieves as Selina enters a global contest to become the best thief on the planet. There’s no honor among thieves and Selina is outgunned against more super powered criminals.

We talked one on one with Nocenti about the next big storyline in which Selina faces the Rogues, learns from her past and figures out how to beat her criminal competition. Continue reading ANN NOCENTI on CATWOMAN at EMERALD CITY COMICON

X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST MTV Clip

Ellen Page introduced an exciting clip from X-Men: Days of Future Past at the MTV Movie Awards.

In the future mutant hunting robots attack. Kitty Pryde (Page) Colossus (Daniel Cudmore) and Iceman (Shawn Ashmore) lead brand new mutants Blink, Warpath, Bishop and Sunspot defending their embattled base from a swarm of Sentinels. Fans of Bobby Drake have to be thrilled to see Iceman at his full omega level potential. Blink is a fan favorite mutant from the Generation X era who died too soon but is alive and shows off her incredible teleporting power. Sunspot (Adan Canto) and Bishop (Omar Sy) share their solar projection and energy absorption powers on the invading Sentinels.

Watch the MTV clip again here: Continue reading X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST MTV Clip

BRUCE BANNER Is D.O.A. In HULK #1

Indestructible Hulk ended with a shocker now a new Hulk series begins in the immediate aftermath.

The Green Goliath may be indestructible but Bruce Banner is not. The days of a Hulk under control and Banner working S.H.I.E.L.D. are over.

Who shot Banner? Who wants Bruce dead? The mystery escalates in Banner D.O.A. in Hulk #1 this week. Continue reading BRUCE BANNER Is D.O.A. In HULK #1

X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Reveals 25 Moments

The mix of real and mutant history continues in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

In X-Men: First Class the emergence of mutants in the 1960’s was tied to the Cuban Missile Crisis and Cold War between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

On the The Bent Bullet (a viral marketing site for DOFP) it was implied that Magneto was behind the assassination of President F. Kennedy. It’s been reported that Magneto is on prison accused of killing JFK and Wolverine, Professor X and Quicksilver will stage a jail break.

Now Fox unveils 25Moments.com which implies how the fight for mutant rights has tied into world history Continue reading X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Reveals 25 Moments

BATMAN ETERNAL Preview With TYNION & SEELEY

Batman Eternal #1 arrived this week with a shocking look at the future of Bruce Wayne and Gotham City. Now fans will have to follow the weekly year-long series to see how Bruce ended up in the horrific scenario at the mercy of a ruthless villain who has seemingly taken Batman’s world apart bit by bit.

Scott Snyder and James Tynion revealed at Emerald City Comicon that they wrote the skeleton and ending of the story but a team of writers will weave multiple stories leading up to the big finale. The writers promised to show nearly every friend and foe in Batman’s gallery and show every corner of Gotham City. Continue reading BATMAN ETERNAL Preview With TYNION & SEELEY

X-MEN COSPLAYERS of EMERALD CITY COMICON

Emerald City Comicon photo by ComicsBlend.com

Pacific Northwest cosplayers help make Emerald City Comicon such a geek-tacular experience.

The Seattle celebration always marks a reunion with new friends you see online and in person (often in costume) at the con. As big at ECCC is growing you can still run into your favorite cosplayers, collectors and fellow fans.

I met Ryan and Lauren a few years ago at the Jet City Comic Book Show (also produced by the team behind ECCC) dressed as my favorite Marvel couple: Kitty Pryde and Colossus. Continue reading X-MEN COSPLAYERS of EMERALD CITY COMICON

TRAITORS Revealed, MARIA HILL Returns to AGENTS OF SHIELD

Fans are in shock and awe after last night’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Is one or more of Coulson’s team really a traitor?

Producers said events in Captain America: The Winter Soldier would have a game-changing impact on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

In the aftermath of last night’s shocking episode Marvel revealed some big news: Cobie Smulders will guest star as Maria Hill on the April 29th episode.

The other jaw-dropper requires….a major SPOILER WARNING! Continue reading TRAITORS Revealed, MARIA HILL Returns to AGENTS OF SHIELD

BATMAN ETERNAL #1 Review

Batman Eternal #1 begins with a shocking first page that tells you how this will all end. The thrill ride is how did Bruce get in this horrific state.

As part of the Dark Knight’s 75th Anniversary DC comics kicks off this year-long epic that will shatter the status quo of Batman and Gotham City. Batman #28 showed us major changes 6 months in the future including Selena Kyle ruling the Gotham underworld and holding Stephanie Brown hostage, Harper Row as new sidekick Bluebird, a medical crisis gripping the city and Alfred…where’s Alfred? Continue reading BATMAN ETERNAL #1 Review

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