Inside X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1

X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 courtesy Marvel
X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 courtesy Marvel

The battle begins this Wednesday!  For the X-Men’s 50th Anniversary Marvel is using a tried and true formula to celebrate the mutants. X-Men history is packed with time travel tales but X-Men: Battle of the Atom appears to be an epic in the making with daring new twists on concept.

 

When Brian Michael Bendis launched All-New X-Men, Beast brought Professor Xavier’s original five students into the present in order to stop Scott’s mutant revolution. Now X-Men from the future arrive in the present on a mission to force the past X-Men to go back.

 

 

Here’s a look inside X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1 by Bendis and Frank Cho. As you’ll see it’s not just X-Men from past, present and future but Sentinels from various eras are fighting the Children of the Atom: Continue reading Inside X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1

Big Secret of TRINITY WAR

 

Trinity War courtesy DC Comics
Trinity War courtesy DC Comics

Forever Evil #1 arrives this week after a shocking revelation in Justice League #23. DC’s greatest heroes have been at war with each other and we thought the Secret Society was behind the conflict but now we know the real truth and the secret of Pandora’s Box!

 

But before we continue here’s a

 

SPOILER WARNING: Continue reading Big Secret of TRINITY WAR

Spider-Man 2099 Returns

SpiderMan 2099 Get ready for a blast from the future past! Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O’Hara) enters the Marvel Now in Superior Spider-Man #17 this Wednesday.

 

In the 1990’s Marvel launched an entire line of comics starring reimagined heroes (Ghost Rider, X-Men, Doom, Punisher) set in the future.

 

Spider-Man 2099 was created by Peter David and Rick Leonardi. Miguel was a brilliant scientist attempting to recreate the powers of the original Spidey in others. An accident caused O’Hara’s DNA to be rewritten with spider genetic code. This reimagined hero of Marvel’s future was the first Latino Spider-Man. Continue reading Spider-Man 2099 Returns

VILLAINS MONTH Begins

Batman #23.1 The Joker courtesy DC Comics
Batman #23.1 The Joker courtesy DC Comics

The inmates aren’t just running the asylum…they’re ruling the DC Universe!

 

In the aftermath of Trinity War – the Justice League is dead and the rogues are taking advantage!

 

DC Comics celebrates the second anniversary of The New 52 with Villains Month.

 

Classic and new foes steal the spotlight and take over each of the “hero” books with stand-alone origin stories:

 

The first week of Villains Month kicks off with: Continue reading VILLAINS MONTH Begins

Future X-MEN of BATTLE OF THE ATOM

xmen battle of the atom art adamsX-Men: Battle of the Atom kicks off this week by Brian Michael Bendis and Frank Cho then runs through the core titles (All-New X-Men, Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine and the X-Men and Brian Wood’s X-Men) then wraps in a final bookend by Jason Aaron and a “mystery artist.”

 

X-Men from the future including Kate Bishop, Deadpool, Lady Xorn, Ice Beast and more all designed by the legendary Arthur Adams arrive in the present. This Future Team’s mission is a direct response to the Beast bringing the original X-Men from the past in the present. These future X-Men will target the teens (now at the Jean Grey and Charles Xavier Schools) and the objective is to send them back by any means necessary.

 

“The story itself hinges on the All-New X-Men and whether or not they need to be sent back to their home time,” X-Men Senior Editor Nick Lowe tells Marvel.com. “This causes the X-Men of the past, present and future to pick sides.” Continue reading Future X-MEN of BATTLE OF THE ATOM

Brian Wood X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM Preview

X-Men #5 by Art Adams courtesy Marvel
X-Men #5 by Art Adams courtesy Marvel

The all-female X-Men team survived their first mission against a new alien threat now the book becomes part of the big 50th Anniversary crossover epic.

 

X-Men #5, #6 are key chapters in X-Men: Battle of the Atom. Brian Wood tells Marvel.com. how about working with two other writers on the 10-part story:

 

“To me, the best part about all of this is working with Jason (Aaron) and Brian (Michael Bendis), something I’ve not really done before.  The characters, Continue reading Brian Wood X-MEN BATTLE OF THE ATOM Preview

Bradley Cooper Is Rocket Raccoon in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Guardians of the Galaxy #3 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #3 courtesy Marvel

 

Marvel makes it official: Bradley Cooper is a real animal!

 

Academy Award nominated actor and “The World’s Sexiest Man Alive” (according to People magazine once upon a time) Bradley Cooper will be the voice of Rocket Raccoon in Marvel’s  big screen version of Guardians of the Galaxy.

 

Cooper joins Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Dave Bautista as Drax and Zoe Saldana as Gamora in the movie based on the Marvel comic book. The final team member to be cast is Groot – a tree-like alien. There have been rumors Vin Diesel will voice Groot but no confirmation yet. Continue reading Bradley Cooper Is Rocket Raccoon in GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY