COMICS BLEND

Comic Book Picks for August 7, 2013

All-New X-Men #15 Young Cyclops may be losing the love of his life to his best friend. Jean Grey turns her affection to another beast of a man.

Detective Comics #23 When Batman falls who will face the Wrath? Alfred proves he’s not ordinary butler when he steps up to take on the Anti-Batman.

Fatale #16 Josephine’s enemy gets a step closer in this new chapter set in Grunge Rock era Seattle. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips horror/crime noir epic of an immortal woman on the run reveals her connection to rock bands and a serial killer in the 1990’s Pacific Northwest. Continue reading Comic Book Picks for August 7, 2013

Superman’s Greatest Secret?

Superman returns to the big screen again in 2015 opposite Batman. Greg Pak is writing a young Clark Kent and Bruce Wayne in Batman/Superman and takes over Action Comics starring a modern Superman this Fall. Pak is teasing his first arc on the iconic title:

“We’re not quite ready to reveal plot specifics just yet. But we’re going to learn about Superman’s greatest secret. We’ll explore his challenging relationship with a key supporting cast member. And as always, we’re going to delve deep into the ongoing struggle of a young hero Continue reading Superman’s Greatest Secret?

DEADPOOL Writer Previews NOVA

Gerry Duggan will go from writing Marvel’s most violent bad guy to its freshest face. Duggan co-writes Deadpool with Brian Posehn but aims for the stars when he takes over Nova. Duggan’s first issue will be Nova #100 to commemorate 100 total issues over all the volumes of Nova books.

Sam Alexander has met the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Watcher and the Chitauri. What will Duggan throw as the teen?

“First issue and first arc, you’re going to see some big adventure in space and then a little bit of a mystery. We won’t be rebooting the Nova Corps, but Sam will be learning about the Corps through old Nova helmets that he’ll be recovering. Continue reading DEADPOOL Writer Previews NOVA

UNITY is Valiant’s Super Team Book

Valiant will launch it first super team book.

UNITY is a new monthly series by Matt Kindt, Doug Braithwaite and Brian Reber.
This is the big payoff after last week’s teasers: “To kill a king…he has created an army.”

Harbinger lead villain Toyo Harada will unite the most lethal team the Valiant Universe has ever known to kill X-O Manowar!

Livewire, Ninjak and the Eternal Warrior join Harada’s mission. As you can see by this roster UNITY will not be a “feel-good” buddy team. Continue reading UNITY is Valiant’s Super Team Book

KICK-ASS Star on Quicksilver in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Aaron Taylor-Johnson is in talks to play Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron. The mutant criminal (and son of Magneto) turned Avenging hero is one of the most divisive characters in Marvel Comics.

While promoting Kick-Ass 2 the star was asked about the appeal of Quicksilver.

Taylor-Johnson points out his that he was still in talks but according to the story with Total Film, he has clearly been doing his research: Continue reading KICK-ASS Star on Quicksilver in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Preview

Cobie Smulders & Clark Gregg in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy Marvel — Cobie Smulders & Clark Gregg in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy Marvel

Joss Whedon and the cast and creative team of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. answered fan questions and previewed the upcoming series in a special Marvel liveblog. The new series will be set in The Avengers universe following the Iron Man 3. Clark Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulson in the series. Cobie Smulders returns as Agent Maria Hill in the pilot.

“Every week, it’s not going to be some new hero. It could be a device, or a mystery, or anything. They want to switch it up and deal with every aspect–the heartfelt stuff, the spy stuff, everything,” said Whedon. Continue reading AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Preview

Next DOCTOR WHO Revealed

The BBC revealed the 12th Doctor Who:

Peter Capaldi was unveiled in a live worldwide special on the BBC.

The actor has been a lifelong fan. Capaldi confessed he was working in Prague and missed “the call” that he’d got the job. Capaldi was seen in the David Tennant episode The Fires of Pompeii episode. The special revealed Capaldi wrote a fan letter when he was 15.

Ironically Capaldi is playing a W.H.O. Doctor in World War Z in theaters now. Continue reading Next DOCTOR WHO Revealed

Thanos Attacks in NEW AVENGERS Preview

The Illuminati stay on Earth when the Avengers blast into space to head off The Builders. While Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are away Thanos and his Black Order attack.

Doctor Strange and the secret cabal of heroes become the targets of Thanos’ new alien enforcers in this first look at New Avengers #9 by Jonathan Hickman and Mike Deodato courtesy Marvel.

“[Thanos is] searching for something on Earth and is now dispatching the Black Order to locate what he’s interested in,” says Editor Tom Brevoort, “As we see in these pages, [the Illuminati] were the last people to have the Infinity stones, so that is clearly of interest to Thanos, whether or not it’s what he’s ultimately after.” Continue reading Thanos Attacks in NEW AVENGERS Preview

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