Cobie Smulders on Agents of SHIELD, Captain America & Avengers 2

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.courtesy ABC/Justin Lubin. An EW exclusive
MARVEL’S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.courtesy ABC/Justin Lubin. An EW exclusive

Cobie Smulders plays superspy Maria Hill but she’s authorized to drop hints about Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

 

Joss Whedon revealed Smulders will appear in the first episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but is committed to the final season of How I Met Your Mother so she will not be a regular. Continue reading Cobie Smulders on Agents of SHIELD, Captain America & Avengers 2

Angela In Marvel Universe! Who’s Next?

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel

Today it’s Guardians of the Galaxy but which Marvel icons should fight against or with ANGELA now that she’s in the Marvel Universe next?

 

The warrior angel from the Spawn mythos was transported into the Marvel Universe after the reality rippeding finale of Age of Ultron #10.

 

Angela’s story continues in Guardians of the Galaxy #5 this week by Neil Gaiman and Brian Michael Bendis. Joe Quesada redesigned the iconic character for her Marvel debut. After Angela’s adventure with the Guardians of the Galaxy who will encounter her next?

 

Here are 4 Marvel heroes who should be on the top of Angela’s Marvel dance card: Continue reading Angela In Marvel Universe! Who’s Next?

Chris Burnham on BATMAN, INC Finale and Special

Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics

Grant Morrison’s epic Batman run ends with Batman, Incorporated #13 out this week. It will mark a final showdown between Bruce Wayne and Talia Al Ghul after the murder of their son, Damian. The writer has said some fans will hate the ending but what about the partner in crime?

 

Series artist Chris Burnham recalls his favorite visual moments of the series:

 

“One good one that’s leaping to mind is the page in #6 where the Heretic is in the stairway with a giant boulder tied to the nooses around all those hobos’ necks. Figuring out the camera angles to effectively communicate the complicated setup and payoff was really tricky, but I think I pulled it off,” Continue reading Chris Burnham on BATMAN, INC Finale and Special

X-MEN:Days of Future Past TRASK Revealed

Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Task in X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy TraskIndustries.com
Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Task in X-Men: Days of Future Past courtesy TraskIndustries.com

The X-Men Enemy Revealed!

 

Here’s a first look at Peter Dinklage as Bolivar Trask, the scientist behind the Sentinels who will threaten the mutant race in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

 

Along with the Trask Industries, Your Future commercial (aka viral video) is a new corporate website for the company responsible for the “mutant detection device” and the giant mutant hunting robots in the upcoming sequel. Continue reading X-MEN:Days of Future Past TRASK Revealed

X-MEN Trask Industries Viral Video

Uncanny X-Men #141 courtesy Marvel.com

2014 will be open season on mutants!

X-Men of past and future will join forces in a new film based on a classic comic book story. The mutants will the face the Sentinels in X-Men: Days of Future Past next year.

 

A new viral video hit the web called Trask Industries: Your Future showcasing the company’s commitment to the human race. Bolivar Trask is the creator of the mutant hunting robots called the Sentinels.

 

Keep watching the clever company promotional video to see how the classic enemies will look in the Bryan Singer directed sequel.

 

If Trask Industries has its way there will not be any mutants in the future. Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) is playing Trask. Continue reading X-MEN Trask Industries Viral Video

X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1 Preview

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

Marvel shared a first look inside X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1. Past, present and future mutants will clash in this 50th Anniversary event by an all-star team.

 

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 home.

 

If you read Age of Ultron, you know how twisting time has affected the Marvel Universe. What will the past and future X-Men do to the already damaged timeline? Continue reading X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM #1 Preview

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013

Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics

What a week! Milestone issues! Creators at the the top of their game on exciting new projects or reaching major finales! It was extremely hard to pick this week but….here we go:

 

Batman, Incorporated #13 Bruce vs. Talia – one final battle! Will Batman’s obsession with revenge for Damian’s murder make him kill the woman he once loved? Grant Morrison’s Batman finale is sure to be controversial, game-changing and gripping!

 

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7 All of the Time Lord’s companions are kidnapped. The Seventh Doctor makes a strange house call in a Scottish castle and all 11 Doctors appear in this latest chapter celebrating the Time Lord’s 50th Anniversary. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013