MAN OF STEEL Sequel Dreams

Man of Steel courtesy Warner Brothers photo by Clay Enos
Man of Steel courtesy Warner Brothers photo by Clay Enos

  Man of Steel will have a sequel. Zach Snyder and David Goyer pulled off the challenge of reinventing Superman. With the guidance of Christopher Nolan and influence of The Dark Knight TrilogyMan of Steel was a more realistic, darker take on the iconic good guy.

 

Now let’s have a little more fun in Man of Steel 2! Here are 2 essential elements for the Super sequel: Continue reading MAN OF STEEL Sequel Dreams

QUANTUM AND WOODY Preview!

Quantum & Woody #2 courtesy Valiant
Quantum & Woody #2 courtesy Valiant

Bringing the comedy back to comics!

James Asmus (Thief of Thieves, Gambit) and artist Tom Fowler (Venom, Hulk: Season One) are bringing back Quantum and Woody this Summer! Valiant shared a look at the second issue starring “the world’s worst superhero team.”

“Eric and Woody Henderson have accidentally blown up their father’s life’s work – and themselves along with it! Now, as their bizarre new superpowers begin to manifest, will they be able to outmaneuver the squad of trigger-happy cops that think Eric and Woody are to blame for their dad’s murder? Plus! The mysterious cabal targeting our heroes only gets creepier. Seriously, it’s like an iceberg of creepy. Only 10 percent is showing! And Quantum and Woody are about to crash right the %$!@ into it!” Continue reading QUANTUM AND WOODY Preview!

UNCANNY X-FORCE: Psylocke’s Lost Time Revealed!

Psylocke in her new Uncanny X-Force uniform courtesy Marvel
Psylocke in her new Uncanny X-Force uniform courtesy Marvel

Psylocke has never been better.

Stronger. More resourceful. More powerful. More passionate and tragic.

Ok – she’s angry too but Elizabeth has never been written better than in recent years. I loved how Rick Remender wrote Betsy’s epic romance with Archangel during his Uncanny X-Force run and now Sam Humphries is taking the tragic, twisted romance of Betsy and Fantomex into new directions while revealing some “lost moments” between the lovers.

“Yes, we saw a change in Betsy emotionally between the end of Rick Remender’s volume of “Uncanny X-Force” and my new volume. Those changes are definitely connected to what happened between Betsy Continue reading UNCANNY X-FORCE: Psylocke’s Lost Time Revealed!

MAN OF STEEL That Could Have Been JAMES BOND

Man of Steel courtesy Warner Brothers photo by Clay Enos
Man of Steel courtesy Warner Brothers photo by Clay Enos

Henry Cavill is soaring as Superman in Man of Steel and will fly again in sequels and a possible Justice League movie.

 

Imagine Cavill as James Bond or Edward Cullen?

 

Cavill’s road to Superman includes a list of roles in other huge film franchises that he lost. The star reveals to ABC News he lost out on playing James Bond in Casino Royale to Daniel Craig. He lost Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire and Edward Cullen in The Twilight Saga to Robert Pattinson. Craig has starred in 3 James Bond films and is contracted for 2 more.

 

“Daniel Craig was absolutely Continue reading MAN OF STEEL That Could Have Been JAMES BOND

A Very Special Top 5 Comic Book Picks

 

The Wake #2 courtesy DC Comics
The Wake #2 courtesy DC Comics

This week is packed with incredible super hero books from DC and Marvel so I’d like to make this week’s Top 5 picks a salute to other books that might be under your radar!

 

Fatale #15 A new arc begins in this crime noir horror monster of a book by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Josephine has been haunted by her powers and supernatural forces throughout the decades. The new arc is set in the modern day but old enemies are back to stalk Fatale!

 

Hawkeye #11 Wait, you say – Hawkeye is an Avenger – this can’t count. This is Matt Fraction’s incredible book about Clint Barton when he’s not Continue reading A Very Special Top 5 Comic Book Picks

JUSTICE LEAGE OF AMERICA Funeral!

Justice League of America #5 courtesy DC Comics
Justice League of America #5 courtesy DC Comics

Funeral for a fallen teammate! After last issue’s shocking murder – can the “world’s most dangerous team” recover in time to stop the Secret Society’s ruthless agenda?

This week in Justice League of America #5 there’s a huge revelation about Stargirl that will have one JLA member out for blood! Series Artist David Finch told us earlier this year that something big will happen to change the youngest member of the team. What happens to fan-favorite Stargirl?

What I’m most excited about?

Payback time!!!

Continue reading JUSTICE LEAGE OF AMERICA Funeral!

RED LANTERNS New Blood!

Red Lanterns #21 courtesy DC Comics
Red Lanterns #21 courtesy DC Comics

Nobody in the Universe is safe as the Red Lanterns go recruiting! Guy Gardner joins the wild bunch! Charles Soule and Alessandro Vitti take on the rogues of the GL group with Red Lanterns #21. Expect a new direction and Soule compares his cast to a a group of infamous television bad boys:

Red Lanterns #21 courtesy DC Comics
Red Lanterns #21 courtesy DC Comics

“The way I want to write the series is to give it a tone Continue reading RED LANTERNS New Blood!

X-O Manowar! PLANET DEATH Finale!

X-O Manowar #14 courtesy Valiant
X-O Manowar #14 courtesy Valiant

X-O Manowar came…conquered…and killed! Aric is no hero but’s he’s no villain either.  The warrior has turned an alien empire’s weapon against them in a violent campaign of revenge.

This week watch for the finale of the Planet Death arc in X-O Manowar #14 from Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)! Continue reading X-O Manowar! PLANET DEATH Finale!