HULK Goes to Asgard!

Indestructible Hulk #6 courtesy Marvel
Indestructible Hulk #6 courtesy Marvel

Your comic book store may be shaking this week! Two titanic talents team up for a clash of titans in Asgard! Legendary Thor writer/artist Walter Simonson joins Mark Waid in this week’s Indestructible Hulk #6 guest starring Thor.

In Marvel’s The Avengers Hulk famously sneaked in a sucker punch on the Odinson. Expect a rematch between the Green Goliath and God of Thunder in this upcoming Indestructible Hulk arc.

Mark Waid told Marvel.com how the first arc leads into the second and Banner’s mission:

“Bruce Banner learned a lot about his new crew of assistants; as he points out, their common denominator is that they all have a big secret in their lives—a “hidden self,” if you will –and the secret one of them is harboring is what makes the mission to Jotunheim, land of the Frost Giants, a priority for Bruce.

Indestructible Hulk #6 courtesy Marvel
Indestructible Hulk #6 courtesy Marvel

On the face of it, Banner claims that he’s taking his crew to Jotunheim in search of a specific element that exists only at Frost Giant temperatures. But Bruce has a hidden Continue reading HULK Goes to Asgard!

Superman versus Jimmy Olsen!

Action Comics #19 courtesy DC Comics
Action Comics #19 courtesy DC Comics

What you assume…Clark Kent loves Lois Lane. Lois loves Superman. Clark and Jimmy Olsen are best friends…is very different in The New 52.

Action Comics #19 is out this week with a new creative team. (Writer Andy Diggle and artist Tony Daniel have already announced their departures from the book.) DC Comics shared a first look inside the new beginning for the Man of Steel and exploring the status quo of Clark’s complicated relationships.

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THANOS RISING “There Are No Good Guys”

Thanos Rising #1 courtesy Marvel
Thanos Rising #1 courtesy Marvel

That evil smirk!

Thanos was the big purple bad revealed during the first ending of Marvel’s The Avengers that made some in the audience go “huh?” or “OH —-!!!”

Thanos was behind Loki’s alien army in the movie but in the comic books this super villain once wiped out half the universe.

The cosmic comeback of Thanos continues in a brand new limited series Thanos Rising out this week! Who would be willing to go into the mind of Marvel’s biggest killers? Writer Jason Aaron (Wolverine and the X-Men, Ghost Rider, Venom, Scalped) teams up with artist Simone Bianchi to reveal the origins of Thanos.  Aaron talks with Marvel.com about why he wants to delve into the origin of the death worshipping God of Titan.

“The chance to do as dark Continue reading THANOS RISING “There Are No Good Guys”

Avengers vs Thanos in INFINITY

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Jonathan Hickman assembled a bigger roster of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Now the universe’s most powerful villain is gunning for them!

Infinity will be a six-part event by Hickman with artists Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena and Dustin Weaver according to USA Today.

“The universe’s greatest serial killer is cut loose to do bad things to our most precious world,” said Hickman.

Hickman has been planning for this cosmic clash in his Avengers and New Avengers series. I was excited to learn Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will get backup from the Inhumans.

“They’re not like a team of superheroes. They’re a demographic — being an Inhuman is like being Cuban, like being Irish,” Avengers Editor Tom Brevoort says. “Within that strata, there are good guys and bad guys and bystanders and guys who just want to do their job and go home and drink an Inhuman Löwenbräu and kick back.”

Earlier this year Marvel teased Infinity for this year’s Free Comic Book Day issue

The entire Marvel Universe took on Continue reading Avengers vs Thanos in INFINITY

David Tennant, Billie Piper Return for Doctor Who Anniversary

David Tennant as The Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose in Doctor Who Series Two courtesy BBC One
David Tennant as The Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose in Doctor Who Series Two courtesy BBC One

David Tennant and Billie Piper join an all-star cast celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who. Tennant played the Tenth Doctor. Billie Piper played Rose Tyler, who was first companion to the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and then Tennant.

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AVENGERS AI

Avengers AI courtesy Marvel
Avengers AI courtesy Marvel

The chaos and carnage unleashed by the Avengers greatest enemy will lead to new beginnings for some fan favorite characters. Marvel reveals the first series to spin out of the Age of Ultron event! Avengers AI by writer Sam Humphries and artists Andre Lima Araujo launches in July according to USA Today.

The team includes Vision, Victor Mancha of Runaways, Hank Pym, a new character named Alexis, a Doombot and Monica Chang. Vision is the “son” of Ultron. Pym is the insane android’s creator. This is a 616 Universe version Continue reading AVENGERS AI

UNCANNY X-MEN Previews Magik Mystery!

Uncanny X-Men #5 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #5 courtesy Marvel

The mystery of Magik!

The mutant once called “little snowflake” has become a she-devil that’s made life hell for her fellow mutants and older brother, Colossus.

Uncanny X-Men #5 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #5 courtesy Marvel

During Avengers vs. X-Men – Illyana, Emma Frost, Cyclops, Colossus and Namor were possessed by the Phoenix Force. All of the hosts and Magneto have paid a heavy price and their mutant powers have been twisted and weakened. Only Illyana survived unscathed. Magik is even more powerful. Why?

The dark shadowy Continue reading UNCANNY X-MEN Previews Magik Mystery!