Chris Carter returns to executive produce the “tenth season” of The X-Files in the brand new comic book by 20th Century Fox and IDW Publishing. Joe Harris (Great Pacific) and Michael Walsh (Comeback) were revealed as the creative team on new series at Emerald City Comicon this weekend in Seattle.
In the opening story arc called Believers we catch up with Mulder and Scully living under secret identities. The X-Files: Season 10 #1 arrives June 19th.
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Oscar winner Halle Berry will reprise her role as weather manipulating mutant Storm in X-Men: Days of Future Past. This was first reported by Deadline and then confirmed by director Bryan Singer via Twitter.
The new film will unite the cast of the original trilogy with the cast of X-Men: First Class. The story is based Continue reading Halle Berry Back as Storm in X-MEN:DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
DC Comics recruited superstars Scott Snyder (Batman) and Jim Lee for a brand new Superman book for the icon’s 75th Anniversary. DC revealed the book will be called Superman Unchained and debut this June the same month as the new Man of Steel movie and a new Batman/Superman book by Greg Pak and Jae Lee.
Superman Unchained hits June 12th.
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Some of Marvel’s fan favorite creators delivered some big news and (kinda) answered some burning questions in the Marvel: Next Big Thing panel at Emerald City Comicon.
Here are some quick hits:
Captain Marvel will crossover with Avengers Assemble kicking off with a one shot called Avengers: Enemy Within #1 all by Kelly Sue DeConnick in May.
FF: What happens when Goth kids join the Future Foundation? I think that was a teaser and not a joke but the rapid-fire wit of Matt Fraction you never know! He did confirm he just wrapped a Medusa centered issue.
Hawkeye: Fraction will unleash assassins on the Avenging Archer, we’ll meet his “loser brother” and see Clint Barton on vacation.
Morbius: Joe Keatinge said Spectacular Spider-Man will guest star in issues 6 and 7.
Deadpool: Gerry Duggan said issue 7 will be a stand-alone issue and Wade an Tony Stark will cross paths.
Ultimates: Sam Humphries teased the birth of the West Coast Ultimates! The team roster introduces Ultimate versions of Wonder Man, Tigra, Vision, Black Knight and Quake.
Uncanny X-Force will have a showdown with Bishop in the subways under Los Angeles. Humphries said he’ll reveal where the time-lost, rogue X-Man has been then Fantomex times three! Then Humphries a big major villain that longtime X-Men fans will be familiar with
Indestructible Hulk: Mark Waid revealed how a one-shot with Walt Simonson turned into a major arc with the Green Goliath and Thor fighting Frost Giants. Later Waid addressed the degrees of rage you might get from when the Hulk…Hulks out!
“The Hulk you during that transformation is dependent on Banner’s mental state at the time when the transformation happens. So sometimes you get cookie monster hulk, sometimes you get a whirling cyclone of death, and you never know which one you’re gonna get…Banner. I could write Banner the rest of my life. He’s an untapped well of potential, that guy.”
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One of Marvel’s biggest bad guys got a cameo in the finale of The Avengers movie but he’s the star of a major comic book event this year. When Thanos was revealed and he gave that evil smirk the audience either exclaimed “who’s that?” or “oh —-!”
The big purple bad guy is one of the greatest villains ever created. Thanos wiped out Continue reading THANOS RISING Preview!
Got to love cosplayers! Sure you have the classic icons like Batman, Superman, Avengers and always lots of Harley Quinns! At Emerald City Comicon in Seattle this weekend I was thrilled to see a first of her kind – at least I’ve never seen a cosplayer honor Agent Abigail Brand of S.W.O.R.D.
Only fitting that the green-haired female Nick Fury of outer space appear at the Emerald City Comicon. Josh Lewis of KOMONEWS.COM captured this pic of Agent Brand with her boyfriend Beast of the X-Men. Brand was created by Joss Whedon during his run of Astonishing X-Men.
“Oh My Stars and Garters!” Indeed!
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The bad guy wins! No plotting and scheming. No long-term planning. Ultron wins! Marvel heroes lose. Fans enjoy!
Enter the Age of Ultron this week from Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch. When this 10 issue series kicks off the classic Avengers enemy has defeated Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Only a handful of survivors are left to stand against the android. Bendis and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort talked about the scope and impact on the entire universe on Marvel.com.
“Age of Ultron is about Ultron, one of our biggest villains ever, finally fulfilling his destiny, which is taking the Earth. From the very first page, Ultron has taken the Marvel Universe and everything is changed. There is a shocking amount of destruction and devastation. It started in Avengers, but it’s meant to be a Marvel Universe book. It starts everyone,” said Bendis, “This was never supposed to be my last Avengers story, it was always meant to be a Marvel Universe event.”
In past events we’ve seen the slow buildup of the enemy. The writer explains that this time – it’s very different: “What would it be like to wake up one morning and have one of the Marvel Universe’s biggest villains have just taken over? How will people react?”
“This isn’t a story where the Skrulls are invading. We cut right to the chase. We’re already past that and Ultron is already here. He’s already put his footprints on the landscape. You’re immediately thrust into the heart of crazy events and things are going a million miles an hour,” adds Brevoort.
The editor and writer confirmed this happens in continuity in the contemporary Marvel NOW! Marvel Universe.
You probably won’t need the back story but the creators say the seeds of this epic go back to the first arc of Mighty Avengers by Brian and Frank Cho, but the most direct prologue is Avengers #12.1, aka a Free Comic Book Day issue.
“Tony Stark knew the next time Ultron came back we wouldn’t be ready. This is that time,” said Bendis.
As soon as you say Ultron you immediately think of Vision, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne but the new threat from the metal madman will affect every Marvel hero.
“It’s fair to say this is an Avengers Vs. X-Men level event. That doesn’t mean we won’t be doing other things later in 2013, but it’s Brian, Bryan, Brandon, Carlos and all the ingredients needed for a big deal project,” said Brevoort.
“If you go back to the earliest Ultron stuff, he has severe daddy issues, even for a Marvel character, and they all have daddy issues. His logic is that the only thing standing in the way of the Earth being what it can be is humanity. I’m kind of obsessed with artificial intelligence in the real world and why people are scared of it. If there were a Marvel Singularity, it would be from Ultron. This is the moment technology takes over in a hostile way,” said Bendis.
“To write a story like this is incredibly scary, because Ultron coming at us with everything he has is the end of the Marvel Universe. We’re doing it,” said Bendis, “This ending is a whopper. And I’ll go ahead and say it: You can’t guess it. I’m involved in it and even I am going ‘Really?'”
“I could not be more excited for this book to hit the stands. Literally not a day has gone by over the last year where people haven’t asked me when it was coming. I know that people are looking forward to it, so to finally debut it and for it to be, I imagine, much more than people thought it was going to be, is great. It’s beautiful. It takes one of Marvel’s classic villains to a level he’s never been before, takes the heroes to a place they’ve never had to go, and ends in a way you will never guess,” said Bendis.
Age of Ultron#1 arrives this week with 2 more issues this month. For the entire liveblog here’s the link.
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Fans of The Walking Dead could feast at Emerald City Comicon this weekend in Seattle!
Danai Gurira (Michonne) and Michael Rooker (Merle Dixon) were among the celebrity guests at the eleventh annual event. Fans and these two stars got a surprise in Saturday’s Talking Dead panel when artist Charlie Adlard joined the actors on stage during the Q & A.
Thanks for photographer Josh Lewis of KOMONEWS.COM and Seattle Pulp for capturing this moment while I was in the audience cheering with the other deadheads!
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