Have the stars aligned for Marvel in the search for Star-Lord? Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball, Parks and Recreation) is in talks to play Peter Quill (aka Star-Lord) in the James Gunn directed Guardians of the Galaxy according to The Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.
Quill is a human Continue reading Chris Pratt in Guardians of the Galaxy?
Marvel is going big for this year’s Free Comic Book Day 2013!
Thanos. Hickman. Cheung.
Thanos is the big purple bad at the end of The Avengers movie.
Jonathan Hickman (Avengers, New Avengers) is the mastermind of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
Jim Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men, Young Avengers) is the artist (one of my personal favorites) that can fill panels with big screen action.
Marvel is teasing a cosmic clash with Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, Avengers, Inhumans, Spider-Man and more against the universe’s ultimate threat!
The entire Marvel Universe took on Continue reading INFINITY On Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day
This week Marvel unleashes a new force of female fury in Fearless Defenders starring Valkyrie and Misty Knight. More of Marvel’s finest women (including Dani Moonstar of New Mutants) will join the team as the book progresses. Writer Cullen Bunn, Editor Ellie Pyle and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort talked about the new team on Marvel.com.
“The team will come together slowly over time, but Valkyrie and Misty Knight are in the forefront. They are the co-leads. If ever there an odd couple, I can’t imagine more of one than Brunhilde and Misty. They’re fun to write individually, but they’re so much fun to write when they’re interacting with one another. They immediately set this team apart from any other super hero group out there.
“We’re introducing a new villain right off the bat from the first issue. She’s seen an opportunity because there are no shield maidens in operation right now. There’s a void. This woman starts working some very bad mojo that puts Valkyrie on the defensive immediately; it’s her fault. We’ll meet the Doom Maidens who are exceptionally bad news,” said Bunn.
“This is not a traditional team. They don’t have a headquarters. There’s a whole slew of characters who will pass in and out of the book. Valkyrie, Misty Knight and Dani Moonstar are there for the long haul. It’s different from the average Marvel group book” explained Brevoort.
Valkyrie and Misty will be joined by a new warrior designed by Phil Jimenez.
“The character on the cover to issue #3 is a new member of the group, Hippolyta, somebody we’re bringing back from the dead but with a new approach. We’re playing with what was there before and are introducing her in a different way.”
“She will be going by the hero name Warrior Woman–whether she wants to or not,” added Ellie Pyle.
Valkyrie was the lead of Fear Itself: The Fearless. Bunn co-wrote Val’s epic quest that took her on a world tour of the Marvel Universe and interacting with heroes, villains and demons of all genres. This new book will same the same versatility and variety.
All-New X-Men #7 Mystique smells fresh meat! The sinister shapeshifter targets the young mutants from the past! First target: Cyclops! What’s her endgame?
Fearless Defenders #1 Valkyrie and Misty Knight? Two unlikely heroes in a brand new series by Cullen Bunn. The Asgardian warrior woman and the bad ass private detective team up against a new threat to Marvel Now!
Green Arrow #17 Oliver Queen loses everything and becomes the target of the assassin Komodo! New creative team Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino take over send Ollie to the Seattle streets after learning a shocking secret about his father.
Star Trek #17 How did Doctor Leonard McCoy Continue reading Comic Book Picks for February 6, 2013
Judgement in the stars for the Armored Avenger! Tony Stark rockets into space in this week’s Iron Man #6. In this new arc Tony could face judgement for a cosmic crime in The Godkiller.
Kieron Gillen talked about Iron Man’s team up with Guardians of the Galaxy, Star Trek fantasies, and Tony paying for his actions in Avengers versus X-Men with Marvel.com.
“Tony Stark is in space. Issues #1-6 are why he leaves. This is the story between Tony leaving Earth and hooking up with the Guardians of the Galaxy,” Gillen explains.
Cyclops went to prison but I believe Iron Man is in part to blame for the destruction caused by the Phoenix Five. It was Tony’s invention that deflected the Phoenix from Hope and into Scott, Emma, Colossus, Magik and Namor.
“What Tony did to the Phoenix during AvX catches up with him,” Gillen explains, “Tony is having a crisis of his beliefs. Fans know it’s because of AvX. Newcomers may be lost. We catch up here.”
Space adventures are a big part of the Marvel Now with a brand new Guardians of the Galaxy series and movie on the way. The ultimate futurist will be part of the new space age.
“Tony is living his James T. Kirk fantasies. That’s how I put it, that’s how he puts it. He thinks he’s in a space opera, then it all turns badly,” Gillen teases, “Not only does Tony try to live out his Kirk and Han Solo fantasies, he’s keenly aware he is doing so. He wants to make out with a green lady. There’s a lot of space bar flirting in issue #6. Maybe he gets his Kirk moment, maybe it goes awesomely wrong.”
The Armored Avenger may meet the Guardians but don’t expect his fellow Mightiest Heroes around.
“You know how the Hawkeye book is about Hawkeye when he’s not in the Avengers? Iron Man is about Iron Man when he’s not with the Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s a question of what space means in the Marvel Universe. Brian Bendis and I are on the same page.”
A Super Bowl packed with movie trailers inspired this list of my most anticipated genre movies in 2013:
#10 Sin City: A Dame To Kill For Robert Rodriguez and Frank Miller take us back to the notorious haven of crime, corruption and women with dangerous curves! Eva Green as Ava, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Josh Brolin join the hard-core citzens of Basin City! October 29.
#9 Oblivion Tom Cruise is a repairman of the future who finds a clan of humans (led by Morgan Freeman) on what’s supposed to be a scorched Earth! This new film from director Joseph Kosinski looks action packed and thought-provoking. April 19.
#8 Kick-Ass 2 Sadistic, satirical and twisted! More “real” superheroics from the mind of Mark Millar. Jim Carrey as Colonel Stars and Stripes is among the new citizen heroes that follows Kick-Ass’s crusade but the Red Mist is plotting vengeance against the vigilantes! June 28.
#7 World War Z I absolutely love the book by Max Brooks. I already know the film is very different from the novel. It really should have been a cable series like the Band of Brothers of zombies. I choose to believe in the Pitt…Brad Pitt! June 21.
#6 Pacific Rim Guillerno del Toro. Giant Robots. Giant Monsters. They had me with del Toro and giant anything! July 12.
Continue reading My Most Anticipated 2013 Movies
Superman and Wonder Woman on a date in civilian clothes! Catwoman and Batman mixing crime and passion! Nightwing and Batgirl potentially hooking up…with other lovers? DC Comics’ hottest gay couple split on the most romantic holiday?
Fan favorite writers like Ann Nocenti, Andy Diggle and Kyle Higgins spin tales of love and intrigue in a big comic book perfect for the comic book lover this Valentine’s Day.
Young Romance: A New 52 Valentine’s Day Special #1 is out tomorrow. The big question: how does these six love stories fit into continuity or is this just a romantic diversion?
What super couple do you want to see hook up in the New 52?
By Editor
Tony Stark may be the man who fell to Earth in the latest trailer for Iron Man 3 but in the comic books the Armored Avenger is going into outer space!
Godkiller kicks off this week in Iron Man #6! Tony Stark invented a weapon to contain the Phoenix Force in Avengers vs. X-Men. We know how that turned out! Will Tony pay the ultimate price for this cosmic crime?
Marvel shared an ominous preview of next month’s Iron Man #7 by Kieron Gillen and Greg Land. To some aliens the Phoenix is a harbinger of death and rebirth while others worship the entity.
The Shi’ar Empire has been connected to the Phoenix and the X-Men Continue reading IRON MAN On Trial!