WEAPON X ResurrXion Team Revealed

Weapon X teaser courtesy Marvel
Weapon X teaser courtesy Marvel

Wolverine and Sabretooth on the same side?

Weapon X is back. The new book is not what you think. It’s forcing deadly rivals to form an alliance against a new threat to mutants.

Marvel revealed the cast and creative team behind the new Weapon X series as part of the ResurrXion initiative.

The Weapon X program is back with a new mission and leader.

Old Man Logan and Sabretooth will recruit a new counter strike team including Lady Deathstrike, Domino and Warpath to stop them.

Greg Pak and Greg Land will reunite for their first X-book since X-Men: Phoenix: Endsong more than a decade ago.

Veteran X-writer Pak explains what brings the heroes, anti-heroes and villains together. Continue reading WEAPON X ResurrXion Team Revealed

ICEMAN Creative Team Revealed

All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel

Iceman gets his own comic book as part of the X-Men ResurrXion revamp in 2017.

Marvel revealed the creative team via Nerdist for Bobby Drake’s first solo ongoing series.

Writer Sina Grace and artist Alessandro Vitti and cover artist Kevin Wada will craft the new adventures of adult Iceman in the upcoming series.

Bobby’s younger self (along with the original Xavier students) was brought into the present. Young Bobby came out of the closet during the Brian Michael Bendis X-Men run. Older Drake took a little while longer to leave a lifetime in the closet for a new beginning. Continue reading ICEMAN Creative Team Revealed

VALIANT CATS COSPLAY COVERS Signing Seattle

Faith 6 courtesy Valiant Entertaiment
Faith 6 courtesy Valiant Entertaiment

Cosplay is not just for humans anymore. Whole families dress up as their favorite heroes and villains at comicons. Now cool cats are getting in on the act and stealing the spotlight in a month of covers.

Valiant Comics is the home of Faith, Bloodshoot, X-O Manowar, the Harbinger Renegades and more. This December the claws are out as the publisher marks new territory when it comes to comic book covers. Valiant’s biggest titles will have a special bonus cover featuring costumed kitties as their ultimate heroes.

Comics Dungeon in Seattle will host the December release of this all-new line of shelf covers with a live, in-person signing featuring stars (and real felines) Fawkes and Nak, with Freyu – creator of the Cat Cosplay of the Feline Variety blog on Saturday, December 17th. Continue reading VALIANT CATS COSPLAY COVERS Signing Seattle

X-MEN GOLD And BLUE New Leaders & Changes

X-Men: Gold courtesy Marvel
X-Men: Gold courtesy Marvel

The X-Men evolve in 2017 with big changes. Marvel announced the team lineups and creators behind X-Men: Gold and X-Men: Blue.

After a year of fighing for survival against an extinction-level threat and the Inhumans, Xavier’s students are back to being super heroes for everyone.

Marvel revealed more information about the next stage for the Children of the Atom including new team leaders, returning X-Men, a classic character with a new code-name and old school villains.

Let’s go for the Gold first:

X-Men: Gold by writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Ardian Syaf welcomes Kitty Pryde back to Earth and to the mutants after her time in space with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Kitty will become team leader with Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Old Man Logan and Rachel Grey. Continue reading X-MEN GOLD And BLUE New Leaders & Changes

GHOST RIDER, SAVAGE & More New Comics Picks November 30, 2016

All-New Ghost Rider #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New Ghost Rider #1 courtesy Marvel

Ghost Rider’s wild ride of a comeback continues.

Still reeling from last week’s Death of X finale? The action doesn’t let up as Inhumans vs. X-Men begins this week.

Here’s our top new comics picks of the week:

Ghost Rider #1

The Spirit of Vengeance is on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and now Robbie Reyes is back in this new ongoing book. Science fiction and supernatural collide when an alien object crashes in California. Ghost Rider is on a collision course with scientists including Amadeus Cho aka Totally Awesome Hulk.

IvX #0

The future of Inhumans means the death of mutants. In a fight for a genetic survival both races have plans in motion. What has Beast discovered that changes everything? This is the book that sets the stage for war between Inhumans and X-Men by Charles Soule and Kenneth Rocafort. Continue reading GHOST RIDER, SAVAGE & More New Comics Picks November 30, 2016

Be A Hero This GIVING TUESDAY

Red Lightning courtesy Make-A-Wish and Hero Creative
Red Lightning courtesy Make-A-Wish and Hero Creative

On this Giving Tuesday, it’s a day when you can share the holiday spirit with a donation to a charity.

Here’s our favorite non-profit that makes wishes come true for heroic kids fighting illnesses: Make-A-Wish.

The power of wish fulfillment gives sick kids an escape and helps with their recovery. You have the power to help grant wishes and you don’t need alien rings, lamps or mental powers. Continue reading Be A Hero This GIVING TUESDAY

X-MEN GOLD, BLUE And Creative Teams Revealed

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

X-Men: Gold & Blue, all new in 2017 as part of the ResurrXion.

Marvel revealed the team rosters and creative teams via IGN for the two flagship titles coming in April 2017.

X-Men: Gold by writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Ardian Syaf starring Storm, Colossus, Nightcrawler, Old Man Logan, Rachel Grey and Kitty Pryde named as team leader. Pryde will be leaving the Guardians of the Galaxy to come home to lead her fellow mutants. It appears Storm is returning to her classic look from the Chris Claremont/Dave Cockrum/John Byrne era. Guggenheim told IGN the team will face off with a new version of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants in the first arc. Continue reading X-MEN GOLD, BLUE And Creative Teams Revealed