COMICS BLEND

BATMAN Betrayed On SUICIDE SQUAD Mission

The Dark Knight’s own Suicide Squad mission goes bust as an ally betrays him.

Amanda Waller knows how to her keep Squad team members in line: Betray Waller, get blown up.

A member of Batman’s Squad goes rogue with what looks like deadly results and sets the stage for a major showdown as I Am Suicide delivers a shocking twist.

Why did this Bat-ally betray him?

Is is all part of writer Tom King’s endgame?

Bane broke the Bat before. Is the Dark Knight about to get broken again…or will he suffer an even worse fate at the hands of the monstrous madman? Continue reading BATMAN Betrayed On SUICIDE SQUAD Mission

X-MEN Annual Reveals ResurrXion Origin?

ResurrXion is the big X-Men even in 2017 following Inhumans vs. X-Men.

But is the seed of ResurrXion and savior of a doomed mutant race found in this week’s Uncanny X-Men Annual #1?

Over the years, Annuals seem like bonus issues that may be good reads but not critical to an ongoing or future storyline.

You may want to run back to your comic book shop if you skipped this issue thinking “it’s just an annual.”

Writer Cullen Bunn re-teams with artist Ken Lashley for a story that resolves a big event from the current Uncanny X-Men run and may be even bigger for next year’s entire X-line. Continue reading X-MEN Annual Reveals ResurrXion Origin?

THANOS Shocker

Thanos…as you’re never seen him before?

Some of Marvel’s biggest bad guys are not the forces of ultimate evil they used to be.

Doctor Doom is trying to follow Tony Stark’s legacy in Infamous Iron Man.

Now the Mad God of Titan is under siege but not in the way you might expect.

Thanos #1 arrived with a thunderous crash like the Mad God’s boots landing on a doomed planet. Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men, Old Man Logan) and Mike Deodato team up for a big new chapter in the life of the cosmic menace.

Picking up after the villain’s escape from Earth after Civil War II, the first issue saw the return of other alien characters, a look at an infamous sector of space and set up a shocking new status quo for the classic villain. Continue reading THANOS Shocker

LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY 2016

Zanadu Comics logo for their 40th Anniversary

They’ve always been there providing a refuge where you can escape the world and find kindred minds.

Before nerd became mainstream, before geek became global – local comic book shops have long been the source where to find new and classic adventures of iconic super heroes and discover new characters to cheer, cry and scream with and at.

Before movies came comics. Many of the writers and artists who inspired today’s biggest box-office hits were inspired in the racks at small stores. Now fans can share in the source of power that fuels our favorite movies and shows.

Saturday, November 19th is the second Local Comic Shop Day across America. This event celebrates independent comic book specialty stores and their role as the foundation of medium. Continue reading LOCAL COMIC SHOP DAY 2016

DEATH OF X Surprise X-MEN Comeback

Who is that?!

Even this lifelong X-Fan was scratching my head with this week’s Death of X #3 as a minor character the past is recruited by Cyclops for a big league return and will play a huge role in the upcoming war between the X-Men and Inhumans.

Death of X is revealing the origin of the IvX conflict, the fate of Cyclops and Emma Frost and more of what happened in the eight months following the Secret Wars finale and All-New, All-Different Marvel Now Extraordinary X-Men launch.

The four-part series by Charles Soule, Jeff Lemire and Aaron Kuder already featured the return of several missing in action mutants and the death of a fan-favorite. Along with Cyclops and Emma Frost we have witnessed the return of mutants from multiple eras including Wolfsbane, Warpath, Goldballs and the Stepford Cuckoos.

In part three Cyclops recruits a character not seen in decades for his master plan to save the mutant race. Who is this mutant? Continue reading DEATH OF X Surprise X-MEN Comeback

INHUMANS 101

After invading Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Inhumans will go big screen then headline their own series.

Marvel announced The Inhumans will debut on IMAX screens before starring in their own television series on ABC.

The new series will focus on Black Bolt and the Royal Family, rulers of a hidden city of Inhumans. These classic characters have strong ties to Fantastic Four, Avengers and the X-Men. The origin of this offshoot of humanity comes from the stars when the aliens from Guardians of the Galaxy came to ancient Earth to build an army and left behind a hidden civilization among us. Continue reading INHUMANS 101

MARVEL’S INHUMANS On IMAX & ABC

The Inhumans are coming to IMAX and ABC TV.

The movie may be on hold but The Inhumans project is back on and hitting the big screens in a different way.

Marvel Television announced an innovative agreement to exclusively premiere the new ABC series “Marvel’s The Inhumans” in IMAX commercial theatres. This launch will mark the first time a live-action television series has debuted in this manner.

Fans have been introduced to Inhumans on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series. It’s time to meet the Royal Family. Continue reading MARVEL’S INHUMANS On IMAX & ABC

DEADPOOL’S RYAN REYNOLDS IS A GQ MAN OF THE YEAR

The box-office blockbuster, genre busting smash Deadpool earns another honor for its star.

Ryan Reynolds is now a living legend among geeks for his long, strange journey as Wade Wilson.

Now the star of Deadpool is one of GQ’s Men of the Year 2016.

ryan-reynolds-1 — Photo credit is Alasdair McLellan exclusively for GQ.

Man of the Year for mortals. A God to geeks.

Reynolds first played Reynolds in X-Men: Origins: Wolverine then blasted off as Green Lantern but fans always hoped for him to get back in black and red.

Test footage leaks and unwavering fan support led to a green light and the rest is cinema history.

In the upcoming Men of the Year issue Reynolds talks about the fight to get Deadpool made and why it made him a wreck. Continue reading DEADPOOL’S RYAN REYNOLDS IS A GQ MAN OF THE YEAR

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