NICK FURY Back in CIVIL WAR II

Original Sin #1 courtesy Marvel
Original Sin #1 courtesy Marvel

A decade after Marvel’s Civil War, a new conflict sparks a battle of heroes vs heroes.

Iron Man and Captain Marvel will lead opposite camps over the power to protect or change the future.

Civil War II: Choosing Sides is one of the big new Civil War II tie-ins announced at C2E2 this past weekend. The anthology companion book features the comebacks of Nick Fury, Damage Control and Night Thrasher in stories of how heroes decide which leader to follow.

Declan Shalvey, Brandon Easton, Chad Bowers, and Chris Sims will create stories about how heroes will decide to follow Tony, Carol or possibly switch their allegiance.

Former S.H.I.E.L.D. director and master spy Nick Fury is back in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now.  Continue reading NICK FURY Back in CIVIL WAR II

New GREEN LANTERN in DC REBIRTH Teaser

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courtesy DC Comics

Did DC Comics tease a new female Green Lantern as part of a new Justice League roster with this Tweet?

After a Tweet teasing Harley Quinn’s Redemption  join DC’s biggest team in the DC Universe: Rebirth?

DC Entertainment co-publishers Dan DiDio, Jim Lee and Chief Creative Officer/Writer Geoff Johns will announce new details forDC Universe: Rebirth  line wide June re-launch at WonderCon this Saturday.

Tonight’s short video finally showed us a peak behind the blue curtain as we saw silhouettes of ten characters with a quick zoom into to one character in color followed by a flash then the word “Power” followed by the return of Rebirth and the blue curtain and a reminder of this weekend’s big media event.

Is this a promotional image or is this the new Justice League roster?

Continue reading New GREEN LANTERN in DC REBIRTH Teaser

CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR “Is a Love Story”

Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. in Captain America: Civil War courtesy Marvel
Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. in Captain America: Civil War courtesy Marvel

Captain America: Civil War is a politically charged, action packed superhero sequel as friends become enemies.

The Russo Brothers took inspiration from 1970’s political thrillers for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Russos are back and recruited most of Marvel’s Avengers for the follow-up.

Based on the comic book classic, Steve Rogers and Tony Stark take opposite sides when the government cracks down on superheroes.

This war of heroes is an action movie but Joe Russo is calling Captain America: Civil War a love story. Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR “Is a Love Story”

DC Teases REBIRTH JUSTICE LEAGUE Team with HARLEY QUINN?

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courtesy DC Comics

Did DC Comics tease the new Justice League roster with this Tweet?

Will Harley Quinn and more villains join DC’s biggest team in the DC Universe: Rebirth?

DC Entertainment co-publishers Dan DiDio, Jim Lee and Chief Creative Officer/Writer Geoff Johns will announce new details forDC Universe: Rebirth  line wide June re-launch at WonderCon this Saturday.

Tonight’s short video finally showed us a peak behind the blue curtain as we saw silhouettes of ten characters with a quick zoom into to one character in color followed by a flash then the word “Redemption” followed by the return of Rebirth and the blue curtain and a reminder of this weekend’s big media event.

Is this a promotional image or is this the new Justice League roster?

Continue reading DC Teases REBIRTH JUSTICE LEAGUE Team with HARLEY QUINN?

CIVIL WAR II and More MARVEL June Books

Civil War II courtesy Marvel
Civil War II courtesy Marvel

How does Civil War II erupt?

Marvel revealed solicitations for June 2016 books as the big event spreads across the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now. Here are highlights to watch out for coming this June.

Civil War II #1, #2 by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez arrives. A new Inhuman with precognitive powers emerges in the double-sized first chapter where lines are drawn and  bodies fall. Then, Tony Stark takes the law into his own hands and declares war on the Inhumans but not all the heroes are behind him.

Civil War II: Choosing Sides #1 of 6 features the return of Nick Fury, Night Thrasher and Damage Control in this anthology series by multiple creative teams showing how different heroes are affected by the conflict and who follows Stark, who follows Carol Danvers.

Civil War II: X-Men The emergence of the new Inhuman forces one mutant leader to take on the Inhumans and his rival X-Men to save the mutant race. Cullen Bunn

Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man #1 Peter Parker is caught up in the war of heroes. Christos Gage

Civil War II: Gods of War #1 Which side will Hercules choose in this limited series by Dan Abnett.

Civil War II tie-in issues:

Uncanny Inhumans #11 Medusa strikes back after Tony Stark declares war on the Inhumans, Continue reading CIVIL WAR II and More MARVEL June Books

New Comics Picks for March 23, 2016

Batman #50 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #50 courtesy DC Comics

From the best Batman to the worst X-Man to a fan-favorite Doctor Who companion’s comeback – here are our top five new comics picks of the week:

Batman #50

Bruce Wayne is back in the famous cape and cowl to join Jim Gordon in a battle with Mister Bloom to save Gotham City. It’s the super-sized conclusion of Superheavy as we near the end of an epic era by writer Scott Snyder and artist Greg Capullo.

X-Men: Worst X-Man #2

Bailey Hoskins may have the worst mutant power ever but what does Mystique have planned for the rookie? The hit limited series by Say Anything frontman Max Bemis and artist Michael Walsh continues as Bailey faces another classic X-foe. Continue reading New Comics Picks for March 23, 2016

RIDDLER Changes the Game on GOTHAM

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courtesy Warner Brothers/Fox

Mad Grey Dawn may be our favorite episode of Gotham so far.

Producers cut the gore and violence and turned up the mind games and heartbreak as Edward Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) emerged as the series most intriguing villain.

This episode could be hailed as the true “Birth of the Riddler” it felt like a twisted-filled finale with huge impact on Jim, Lee, Harvey, Bruce and Penguin.

And someone scary locked up in Arkham Asylum woke up! Continue reading RIDDLER Changes the Game on GOTHAM