In Zack Snyder’s new film, Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent meet for the first time on the big screen. In the comics, the two heroes have been strong allies and friends but they’ve had huge falling outs leading to some of the most powerhouse battles in comics history.
Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel
One of the most shocking moments in Marvel history came from Peter Parker in the first Civil War.
At the time, Parker was married to Mary Jane, living in Stark Tower and an Avengers. The friendly neighborhood Spider-Man chose Tony Stark’s pro-registration side and unmasked before the world. Parker would later regret his decision, join Steve Rogers but his life would be changed again.
Peter Parker will have a critical choice between Stark and Carol Danvers in this year’s follow-up. Whose side will Parker choose?
Lex Luthor and Doomsday are big threats as the Man of Steel and Dark Knight are punching each other in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
It appears the billionaire genius orchestrates the war between Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent while transforming Zod into the infamous Superman powerhouse known as Doomsday.
Wonder Woman joins the fight while Cyborg, Aquaman and The Flash have cameos.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story cast photo courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm
Marvel sent Star Wars fans soaring in a Diamond Comics Retailer event during C2E2:
A prequel to a prequel.
The publisher announced a Rogue One three-part limited series and one-shot based on the upcoming spinoff: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story coming this Fall. No writers or artists were announced.
Gareth Edwards will direct the standalone film starring Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Madds Mikkelsen and Alan Tudyk. This is the story of the Rebel fighters who stole the plans for the Empire’s Death Star. Continue reading MARVEL Announces ROGUE ONE STAR WARS Prequel Comic at C2E2
An unexpected Four Horsemen of Apocalypse revealed!
We are not talking about the roster in the next X-Men sequel. Jeff Lemire delivered a big twist as Apocalypse Warsbegan this week in Extraordinary X-Men #8.
In the movie X-Men: ApocalypseProfessor X’s team will face Magneto, Psylocke, Storm and Archangel in the movie. Fans will be anxiously awaiting for the big screen sequel to see how En Sabah Nur recruited fan-favorite X-Men to his cause.
In this week’s first salvo of Apocalypse Wars, Storm’s team traveled into the future to save the race but were hit with a shocking betrayal.
Finn Jones will star as Danny Rand in Marvel’s Iron Fist, the fourth collaboration between Marvel and Netflix which will lead to a team-up series with Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist called The Defenders.
In comics Rand travels with his family to the mystical city of K’un L’un where he is adopted by the city’s ruler and trained in martial arts and gains the power of the Iron Fist. Rand goes back to America to reclaim his family’s empire and start a career as a costumed hero. Iron Fist became best friends and partners with Luke Cage in Heroes for Hire.
According to the official series description: Daniel Rand, who returns to New York City after being missing for years. He fights against the criminal element corrupting New York City with his incredible kung-fu mastery and ability to summon the awesome power of the fiery Iron Fist.
“Danny Rand is a very complicated character. He’s a billionaire New York Buddhist monk martial arts superhero who’s still trying to figure out what exactly that all means,” Executive Producer and showrunner, Scott Buck told Marvel.com. “Finn is able to play all these levels in such an honest, revelatory way that as soon as I saw him I knew he was our Danny.” Continue reading FINN JONES Officially IRON FIST
Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor #1 courtesy Titan Comics
For many longtime, old school Whovians, no one captures the Time Lord and Companion magic as The Fourth Doctor, as played by Tom Baker, and Sarah Jane Smith, as played by the late Elisabeth Sladen.
The legendary duo starred in classic serials like Genesis of the Daleks, Revenge of the Cybermen, The Ark in Space, The Pyramids of Mars and many more.
The Doctor with the iconic hat and scarf and Sarah Jane return in a new comic series March 23, Here’s a look inside DOCTOR WHO: THE FOURTH DOCTOR #1: a brand-new mini-series from Titan Comics.
