AGENTS OF SHIELD’S SKYE & SECRET WARRIORS Origins

Did the season finale of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. make you think we might be seeing more of the Secret Warriors jump from comics to television?

During the intense season Agent Skye was revealed to be an Inhuman and her real name is Daisy.

Skye/Daisy’s story didn’t exactly follow her comic book counterpart but it was close enough to excite fans of the Secret Warriors stories.

It sure looks like Coulson will be recruiting a S.H.I.E.L.D. team of “Enhanced” agents which could mean more comic book heroes on the third season. Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD’S SKYE & SECRET WARRIORS Origins

AGENTS OF SHIELD VS INHUMANS BURNING QUESTIONS

Agents of SHIELD by Josh Dotich courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD by Josh Dotich courtesy Marvel

You could call Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season Two a mother of a mashup of monsters, myths and family matters. Multiple story arcs came together in an intense, action and twist packed finale that sets the stage for even bigger battles on the show in on the big screen.

The fates of Skye and Raina.

The truth about Skye’s mother. Let’s hope the movie Inhhumans are a little nicer!

Why Mockingbird and Lance Hunter are not getting their own spinoff.

Oh yeah and payback for Ward!

And that cliffhanger?!

The Inhumans declared war on S.H.I.E.L.D. in a satisfying payoff to a much improved second season with more emotional stakes but we’re left with burning questions. Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD VS INHUMANS BURNING QUESTIONS

AGENT CARTER, AGENTS OF SHIELD Renewed

Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter promo art by Ferguson courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD and Agent Carter promo art by Ferguson courtesy Marvel

Updated 9:30am 5/8/15
Agent Carter and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will be back for new missions next season. ABC announced it will pick up both series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Hayley Atwell will return as Peggy Carter for the second season of prequel series set after the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier in 1946. No official word on if co-stars James D’Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and Dominic Cooper (Howard Stark) will return. The retro series was filled with Marvel Easter Eggs and origins including the Red Room of Russia’s Black Widow program, future Iron Man villains and the early days of S.H.I.E.L.D. Atwell appears in Avengers: Age of Ultron now in cinemas. Continue reading AGENT CARTER, AGENTS OF SHIELD Renewed

How AGENTS OF SHIELD Is AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Prequel

Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel

The original team is back together again in an action-packed, drama-filled episode that all builds up to Earth’s Mightiest Sequel.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. bridges Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

This week a seismic shift in the Coulson’s S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Real S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Hydra war led to strange alliances, visions and is a direct prequel to this weekend’s big sequel.

Mike Peterson aka Deathlok and Lincoln the Inhuman are captured by Hydra. Traitor Grant Ward, Skye with her new powers and Agents of both S.H.I.E.L.D. teams unite to get them back.

Forget hints and Easter Eggs, producers drop huge direct hits that set up the opening action in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT! Continue reading How AGENTS OF SHIELD Is AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Prequel

MARVEL Celebrates 50 Years of SHIELD

SHIELD courtesy Marvel
SHIELD The Complete Collection courtesy Marvel

Marvel announced big plans for the 50th Anniversary of S.H.I.E.L.D. at C2E2 with brand new one-shots and massive collections of great spy stories by legendary creators.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created the Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law Enforcement Division in Strange Tales # 135 in 1965. Nick Fury and his top agents leaped into Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. by Jim Steranko.

The legendary super spy agency now appears in S.H.I.E.L.D. by Mark Waid, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Agent Carter and a third spinoff television series in the works plus Marvel’s Cinematic Universe including the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. Continue reading MARVEL Celebrates 50 Years of SHIELD

AL EWING On DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR

Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1 courtesy Titan Comics
Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor #1 courtesy Titan Comics

With Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor writer Al Ewing (Loki: Agent of Asgard, Mighty Avengers) gives us new comic book adventures starring the previous Time Lord played by Matt Smith.

It’s one of expanding Doctor Who series from Titan Comics starring the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors.

New companion Alice was a sad library assistant in London feeling empty and gray after a family tragedy when the Eleventh Doctor burst into her life with a colorful, strange entrance. Instead of falling into Wonderland, the wonder and spirit of the Eleventh Doctor series falls into her world and before our eyes.

Writers Al Ewing and Rob Williams reignited the playful yet emotional tone of the show. I asked Ewing about capturing the energy of Matt Smith’s Eleventh. Continue reading AL EWING On DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR

ADRIANNE PALICKI & NICK BLOOD In AGENTS OF SHIELD Spinoff

Adrianne Palicki on Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel
Adrianne Palicki on Agents of SHIELD courtesy Marvel

Marvel and ABC are reportedly planning a spinoff of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood are in talks to headline the new series according to Deadline.

Palicki joined the cast this season as Barbara “Bobbi” Morse known to comics fans as Mockingbird. Blood played mercenary Lance Hunter. Both characters were new recruits by Phil Coulson and quickly became fan favorites.

Morse started out as Coulson’s mole within Hydra but turns out she’s really working for “the real S.H.I.E.L.D.” a rival unit led by Edward James Olmos. The events of this season and Avengers: Age of Ultron would play into the set-up for Morse and Hunter getting their own series. Continue reading ADRIANNE PALICKI & NICK BLOOD In AGENTS OF SHIELD Spinoff

AGENTS OF SHIELD Leads To CIVIL WAR And INHUMANS Movies?

Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. continues to reveal more Inhuman secrets in Afterlife, an episode packed with triple crosses and maybe setting the stage for events in Captain America: Civil War and Inhumans films.

Before we recap and ask our latest burning questions…

Here’s a SPOILER ALERT!

If you did not see this week’s episode yet stop reading now.

Here it comes: Continue reading AGENTS OF SHIELD Leads To CIVIL WAR And INHUMANS Movies?