UNCANNY AVENGERS #16 Review

Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel

Rick Remender is operating on a different level as he blows up anything, anyone and blows your mind doing it in Uncanny Avengers. Major showdowns that are the finales of most event books happen in every issue.
As we said in the comic book shop this week Remender just don’t care. I don’t mean he doesn’t care about the story he’s crafting. He doesn’t care about keeping certain characters and concepts sacred. No hero is safe. Anything can happen. Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS #16 Review

UNCANNY AVENGERS Preview: THOR vs. APOCALYPSE TWINS

Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel

Mutants are transported into the insane arms of the Apocalypse Twins and humans left on Earth are targeted for extinction. Marvel shared a first look at Uncanny Avengers #16 by Rick Remender and Steve McNiven as Ragnarok Now continues in 2014.

 

Scarlet Witch’s final act triggered the mutant “rapture.” It’s all part of the Apocalypse Twins’ bizarre plot to save their race and doom humanity. Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS Preview: THOR vs. APOCALYPSE TWINS

Avengers, X-Men Deaths In UNCANNY AVENGERS?

Uncanny Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel

“Nobody dies,” said Wolverine.

 

Ironic that those orders came from Logan.

 

The time-twisting, multiple super villain packed epic reached what might be the biggest WTF moment of the year! Let’s just make a new acronym: WTFRR?

 

Rick Remender again shows why he’s one of the most ambitious, relentless and crazy comic book writers out there in Uncanny Avengers #14 which just hit shelves and is blowing minds.

 

Artist Steve McNiven joins Remender for this pivotal chapter of Ragnarok Now and captures every brutal fight, cosmic effect and most importantly, the emotional moments, especially Wolverine in a brutal confrontation with his resurrected son Daken.

 

Let’s recap:

 

An Avengers Unity Squad was formed to heal the bad blood between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and mutants after Avengers vs X-Men.

 

The Red Skull was reborn and stole Professor X’s brain. This was my review/reaction to the premiere issue. Continue reading Avengers, X-Men Deaths In UNCANNY AVENGERS?

Kang Time Uncanny Avengers

Uncanny Avengers #12 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #12 courtesy Marvel

Uncanny Avengers #12 is packed with even more evil promising the origin of the Apocalypse Twins, Kang’s endgame revealed and an unholy pact between the Red Skull and…Ahab.

 

Yes, the ruthless mutant hunter from the future joins Rick Remender’s time twisted epic.

 

One of the big reasons I’m sharing this story is because celebrated artist Salvador Larroca (X-Men, Invincible Iron Man and currently Cable and X-Force) penciled this week’s issue focusing on Kang the Conqueror. Continue reading Kang Time Uncanny Avengers

Uncanny Avengers Welcomes Salvador Larroca

Cable and X-Force #1 courtesy Marvel
Cable and X-Force #1 courtesy Marvel

Red Skull. Kang. Apocalypse Twins. Onslaught. The new unity team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Children of the Atom faces a unholy army of villains. Captain America and Wolverine’s Unity Team may get some reinforcements in Uncanny Avengers #12 from Cable and X-Force!

One of the big reasons I’m sharing this story is because celebrated artist Salvador Larroca (X-Men, Invincible Iron Man and currently Cable and X-Force) is joining the September issue focusing on Kang the Conqueror. Larroca is one of my all-time favorite artists who been innovative. Here’s just one cover from his X-Treme X-Men run with Chris Claremont.

Bishop & Storm from X-treme X-Men #30 courtesy Marvel
Bishop & Storm from X-treme X-Men #30 courtesy Marvel

Writer Rick Remender shares with Marvel.com how the issue will Continue reading Uncanny Avengers Welcomes Salvador Larroca

Uncanny Avengers Enter AGE OF ULTRON

Uncanny Avengers #8AU courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #8AU courtesy Marvel

Wolverine’s attempt the prevent The Age of Ultron keeps twisting the Marvel Universe! Thing are about to get even more dangerous for Earth’s heroes as Kang and the Apocalypse Twins enter the conflict! Uncanny Avengers #8AU is a tie-in issue with guest artist Adam Kubert! Take a look at his work courtesy Marvel.

Uncanny Avengers #8AU courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #8AU courtesy Marvel

Deadpool co-writer Gerry Duggan joins Rick Remender on this special issue in which the villains of Continue reading Uncanny Avengers Enter AGE OF ULTRON

UNCANNY AVENGERS Hotter Than Sunfire!

Uncanny Avengers #7 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #7 courtesy Marvel

The events of Uncanny Avengers #8 are as explosive as the nuclear cover starring Sunfire! Let’s not call this review as here’s why you should pick up this issue and keep reading Rick Remender’s latest arc:

Sunfire! The forgotten X-Man and former Horseman of Apocalypse is back! Sunfire steals the show from Thor in an incredible rescue mission. Shiro and the Odinson later come face to face with…

The Apocalypse Twins! How badass are these new super villains?

SPOILER (if you missed last month’s issue stop reading!)

 

They slaughtered Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS Hotter Than Sunfire!