Tag: Avengers

MARVEL NEXT BIG THING At C2E2

Guardians of the Galaxy #14 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #14 courtesy Marvel

Major announcements at C2E2 from Marvel at the Next Big Thing panel including more Guardians of the Galaxy books and creative team changes on fan-favorite books:

 

 

The publisher is bringing back the Young Guns initiative focusing on artists to watch. The All-New Young Guns are Sara Pichelli, Valerio Schiti, Nick Bradshaw, Mahmud Asrar and Ryan Stegman.

 

“We’ve got some heavy stuff coming up and there’s this new character that’s going to have some big ramifications with the story,” said Wolverine and the X-Men artist Mahmud Asrar. Continue reading MARVEL NEXT BIG THING At C2E2

MARVEL ORIGINAL SIN Reveals ANGELA’S Family

Original Sin Spider-Man teaser courtesy Marvel
Original Sin Spider-Man teaser courtesy Marvel

Original Sin #0 by Mark Waid and Jim Cheung hit this week. It’s the prologue to Marvel’s big event in which The Watcher is murdered, his secrets are stolen and the ramifications will rock heroes, villains and the entire Marvel Universe. Original Sin #1 by Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato hits next month.

 

Writers Mark Waid and James Robinson and Editors Mike Marts, Nick Lowe, Jordan White, Jake Thomas revealed the Original Sin limited series, tie-ins and shocking new roles for fan-favorite characters at the Original Sin panel at Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo. Here are the highlights from Marvel Original Sin liveblog at C2E2: Continue reading MARVEL ORIGINAL SIN Reveals ANGELA’S Family

JOSS WHEDON On AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Villains

Avengers #22 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #22 courtesy Marvel

Joss Whedon is talking about the evil artificial intelligence Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will fight in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

 

“I’m having a blast with Ultron. He’s not a creature of logic — he’s a robot who’s genuinely disturbed. We’re finding out what makes him menacing and at the same time endearing and funny and strange and unexpected, and everything a robot never is,” the director says in an upcoming 300th issue of Empire Magazine.

 

Ultron (played by James Spader) is just one of the villains the Avengers will take on in the sequel. Continue reading JOSS WHEDON On AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Villains

SPIDER-WOMAN Series?

Avengers Women of Marvel variant featuring Spider-Woman courtesy Marvel.com
Avengers Women of Marvel variant featuring Spider-Woman courtesy Marvel.com

A tease for Spider-Woman fans at a fan powered panel at Emerald City Comicon. The final question in the Pint O’ C.B. panel came from a Spider-Woman cosplayer asking for a Spider-Woman series?

 

“Let’s just say at the end of the year, you’ll be very happy,” said C.B. Cebulski, Marvel talent scout.

 

Jessica Drew is currently a member of Secret Avengers. Continue reading SPIDER-WOMAN Series?

Alexander’s Marvelous Make-A-Wish Day

Alexander as Hulk by Garza
Alexander as Hulk by Ricardo Garza

Alexander is small but courageous with mighty dreams. The six-year-old boy from Everett, Washington lives with cystic fibrosis. Alexander fights this life threatening condition but for one day he had an adventure to take his mind of his illness.

 

Alexander got a hero’s salute this weekend thanks to Make-A-Wish volunteers and members of Comic Book Characters For Causes. Alexander loves Marvel’s The Avengers, especially Hulk and Captain America so Team Alex “Assembled” an Avengers themed shopping spree. Continue reading Alexander’s Marvelous Make-A-Wish Day

CAPTAIN AMERICA Remembers In AVENGERS: ORIGINAL SIN

Original Sin courtesy Marvel
Original Sin courtesy Marvel

I couldn’t believe it when I read it back in New Avengers. Doctor Strange and Tony Stark turned on Captain America – wiping his memory and kicked him out of the Illuminati – Marvel’s secret cabal of heroes trying to save our universe…no matter the cost.

 

It’s one of the biggest story elements from Jonathan Hickman’s first year on Avengers and New Avengers. Now it all comes back to Steve as Original Sin shakes the Marvel Universe.

 

In Avengers #29 Captain America remembers. Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA Remembers In AVENGERS: ORIGINAL SIN

IRON MAN VS. THOR VILLAIN

Iron Man #23 courtesy Marvel
Iron Man #23 courtesy Marvel

An Avenging twist – One of Thor’s greatest enemies vs. Iron Man. It’s just the first salvo in Tony Stark vs. Villainy to the Tenth Power in Rings of the Mandarin. The new Iron Man arc begins Wednesday.

 

The Mandarin is Tony Stark’s greatest enemy. What happens when the foe’s ten rings of power fall into the hands of ten different villains?

 

It’s the latest shock to Tony as writer Kieron Gillen tests the Iron Avenger like never before starting with Iron Man #23.Now.

 

Tony learned he’s adopted, has a half-brother and now one of Thor’s greatest enemies is armed with one of Mandarin’s alien power rings. Continue reading IRON MAN VS. THOR VILLAIN