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Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver for Avengers 2

Avengers Vs X-Men #6 variant courtesy Marvel
Avengers Vs X-Men #6 variant courtesy Marvel

Joss Whedon has (almost confirmed?) that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver will be part of Avengers 2. While promoting Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD at the ABC Fall presentation this week Whedon was asked again by IGN about the inclusion of Magneto’s mutant twins:

“You know, they had a rough beginning. They’re interesting to me because they sort of represent the part of the world that wouldn’t necessarily agree with The Avengers. So they’re not there to make things easier. I’m not putting any characters in the movie that will make things easier.”

Thanks to Spinoff Online.

Could it be that Wanda and Pietro could be supporting villains in the sequel? In the X-Men comics Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants before reforming and joining Earth’s Mightiest Heroes along with Hawkeye (another reformed criminal.)

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INFINITY #1 Variant: Avengers in Space!

Infinity #1 courtesy Marvel
Infinity #1 courtesy Marvel

An eclectic unit of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes star on this Infinity #1 variant cover by the one and only Arthur Adams. Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Spider-Woman and new recruits Manifold and Shang-Chi in this outer space themed cover.

When the Avengers must head into deep space, who will protect Earth from the forces of Thanos! In this preview Marvel revealed the key to protecting the Universe from the Mad God is hidden on our planet and the only hero who may be able to protect us is Black Bolt, leader of the Inhumans!

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Avengers: Enemy Within #1

Avengers: The Enemy Within #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers: The Enemy Within #1 courtesy Marvel

Comic book to watch!

Did you pick up Avengers: The Enemy Within #1 this week?

This one-shot kicks off a crossover with Captain Marvel and Avengers Assemble all written by Kelly Sue DeConnick.

Carol Danvers was soaring as the new Captain Marvel until she was grounded by a mysterious medical condition.

Now Carol is being haunted by visions of her past but are the threats real or just in her head? Spider-Woman may be the only person who can help her. I really loved how DeConnick wrote the interaction between Carol and Jessica Drew with the enemies that could be real or just phantoms in the Captain’s brain!

There’s no guarantee but I’m hoping Spider-Woman and Captain Marvel may appear on the big screen in a future Avengers movie. Scott Hepburn has a cool style that reminds me of Joe Madureira and Skottie Young. This crossover kicked off with a strong start, action and great development between two of Marvel’s most iconic female heroes.

Comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick will appear at GeekGirlCon 2013 celebrating contributions of women to geek culture in comics, science, gaming, film and more.


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New Television Show Picks for Geeks!

Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC
Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC

The biggest news of the network Fall up fronts (when all the U.S. television networks reveal their new shows and lineups) is the official word that Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD has been picked up and will air on Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC. Marvel’s The Avengers director Joss Whedon wrote and directed the pilot starring Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson leading an elite team of spies working for S.H.I.E.L.D. as seen in Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers.

Here are some other picks for sci-fi and comic book geeks to look forward to:

Almost Human Karl Urban (Star Trek Into Darkness, Lord of the Rings) and Michael Ealy in a new series from J.J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman (Fringe) as police officer forced to work with an android partner in this sci-fi crime drama. This will air Mondays on Fox midseason.

Crisis Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) returns to U.S. television in new thriller. Anderson plays a powerful CEO who teams up with her rookie FBI agent sister (Rachael Taylor) to solve a multiple kidnapping case.

Dracula Jonathan Rhys Myers plays the Count, Thomas Kretschmann plays Van Helsing, Jessica De Gow (recently seen as Huntress on Arrow) plays Mina Murray. Dracula will follow the renewed Grimm on Friday nights.

Believe Kyle MacLachman (Twin Peaks) stars in a new series by J.J. Abrams. In this supernatural drama a man spring from prison fights to protect a gifted young girl from evil forces who want to control her.

Crossbones John Malkovich will play Blackbeard in this mid-season series by the writers of Luther.

More to come!

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Meet the Team of AGENTS OF SHIELD

Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC
Agents of SHIELD courtesy ABC

Who’s who in Agents of SHIELD?

Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) is back leading an elite team of operatives for the law enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D. in the upcoming ABC television series based on Marvel’s The Avengers but who else is on the team?

Agent Grant Ward (Brett Dalton), highly trained in combat and espionage.

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IRON MAN: Howard Stark Secrets!

Iron Man #10 courtesy Marvel
Iron Man #10 courtesy Marvel

  Iron Man 3 is still shining on top of the U.S. box office. Robert Downey Jr is in negotiations with Marvel/Disney but it looks like Tony Stark’s dear old dad will appear in the Marvel cinematic universe next year.

Will Dominic Cooper reprise his role as Howard Stark in Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Cooper played Stark in Captain America: The First Avenger and the genius industrialist play a huge role in the creation of the super soldier. It’s possible Howard Stark will appear in flashbacks that will reveal the creation of the Winter Soldier, Cold War Russia’s answer to the Star-Spangled Avenger.

In the comic books Iron Man writer Kieron Gillen is exploring Howard Stark’s past in The Secret Origin of Tony Stark. Part Two comes out this week in Iron Man #10 in which Tony and Death’s Head make a startling discovery in space that triggers a search for answers in the past.

“Howard Stark has a secret. A dirty dirty secret,” Gillen said of the current arc.

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