MARVEL TEAM MIX-UPS

All-New, All-Different Avengers courtesy Marvel
All-New, All-Different Avengers courtesy Marvel

Johnny Storm in the Inhumans?

Ultimate Spider-Man in the Avengers?

On Free Comic Book Day we’ll see a look at Marvel after Secret Wars with the All-New, All-Different Avengers and Uncanny Inhumans.

The days of mutants only in X-books or other Marvel mainstays sticking with the same team are over. Sometimes mixing it up is just what a character, team or book needs.

Here are our favorite Marvel team mix and matches that shocked at first but worked. Continue reading MARVEL TEAM MIX-UPS

MARVEL MYSTERY VILLAIN BEHIND AVENGERS INCURSIONS

New Avengers #31 courtesy Marvel
New Avengers #31 courtesy Marvel

The Marvel Universe is coming to an end.

Not even the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes can save it.

The Avengers and Illuminati (in New Avengers) have been fighting to save Earth from destruction by rival worlds. The incursions are when two dimensions occupy the same point and six hours later one or both worlds are obliterated.

The fight against the incursions has been the main plot of Jonathan Hickman’s epic run since 2013 that will end with the start of Secret Wars. It was hero vs hero in the race to save the world as Hickman took us 8 months into the future as the Time Runs Out arc builds up to his big finale.

One of the biggest mysteries of Hickman’s run is who caused the incursions leading to a premature death of the multiverse.

The cause of the incursions has been revealed. Continue reading MARVEL MYSTERY VILLAIN BEHIND AVENGERS INCURSIONS

NEW AVENGERS: The Beginning of The End

New Avengers #6 courtesy Marvel
New Avengers #6 courtesy Marvel

As we count down until the end of the Marvel Universe and the beginning of Secret Wars…see how it all began.

The beginning of Jonathan Hickman’s epic is collected in a new hardcover. The Illuminati is Marvel’s secret squad whose covert missions saved the universe.

Black Panther reassembles the Illuminati (Iron Man, Namor, Black Bolt, Doctor Strange, Mister Fantastic and new recruits Captain America and Beast) to stand against incursions from parallel Earths.

The team discovers the only way to save our world is destroy others. Covert agendas, flat out lies and bitter old wounds complicate the mission leading to an unthinkable betrayal against Steve Rogers and a brutal war between Atlantis and Wakanda. Continue reading NEW AVENGERS: The Beginning of The End

Top New Comics April 1, 2015

Avengers: Rage of Ultron courtesy Marvel
Avengers: Rage of Ultron courtesy Marvel

Avengers: Rage of Ultron

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in a fight with Ultron like you’ve never seen before. The evil A.I. finds a new world to conquer and triggers the wrath of Thanos. A long-lost Avenger returns in this original graphic novel by Rick Remender and Jerome Opena.

 

Batman Eternal #52

The final chapter of the year long weekly epic is here. The mystery villain exposed. The master plan revealed. And then one last shocker. The finale takes Bruce back to where it all started in The New 52. Continue reading Top New Comics April 1, 2015

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE in FOUR BIG BOOKS

Avengers: Ultron Forever #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers: Ultron Forever #1 courtesy Marvel

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes take over the global box office next month but they’re dominating the comic book shelves this week with multiple books.

There are books featuring classic and future versions of Avengers as you can see by this page from by the legendary Alan Davis.

The heroes battle Hydra, Ultron, Thanos, the timestream and the inevitable end of the Marvel Universe in four big books!

Here’s the hit list: Continue reading AVENGERS ASSEMBLE in FOUR BIG BOOKS

MARK WAID ASSEMBLES ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel revealed the creative team for the All-New, All-Different Avengers which arriving on Free Comic Book Day.

Veteran writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Captain America) and Mahmud Asrar (All-New X-Men) assemble for the relaunch of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The All-New Captain America, Thor, Vision, Ms. Marvel, Nova and Miles Morales, the Ultimate Spider-Man represent a diverse team of classics and new faces.

Waid explained what makes a good roster: Continue reading MARK WAID ASSEMBLES ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS

WHO ELSE IS IN ALL-NEW, DIFFERENT AVENGERS?

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Marvel teased The All-New, All-Different Avengers on the cover of their upcoming Free Comic Book Day issue and says this was the first look at the Marvel Universe after Secret Wars.

The new Thor, Goddess or Thunder, and Ms. Marvel were the first two team members revealed with five blacked out with a new reveal tomorrow.

Who can be patient? Let the speculation begin.

The first two are legacy heroes. New characters bearing the name of a classic original member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The new Thor and Kamala Khan are also critically acclaimed hits that are selling big. Continue reading WHO ELSE IS IN ALL-NEW, DIFFERENT AVENGERS?