Avengers: The Children's Crusade #9 courtesy Marvel
Avengers: The Children’s Crusade #9 The final fate of the Scarlet Witch. Which young heroes will survive the showdown with Doctor Doom.
Age of Apocalypse #1 Wolverine is the madman Weapon X. The X-Terminated are the only hope for humanity. A new series set in the bizarre dimension spinning out of Uncanny X-Force.
Fairest #1 Horror, humor and adventure in a new series exploring the secret history of Cinderella, Show White, Rapunzel, Thumbelina, The Snow Queen, Sleeping Beauty and more of
Honey Badger Adventures #1 The internet sensation inspires a new comic book starring the world’s most fearless animal.
Green Arrow #7 Three deadly blondes give new meaning to drop dead gorgeous and they after Green Arrow. The legendary Ann Nocenti returns to comics and her reputation for creating femme fatales continues
Tony Stark declares he will be Iron Man no more but will he be allowed to give up? From today’s cover art on Marvel.com it appears something or someone has control of the armor.
Who will wear the armor? What can it do? What will happen to Tony?
Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca’s Long Way Down arc launches this May.
Invincible Iron Man #519
Here’s the earlier post in which Fraction reveals why Tony quits.
One of my favorite writers Matt Fraction was a special guest on the Axel-in-Charge column this week on Comic Book Resources – a Friday must for all Marvel fans. I really excited by his response to the question of what elements he will tap into for the upcoming Avengers Vs X-Men epic.
“Not to put too fine a point on it, the Phoenix! I put a lot of my back into growing Hope as a character. I was very present in those early conversations figuring out what this little girl’s destiny was going to be — who she was and who she was going to become. And I became quite fond of her and what she represents. I have a daughter and we don’t have enough girl-heroes to go around. So the idea of being a part of telling this story where Hope and the Phoenix would encounter each other at long last? That was a huge payoff.
The Phoenix stuff, with the exception of being a red herring in one story arc, largely went untouched when I was on Uncanny [X-Men]. I just used it to kind of foreshadow that this was coming, though at the time I didn’t know when or how it would play out. Even though the plans have changed, you can see foreshadowing for this back in the early #500s. In my first four or five issues of “Uncanny,” we were foreshadowing “Second Coming” and “AvX.” And then I left the book, but to be back and now be a part of it is like having my cake and eating it too. And there’s a bunch of other stuff. There’s another big location that the gang goes to that I don’t want to spoil, but in issue #7, I got to do a real big piece of the Marvel puzzle that I hadn’t had a chance to touch otherwise. The whole event has been a chance to play with all the toys at once in all these fun, new combinations.”
Fraction continues writing The Mighty Thor, Invincible Iron Man and The Defenders and his creator owned epic Casanova. It will be great to see him write with the X-Men again in AVX. I was a huge fan of his run. This is just speculation but I wonder if Matt might be a front-runner to take over the Avengers franchise after Bendis?
Fans got a brief shot of Cobie Smulders as SHIELD agent Maria Hill in the new The Avengers trailer. Marvel.com revealed two photos showing Agent Hill ready to support the Avengers Initiative. The Avengers debuts May 4th.
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Smulders (known for How I Met Your Mother) plays the tough, resourceful agent supporting SHIELD Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson.) Brian Michael Bendis created Hill in his New Avengers run. Hill became head of SHIELD and ally of Iron Man during the Civil War storyline.
I know where I’ll be April 3rd at 8pm and I know which Marvel team I will stand with!
Earlier this week Marvel revealed new promo art and announced that more than 1,100 comic book stores are having Avengers Vs. X-Men launch parties.
I have been shopping at Zanadu Comics in Downtown Seattle since I moved to the Emerald City 14 years ago. I was thrilled when Perry told me Zanadu will stand with….The X-MEN!
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes assemble on a brand new movie poster revealed on Marvel.com. The Avengers are in the rubble of a battle weary Big Apple ready for action. A new trailer debuts tomorrow on Apple.
What is that I spy in the sky behind our heroes? Is that an alien or SHIELD ship on fire? Maybe tomorrow we’ll know more about Loki’s secret army? And I’d like to see Maria Hill in action too.
The Walking Dead #94 Can a peaceful human society exists after a zombie apocalypse? Rick and his band of survivors have been through hell and back. Is Rick’s lack of trust and loss of faith costing his friends what might be a save haven.
Justice League #6 courtesy DC Comics
Justice League #6 Darkseid blasts DC’s biggest heroes but Batman has gone to hell for a last shot to save Earth.
The Darkness #100 A landmark issue with variant covers from the biggest artists in comics. Dark hero Jackie Estacado confronts the source of his power and misery – the Darkness itself – and the publisher says only one will walk away.
Avengers Prime: Big Three trade paperback Thor, Captain America and Iron Man will united on the big screen May 4th. This collection features classic stories starring the three biggest guns in the Marvel Universe.
X-Men Legacy: Necrosha Two great tastes that taste great together! Mutants. Zombies. Vampire Selene unleashes an army of mutants raised from the dead to attack the X-Men and execute her insane plan to becomes a goddess.
On April 3, over 1,100 comic shops will give devoted fans the opportunity to be amongst the first to read Avengers Vs. X-Men #1 at AVX Launch Parties! New promo art was revealed today.
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Comic shops are loaded with either Avengers or X-Men themed exclusive mini posters, buttons, variants, lithographs and more that no fan can miss! And with an Avengers Vs. X-Men #1 Blank Variants.
