Tag: AXIS

Top Comics Picks for October 15, 2014

AXIS #2 courtesy Marvel
AXIS #2 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: Axis #2

The Red Skull is now the Red Onslaught! Can the fragile alliance of Avengers and X-Men hold after secrets and betrayals by Iron Man and Magneto. Can anyone resist the mental powers of Professor X? Rick Remender brings the pain in an epic that will twist Marvel’s greatest heroes.

 

Batman and Robin #35

Bruce Wayne takes on the forces of Darkseid to bring back his dead son! Is the ultimate Batsuit enough to survive the armies of Apokolips. Will the Bat-family join Bruce or must be go alone in the next chapter of Robin Rises by Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason. Continue reading Top Comics Picks for October 15, 2014

X-MEN UNITED As AXIS Begins

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1 courtesy Marvel

The Red Onslaught is unleashed this week in Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1. It’s what Rick Remender  has been building up to since the first issue of Uncanny Avengers two years ago.

 

Red Skull armed with Professor Xavier’s brain is unleashing World War Hate on mutants, Inhumans and all super powered heroes. While the story is the uniting of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Children of the Atom – AXIS could mark a fractured family’s bitter reunion.

 

Remender made Havok front and center of his epic when Captain America recruited Alex to lead the Avengers Unity Squad. The new team was Steve and Wolverine’s way to uniting the teams after the events of Avengers vs. X-Men.

 

Before we see Remender’s take on a major event for Havok in this week’s issue here’s a…

 

SPOILER ALERT! Continue reading X-MEN UNITED As AXIS Begins

HAVOK In AXIS

Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS begins this week. Alex Summers could be a pivotal hero in the war against the new Onslaught.

 

Rick Remender took Havok from back burner X-Man to leader of the Avengers Unity Squad two years ago in Uncanny Avengers. Now Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Children of the Atom are united against the power of the Red Skull.

 

Alex and Janet Van Dyne shared a love and a daughter in an alternate world that was sacrificed to defeat Kang the Conqueror and reset reality. Will that loss lead to Havok joining the Red Skull? In an earlier AXIS teaser it seemed the villain was making a direct appeal to Alex. Continue reading HAVOK In AXIS

Top Comics for October 8, 2014

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1

The Red Skull uses the power of Professor X’s mind to unleash World War Hate on mutants. Can Rogue and Scarlet Witch unite to stop Magneto after his deadly mistake? What secret is Iron Man keeping from his fellow heroes? Rick Remender kicks off Act One: The Red Supremacy.

 

 

Batgirl #35

New mission, new era, new team as Barbara Gordon attempts to build an all-new Batgirl. Barbara starts over after losing everything but her hip new home is filled with new threats. Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr. Continue reading Top Comics for October 8, 2014

AVENGERS and X-MEN AXIS Arrival

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1 courtesy Marvel

AXIS is almost here.

 

In Avengers and X-Men AXIS #1  Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Children of the Atom must stand together against the mutated power of the Red Skull. The Captain America villain stole Professor Xavier’s brain and harnessed the power to unleash World War Hate.

 

This is the big event writer Rick Remender has been building up to after two years in pages of Uncanny Avengers. Continue reading AVENGERS and X-MEN AXIS Arrival

SCARLET WITCH & DOCTOR DOOM United? AXIS #3 Preview

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #3 courtesy Marvel
Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #3 courtesy Marvel

Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom – the reunion!

 

Marvel shared a preview of Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #1, the conclusion of Act One: The Red Supremacy.

 

Heroes are broken and splintered after assault by the Red Skull, armed with the power of Professor X’s mind.

 

Scarlet Witch and Doctor Doom are left in the ashes. Can the bitter enemies find a way to work together? Continue reading SCARLET WITCH & DOCTOR DOOM United? AXIS #3 Preview

Rebirth of a Hero In CAPTAIN AMERICA #25

Captain America #25 courtesy Marvel
Captain America #25 courtesy Marvel

World War II hero Captain America is a part of Marvel history and comics history is made this week when a new hero takes over the role and wields the shield.

 

As you can see from this Marvel preview of Captain America #25, the Avengers are gathering for this powerful moment.

 

The Super Soldier Serum was drained from of Steve Rogers body. Cap’s super strength may be gone but he’s far from a broken but he is a frail elderly man in his 90’s. Continue reading Rebirth of a Hero In CAPTAIN AMERICA #25