ROGUE In AXIS

Uncanny Avengers #9 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #9 courtesy Marvel

Rogue is the villain turned X-Man turned Avenger.

 

Since losing Professor Xavier, Rogue has clashed with her teammates and lost control of her powers in Uncanny Avengers.

 

The tension between Rogue and Scarlet Witch exploded into a fatal encounter but now both women are pawns of the Red Skull as he unleashes his “World War Hate.” Continue reading ROGUE In AXIS

CYCLOPS Redeemed In AXIS?

Uncanny X-Men #26 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #26 courtesy Marvel

Are we about to see the redemption of Scott Summers?

 

Between the events of The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier in Uncanny X-Men and Avengers and X-Men: AXIS, the fallen leader must rise up against a powerful mutant and the threat of the Red Skull.

 

Summers is still haunted by the death of Professor X. The mutant race he’s sworn to protect is facing an all-powerful threat as the Red Skull unleashes World War Hate on the mutant race. Continue reading CYCLOPS Redeemed In AXIS?

LOKI, Hero of AXIS?

Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 courtesy Marvel
Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 courtesy Marvel

Loki

Villain. Trickster. Prince of Lies. God of Mischief.

Hero?

 

In Loki, Agent of Asgard – Thor’s half-brother isn’t the evil madman he once was. Loki has been on missions for the All-Mother but is he ready to assume the role of super hero?

 

Mutants and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes unite against the evil of the Red Skull in Avengers and X-Men: AXIS.

 

Could Loki embrace the good side of him, join the heroes and help stop the Skull? Continue reading LOKI, Hero of AXIS?

SABRETOOTH In AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS

Uncanny X-Men #213 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #213 courtesy Marvel

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes unite with the Children of the Atom against the telepathic power of the Red Skull? Yes, the Nazi madman stole Professor Xavier’s brain and is using in a hate war against the mutants.

The crisis comes as the X-Men are coping with the death of Wolverine.

Will Logan’s old rival rise up and join his fellow mutants?

Rick Remender teases the role Sabretooth will play in Avengers and X-Men: AXIS: Continue reading SABRETOOTH In AVENGERS AND X-MEN: AXIS

Don’t Call DOC GREEN the HULK

Hulk #5 courtesy Marvel
Hulk #5 courtesy Marvel

Gerry Duggan kicked off his Hulk run by unleashing a new persona from within the Green Goliath.

Doc Green is ready for SMASH the Marvel Universe with his enhanced muscles and mind.

In Hulk #5 Duggan and artist Mark Waid introduced an Extremis enhanced Hulk who may be smarter than Bruce Banner and in complete control of his powerhouse body.

Doc Green may remind you of the Hulk when he ran the Pantheon. Bruce Banner was in control of the Hulk’s body in that run by Peter David that also introduced the grey, cunning “Joe Fix-it” persona.

Continue reading Don’t Call DOC GREEN the HULK

VILLAINS Turned X-MEN

AXIS #4 courtesy Marvel
AXIS #4 courtesy Marvel

Inspired by the upcoming twists on heroes and villains in AXIS: Act Two: Inversion, we’re exploring rogues who changed their ways in the Marvel Universe.

 

Will the X-Men actually join Apocalypse? AXIS starts in October but the mutant heroes have a history of welcoming enemies into their ranks.

 

After profiling Avengers, here’s the list of mutants with an infamous past who joined the X-Men (in some cases for a very brief time.) Continue reading VILLAINS Turned X-MEN

AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT Preview

Avengers #35 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #35 courtesy Marvel

The Avengers have jumped in the far future but their darkest hour may be in May 2015 as writer Jonathan Hickman races to the climax of his run with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

 

Marvel recruits an all-star art team for the oversized Avengers #35: Jim Cheung, Dustin Weaver, Nick Bradshaw and Paco Media.

 

Time Runs Out flashes forward eight months to a war weary Marvel Universe of tomorrow. Hickman gives us look a a bleak future of May 2015 and brings the stories from Avengers and New Avengers into a clash of heroes. Continue reading AVENGERS TIME RUNS OUT Preview

TOP COMICS For AUGUST 27, 2014

Inhuman #4 courtesy Marvel
Inhuman #4 courtesy Marvel

Inhuman #4

Queen Medusa gets a visit from the Prince of Asgard! Is Thor in Attilan as an ally or potential enemy? The new mystery man known as Reader stalks the Queen. Artist Ryan Stegman (Superior Spider-Man, Wolverine) joins writer Charles Soule for a book you can call X-Men meets Game of Thrones with strands of alien DNA.

 

Low #2

An incredible futuristic world in which humanity hides in an undersea fortress to escape the radiation scorched planet. With air, time and hope running out can a police officer attempt to beat his addiction to save his family and possibly his race? Does a signal from above mean life is returning to the surface in Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini’s new Image series. Continue reading TOP COMICS For AUGUST 27, 2014