Battle of the Atom – COMICS BLEND

WHO DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE?

As we build up until the final weeks of Avengers, New Avengers, the start of Secret Wars and the end of the Marvel Universe we’re watching for clues and signs.

Who caused the death of the Marvel Universe?

Jonathan Hickman’s epic Avengers run began with incursions from other Earths threatening to destroy ours. When heroes fail the Marvel Universe will be destroyed and only Battleworld remains as Secret Wars rage.

But what started the incursions?

We could have seen a big blatant clue in Guardians Team-Up #3 by Sam Humphries this week. This issue is a Chapter Six of the Black Vortex crossover between Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men but two words send my mind reeling. Continue reading WHO DESTROYS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE?

DAZZLER Is X-MEN EVOLUTION

Disco Dazzler goes Punk!

The new look for the X-Man inspired a spectrum of reaction after Brian Michael Bendis revealed Kris Anka’s new design via Tumblr.

Whether you love or loathe – isn’t it exciting that fans are passionate about this longtime X-Man’s fate?

That’s the power of a writer like Bendis. I don’t like to categorize characters as A to Z because to some readers that hero is beloved. (Somewhere someone is hoping for a Maggot resurrection!) I like to say there are front burner or marquee characters and there are back burner characters. Unfortunately some heroes are so far back they’re practically in the freezer. Continue reading DAZZLER Is X-MEN EVOLUTION

ALL-NEW DOOP

Wolverine secret weapon (and often comic relief for X-Men readers) gets his own limited series by two comic book giants starting this week.

All-New Doop #1 reunites co-creators Peter Milligan and Michael Allred who gave us Doop back in a groundbreaking new take on X-Force which became X-Statix.

If you missed the Doop-centric issue of Wolverine and the X-Men you missed out on a hilarious issue showing the inner workings of the Jean Grey School.

The series gives us an insider look of what else happened during X-Men: Battle of the Atom including Doop’s role in the X-Men’s monumental fight and Kitty Pryde’s personal life. Continue reading ALL-NEW DOOP

All-New DOOP #1 Preview

The X-Men’s secret weapon (and often comic relief for fans) gets the spotlight in All-New Doop #1. Co-creators Peter Milligan (writer) and Mike Allred (artist) reunite for this insider look of what else happened during X-Men: Battle of the Atom. Allred creates the cover while David La Fuente provides interior art.

If you missed the Doop-centric issue of Wolverine and the X-Men you missed out on a hilarious issue showing the inner workings of the Jean Grey School. The new project will show Doop’s role in the X-Men’s monumental fight and Kitty Pryde’s personal life. Continue reading All-New DOOP #1 Preview

Happy New Year! Best of Comic Book Time

As we celebrate a new year it’s a perfect time to look back at the year in comic book stories with a time twist.

Age of Ultron

The bad guy (or should I say evil A.I.) wins! Age of Ultron shattered our senses with a new reality for our favorite Marvel heroes who survived the A.I. onslaught.

Brian Michael Bendis and an all-star roster of artists created a fast-moving, game-changing epic that inspired unique team-ups (Wolverine and Invisible Woman made an awesome duo) and reintroduced Hank Pym to the modern Marvel Universe. Continue reading Happy New Year! Best of Comic Book Time

Inside X-MEN NO MORE HUMANS

X-Men: No More Humans couretsy Marvel — X-Men: No More Humans courtesy Marvel

Here’s a first look inside X-Men: No More Humans. This is the first original X-Men graphic novel since the classic God Loves, Man Kills. This story marks the return of Mike Carey to the Children of the Atom who teams up with veteran X-artist Salvador Larroca.

No More Humans follows the recent Battle of the Atom when mutants from multiple timelines fought to protect the future of the race. In Carey’s novel – the X-Men find themselves in a world where the human race has vanished off the planet. Continue reading Inside X-MEN NO MORE HUMANS

Top 5 Comic Book Picks October 30, 2013

Damian, Son of Batman #1 courtesy DC Comics

Damian: Son of Batman #1 What if Damian Wayne lived to become the Dark Knight of Gotham City? Andy Kubert takes us back to the future world he created with Grant Morrison in Batman #666 for a four-part epic in which Damian lives again.

Infinity #5 The triumphant Avengers return from space to find Earth invaded by Thanos and Inhumanity spread across the planet. Can the heroes defeat the Mad God and his Black Order and how will they handle the new epidemic of strange new beings? Plus, how will all the aliens races of Marvel Universe react to living in an Avengers Universe now?

Nightwing Annual #2 The most anticipated of all this week’s DC Comics Annuals. Robin and Batgirl grew up fast as costumed crimefighters but Richard is on new quest, Barbara is no longer in the Bat family – what’s left for one of the greatest couples in comics? Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks October 30, 2013

Top 5 Comics for October 23, 2013

Beware the Batman #1 A brand-new all-ages comic based on the hit animated series. Alfred Pennyworth is no ordinary butler but has he prepared Master Bruce? The Dark Knight flies out of the cave to take on the Gotham City underworld.

Pretty Deadly #1 The daughter of Death rides a trail of retribution in a book that seems to mix Sandman, Preacher and the Wild West by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Emma Rios. Here’s how the writer explained the concept to me at GeekGirlCon ’13.

Sex Criminals #2 If you could stop time Continue reading Top 5 Comics for October 23, 2013

COMICS BLEND

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