Tag: Black Widow

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Declassified Preview

Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel
Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is almost here. The latest adventure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe pits Steve Rogers against ruthless new enemies and a conspiracy within S.H.I.E.L.D. Here’s what you need to know to catch up and be ready for the sequel:

 

Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) was a skinny kid from Brooklyn with a big heart, sense of honor and desire to serve his country in World War II. Given the code name Captain America – Steve would defeat the Red Skull’s Hydra invasion but with a price. Steve crashed the Hydra plane into the ice and would be frozen in time.  Steve was revived by S.H.I.EL.D. and would lead Earth’s Mightiest Heroes against an alien invasion in The Avengers. Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER Declassified Preview

Top Comic Book Picks for April 2, 2014

Action Comics #30 courtesy DC Comics
Action Comics #30 courtesy DC Comics

Action Comics #30 Superman Doomed begins here! In the aftermath of Forever Evil – Superman is the villain, Lex Luthor is the hero? As if Clark didn’t have it bad enough – Doomsday is coming! Who’s bringing the Kryptonian monster to Earth?

 

Detective Comics #30 Batman and Harvey Bullock in a race to find a killer, the 52 debut of two obscure Bat-villains and more as a brand new team takes on the book the launched the Dark Knight. Continue reading Top Comic Book Picks for April 2, 2014

Alexander’s Marvelous Make-A-Wish Day

Alexander as Hulk by Garza
Alexander as Hulk by Ricardo Garza

Alexander is small but courageous with mighty dreams. The six-year-old boy from Everett, Washington lives with cystic fibrosis. Alexander fights this life threatening condition but for one day he had an adventure to take his mind of his illness.

 

Alexander got a hero’s salute this weekend thanks to Make-A-Wish volunteers and members of Comic Book Characters For Causes. Alexander loves Marvel’s The Avengers, especially Hulk and Captain America so Team Alex “Assembled” an Avengers themed shopping spree. Continue reading Alexander’s Marvelous Make-A-Wish Day

Comic Book Picks for March 12, 2014

All-New X-Men #24 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #24 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #24 Alien empires demand justice but should this Jean be punished for crimes of the Phoenix Force? For the life of Jean Grey…Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men versus Gladiator and the Shi’ar Imperial Guard! Kitty Pryde, the original X-Men, Starjammers, Star-Lord and the Guardians in a battle royale that changes one mutant forever.

 

 

Batman #29 After a mind-blowing look into the future of Gotham City (plagues, new sidekick, new Queen of Gotham City Underworld, debut of a fan-favorite) Scott Snyder takes us back to Bruce Wayne’s first year as the Dark Knight. Continue reading Comic Book Picks for March 12, 2014

SPIDER-WOMAN’S Secret Gift in SECRET AVENGERS

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Jessica Drew gets back to her spy roots in the upcoming Secret Avengers by Ales Kot and Michael Walsh.

 

Spider-Woman made a huge comeback in the New Avengers era by Brian Michael Bendis.

 

The fan favorite Avenger with ties to Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. teams up with Black Widow, Hawkeye, Phil Coulson, Nick Fury, Jr and M.O.D.O.K. as the covert squad of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Continue reading SPIDER-WOMAN’S Secret Gift in SECRET AVENGERS

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER New Clip

 

Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel
Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel

Marvel shares an action-packed 4 minute clip from Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

 

Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) lead a mission to rescue passengers on an ocean liner seized by Batroc (Georges St. Pierre.)

 

Enjoy the chemistry from Evans and Johansson before they begin a major assault including the super spy using her “Widow’s Bite” on a terrorist: Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER New Clip