Tag: C2E2

MARVEL Announces ROGUE ONE STAR WARS Prequel Comic at C2E2

Star Wars: Rogue One cast photo courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story cast photo courtesy Disney and Lucasfilm

Marvel sent Star Wars fans soaring in a Diamond Comics Retailer event during C2E2:

A prequel to a prequel.

The publisher announced a Rogue One three-part limited series and one-shot based on the upcoming spinoff: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story coming this Fall. No writers or artists were announced.

Gareth Edwards will direct the standalone film starring Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Madds Mikkelsen and Alan Tudyk. This is the story of the Rebel fighters who stole the plans for the Empire’s Death Star. Continue reading MARVEL Announces ROGUE ONE STAR WARS Prequel Comic at C2E2

GREG PAK On STORM Series

Storm #1 by Victor Ibanez courtesy Marvel
Storm #1 by Victor Ibanez courtesy Marvel

A new ongoing series starring Storm is one of the biggest announcements from C2E2. The X-Men leader gets her own book by Greg Pak (Hulk, Superman/Batman, Action Comics) and artist Victor Ibanez.

 

Storm is the first black female superhero. As Pak tells Marvel.com that legacy will be part of his storytelling.

 

“When I was in film school back in the day, I remember being blown away by Spike Lee’s assertion that the more specific something is, the more universal it can become. Continue reading GREG PAK On STORM Series

DEATH OF WOLVERINE, STORM Solo & What’s AXIS

Death of Wolverine courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine courtesy Marvel

The final fight of Wolverine, a brand new Storm ongoing, Cyclops solo and more X-Men news at  Marvel’s Wolverine: 3 Months To Die panel at Chicago Entertainment and Comic Expo.
X-Men Executive Editor Mike Marts explained 3 Months to Die will be in issues Wolverine #8- 12 by Paul Cornell, Kris Anka and Pete Woods.

 

“This is the lead up to the big event the death of Wolverine. The story of Wolverine losing his healing factor started three months back and it’s incredible,” said Marts. Continue reading DEATH OF WOLVERINE, STORM Solo & What’s AXIS

MARVEL SPIDER-VERSE C2E2 Panel

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

Peter Parker is back in Amazing Spider-Man #1 this week. It’s just one of many Spidey projects spinning (Learning to Crawl, Original Sin, Infinite Comics, Spider-Verse) from Marvel. New details and teasers were revealed at the Spider-Verse C2E2 panel.

 

Dan Slott, Editor Nick Lowe, artist Ramon Perez were among the panel guests. Here are major highlights from the big Spidey book coming:

 
“Amazing Spider-Man immediately picks up with Superior left off and it is the start of something big! It introduces you to the villains in the story: Black Cat and Electro,” said Lowe.

Spider-Man will tie into Original Sin – the event series focusing on the murder of The Watcher and his greatest secrets stolen.

“We find out that someone else was bitten by the spider that Peter Parker was bitten by and she is going to be a major character in this story for a long time to come,” said Lowe. Continue reading MARVEL SPIDER-VERSE C2E2 Panel

MARVEL NEXT BIG THING At C2E2

Guardians of the Galaxy #14 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #14 courtesy Marvel

Major announcements at C2E2 from Marvel at the Next Big Thing panel including more Guardians of the Galaxy books and creative team changes on fan-favorite books:

 

 

The publisher is bringing back the Young Guns initiative focusing on artists to watch. The All-New Young Guns are Sara Pichelli, Valerio Schiti, Nick Bradshaw, Mahmud Asrar and Ryan Stegman.

 

“We’ve got some heavy stuff coming up and there’s this new character that’s going to have some big ramifications with the story,” said Wolverine and the X-Men artist Mahmud Asrar. Continue reading MARVEL NEXT BIG THING At C2E2

PROFESSOR XAVIER’S WILL, CYCLOPS and X-MEN In ORIGINAL SIN

Uncanny X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel

At C2E2 Marvel revealed The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier will be revealed as part of this summer’s Original Sin event. The Watcher’s murder will expose long hidden secrets rocking every corner and team of the Marvel Universe.

 

The schism between the X-Men pushed the Children of the Atom apart after the Professor’s murder at the hands of a Phoenix-possessed Cyclops in Avengers vs. X-Men. Now Xavier’s last will and testament will test his students even more. The story will appear in Uncanny X-Men #23 and #24 by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Chris Bachalo and Kris Anka. Continue reading PROFESSOR XAVIER’S WILL, CYCLOPS and X-MEN In ORIGINAL SIN

MARVEL ORIGINAL SIN Reveals ANGELA’S Family

Original Sin Spider-Man teaser courtesy Marvel
Original Sin Spider-Man teaser courtesy Marvel

Original Sin #0 by Mark Waid and Jim Cheung hit this week. It’s the prologue to Marvel’s big event in which The Watcher is murdered, his secrets are stolen and the ramifications will rock heroes, villains and the entire Marvel Universe. Original Sin #1 by Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato hits next month.

 

Writers Mark Waid and James Robinson and Editors Mike Marts, Nick Lowe, Jordan White, Jake Thomas revealed the Original Sin limited series, tie-ins and shocking new roles for fan-favorite characters at the Original Sin panel at Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo. Here are the highlights from Marvel Original Sin liveblog at C2E2: Continue reading MARVEL ORIGINAL SIN Reveals ANGELA’S Family

X-Men Anniversary, Killable Wolverine, Mystery X-Woman!

X-Men Battle of the Atom courtesy Marvel
X-Men Battle of the Atom courtesy Marvel

The X-Men 50th Anniversary event revealed: X-Men: Battle of the Atom introduces mutants from the future designed by Arthur Adams. Will Paul Cornell make Wolverine: Killable? A news packed Marvel X-Men panel at C2E2 in Chicago kicked off with more news about the dead X-Men and Avengers coming back in Uncanny Avengers.

X   The Apocalypse Twins will use the death seeds to resurrect The Sentry, Daken, Banshee and Grim Reaper as the Horsemen of Death. Rick Remender teased a big Thor vs. Sentry battle, Wolverine vs. Daken, Rogue vs. Grim Reaper and Havok vs. Banshee.

X   Red Skull (now with Xavier’s brain) will turn up in X-Men Legacy (now starring Legion, the Professor’s son.)

X  Wolverine and the X-Men #29 will be set 50 years in the future. Ramon Perez is leaving the book as artist.

X   Brian Wood teased there’s one more member of his all-female team that will be introduced in the final page of X-Men #1.

X  X-Men: Battle of the Atom will be the X-Men 50th Anniversary event in which X-Men from the future (Molly Hayes, Kate Bishop, Deadpool, Continue reading X-Men Anniversary, Killable Wolverine, Mystery X-Woman!