UNLIKELY AVENGERS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel
All-New, All-Different Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

A new era begins for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Mark Waid launched the All-New, All-Different Avengers in the aftermath of Secret Wars this week.

The latest version of team features legacy heroes (Sam Wilson as Captain America, Jane Foster as Thor) and rookies Miles Morales/Spider-Man, Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel and Sam Alexander/Nova with veterans Iron Man and Vision.

Imagine the surprise way back when villains Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver joined. The New Avengers era saw the inclusion of Wolverine, Luke Cage and Echo.

Change is good. Heroes you never suspected would become fan-favorite members of the team.

Here are four unlikely Avengers who might be surprise additions but keep the tradition of change, diversity and power that make Earth’s heroes so mighty: Continue reading UNLIKELY AVENGERS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

DAZZLER Is X-MEN EVOLUTION

courtesy Bendis! via Tumblr
courtesy Bendis! via Tumblr

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