Remembering a Hero In CIVIL WAR II: THE FALLEN

Civil War II: The Fallen courtesy Marvel
Civil War II: The Fallen courtesy Marvel

A shocking death of an Avenger.

What will the aftermath mean to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the Marvel Universe?

Writer Greg Pak is charged with telling that story as he helps say goodbye to an iconic character.

We shared our thoughts on the death of this hero and what they meant to us.

How will Pak remember a character that’s been a huge part of his comics career? Continue reading Remembering a Hero In CIVIL WAR II: THE FALLEN

MARVEL’S TOTALLY AWESOME HULK

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courtesy Marvel, a ComicBook.com first

Incredible. Indestructible. No more.

The All-New, All-Different Marvel Now will introduce a new Hulk and he’s totally awesome.

Marvel announced The Totally Awesome Hulk by Greg Pak and Frank Cho via ComicBook.com. This new Green Goliath is NOT Bruce Banner.

Pak is known by fans for his epic run on the Jade Giant including Planet Hulk, World World Hulk and introducing Skaar, Son of Hulk. The veteran writer is back and reveals how the team came up with with the latest adjective for the Marvel icon. Continue reading MARVEL’S TOTALLY AWESOME HULK

STORM IS A MOST WANTED X-MAN

Storm #8 courtesy Marvel
Storm #8 courtesy Marvel

Storm is a most wanted woman in this cover preview for Storm #8.

Marvel shared this cover by Stephanie Hans for the issue  via Twitter coming in February 2015.

Greg Pak (Planet Hulk) is writing Ororo’s solo adventures. The X-Men leader is taking a pro-active role in other countries protecting the victims of oppressive military regimes in Africa and other nations.

Storm is fighting for freedom while leading the Jean Grey School and mourning the loss of Wolverine. Continue reading STORM IS A MOST WANTED X-MAN

CAPTAIN AMERICA On PLANET HULK

Planet Hulk courtesy Marvel
Planet Hulk courtesy Marvel

Welcome back to Planet Hulk!

The latest Marvel teaser shows a war of Hulks coming in 2015.

Planet Hulk was the Greg Pak epic that send the Green Goliath off-world in a Gladiator style epic in the same era as Civil War – another teaser Marvel revealed last week.

The Illuminati (led by Tony Stark and Reed Richards) trapped the Hulk and sent him to a desolate alien world to protect Earth from future smashing. Continue reading CAPTAIN AMERICA On PLANET HULK

STORM & FORGE Reunion

Storm #3 courtesy Marvel
Storm #3 courtesy Marvel

An X-Men reunion this week in Storm #3.

 

Greg Pak brings Forge back in Ororo’s life after an intense showdown way back in a Warren Ellis epic called Ghost Boxes.

 

Forge was Storm’s great love after she lost her powers but they didn’t last. Forge was responsible for Storm’s loss of mutant ability. Ororo moved on to Black Panther then Wolverine.

 

When the two reunite how will it go down? Continue reading STORM & FORGE Reunion

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

BATMAN & SUPERMAN in Killer Video Game

Batman/Superman #5 courtesy DC Comics
Batman/Superman #5 courtesy DC Comics

KILL THE BATMAN!

 

A new video game with that simple goal becomes a real terrifying test for the Dark Knight and Man of Steel as a new arc begins in Batman/Superman #5.

 

Brett Booth (Teen Titans) joins writer Greg Pak for the team-up book starring Bruce and Clark. This issue starts “as the ultimate video game, in which the players don’t realize that the characters they’re controlling are fighting in real life.”

 

A new Toymaster is the architect making Batman the ultimate prey. Bruce can outwit and outlast an army of heroes turned against him…

Continue reading BATMAN & SUPERMAN in Killer Video Game

BATMAN/SUPERMAN #5 Preview

Batman/Superman #5 courtesy DC Comics
Batman/Superman #5 courtesy DC Comics

New artist. New arc. DC Comics shared this preview of Batman/Superman #5.

 

Brett Booth (Teen Titans) joins writer Greg Pak for the team-up book starring the Dark Knight and Man of Steel. This launch issue starts “as the ultimate video game, in which the players don’t realize that the characters they’re controlling are fighting in real life.” Continue reading BATMAN/SUPERMAN #5 Preview