Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon?

Guardians of the Galaxy #3 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #3 courtesy Marvel

Is Marvel recruiting the world’s sexiest man alive (according to People magazine once upon a time) to be the voice of Rocket Raccoon?

 

Rocket Raccoon and Groot (a living tree) are the only members left of Guardians of the Galaxy to be cast.

 

Latino Review reports that director James Gunn wants Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) to be the voice of the scruffy alien. The site reports Marvel has made Cooper an offer. Continue reading Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon?

Friday Flashback: Dead Avengers!

Avengers #177 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #177 courtesy Marvel

For this week’s Friday Flashback I’m inspired by Infinity #1 out next week.

 

The Avengers will fight the mysterious Builders and Thanos in a two-front war. The cosmic clash will rumble across the Marvel Universe and I couldn’t help but think of a cosmic force that once wiped out Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in their own headquarters!

 

My first Avengers issue freaked me out as a kid because just look at the cover! Continue reading Friday Flashback: Dead Avengers!

Angela In Marvel Universe! Who’s Next?

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel

Today it’s Guardians of the Galaxy but which Marvel icons should fight against or with ANGELA now that she’s in the Marvel Universe next?

 

The warrior angel from the Spawn mythos was transported into the Marvel Universe after the reality rippeding finale of Age of Ultron #10.

 

Angela’s story continues in Guardians of the Galaxy #5 this week by Neil Gaiman and Brian Michael Bendis. Joe Quesada redesigned the iconic character for her Marvel debut. After Angela’s adventure with the Guardians of the Galaxy who will encounter her next?

 

Here are 4 Marvel heroes who should be on the top of Angela’s Marvel dance card: Continue reading Angela In Marvel Universe! Who’s Next?

Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013

Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics
Batman, Incorporated #13 courtesy DC Comics

What a week! Milestone issues! Creators at the the top of their game on exciting new projects or reaching major finales! It was extremely hard to pick this week but….here we go:

 

Batman, Incorporated #13 Bruce vs. Talia – one final battle! Will Batman’s obsession with revenge for Damian’s murder make him kill the woman he once loved? Grant Morrison’s Batman finale is sure to be controversial, game-changing and gripping!

 

Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #7 All of the Time Lord’s companions are kidnapped. The Seventh Doctor makes a strange house call in a Scottish castle and all 11 Doctors appear in this latest chapter celebrating the Time Lord’s 50th Anniversary. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for July 31, 2013

ANGELA In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy #5 courtesy Marvel

Heaven’s most fearsome Angel vs. the Guardians of the Galaxy!

 

The Age of Ultron finale unleashed a powerful new force into the Marvel Universe. Angela (a co-creation of Neil Gaiman in Todd McFarlane’s Spawn series) was pulled in the Marvel 616 in Age of Ultron #10… and she’s not happy about it!

 

Gaiman joins Brian Michael Bendis on Guardians of the Galaxy #5 which picks up Angela’s adventures in the Marvel Universe with art by Sara Pichelli.

 

Earlier Bendis talked about the consequences of Age of Ultron and how Angela came into the Marvel Universe: Continue reading ANGELA In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY

Angela In the Marvel Now

Age of Ultron #10 courtesy Marvel
Age of Ultron #10 courtesy Marvel

ANGELA arrives! Neil Gaiman brings the warrior angel from the Spawn mythos into the Marvel Now. Angela makes her debut in Age of Ultron #10 today and her story will continue in Guardians of the Galaxy #5 by Gaiman and Brian Michael Bendis. Joe Quesada redesigned the iconic character for her Marvel debut. How will Angela affect the Marvel Universe and who will encounter her after the Guardians?

Here are 3 Marvel heroes who should be on the top of Angela’s Marvel dance card: Continue reading Angela In the Marvel Now

Joss Whedon on Robert Downey Jr and AVENGERS 2

Marvel's The Avengers courtesy Marvel
Marvel’s The Avengers courtesy Marvel

Disney is still in negotiations with Robert Downey Jr. about reprising his role as Tony Stark in Avengers 2 (and beyond ?) but for director Joss Whedon it appears to be a done deal as he explains to The Daily Beast.

“He is Iron Man. He is Iron Man in the way that Sean Connery was James Bond. I have no intention of making Avengers 2 without him, nor do I think I’ll be called upon to do that. I don’t think it’s in my interest, Marvel’s interest, or his interest, and I think everything will be fine. But I know that this is Hollywood and you roll with things. You have to be ready for the unexpected. But I loved working with Robert, and everybody knows Continue reading Joss Whedon on Robert Downey Jr and AVENGERS 2