Robert Downey Jr. and Chadwick Boseman courtesy Marvel
A star-packed event in which Marvel Studios made huge confirmations and announced a roster of fan-favorites and new comic book heroes hitting the big screen.
Sam Humphries (Legendary Star-Lord) writes the first bookend issue that leads into Guardians of the Galaxy, All-New X-Men, Cyclops, Captain Marvel and Nova. The writer explains how this cosmic object draws in multiple heroes and powerful villains.
“The Black Vortex is an ancient artifact with the power to unlock the cosmic potential within yourself. Imagine the metamorphosis that turned Norrin Radd into the Silver Surfer, or Jean Grey into Dark Phoenix, available to anyone in the Marvel Universe.
But, of course, no amount of power comes without a cost—the Black Vortex makes its first appearance in The Legendary Star-Lord #5!” Humphries told Marvel.com.
“What happens when one person submits to the Black Vortex and becomes a titan of the cosmos? What happens when a whole team does it? Or a whole planet? We open the story ten billion years ago, at the birth of the Marvel Universe, and see what a Pandora’s Box the Black Vortex can be.
But against that epic scale, we’re grounding the story in the deeply personal conflict each character will go through just by encountering the Black Vortex.”
Ed McGuinness will be the artist on the bookend chapters.
Marvel announces an epic crossover event uniting the space-facing, cosmic and young mutants when an ancient alien artifact emerges.
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Black Vortex will have two bookends and runs through Guardians of the Galaxy, Legendary Star-Lord, All-New X-Men, Cyclops, Captain Marvel and Nova.
You may remember the All-New X-Men meet the Guardians in The Trial of Jean Grey crossover. Kitty Pryde and Star-Lord have been “dating” since then. Young Cyclops is having adventures with his father Corsair and the Starjammers. Continue reading GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: THE BLACK VORTEX
The Red Skull uses the power of Professor X’s mind to unleash World War Hate on mutants. Can Rogue and Scarlet Witch unite to stop Magneto after his deadly mistake? What secret is Iron Man keeping from his fellow heroes? Rick Remender kicks off Act One: The Red Supremacy.
Batgirl #35
New mission, new era, new team as Barbara Gordon attempts to build an all-new Batgirl. Barbara starts over after losing everything but her hip new home is filled with new threats. Cameron Stewart, Brenden Fletcher and Babs Tarr. Continue reading Top Comics for October 8, 2014
You can take theGuardians of the Galaxy home just in time for the holidays. The #1 movie of the year is now scheduled for release on December 9th.
Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) rallied a group of misfit rogues (Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot) into a team that save a planet and set them on a collision course with Thanos (Josh Brolin) and possibly The Avengers.
