Top 5 Comic Book Picks for October 16, 2013

Avengers #21 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #21 courtesy Marvel

Avengers #21 After the blockbuster events of Infinity #4 (tell me you didn’t cheer when Thor “hammered” the arrogant enemy!) how will Earth’s Mightiest Heroes defeat The Builders? What price will Captain America pay for victory?

(I have to include in this pick…)

New Avengers #11 More Infinity #4 fallout! Has Black Bolt fallen? Why are the rest of the Illuminati on a rival Earth while Thanos and the Builders reach our world?

 

Batman and Robin #24 One of the best Batman books evolves again. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for October 16, 2013

Rose City Comic Con Bigger and Better

Batman Cosplayer and the Batmobile at Rose City Comic Con photo by ComicsBlend
Batman Cosplayer and the Batmobile at Rose City Comic Con photo by ComicsBlend

Build a bigger con and they will come!

 

Thousands of comic book and sci-fi fans packed the Oregon Convention Center for Rose City Comic Con this weekend. In just one year the Portland con quadrupled its show size with more celebrity guests, more panels, more game tournaments and more everything geek-tastic in a town that’s known for comics.

 

Avery Brooks who played Captain Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine was a huge draw and among the brand new celebrity faces greeting Northwest fans for the first time. Some of the faithful brought DS9 comic books, Continue reading Rose City Comic Con Bigger and Better

Best Of Marvel Cup O’Joe

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Big announcements and teasers at Marvel’s Cup O’Joe Panel at SDCC! Here are my favorite highlights:

 

Wolverine: Origin II by Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert! Marvel goes back into Wolverine’s untold past in a new limited series coming this Fall.

 

Inhuman – the previously announced 2014 series by Matt Fraction. I’m thrilled to see this family rise to the forefront of the Marvel Universe.

Inhuman: the next huge franchise for the Marvel Universe with a new kind of super hero,” said X-Men Editor Nick Lowe. Continue reading Best Of Marvel Cup O’Joe

A Very Special Top 5 Comic Book Picks

 

The Wake #2 courtesy DC Comics
The Wake #2 courtesy DC Comics

This week is packed with incredible super hero books from DC and Marvel so I’d like to make this week’s Top 5 picks a salute to other books that might be under your radar!

 

Fatale #15 A new arc begins in this crime noir horror monster of a book by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips. Josephine has been haunted by her powers and supernatural forces throughout the decades. The new arc is set in the modern day but old enemies are back to stalk Fatale!

 

Hawkeye #11 Wait, you say – Hawkeye is an Avenger – this can’t count. This is Matt Fraction’s incredible book about Clint Barton when he’s not Continue reading A Very Special Top 5 Comic Book Picks

Francesco Francavilla on HAWKEYE

Hawkeye #10 courtesy Marvel
Hawkeye #10 courtesy Marvel

The Avenging Archer becomes the target of an unusual assassin!

Eisner-Award Winning Artist Francesco Francavilla (The Black Beetle, Black Panther – The Man Without Fear) joins writer Matt Fraction with Hawkeye #10 this week.

If you’re not reading this book (you should!) this book is about the Hawkeye when he’s not an Avenger. Even in his off-duty hours trouble finds Clint Barton. This issue kicks off a new storyline.

  “On HAWKEYE we’ve been blessed with not only one of the biggest writers in comics with Matt Fraction, but also some of the best artists like David Aja, Javier Pulido and now Francesco Francavilla,” said Stephen Wacker, Senior Editor, on Marvel.com. “Though he’s only on the series for issues #10 and #12, Francesco is going to leave his mark on Clint with some of the most beautiful art you’ll see all year!”

By Editor

Hawkeye in Age of Ultron

 

Age of Ultron #1 courtesy Marvel
Age of Ultron #1 courtesy Marvel

Age of Ultron #1 kicked off with an absolutely driven and relentless Clint Barton on a mission to save a kidnapped Spider-Man before he could be turned over to the Avengers greatest enemy. After Age of Ultron #5 the surviving heroes have divided with one team taking the fight to the human hating android and Wolverine going rogue. Hawkeye was the breakout character of the first issue. Brian Michael Bendis tells Marvel.com why Clint was chosen to show the world in the aftermath of Ultron’s victory.

“It was more about picking a character who would not thrive, but do well in this situation. We imagined that [Hawkeye] was exactly Continue reading Hawkeye in Age of Ultron

HAWKEYE & The Ladies

Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel
Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel

Ex-wife, work-wife, girlfriend.

The women in Clint Barton’s life may be his only lifeline when assassins target the Avenging Archer. Black Widow, Mockingbird, Spider-Woman and Kate Bishop team up in this week’s Hawkeye #9.

Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel
Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel

This acclaimed new Hawkeye series by Matt Fraction and David Aja is about Clint Barton when he’s not on duty as an Avenger. When you’re a superhero Continue reading HAWKEYE & The Ladies

Can Hawkeye’s Women Save Him?

Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel
Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel

Clint Barton has a lot of ladies in his life…and he’s gonna need ’em! When the Avenging Archer becomes the target of an assassin – Black Widow, Mockingbird, Spider-Woman and Kate Bishop work to track down and stop the killer in Hawkeye #9. Marvel shared details of the upcoming issue and art by David Aja.

Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel
Hawkeye #9 courtesy Marvel

Hawkeye by Matt Fraction is about Clint Barton when he’s not on duty as an Avenger. When you’re a superhero Continue reading Can Hawkeye’s Women Save Him?