We continue our look at the amazing year in comic books. Here are more of our favorite heroes, moments, creators and trends of 2013.
Best Team Leader: Steve Rogers, now and forever but especially as seen in Infinity. The master tactician rallied the universe and coached his team (Thor – Infinity MVP?) to an intergalactic victory against the Builders and then take back the Earth from Thanos. Continue reading Best Comics of 2013: Heroes, Trends and More
Favorite Writer:
Jonathan Hickman
Hard to narrow down but it came to to these four Words: Avengers, New Avengers, Infinity!
I have never loved Avengers the way I’m loving the team right now. Steve and Tony expanded the roster to create an Avengers World but threats from across the universe and multiverse tested Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Continue reading Best Comics of 2013 Favorite Writer
As you reel from this week’s epic conclusion to Marvel’s Infinity event I’m inspired to have as our Friday Flashback an earlier classic clash between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos.
Writer Jim Starling, artists George Perez and Ron Lim gave us The Infinity Gauntlet back in 1991 in which the entire Marvel Universe took on the Mad God of Titan.
Thanos seized the Infinity Gems (also known as the Soul Gems) and assembled them on a gauntlet – this cosmic weapon gave him the power of God. As a gift to Death (who Thanos worships) he wipes out half the lives in the universe with a snap of a finger including many Marvel heroes. Continue reading INFINITY GAUNTLET Flashback
INFINITY #6 arrives like a cosmic level Hulk smashing right into your senses, reshaping the entire Marvel Universe and showing why Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are the greatest champions of any universe.
Jonathan Hickman takes multiple massive storylines, a staggering cast of heroes and villains with big themes and weaves them into an ambitious epic that works on every level. Artists Jim Cheung and Dustin Weaver are at the top of game taking Hickman’s action-packed and universe expanding script and making spectacular scenes on every page.
The Avengers saved the universe from the Builders but come home to find their world under the grip of Thanos. Captain America proves he a master strategist with a bold plan to bust the alien blockade and take down the Black Order. Continue reading INFINITY #6 Review
Black Science #1 A brand new sci-fi epic by Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers) and Matteo Scalera. A scientist achieves his greatest dream and it’s a reality warping nightmare. Can his team of living ghosts find their way home.
Damian: Son of Batman #2 What if Bruce Wayne’s son lived? Back to the future world of Batman #666 – where Damian’s greatest enemies may be his mother and grandfather.
Infinity #6 The Avengers saved the Universe but can they free Earth from the grip of Thanos? Earth’s Mightiest Heroes vs. The Mad God of Titan and his Black Order! Artist Jim Cheung joins Jonathan Hickman for the mega-sized finale to one of the greatest Marvel epics ever. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for November 27, 2013
Black Bolt ignited a bomb to stop Thanos.
The Mad God wasn’t stopped but the impact ignited dormant alien DNA in the human race.
Now Inhumanity is spreading across Earth. Humans are becoming Inhuman.
S.H.I.E.L.D. calls on Dr. Bruce Banner to develop a “Humanity” Bomb?
Don’t they know bombs and Banner have a…complicated history?
After the cosmic war Infinity and Inhuman, Dr. Banner plans to build a bomb with more devastating power than the Hulk!
This week in Indestructible Hulk #16 – Mark Waid launches Banner and his alter ego into Inhumanity. Waid told Marvel.com how Banner will take on something Hulk can’t smash: Continue reading HULK, INHUMANS, Bombs Away
It all comes down to this all-star, game-changing issue!
Infinity #6 arrives Wednesday!
Artist Jim Cheung joins writer Jonathan Hickman for the final chapter of this epic that’s reshaped the entire Marvel Universe but it all comes back down to our planet.
Earth isn’t the only “Avengers World” anymore! Alien races are united in an Avengers Universe! Earth’s Mightiest Heroes defeated the Builders but come home to find their homeworld ruled by Thanos and his Black Order! Continue reading INFINITY FINALE
A HUGE week for Marvel fans as Infinity comes to a showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the forces of Thanos!
While the Avengers were saving the Universe from the Builders, Thanos and his Black Order seized control of Earth in order to find the Mad God’s son.
The heroes come home to find their world invaded and Inhumanized! In a failed effort to stop Thanos, Black Bolt unleashed the Terrigen Bomb which triggered dormant genes in everyday people. Now who knows how many humans are now Inhuman. Continue reading INFINITY Finale Week