Two deadly reunions, a Justice League icon goes solo, the fall of a hero in the future and a blast into the past – it’s all part of this week’s top 5 new comic book picks of the week:
Batman ’66 #25
Harley Quinn was born on Batman: The Animated Series but what if she was on the Adam West series? The “Joker Wave” hits Gotham City and transforms a doctor into a deadly Harlequin in the hit digital first comic inspired by the classic television show. Continue reading NEW COMICS PICKS JULY 22, 2015
Where’s Kitty Pryde in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now?
The X-Woman is now a Guardian of the Galaxy.
In the official solicits for October, Marvel reveals Kitty Pryde is (Star-Lady?) in the new Guardians of the Galaxy #1.
Peter Quill left to become Emperor of the Spartax Empire. When we last saw Quill and Kitty they became engaged after surviving the events of The Black Vortex crossover.
No Star-Lord, no problem? Continue reading STAR-LADY Revealed
Marvel revealed 45 new books and creative teams coming this fall in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now relaunch.
All-New, All-Different Avengers, Extraordinary X-Men and Invincible Iron Man, Spider-Man are flagship books. We have two Spider-Men, two Wolverines and a totally new Hulk. Some fan-favorite heroes are on new teams but some iconic characters are MIA!
More new books may be coming but so far these heroes are missing from the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now that have us on edge: Continue reading MISSING FROM ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW?
Miles Morales will survive Secret Wars and join the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now but will any other Ultimate Universe heroes swing over to the main new Marvel this Fall?
Marvel revealed Morales will star in a brand new Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli and be on the All-New, All-Different Avengers when Secret Wars ends.
Ultimate Spider-Man original team Bendis and Mark Bagley are crafting Ultimate End, the five-part limited series tied to Secret Wars that is the final Ultimate story.
Months before Secret Wars was announced and The End of the Ultimate Universe was first teased we pondered if some of the Ultimate heroes will survive and move into the Marvel 616 universe? Time for another update! Continue reading WHO SURVIVES ULTIMATE END UPDATE
I confess.
I did NOT like Illyana Rasputin.
Magik has one of the most complicated origin stories in comics. She went from little girl to teen demon sorceress in an instant then a child again, then died, then resurrected with an evil persona. A confusing back story paired with just plain vicious treatment of fellow mutants made her unlikeable.
There’s cold and cool like Emma Frost and then there’s just cruel like Illyana’s treatment of her big brother Colossus.
Cyclops, Emma, Magneto and Magik were the central cast of Uncanny X-Men by Brian Michael Bendis. The broken powers of each character led to vulnerability for each powerhouse – that made them more compelling than ever.
As we experience the final chapters of the Bendis run it’s time to look back and give credit where it’s due. Continue reading Making MAGIK in X-MEN by BENDIS
Kitty…actually Kate Pryde takes center stage as Secret Wars allows fans to see into new Days of Future Past.
Pryde and the last remaining mutants on Earth fight to survive in this Warzone of Battleworld based on the classic arc by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. In this reality mutants are hunted, caged or killed by giant Sentinel robots.
Years of Future Past by Marguerite Bennett and Mike Norton shows us a very different fate for the mutant race. What if Kitty couldn’t travel back and was forced to stay in future and fight for the surviving X-Men?
Bennett explains how this Kate Pryde is shaped by the events of a world rules by Sentinels. Continue reading X-MEN Back to YEARS OF FUTURE PAST
Sam Humphries (Legendary Star-Lord) left StarKat fans with a romantic cliffhanger with The Black Vortex finale. The Guardian/X-Man romance really faces cosmic consequences as Secret Wars throws every Marvel past, present and future up in the air.
Humphries shared issue one art from Marvel newcomer Alti Firmansyah and answered fan questions about the upcoming Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde in a special Marvel chat event. As we’ve seen from the cover, Quill is facing the wrath of the Age of Apocalypse Kitty.
“We’ve seen how Peter and Kitty’s relationship develops pre-Secret Wars, but what happens when you swap out the Kitty we know and love with a VERY different Kitty from Age of Apocalypse?” Humphries said of the Kitty switch. Continue reading STAR-LORD & KITTY PRYDE Preview
Will Brian Michael Bendis reunite a fan-favorite super couple in his X-Men finale?
During a Marvel live event Bendis shared art from Old Man Logan and Uncanny X-Men #600. This milestone issue arrives in October and is the writer’s swan song on the mutant franchise.
In this page by Kris Anka, Kitty Pryde and Colossus will come face to face. After the events of Fear Itself (when Colossus became the Juggernaut) and Avengers vs X-Men (when he was possessed by the Phoenix Force) Peter Raputin and Kitty were torn apart.
Is this the moment old school fans of Kitty and Colossus have been waiting for?