One of Spider-Man’s most tragic and frightening foes will get his own series this January. Marvel announced a new Morbius series at Fan Expo Canada. Writer Joe Keatinge and artist Rich Elson are the creative team on the new ongoing starring The Living Vampire.
“AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #699.1 (coming in December) is essentially MORBIUS #0,” asserts Keatinge. “If you’ve never read a Morbius comic book before, ASM #699.1 gets you up to date on absolutely everything there is to know about him. It takes him from where Dan Slott and company took him to and sets him on the course of everything Rich and I have in store.”
“He’s not over the guilt, that’s for sure,” the writer says. “He’s a guy very much crippled by it. How he gets through that is a major thrust of our initial arc.
“Every goal [Morbius] has is ultimately focused on redemption and atonement. Curing himself is definitely part of that. We’re giving him an opportunity to do just that, but given his history you can bet it’s not going to go well.”
Amazing Spider-Man #689 courtesy Marvel
Morbius and the Lizard were villains in Dan Slott’s Amazing Spider-Man arc this summer while Dr. Connors was stalking Spidey on the big screen. I think Morbius would be a perfectly creepy new villain for an Amazing Spider-Man sequel.
For more from writer and Rich Elson here’s the Marvel.com link.
So many good comics this week I’m compelled to double down and make a top 10 week!
Batman Incorporated #3 courtesy DC Comics
Amazing Spider-Man #690 Love the new movie then grab this summer’s thriller in the comic shops. More than one Lizard is on the loose while Spidey tries to save the city from the mad Morbius. Reptiles, a vampire plus Madame Web, the Kingpin and Hobgoblin weave into the storyline as Marvel counts down to the miles 700th issue of Spidey!
Batman Inc #3 The Dark Knight is on the trail of the assassin after his son plus the New 52 return of Matches Malone! Never heard of this Gotham City mobster? He may be the key to solving the case. UPDATE: This book has been postponed due to the events in Colorado.
Manhattan Projects #5 This brilliant alternate history book challenges graphic storytelling and will challenge your mind. The mad scientists behind the think government tank look at the new future they created. Are we a better or worse word because of their breakthroughs?
Secret Avengers #29 courtesy Marvel.com
Secret Avengers #29 Hawkeye’s covert team may be blowing up and falling apart! A traitor, bitter rivalry and hidden romance threaten the squad. Hawkeye better get it together because the new Masters of Evil and an army of evil androids are ready to wipe them out!
Star Wars: Blood Ties: Boba Fett Is Dead #4 The mastermind behind Fett’s murder unleashes mercenaries to wipe out Boba’s child, ex-wife and family. But you can’t keep the galaxy’s most badass bounty hunter down. Revenge is going to be a blast in!
Star Wars: Darth Maul: Death Sentence #1 The red menace is back from dead with a new partner in crime. The horned Sith has a price on his head and he better hope the Jedi find him before the “others” hunting him do!
True Blood #3 Eric and Sookie on the trail of…Godric? An ancient vampire with chilling ties to Eric’s maker is deadly in Dallas. If the HBO series leaves you hungry for more…take a bite of this series!
Winter Soldier #8 Bucky vs. Black Widow! Have Marvel’s hottest couple turned against each other? Sexy, gritty, spy games heat up with old enemies coming out of cold targeting the Winter Soldier.
X-Treme X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel.com
Wolverine and the X-Men #14 Kitty Pryde on a date with Colossus? Are my favorite X-couple finally back together? Mutant romance goes cosmic as the Phoenix fueled Colossus woos Kitty. Plus the aftermath of last issue’s fateful clash between Gladiator and the Phoenix Five – what will this mean for the Shi’ar heir and Warbird?
X-Treme X-Men #1Captain (Wolverine with a stache!) Howlett, Kid Nightcrawler, Emmeline Frost and Dazzler? Greg Pak sends a mutated team of teams across the multiverse but will everyone come back from the mission?
Red, black and blue! The Amazing Spider-Man is swinging high over this extended 4th of July holiday week. The new film is the first of a trilogy as revealed on the film’s official Facebook page.
“It’s finally here! The Amazing Spider-Man is the first installment in a movie trilogy that will explore how our fave hero’s journey was shaped by the disappearance of his parents.”
Who will Spidey face in the sequel?
“I think you have to be pretty protective of the canon when it comes to villains,” he observes. “And Spider-Man has a great rogues gallery, so there’s a lot to choose from,” Director Marc Webb tells the Hollywood Reporter Heat Vision.
“Movies like this tend to have sequels, [though] ultimately the audience will tell us if they want one. But I kind of thought it was an interesting thing to anticipate those storylines and think about the backstories and how we can parlay those into an ongoing story,” he adds.
The truth about Peter’s parents and top-secret genetic research inside Oscorp could drive the storylines of future films.
The Chameleon was the first supervillain Spidey faced. This master of diguise and spy who executed a cruel hoax involving Peter’s parents. He was also the half-brother of…
Marvel.com. Art by Mike Zeck
Kraven the Hunter was a big game hunter who became obsessed with killing the most elusive prey – Spidey-Man. Kraven’s Last Huntis a masterpiece and one of my favorite Spidey epics.
Amazing Spider-Man #689 courtesy Marvel
Michael Morbius was a scientist with a rare blood disease who used vampire bats in his experimental treatments that turned him into…a living vampire. Morbius and the Lizard are both featured in the current Amazing Spider-Man comic book storyline out now.
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone (as Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy) face the Lizard in Amazing Spider-Man but one monster is not enough for the comic book Spidey! If you love the cinematic webslinger then it’s a great time to start reading Amazing Spider-Man.
Dan Slott is pushing Peter Parker to the limit with not one but two monsters on the loose in this week’s Amazing Spider-Man #689. Chapter Two of No Turning Back finds Morbius the Living Vampire is on the loose. Dr. Curt Connors is cured. So who or what is the other Lizard creature on the loose?
Amazing Spider-Man #689 courtesy Marvel
“This summer we’re giving you a chiller; we’re going from wall-crawling to skin crawling,” Writer Dan Slott tells Marvel.com.
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy is stalked by Dr. Curt Connors as the Lizard in this new preview clip of Amazing Spider-Man courtesy Marvel.com. Love MJ but I’m glad director Marc Webb decided to go with Peter Parker’s first love, Gwen.
Dr. Curt Connors aka The Lizard (Rhys Ifans) will torment Andrew Garfield in the big screen reboot Amazing Spider-Man in just weeks. Dan Slott unleashes the Lizard in this week’s Amazing Spider-Man #688 with art by Giuseppe Camucolo. The rampaging reptilian isn’t the only horrific foe in this new storyline. Spidey is caught between the Lizard and Morbius the Vampire as he tries to cure Dr. Curt Connors.
“We’ve had funny stories, crime stories, team-up stories, summer blockbuster stories, personal stories—this time, we’re going for horror,” Slott tells Marvel.com. “This summer we’re giving you a chiller; we’re going from wall-crawling to skin crawling.”
For the entire interview here’s the Marvel .com link.
My favorite Lizard story is Torment. This was in Spider-Man #1-5 written and drawn By Todd McFarlane. And I recommend The Gauntlet storyline because I love how Chris Bachalo draws the Lizard.
The Lizard (Rhys Ifans) will torment Andrew Garfield in the big screen reboot Amazing Spider-Man this summer. Dan Slott will unleash the Lizard in Amazing Spider-Man #688 with art by Giuseppe Camucolo. Marvel revealed the upcoming arc at Wondercon this past weekend. No Going Back will feature a battle between Spidey and his reptilian foe.
“We’ve had funny stories, crime stories, team-up stories, summer blockbuster stories, personal stories—this time, we’re going for horror,” Slott tells Marvel.com. “This summer we’re giving you a chiller; we’re going from wall-crawling to skin crawling.”
For the entire interview here’s the Marvel .com link.
Amazing Spider Man movie buzz is swinging into action! The Lizard is the villian of the Spidey reboot. Now fans have an idea of what the reptilian foe will look like on the big screen – or do they? The web is wild with skepticism.
First there was the EXPOSED BY PEZ icident reported by MTV News. Apparently Pez has a licensing deal with Sony. Pez dispenser mockups featuring the heads of Spider Man and the Lizard hit the internet.
Today there’s leaked concept art on SpiderMedia.ru courtesy of Coming Soon. What do you think? Pretty creepy but this looks like the doctor is still in transition phase but not full Lizard.
Rhys Ifans plays Dr. Curt Connors who will become the Lizard in Amazing Spider Man. To learn more about the Lizard here’s the Marvel.com bio.
My favorite Lizard story is Torment. This was in Spider-Man #1-5 written and drawn my Todd McFarlane. And I recommend The Gauntlet storyline because I love how Chris Bachalo draws the Lizard.
