THE NEXT WOLVERINE Part II

Dark Wolverine #76 courtesy Marvel
Dark Wolverine #76 courtesy Marvel

Logan will be killed in Death of Wolverine by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven. Marvel says it’s serious about killing off the fan-favorite X-Man. The final journey began this week as Three Months To Die began in Wolverine #8 by Paul Cornell and Kris Anka.

 

While the story potential of a World Without Wolverine is incredible, this geek has a burning question: Could someone else become the next Wolverine?

 

In an earlier chapter I explored how Logan’s arch-enemy Sabretooth could assume the role. If Doc Ock could become a Superior Spider-Man, could one of Logan’s rivals become a Savage, Ruthless or Superior Wolverine?

 

What about Daken? Continue reading THE NEXT WOLVERINE Part II

RICK REMENDER Reveals MARVEL AXIS

Marvel AXIS by Jim Cheung courtesy Marvel
Marvel AXIS by Jim Cheung courtesy Marvel

The secret of Marvel’s AXIS revealed.

 

Writer Rick Remender and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort talked with USA Today about the upcoming Marvel event starring the Red Skull.

 

Avengers & X-Men: AXIS will run 9 issues over 3 months starting in October.

 

Brevoort calls it “kind of a Michael Bay movie. It’s big and spectacular and has a ton of full-out bombast.” Continue reading RICK REMENDER Reveals MARVEL AXIS

NEW SPIDER-MAN FROM EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE

Edge of Spider-Verse #3 courtesy Marvel
Edge of Spider-Verse #3 courtesy Marvel

Peter Parker is back as the Amazing Spider-Man. The countdown is on to Spider-Verse in which every man, woman, animal or thing who ever had a Spider in front of their name joins a massive crossover.

 

There will be new heroes under the masks, too.

 

Marvel revealed Edge of Spider-Verse #3 will be written and drawn by Dustin Weaver, a frequent collaborator with Jonathan Hickman (SHIELD, Avengers.) Continue reading NEW SPIDER-MAN FROM EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE

DEATHLOK Ongoing Series Announced

Deathlok #1 courtesy Marvel, a THR exclusive
Deathlok #1 courtesy Marvel, a THR exclusive

Marvel officially announced a new Deathlok ongoing book spinning out of this summer’s Original Sin event.

 

Mike Peterson (J. August Richards) became Deathlok on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. this past season.

 

The new Deathlok will co-star in Original Sins #1. The first issue of the new anthology series is out now.  The Deathlok ongoing will be by writer Nathan Edmondson (Black Widow, Punisher) and artist Mike Perkins (Captain America, The Stand, Astonishing X-Men.) Continue reading DEATHLOK Ongoing Series Announced

MARVEL CASTS KINGPIN For NETFLIX Series

 

Daredevil #86 courtesy Marvel
Daredevil #86 courtesy Marvel

Marvel has crowned their Kingpin of Crime for their upcoming Netflix Daredevil series. Vincent D’Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket, Law and Order: Criminal Intent, Homicide) will play Wilson Fisk opposite Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock.

 

“We’re incredibly proud to have an actor with the gravitas and versatility of Vincent joining ‘Marvel’s Daredevil’ in such an integral role,” said Jeph Loeb, Marvel’s Head of Television. “Wilson Fisk is an iconic villain whose cunning and power make him the dangerous equal of our hero.” Continue reading MARVEL CASTS KINGPIN For NETFLIX Series

Top Comics For June 11, 2014

Uncanny X-Men Special #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny X-Men Special #1 courtesy Marvel

Armor Hunters #1 A ruthless strike team is heading to Earth to kill X-O Manowar and seize his alien armor. Earth is the hunting ground and every Valiant hero and villain will be caught up in the war. Valiant’s big event blasts off here in the first chapter by Robert Venditti and Doug Braithwaite.

 

Detective Comics #32 Batman feels the grip of the ruthless crime boss known as the Squid as he races to find a killer. It’s a twisted murder mystery in which Bruce Wayne is a suspect from the creative team that relaunched The Flash into the New 52. Continue reading Top Comics For June 11, 2014

SHE-HULK Is Raising HELLCAT

She-Hulk #5 courtesy Marvel
She-Hulk #5 courtesy Marvel

She-Hulk & Hellcat.

 

A geek dream.

 

The super strong, smart and sexy She-Hulk is the star of an acclaimed new solo series by Charles Soule (Inhuman, Thunderbolts, Superman/Wonder Woman) focusing on her career as a super attorney.

 

A strong, sexy retro hero is part of a new mystery as Jennifer and Hellcat must “uncover secrets of the Blue File- a conspiracy that touches the Marvel Universe” in She-Hulk #5 this week. Continue reading SHE-HULK Is Raising HELLCAT

DEADPOOL DISCO DAZZLER

Deadpool #30 courtesy Marvel
Deadpool #30 courtesy Marvel

The Merc With a Mouth recruits another mutant with a mouth for an Original Sin tie-in story.

 

This week in Deadpool #30 – Wade gets a groovy sidekick in his war against the vampires. Before she was an X-Man, Alison Blaire was a disco diva. The new issue isn’t just a glittery flashback – it’s a an untold story of Wilson’s past.

 

“We are going to finally reveal the secret of what happened to Deadpool’s family said Jordan White Original Sin liveblog. Continue reading DEADPOOL DISCO DAZZLER