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ANT-MAN Trailer

Ant-Man courtesy Marvel
Ant-Man courtesy Marvel

Marvel debuted the first trailer for Ant-Man in the premiere of Agent Carter.

Paul Rudd plays Scott Lang, a criminal who get a second chance to be a hero from inventory Hank Pym played by Michael Douglas.

The first official trailer also gives us a first look at Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne with a hairstyle homage to Janet Van Dyne (aka Wasp) and Corey Stoll who will become the villain known as Yellowjacket.

The iconic suit, the helmet, the shrinking and of course…ants!

Take a look! Continue reading ANT-MAN Trailer

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH Is DOCTOR STRANGE

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Marvel makes it official:

Have they conjured the perfect actor to play the Master of the Mystic Arts?

Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Sherlock, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) will play the title hero in Doctor Strange.

“Stephen Strange’s story requires an actor capable of great depth and sincerity,” said Producer Kevin Feige. “In 2016, Benedict will show audiences what makes Doctor Strange such a unique and compelling character.”

Scott Derrickson is directing. Continue reading BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH Is DOCTOR STRANGE

SUPERIOR IRON MAN Begins

Superior Iron Man #1 courtesy Marvel
Superior Iron Man #1 courtesy Marvel

Tony Stark soars to San Francisco in silver armor and a new agenda in Superior Iron Man #1 this week.

 

Is this “Superior” Tony Stark is not the fan-favorite Avenger you know and love or has Tony become an “Inverted” Iron Man.

 

The brand new series picks up after events in AXIS #4 in which Stark reveals his Extremis app for the citizens of his home.

 

Marvel newcomers Tom Taylor and Yildiray Cinar take on the iconic Avenger following Kieron Gillen’s huge Iron Man run. Continue reading SUPERIOR IRON MAN Begins

NATHAN EDMONDSON’S BLACK WIDOW Movie Pitch

Black Widow #2 courtesy Marvel
Black Widow #2 courtesy Marvel

Captain Marvel will soar past Black Widow to become the first Marvel Studios movie with a woman in the lead. Exciting news for the Carol Corps but lots of questions from fans of the assassin turned Avenger.  The passionate fan base started a #BlackWidowMovie campaign on Twitter.

Nathan Edmondson (current writer of the Black Widow comic book) responded via Twitter saying he “just whipped this up” his treatment for the first six pages of a hypothetical screenplay for a film. Continue reading NATHAN EDMONDSON’S BLACK WIDOW Movie Pitch

EVERYTHING ENDS at Marvel in SPRING 2015

Everything Ends courtesy Marvel
Everything Ends courtesy Marvel

Everything Ends in 2015.

Marvel released the latest (and last?) teaser image that began with Secret Wars followed by teasers for returns of iconic events and stories like Civil War, World War Hulk, House of M, Age of Apocalypse and ends with Everything Ends.

All the previous teasers were for Summer 2015. Everything Ends teases Spring 2015.

Secret Wars is a new event by Jonathan Hickman and Esbad Ribic following Hickman’s run on Avengers and New Avengers where a running theme is Everything Dies as the Illuminati struggle to save Earth from incursions from rival Earths. The current Avengers arc is Time Runs Outset in a near future with Avengers hunting the Illuminati. Continue reading EVERYTHING ENDS at Marvel in SPRING 2015

MARVEL Teases X-MEN ’92

X-Men '92 courtesy Marvel
X-Men ’92 courtesy Marvel

The newest Marvel 2015 teaser takes X-fans back to 1992.

Chris Claremont and Jim Lee were uniting the Children of the Atom before splitting them up into two teams and launching what is still the biggest selling issue of all time, X-Men #1.

Back when Professor X was in charge, Cyclops wore gold shorts over his uniform, Jubilee was a teenage mutant and Rogue sported a leather jacket. Those heroes along with Storm, Gambit and Wolverine were featured on this latest teaser heralding X-Men ’92 in 2015. Continue reading MARVEL Teases X-MEN ’92

SPIDER-VERSE In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 Preview

Amazing Spider-Man #9 courtesy Marvel
Amazing Spider-Man #9 courtesy Marvel

Every man, woman, boy, girl and “other” who ever spun a web is part of Spider-Verse – a massive crossover event marking the return of a major villain.

We’ve met Spider-Gwen, Silk and more heroes in the prelude issues.

Peter Parker is going to need them all to defeat a ruthless enemy who’s come back for revenge.

Marvel shared a first look at Amazing Spider-Man #9 by Dan Slott and Olivier Coipel as Spider-Verse begins.

Morlun nearly made Peter Parker extinct before. Continue reading SPIDER-VERSE In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #9 Preview