After the box-office success of Thor I’m hoping Marvel will dive into its other mythological heroes and villains for future movies and television shows.
Here are 3 more God-like heroes WORTHY of consideration:
Hercules Marvel’s Herc, Prince of Power was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of Journey Into Mystery. Continue reading Marvel Gods Worthy of Movies
X-23 is back!
The original X-Men learned just how much some humans hate mutants in their first encounter with the Purifiers who were hunting X-23!
This week – the young X-Men learn more about the “daughter”of Wolverine. Here’s a look inside All-New X-Men #20 by Brian Michael Bendis, Brandon Peterson and Mahmud Asrar from Marvel. Continue reading X-23 Joins ALL-NEW X-MEN
Marvel makes if official: Drew Goddard will be the Executive Producer and showrunner of the new Daredevil series from Marvel and Netflix.
The writer/director with credits including Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Lost, Cabin in the Woods, Cloverfield and World War Z will write and direct the first episode setting the tone for the series. Continue reading Drew Goddard Joins DAREDEVIL Marvel Netflix Series
Villain. Hero. Revolutionary. Victim. Teacher. Savior.
The Master of Magnetism plays many roles in the Marvel Universe. Now Erik Lehnsherr gets his own solo series by writer Cullen Bunn (Deadpool Killology, Fearless Defenders, Wolverine) and artist Gabriel Hernandez Walta (Astonishing X-Men.) I wanted to share part of a new interview with the writer on Magneto’s next chapter. Continue reading MAGNETO Solo Series
“X-Men Apocalypse 2016”
These words and number revealed by Bryan Singer on Twitter just set the geek world on fire!
The director is finishing up X-Men: Days of Future Past which unites the cast of the original trilogy and X-Men: First Class in a film based on the classic story by Chris Claremont. Singer was a one man tease machine via Twitter sharing news and pics from the upcoming sequel which arrives in May 2014.
Today’s tweet sure appears that Fox (which controls the X-Men film franchise) is moving ahead with a follow up just two years later starring one of the greatest enemies. Continue reading X-MEN APOCALYPSE 2016
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
Marvel announced a new Moon Knight series by Warren Ellis and Declan Shalvey and shared the cover to number one via Facebook.
Marc Spector is a mercenary brought by to life by an Egyptian God became a billionaire by day, crime fighting vigilante by night.
Moon Knight has been given more shots at a solo series than almost any character I can think of and often compared to Batman.
“The man is demented in more interesting ways than I think Batman ever was…his cape is actually a crescent moon and he goes out only at night and dresses in reflective white so you can see him coming. Now that’s nuts…I like that.” Ellis tells Hero Complex. Continue reading MOON KNIGHT by Warren Ellis Announced
While the Avengers have been saving the universe, the Earth is under the grip of Thanos and his Black Order. Infinity #6 is the final chapter of the Marvel epic by Jonathan Hickman and an all-star team of artists.
In the finale – the heroes must take back the Peak space station and break the alien blockade to reach Earth and a showdown with the Mad God of Titan. Executive Editor Tom Brevoort tells Comic Book Resources how Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are living up their namesake.
“As soon as they finished battling with the Builders this problem with Thanos and the Earth has turned up, Continue reading Avengers in INFINITY #6 Preview