DEFENDERS: BENDIS, MARQUEZ Talk New Team Book

The Defenders 2017 courtesy Marvel

The Defenders are coming.

Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist are uniting in a new comic book by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez.

Fans will get a preview of the upcoming series on Free Comic Book Day this weekend ahead of the series launch on June 14.

The Defenders marks a reunion between Bendis and Marquez (Spider-Man, Civil War II) and the writer with the street level heroes he wrote in solo books and his massive New Avengers run.

Bendis, Marquez and Editor Tom Brevoort revealed new details about the project during a Marvel Next Big Thing livechat.

The creative team talked the big villain, guest stars, team chemistry and how the Punisher joins the action: Continue reading DEFENDERS: BENDIS, MARQUEZ Talk New Team Book

LUKE CAGE, IRON FIST And DEFENDERS Video Teasers

Marvel and Netflix shared first looks at their new series Marvel’s Luke Cage and Marvel’s Iron Fist and a teaser for Marvel’s Defenders at San Diego Comic Con.

Spinning off Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Mike Colter returns as Cage in his own series.

“After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable Cage becomes a fugitive who attempts to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City. But soon he is pulled out of the shadows and must fight a battle for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.”

Watch the trio of videos and enjoy:

Finn Jones will play Danny Rand, billionaire orphan raised in a mystical city who returns to reclaim his life and fight crime as Iron Fist. The trailer hints at Rand’s origin and  his return to New York before he transformed into his costumed identity.  Continue reading LUKE CAGE, IRON FIST And DEFENDERS Video Teasers