GENERATIONS: THE THUNDER Previews MARVEL LEGACY Shocker

Thor meets Thor – for the first time – sort of. GENERATIONS: THE THUNDER unites The Mighty Thor and The Unworthy Thor but Jason Aaron gives a revelation in this issue that will leave fans  – Thunderstruck!

Generations The Thunder courtesy Marvel

This GENERATIONS issue is a must because the final three pages set the stage for MARVEL LEGACY #1. Writer Jason Aaron ties two cosmic forces from two major Marvel franchises.

What could this revelation mean for the future of the Marvel Universe? Continue reading GENERATIONS: THE THUNDER Previews MARVEL LEGACY Shocker

Our Most Anticipated MARVEL LEGACY Books

The countdown to MARVEL LEGACY is on. Cap is back. Thor no more? Falcon soars again.

After a massive one-shot featuring the prehistoric Avengers, the MARVEL LEGACY will feature new books, titles returning to original numbering, special covers paying homage to Marvel past.

Who will wield the shield? The hammer? How will past affect the future of Marvel’s heroes?

Marvel Legacy covers courtesy Marvel

Here are our most anticipated MARVEL LEGACY books: Continue reading Our Most Anticipated MARVEL LEGACY Books

NEW HELLFIRE CLUB CLUE in MIGHTY THOR?

The Hellfire Club on X-Men Legacy #210 courtesy Marvel
The Hellfire Club on X-Men Legacy #210 courtesy Marvel

The identity of the new Hellfire Club is a big mystery in Uncanny X-Men by Cullen Bunn since the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now began.

Mystique and Fantomex appear to be working for the cabal of rich villains and we’ve even seen the Hellfire Club soldiers in the classic uniform from the Chris Claremont/John Byrne era. Magneto appears to be joining the Club in a future issue. Is the new Hellfire Club exploiting the current mutant crisis or trying to solve it?

Who is in the new Hellfire Club?

We may have been a big clue to the X-Men mystery this week in the pages of….The Mighty Thor? Continue reading NEW HELLFIRE CLUB CLUE in MIGHTY THOR?

FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics
Black Canary #1 courtesy DC Comics

A Convergence of Secret Wars lead to an onslaught of new number ones and new beginnings.

How do you pick favorite comics of the year? We kept it down to new number ones issues.

Here’s we go with a screaming fresh start for a DC icon:

Black Canary

You can call it “Batgirling” but we call it rock and roll, kung fu kick-ass fun. Brenden Fletcher and Annie Wu reinvigorated the classic character with a wild road trip as Dinah becomes the front woman for Black Canary – the band – and goes on an odyssey to save a child and find the mysterious force behind her new mission. Continue reading FAVORITE COMICS OF 2015

MIGHTY THOR Revealed

The Mighty Thor #1 courtesy Marvel
The Mighty Thor #1 courtesy Marvel

All of Midgard welcomed the new Goddess of Thunder last year. The female Thor was a hit with fans and captured mainstream media attention. Her identity was revealed in Thor #8.

Longtime supporting character Jane Foster was the under the helmet. Foster is battling breast cancer so her heroism has a physical cost.

Marvel and artist Russell Dauterman shared a first look at the cover of The Mighty Thor #1, which picks up Foster’s story after Secret Wars, showing both sides of new hero.

Jason Aaron and Dauterman will stay on as the creative team when Thor becomes Mighty Thor. Continue reading MIGHTY THOR Revealed