WHO ELSE IS IN ALL-NEW, DIFFERENT AVENGERS?

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Marvel teased The All-New, All-Different Avengers on the cover of their upcoming Free Comic Book Day issue and says this was the first look at the Marvel Universe after Secret Wars.

The new Thor, Goddess or Thunder, and Ms. Marvel were the first two team members revealed with five blacked out with a new reveal tomorrow.

Who can be patient? Let the speculation begin.

The first two are legacy heroes. New characters bearing the name of a classic original member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The new Thor and Kamala Khan are also critically acclaimed hits that are selling big. Continue reading WHO ELSE IS IN ALL-NEW, DIFFERENT AVENGERS?

WHO WILL JOIN AVENGERS AFTER SECRET WARS

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courtesy Marvel

Marvel shared a first look at the All-New, All-Different Avengers roster in the aftermath of Secret Wars.

A top-secret creative team will relaunch Earth’s Mightiest Heroes after the big summer event.

From the preview we’ll see the team in action in this year’s Free Comic Book Day issue.

Who’s on the roster?

Executive Editor Tom Brevoort revealed the first two heroes who will assemble: Continue reading WHO WILL JOIN AVENGERS AFTER SECRET WARS

Top Comics Picks for January 14, 2015

Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel
Star Wars #1 courtesy Marvel

Star Wars #1

The Death Star is destroyed but the battle with the Empire is far from over! The most beloved sci-fi saga returns to Marvel in a brand new series by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday.

S.H.I.E.L.D. #2

Guest starring breakout Ms. Marvel! Simmons goes back to school to investigate a mystery leading to Kamala Khan.

Grayson #6

The battle building since the first issue and Dick Grayson’s new undercover mission: Continue reading Top Comics Picks for January 14, 2015

G. WILLOW WILSON on X-MEN

X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel
X-Men #23 courtesy Marvel

A Seattle writer’s comic book success keeps soaring as she takes on one of the most famous teams in comics.

G. Willow Wilson launched a brand new Ms. Marvel to critical acclaim and sales success in 2014.  The book was named the number one series of 2014 by Comic Book Resources.

Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel’s real name) was the first Muslim character to to lead their own mainstream comic book. Wilson is now a Marvel exclusive creator and writing the all-female X-Men book.

X-Men #23 arrives in comic shops this week. The Burning World is the name of Wilson’s first arc as Storm, Psylocke, Rachel Grey and Monet investigate a mysterious event at a “Burning Man” style concert.

Will the mutants be outmatched by what could be a natural phenomenon?

What it’s like to write an iconic superhero like Storm (as played by Halle Berry in movies) and will a mutant connected to mother Earth fight the planet? Continue reading G. WILLOW WILSON on X-MEN

WOMEN OF 2014: Comics, Creators and Characters

Batgirl #35 courtesy DC Comics
Batgirl #35 courtesy DC Comics

A brand new Ms. Marvel, a new direction for Batgirl, the rebirth of a former Batgirl are among the amazing female characters and creators who made a big impact in 2014.

 

Batgirl/Babs Tarr Barbara Gordon received more than a change of costume and address in 2014. Breakout artist Babs Tarr, writers Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher gave Barbara a modern edge and fans loved it. The new creative team made you believe Batgirl was a young woman in 2014 and that burst of youth energy comes from Tarr’s art. Continue reading WOMEN OF 2014: Comics, Creators and Characters

ZANADU COMICS Presents LADIES’ NIGHT

Ms. Marvel #5 courtesy Marvel
Ms. Marvel #5 courtesy Marvel

A comic book take on Ladies’ Night celebrating four female creators, fans and women who just want to learn more about comics.

 

Zanadu Comics declared October 15th is Ladies’ Night at their store with an after-hours event for women.
“Most women have never set foot inside a comic store. Their reasons are many and varied, but most of them revolve around the idea that comics are a guy thing. We all know that’s not true. Comics are for everybody. So in hopes of dispelling the myth that comics are for boys, we are having this women only event,” Team Zanadu told us. Continue reading ZANADU COMICS Presents LADIES’ NIGHT