Amazing Spider-Man #1 Peter Parker is back from dead. The true Spidey is back in a brand new series by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos up against a recharged Electro!
Forever Evil Aftermath: Batman vs. Bane #1 Forever Evil is over. The Dark Knight is back to retake Gotham City from Bane’s tight grip. It’s the battle of two very different Batmans by Peter Tomasi. Continue reading Top Comics for April 30, 2014
Marvel shared a look at Adam Kubert’s art from Origin II #3. The limited series explores Wolverine’s early life long before he became an X-Man. The untold tale of James Howlett does include one of the X-Men’s greatest enemies. Nathaniel Essex (the corrupt scientist will become Mister Sinister) who joins Victor Creed in the story by Kieron Gillen (Iron Man, Uncanny X-Men, Young Avengers.)
The writer tells Marvel.com about the roles of Creed and a new woman in Logan’s life, Clara. Continue reading Wolverine and Sinister in ORIGIN II #3 Preview
All-New Invaders #1 The classic World War II team reunites against a new enemy. Captain America, Winter Soldier, Namor the Sub-Mariner and the original Human Torch vs. the Kree Empire in a race to keep the aliens who unleashing a super weapon. James Robinson and Steve Pugh are the creative team but check out this “Then & Now” variant by John Cassaday.
Batman #27 Zero Year Batman and Jim Gordon race to save Gotham City from darkness and the Riddler’s scheme. This critical chapter in Bruce’s first year as the Dark Knight sets up the final arc of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s epic. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks for January 22, 2014
Hope you’re having a great holiday week. Due to Christmas it’s a slower, divided week but we do have 3 big releases out tomorrow so instead of our usual top 5 here are the comics before Christmas:
Origin II #1 An untold tale of Wolverine’s past! The sequel to the groundbreaking Origin takes place a decade after James goes into the wild. Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert reveal what happens when the man Continue reading The Comics Before Christmas
Origin II will reveal more Wolverine’s past in a new limited series by Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert.
We know Mister Sinister tried to manipulate Cyclops’s earlier years but now we’ll see how the twisted scientist was involved with Wolverine.
Writer Kieron Gillen promises this new series exposes more background of one of the X-Men’s greatest enemies and his ties to Logan. Continue reading Sinister Connection to Wolverine’s ORIGIN
Origin II explores more of the tortured past of the young man who would grow up to be the X-Man known as Wolverine.
Writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, Young Avengers) talks about where his story will pick up 10 years after the events of Origin.
“The last we saw of James was disappearing into the woods with wolves at the end of Origin,” Gillen tells Marvel.com. “That’s where he’s been ever since. He runs with a family pack, and has completely removed himself from human civilization. He’s found a kind of peace. He’s found a kind of family. The first scene is him, with the pack, hunting. The opening is really raw; I talk about the period novel feel a lot, but I have a sort of ‘Jack London with modern research’ approach to the wolves. Hell, the whole structure does owe a little to ‘White Fang.’ Continue reading ORIGIN II Explores Wolverine’s Past
Origin II may be the biggest holiday gift from Marvel. Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Young Avengers, Iron Man) and Adam Kubert will explore more of James Howlett’s untold past in a new limited series starting next week.
Paul Jenkins and Andy Kubert revealed Logan’s past in Origin back in 2002. We learned the story of a sickly boy named James Howlett in Alberta, Canada who would overcome a painful and tragic childhood and become the fan-favorite X-Man. Continue reading The Wolverine Beast is Back ORIGIN II
Christmas with Wolverine!?
Origin II #1 arrives this holiday season but don’t expect a Howlett family Christmas. It’s been a decade since Marvel did the unthinkable. In Origin – the fan favorite’s mysterious past was finally revealed.
We learned Wolverine’s real name, age and birthplace. We learned of his first love, his brother and the painful, tragic circumstances surrounding the first appearance of his mutant powers. Continue reading Wolverine’s Sinister Holiday in ORIGIN II