MUTANT ALLIANCES & INHUMAN PREDICTIONS In UNCANNY AVENGERS

The Avengers Unity Squad jumped into Civil War II while setting up Inhumans vs X-Men as a pair of mutant villains join a rogue member’s covert mission.

Uncanny Avengers #13 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #13 courtesy Marvel

Uncanny Avengers #13 by Gerry Duggan and Ryan Stegman picked up with Deadpool’s reaction to Bruce Banner’s death and Hawkeye’s role.

But the second half was packed with possible hints of what’s to come in the aftermath of Civil War II. What does Cable really know about the future? Continue reading MUTANT ALLIANCES & INHUMAN PREDICTIONS In UNCANNY AVENGERS

A-FORCE ASSEMBLES

A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel
A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel

An all-female Avengers team emerges in the new Battleworld of Secret Wars. After the destruction of the Marvel and Ultimate Universe there is a patchwork reality of Warzones that may remind you of Game of Thrones and Dune.

A new team rises in A-Force #1 by writers G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel, X-Men) and Marguerite Bennett (Angela: Asgard’s Assassin, Lois Lane one-shot) and veteran X-Men artist Jorge Molina.

Just like Battleworld, this Avengers squad comes from different Marvel realities: She-Hulk, Dazzler, Medusa, Nico Minoru from Runaways and a cosmically powered woman named Singularity.

Continue reading A-FORCE ASSEMBLES

All-Out War AXIS #7

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #7 courtesy Marvel
Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #7 courtesy Marvel

AXIS, the final act begins with all-out war in the heart of New York City as Avengers, X-Men, ruthless villains and surprising new heroes battle for control of Manhattan.

Marvel shared this preview of Avengers and X-Men: AXIS #7 by Rick Remender and Adam Kubert.

In scenes right out of Age of Apocalypse, an army of X-Men at his the immortal villain’s side.

Fan-favorite Avengers are inverted – their moral compass spinning the wrong way.

Some of the world’s most infamous villains are now the Marvel Universe’s only hope. Continue reading All-Out War AXIS #7

UNCANNY AVENGERS After AXIS

Uncanny Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

Marvel reveals the next almost all-new, all-different lineup for Uncanny Avengers.

The book launched in the aftermath of Avengers vs. X-Men with Captain America and Wolverine forming a Unity squad including Thor, Havok, Rogue and Scarlet Witch. Wasp, Wonder Man and Sunfire later joined the roster.

Now we know a very different team lineup will form in the aftermath of AXIS.

Veterans Rogue and Scarlet Witch will be joined by Sam Wilson (the new Captain America) Vision, Brother Voodoo, Quicksilver, Vision and Sabretooth as reported by ComicBook.com.

Victor Creed may still be “inverted” after the events of AXIS and playing the hero or anti-hero. Marvel heroes and villains will change roles as a results of the Red Onslaught – the Red Skull armed with the telepathic power of Professor X. Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS After AXIS

TOP COMICS PICKS OCTOBER 1, 2014

Alex + Ada #9

Alex and Ada no more? A heartbreaking encounter send the Jonathan Luna/Sarah Vaugh sci-fi series in a new direction. Can she survive alone in a world where sentient androids are outlawed?

 

Death of Wolverine #3 courtesy Marvel
Death of Wolverine #3 courtesy Marvel

Death of Wolverine #3

Logan’s final adventure takes him back to Japan! Kitty Pryde joins her fellow X-Man to confront his ancient mentor turned enemy. Charles Soule and Steve McNiven keep us on a thrill ride with tons of guest stars from Logan’s past but who is behind the conspiracy and how will the X-Man face death in his last battle? Continue reading TOP COMICS PICKS OCTOBER 1, 2014

X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ROGUE Cut

X-Men Legacy #262 courtesy Marvel
X-Men Legacy #262 courtesy Marvel

An extended version of X-Men: Days of Future Past is coming in early 2015 with ten minutes of extra footage added including scenes with Anna Paquin as Rogue.

 

The film united the cast of the first trilogy with the First Class cast and introducing brand new mutants.

 

A sequence featuring the fan-favorite was cut from the final theatrical version of the sequel except for a brief cameo.

 

“It’s a big chunk, a substantial part of the movie,” writer/producer Simon Kinberg told Variety.  “We want to give (fans) the fullest picture of the film — behind the camera, and in front of it,” with the “Rogue Cut” and provide “more of the process we went through” to make the film. Continue reading X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST ROGUE Cut

ROGUE In AXIS

Uncanny Avengers #9 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #9 courtesy Marvel

Rogue is the villain turned X-Man turned Avenger.

 

Since losing Professor Xavier, Rogue has clashed with her teammates and lost control of her powers in Uncanny Avengers.

 

The tension between Rogue and Scarlet Witch exploded into a fatal encounter but now both women are pawns of the Red Skull as he unleashes his “World War Hate.” Continue reading ROGUE In AXIS