Barb Wire #1
Don’t call her babe! The most badass bounty hunter is back as Dark Horse reboots, relaunches a 1990’s hit that inspired a Pamela Anderson starring guilty pleasure.
Mickey Mouse #1
He’s traded his tux for safari gear! The Disney icon leads a jungle adventure on the “Lost Explorer’s Trail” in this brand new series from IDW. Continue reading NEW COMICS PICKS JULY 1, 2015
Action Comics #41 Truth begins here! The first big DC stories begin this week following the universe changing events of Convergence. Clark Kent no more? New look, new powers and a new identity for the Man of Steel with no secret identity. A major new status who for DC’s biggest hero begins here and soars through all the Superman titles.
Secret Wars #3 Universes destroyed and only Battleworld remains. Why are Doctor Strange and Susan Storm on the side of God Emperor Doom in this new reality? What happened to the heroes in the life raft? Can Reed Richards defeat this all-powerful Doom?
Groot #1 Now that’s one charming tree-thing! He’s only says three words but he speaks volumes and fans love him. The breakout alien of Guardians of the Galaxy in his own series. With Jimmy Kimmel Live writer Jeff Loveness and co-star Rocket, Groot sets off on an adventure of epic action and comic fun.
Bat-Mite #1 Let’s keep the comic fun going with this brand new book starring the cosmic imp that believes that he made Batman the legend he is today. Bat-Mite sets out to remake the DC Universe one hero at a time by legendary writer Dan Jurgens.
Midnighter #1 Spinning out of Grayson, Midnighter gets his own book by Steve Orlando. One of our favorite Wildstorm surviving characters and rare LGBT heroes in a leading role was a breakout in Dick Grayson’s first arc. Now Midnighter is on a mission to recover stolen secrets from the God Garden including intel on the man he was before he became a living weapon.
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Kitty…actually Kate Pryde takes center stage as Secret Wars allows fans to see into new Days of Future Past.
Pryde and the last remaining mutants on Earth fight to survive in this Warzone of Battleworld based on the classic arc by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. In this reality mutants are hunted, caged or killed by giant Sentinel robots.
Years of Future Past by Marguerite Bennett and Mike Norton shows us a very different fate for the mutant race. What if Kitty couldn’t travel back and was forced to stay in future and fight for the surviving X-Men?
Bennett explains how this Kate Pryde is shaped by the events of a world rules by Sentinels. Continue reading X-MEN Back to YEARS OF FUTURE PAST
Convergence #8 The final chapter! Survivors from across the Multiverse rally for an infinite crisis. Who will live through the cosmic battle leading to the one an only DC Comics reality?
Fight Club 2 #1 “The first rule about…” You know how it goes. Set ten years after Project Mayhem, Chuck Palahniuk teams up with Cameron Stewart and David Mack for the sequel.
Inferno #1 When demons ruled Manhattan, Magik was Darkchilde and Cyclops’s ex was the Goblin Queen! One of the X-Men’s strangest epics becomes a Secret Wars Battleworld with Colossus leading a mutant squad into this literal hell on earth in this tie-in by Dennis Hopeless. Continue reading Top Comics Picks for May 27, 2015
You didn’t think The Wolverine would miss out on Secret Wars?
The beloved X-Man is still dead but a fan-favorite version of him returns for a highly anticipated tie-in series.
“Old Man Logan” is back in his own Warzone book.
Brian Michael Bendis and Andrea Sorrentino revisit the future world of Old Man Logan, based on the storyline by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. The X-Man was nearly the last hero standing in a dark world conquered by super villains. In the original story the former Wolverine teamed up with a blind Hawkeye to find his daughter. Continue reading Back to the Future With OLD MAN LOGAN
With Secret Wars anything is possible.
Even a demon infested New York City.
After taking on Sentinels, Brotherhoods of Evil Mutants, The Brood and hate-mongering crusaders the X-Men faced pure evil in the form of a demonic invasion in Inferno.
It’s mutants vs. demons all over again as Secret Wars gives us a new Battleworld made of slices of Marvel history. Inferno takes us into this satanic Warzone by Dennis Hopeless (Avengers Arena, Spider-Woman) and Javier Garron (Cyclops.)
The story centers on the twisted Rasputin brother and sister. Illyana/Magik was raised in Limbo and her demons literally came back to haunt her. This time Colossus will rise up and lead the crusade against the invaders. Continue reading X-MEN INFERNO FIRES UP AGAIN
A-Force #1
An all-new Avengers emerges on Battleworld! A squad of female heroes from across different times assembles in this Secret Wars tie-in by writers G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett. In a bizarre new world where Doctor Doom is god with Doctor Strange and Sue Storm at his command, where do the women of A-Force stand? Can She-Hulk, Medusa, Dazzler, Nico and a new mystery heroine save their realm, keep the peace or will they challenge Doom?
Archie vs. Predator #2
Horror follows the Riverdale gang home! They survived the Spring Break carnage in Costa Rica. Now the alien hunter is tracking Betty and Veronica! How can Jughead help them escape and catch the killer extraterrestrial. Alex De Campi’s bring the iconic monster to Riverdale in chapter two of this Dark Horse and Archie Comics. Continue reading Top New Comics For May 20, 2015
The Marvel Universe ends.
Now in Secret Wars event there is only Battleworld, with heroes and villains from across multiple Marvel universes fighting in Warzones. It’s a bizarre new reality with strange alliances and the stage is set for some insane fights.
This week Secret Wars: Battleworld, a tie-in limited series begins with outrageous match-ups where the impossible (even for comics) becomes possible.
Here’s an idea of the multiversal matchups you can expect: Continue reading MARVEL SUPER SHOWDOWNS In BATTLEWORLD