New Comics Picks for January 20, 2016

Captain Marvel courtesy Marvel via Fast Company
Captain Marvel courtesy Marvel via Fast Company

The women behind Agent Carter take Captain Marvel into orbit and Poison Ivy gets her own book! These two women take the lead in our new comic picks of the week.

Captain Marvel #1 Carol Danvers leads Alpha Flight?! The fan-favorite Avenger is the new head of S.W.O.R.D. with her own team and satellite headquarters. Danvers is Earth’s first of defense against alien threats in a new series by the team behind Marvel’s Agent Carter and Uncanny X-Men artist Kris Anka.

Poison Ivy: The Cycle of Life and Death #1 The Batman femme fatale in her own limited series. Dr. Isley gets a new start but when a fellow scientist is killed, all evidence points to Ivy. Writer Amy Chu and artist Clay Mann get the bad girl entangled in a new Gotham conspiracy. Continue reading New Comics Picks for January 20, 2016

SILVER SURFER Soars Again

Silver Surfer #1 courtesy Marvel
Silver Surfer #1 courtesy Marvel

The Sentinel of the Spaceways soars again…but he’s not alone on this trip.

 

Silver Surfer#1 by Dan Slot (Superior Spider-Man) and Mike Allred (FF, X-Statix) hits comic book shops this week.

 

“This is exciting – the first comic book I ever read was the Galactus trilogy. This was the first comic hero I ever met. I’ve been dying to do this.” writer Dan Slott said NYCC last year when the book was announced. Continue reading SILVER SURFER Soars Again

14 Characters to Watch in 2014 Part Two

FF #6 courtesy Marvel
FF #6 courtesy Marvel

Let’s continue our look at the 14 characters to watch in 2014.

 

8. Medusa

The Inhumans are Marvel’s next big thing after years of playing supporting roles in Avengers and Fantastic Four sagas. Black Bolt and Medusa have always been one of Marvel’s greatest power couples. With her King missing, the Royal Family homeless and an outbreak of new Inhumans popping up around the globe – how will the regal Queen cope? Continue reading 14 Characters to Watch in 2014 Part Two

All-New Marvel Now Begins

All-New Marvel Now Point One: Avengers World courtesy Marvel
All-New Marvel Now Point One: Avengers World courtesy Marvel

Preview time is over! This week you can have the All-New Marvel Now in your hands. New books, new heroes, new creative teams and a whole lot of new number ones starting with All-New Marvel Now Point One.

 

This all-star, jam-packed issue of stories shows you a first look at some of the all-new titles with new lead-in stories for LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD, SILVER SURFER, BLACK WIDOW, MS. MARVEL, ALL-NEW INVADERS and AVENGERS WORLD.

Continue reading All-New Marvel Now Begins

Most Anticipated Marvel Comics 2014

All-New Marvel Now Point One: Avengers World courtesy Marvel
All-New Marvel Now Point One: Avengers World courtesy Marvel

The All-New Marvel Now will unleash a wave of brand new number one issues, new creative teams, brand new heroes and returning fan favorites.

 

With so many books – I decided to focus on the brand new number ones of all-new series only.

 

Here are my top five most anticipated new Marvel comics coming in 2014. Continue reading Most Anticipated Marvel Comics 2014

SILVER SURFER by Slott and Allred!

Silver Surfer #1 courtesy Marvel
Silver Surfer #1 courtesy Marvel

The Sentinel of the Spaceways soars again!

 

At New York Comic Con Marvel revealed a brand new Silver Surfer series by Dan Slot (Superior Spider-Man) and Mike Allred (FF, X-Statix).

 

“This is exciting – the first comic book I ever read was the Galactus trilogy. This was the first comic hero I ever met. I’ve been dying to do this.” writer Dan Slott said at the panel. Continue reading SILVER SURFER by Slott and Allred!

Marvel Teasers for Peter David, Rick Remender and Silver Surfer?

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Unleash the Teasers!

 

After the Trial and Judgment teasers hinting at a X-Men/Guardian of the Galaxy crossover, Marvel lets loose three more with the promise that all will be revealed at New York Comic Con in about 2 weeks.

 

But that won’t stop the speculation so let’s begin!

 

Corporate is the first clue about Peter David’s new project since The End of X-Factor. Carmine Di Giandomenico will be the artist on the book. We know it will involve mutants and the big hint was at the end of the Polaris issue of The End of X-Factor. Continue reading Marvel Teasers for Peter David, Rick Remender and Silver Surfer?

Black Widow and Silver Surfer In Marvel Now

Avengers #24 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #24 courtesy Marvel

The All-New Marvel Now initiative is coming in December. Marvel announced the campaign starts with Avengers #24. Now, the return of the Invaders by James Robinson and revealed new details about Inhuman series by Matt Fraction.

 

The first Marvel Now saw the Incredible Hulk becoming Indestructible, the return of Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy and an almost-all-new Young Avengers plus new books like Fearless Defenders.

 

Who’s next to get the Marvel Now treatment besides the titles above? Continue reading Black Widow and Silver Surfer In Marvel Now