Top 5 Comic Book Picks April 16

Batman Eternal #2 courtesy DC Comics
Batman Eternal #2 courtesy DC Comics

Batman #30 The Riddler won! Zero Year – Savage City begins. In the final arc of Bruce Wayne’s first year as the Dark Knight – how can he prevent Batman from becoming a symbol of failure in an apocalyptic Gotham City orchestrated by Nygma.

 

 

Batman Eternal #2 Jim Gordon – Gotham City’s most wanted? Why is the top cop in cuffs? The New 52 debut one of of Batman’s most infamous enemies! The next chapter in the new weekly Batman book. Continue reading Top 5 Comic Book Picks April 16

Journey to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1

The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man #1 courtesy Marvel

After a year of Doc Ock as Superior Spider-Man – Peter Parker is coming back to become the Amazing Spider-Man.

 

Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos bring Peter back in Amazing Spider-Man #1. Editor Nick Lowe is new to the Spidey team after leading the X-Men books.

 

Fans were angry when Peter was killed off and replace with Otto Octavius. How will team chronicle the change from Superior to the one true Amazing Spider-Man? Continue reading Journey to AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1

SPIDER-MAN 2099 New Series

Spider-Man 2099 #1 courtesy Marvel
Spider-Man 2099 #1 courtesy Marvel

Spider-Man 2099 is back in his own solo series. Peter David created Miguel O’Hara back in the 1990’s as part of Marvel’s 2099 future line (which included X-Men, Punisher and Doom 2099.)

 

O’Hara came into our present in the pages of Superior Spider-Man last year. David will spin new stories of O’Hara in the Marvel Now with artist Will Sliney with covers by Simone Bianchi.

 

“I try not to “want” to return to characters I don’t own because, well, I don’t own them. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN 2099 New Series

Every Spider-Man and More in SPIDER-VERSE

Spider-verse courtesy Marvel
Spider-verse courtesy Marvel

Peter Parker is back in Amazing Spider-Man #1 but his comeback is just the beginning as Marvel unveils  Spider-verse featuring the return of a major villain.

 

The mystery behind the “Every Single One” teaser was revealed in a Marvel Liveblog with writer Dan Slott (just back from his visit to the set of Doctor Who) and new Spider-Man Group Editor Nick Lowe.

 

Every hero from every timeline and dimension who’s worn the webhead will be part of this major event. Dan Slott and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli will preview the story in this year’s Free Comic Book Day issue from Marvel. Continue reading Every Spider-Man and More in SPIDER-VERSE

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Movie Universe

courtesy Sony Pictures
courtesy Sony Pictures

The web of Spider-Man is getting bigger as Sony bets on the webslinger’s universe of villains.

 

“We are expanding the ‘Spider-Man’ universe into ‘The Sinister Six’ and ‘Venom,’ so that we have ‘Spider-Man’ movies every year,” says Sony co-chair Amy Pascal in a new Variety story.

 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 opens May 2nd. Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) takes on Electro, Rhino but Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) will transform into the Green Goblin and not to mention Harry Osborn (Chris Cooper) may or may not an off-camera nemesis. B.J. Novak has been revealed as Alistair Smythe, creator of the Spider-Slayer robots.  The trailer clearly shows some hardware from classic Spidey villains like Doc Ock and Vulture in the vaults of Oscorp. Continue reading AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Movie Universe

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Year One

The Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 courtesy Marvel
The Amazing Spider-Man #1.1 courtesy Marvel

Peter Parker returns from the dead in The Amazing Spider-Man #1. Writer Dan Slot isn’t just charting Spidey’s new future, he’s going into Parker’s first  days as a costumed hero in a brand new graphic novel.

 

Marvel announced The Amazing Spider-Man 1.1: Year One: Learning To Crawl by Slott and artist Ramon Perez with covers by Alex Ross.

 

Slott picks up the story you think you knew right after Uncle Ben’s murder. Continue reading AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Year One