Tag: StarKat

MARVEL SUPER SWAPS

Invincible Iron Man #4 courtesy Marvel
Invincible Iron Man #4 courtesy Marvel

Mary Jane Watson leaving Spider-Man for Tony Stark?

MJ will join Stark’s supporting cast in Invincible Iron Man #4.

What is Spider-Man’s longtime love doing in the Armored Avenger’s book? Remember this is coming from Brian Michael Bendis who made us rethink who should be an Avenger (Spidey, Wolverine, Luke Cage, The Sentry, Jessica Drew) and made fans love the change.

Mary Jane is going to work for Team Stark. It doesn’t mean that MJ and Tony will become an item but it does bring up a look back at when Marvel made major switches between icons of different franchises. Continue reading MARVEL SUPER SWAPS

STAR-LORD YEAR ONE Reveals PETER QUILL’S Past

Star-Lord #1 courtesy Marvel
Star-Lord #1 courtesy Marvel

What made Peter Quill a Guardian of the Galaxy and the Legendary Star-Lord?

Prepare to go back to the beginning for Marvel’s breakout hero.

When writer Sam Humphries relaunches Peter Quill’s adventures with a brand new Star-Lord #1 this Fall he’s revealing the early days of the outlaw turned hero.

Humphries will explore Quill’s early days as an astronaut and connection to an infamous character who stole scenes in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie: Continue reading STAR-LORD YEAR ONE Reveals PETER QUILL’S Past

New Comics Picks August 12, 2015

Batman #43 courtesy DC Comics
Batman #43 courtesy DC Comics

A new bad guy for the new Batman; Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman and Doctor Doom in a cosmic triangle and a Doctor Who comics crossover are among this week’s top new comics picks:

Batman #43

A brand new villain is striking Gotham City. Can the all-new Batman stop the spread of Mister Bloom? And the mystery of Bruce Wayne continues – dead, missing or hiding in plain sight?

Beauty #1

What is the price of beauty? A brand new comic that’s a morality tale for an appearance obsessed age and a sci-fi mystery/thriller by Jeremy Haun. What if beauty was a sexually transmitted disease? Detectives uncover the terrible price of perfect looks in a society who will pay anything for it. Continue reading New Comics Picks August 12, 2015

THE REAL KITTY PRYDE OF SECRET WARS?

Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde courtesy Marvel
Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde courtesy Marvel

Just when you thought it was safe to go shopping for a X-Men/Guardians of the Galaxy wedding along comes…the destruction of the universe!

Peter Quill and Kitty Pryde got engaged in the finale of The Black Vortex crossover then came Secret Wars.

Quill and Kitty are reunited in Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde this week but don’t celebrate just yet. Doctor Doom created his Battleworld from remnants of lost Marvel timelines. Quill is about to the Kitty from the Age of Apocalypse. This is the ruthless Shadowcat raised to be an assassin and armed with claws. Continue reading THE REAL KITTY PRYDE OF SECRET WARS?

NEW COMICS PICKS JULY 22, 2015

Batman '66 courtesy DC Comics
Batman ’66 courtesy DC Comics

Two deadly reunions, a Justice League icon goes solo, the fall of a hero in the future and a blast into the past – it’s all part of this week’s top 5 new comic book picks of the week:

Batman ’66 #25

Harley Quinn was born on Batman: The Animated Series but what if she was on the Adam West series? The “Joker Wave” hits Gotham City and transforms a doctor into a deadly Harlequin in the hit digital first comic inspired by the classic television show. Continue reading NEW COMICS PICKS JULY 22, 2015

STAR-LADY Revealed

Legendary Star-Lord #7 courtesy Marvel
Legendary Star-Lord #7 courtesy Marvel

Where’s Kitty Pryde in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now?

The X-Woman is now a Guardian of the Galaxy.

In the official solicits for October, Marvel reveals Kitty Pryde is (Star-Lady?) in the new Guardians of the Galaxy #1.

Peter Quill left to become Emperor of the Spartax Empire. When we last saw Quill and Kitty they became engaged after surviving the events of The Black Vortex crossover.

No Star-Lord, no problem? Continue reading STAR-LADY Revealed

MISSING FROM ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW?

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Marvel revealed 45 new books and creative teams coming this fall in the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now relaunch.

All-New, All-Different Avengers, Extraordinary X-Men and Invincible Iron Man, Spider-Man are flagship books. We have two Spider-Men, two Wolverines and a totally new Hulk. Some fan-favorite heroes are on new teams but some iconic characters are MIA!

More new books may be coming but so far these heroes are missing from the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now that have us on edge: Continue reading MISSING FROM ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL NOW?

STAR-LORD & KITTY PRYDE Preview

Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde #1 courtesy Marvel
Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde #1 courtesy Marvel

Sam Humphries (Legendary Star-Lord) left StarKat fans with a romantic cliffhanger with The Black Vortex finale. The Guardian/X-Man romance really faces cosmic consequences as Secret Wars throws every Marvel past, present and future up in the air.

Humphries shared issue one art from Marvel newcomer Alti Firmansyah and answered fan questions about the upcoming Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde in a special Marvel chat event. As we’ve seen from the cover, Quill is facing the wrath of the Age of Apocalypse Kitty.

“We’ve seen how Peter and Kitty’s relationship develops pre-Secret Wars, but what happens when you swap out the Kitty we know and love with a VERY different Kitty from Age of Apocalypse?” Humphries said of the Kitty switch. Continue reading STAR-LORD & KITTY PRYDE Preview