UNCANNY AVENGERS #18 Welcome to PLANET X

Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel

After deaths of fan-favorite X-Men and Avengers (not the mention the murder of a Celestial!) what does writer Rick Remender do next in his ongoing epic?

 

Planet X begins this week in Uncanny Avengers #18. It’s up to the last survivors of the Unity Squad to stop Kang the Conqueror.



“We’re going to tell this story through the eyes of the last human on the planet: Wasp,” said Remender in an earlier Marvel Liveblog. Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS #18 Welcome to PLANET X

DEATH In UNCANNY AVENGERS #17

Uncanny Avengers #17 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #17 courtesy Marvel

Rick Remender is a wanted man!

 

After killing two beloved Avengers and an X-Man  the writer of Uncanny Avengers does it again in the final chapter of Ragnarok Now.

 

It was a shocking death in an epic arc that takes no prisoners.

 

The next act is Planet X but I’m still reeling from the finale of his second act.

 

Before I continue here’s a major Continue reading DEATH In UNCANNY AVENGERS #17

UNCANNY AVENGERS NEXT ACT

Uncanny Avengers #17 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #17 courtesy Marvel

Today’s Uncanny Avengers #17 is the finale of Ragnarok Now but it’s just the second act of Rick Remender’s epic that just keeps shocking and awing.

 

What’s left of the Avengers Unity Squad have faced Kang, The Apocalypse Twins, Four Horsemen including resurrected dead X-Men and Avengers and even a Celestial! Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS NEXT ACT

TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS February 26, 2014

Deadly Class #2 courtesy Image Comics
Deadly Class #2 courtesy Image Comics

What a week for comic book fans. I have so many favorites I’m expanding from 5 to a top 10 new comic book picks for this week:

 

Deadly Class #2 High school is already hell but imagine a high school for students trying to master deadly arts? Rick Remender and Wesley Craig’s twisted Image series takes us on a new kid’s first day where cutting class could get your killed. (You might think it’s Rick Remender week:  Black Science #4 and Uncanny Avengers #17 also hit this Wednesday.) Continue reading TOP 10 COMIC BOOKS February 26, 2014

UNCANNY AVENGERS #16 Review

Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #16 courtesy Marvel

Rick Remender is operating on a different level as he blows up anything, anyone and blows your mind doing it in Uncanny Avengers. Major showdowns that are the finales of most event books happen in every issue.
As we said in the comic book shop this week Remender just don’t care. I don’t mean he doesn’t care about the story he’s crafting. He doesn’t care about keeping certain characters and concepts sacred. No hero is safe. Anything can happen. Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS #16 Review

UNCANNY AVENGERS Time War Preview

Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #18 courtesy Marvel

Still in shock over the three deaths in Uncanny Avengers #14?

 

While the deadly showdown is hitting the hearts and minds of X-Men and Avengers fans (I’m not saying who died just in case you haven’t read) that issue was important for the next phase of writer Rick Remember’s epic.

 

Kang was recruiting his own squad of heavy hitters from across the timelines including Stryfe, Arno Stark and Doom 2099! The writer explains the reasons behind Kang’s recruitment drive: Continue reading UNCANNY AVENGERS Time War Preview

Shocking Deaths, Major Changes in UNCANNY AVENGERS

Uncanny Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel
Uncanny Avengers #14 courtesy Marvel

Have you recovered from the shocking events of Uncanny Avengers #14?

 

Writer Rick Remender, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort and Editor Daniel Ketchum faced the fans in a Marvel Liveblog over the death of two fan-favorite Avengers and an X-Man and what’s next for the team.

 

SPOILER WARNING!

 

If you have not read Uncanny Avengers #14 you may not want to keep reading.

 

Here we go: Continue reading Shocking Deaths, Major Changes in UNCANNY AVENGERS