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What ANT-MAN Ending Means for MARVEL’s Movie Future

Ant-Man courtesy Marvel
Ant-Man courtesy Marvel

Marvel’s smallest hero hit the big screen in a thrilling, fun and funny adventure.

In a way Ant-Man reminded us of the humanity, humility and humor of superhero movies and reset the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the big ensemble and big stakes drama to come in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: The Infinity War.

Ant-Man delivered on extra love for longtime comic book readers with an homage to founding Avengers.

But that ending? We know Paul Rudd will return as Scott Lang in Captain America: Civil War but there are some big questions and exciting possibilites after the post-credits sequence. Continue reading What ANT-MAN Ending Means for MARVEL’s Movie Future

Our Favorite ANT-MAN Easter Eggs

Paul Rudd as Scott Lang in Ant-Man courtesy Marvel
Paul Rudd as Scott Lang in Ant-Man courtesy Marvel

Ant-Man is big at the box-office.

Marvel’s latest adventure starring Paul Rudd as the titular hero won the weekend in a film filled with Easter Eggs, references and homages to Marvel’s cinematic and comic book history.

We’re working on a whole post devoted to that post-credit sequence but for now here our favorite Easter Eggs in Ant-Man. Continue reading Our Favorite ANT-MAN Easter Eggs

MARVEL AXIS EFFECTS on Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and More

AXIS #9 courtesy Marvel
AXIS #9 courtesy Marvel

Avengers and X-Men: AXIS is now history but sets the stage for a fascinating future for some of the iconic heroes and villains.

In the fight to stop Red Skull (armed with the powers of Professor X) Scarlet Witch cast an inversion spell which turned heroes into villains and vise versa.

In the finale – Scarlet Witch, Doctor Doom and the White Skull cast a spell but not everyone fell.

What does it mean for Marvel 2015? Continue reading MARVEL AXIS EFFECTS on Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and More

SHRINKING SUPERHEROES

Ant-Man courtesy Marvel
Ant-Man courtesy Marvel

Size Matters.

There’s a growth spurt of size changing heroes in comic book inspired mediums.

Getting small is big time in Marvel movies and DC inspired television.

Ant-Man

Paul Rudd is playing Scott Lang in Marvel’s Ant-Man in 2015. The master thief is recruited by Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to protect his invention – Pym particles allowing a human to shrink to insect size and a helmet that lets him communicate with insects.

It’s not official but it’s a good bet Continue reading SHRINKING SUPERHEROES

BRIDE OF ULTRON In Future AVENGERS Movie?

Jocasta courtesy Marvel
Jocasta courtesy Marvel

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes meet their most relentless enemy in Avengers: Age of Ultron in 2015.

 

The teaser trailer gives us a first look at the evil A.I.and his expanding army of robot bodies and we hear the voice of James Spader (The Blacklist) giving malevolent menace to what many fans call the greatest Avengers villain.

 

What we did not see what the Vision. Paul Bettany (voice of Tony Stark’s AI “butler” Jarvis from the Iron Man films) will play the android. In comics Ultron creates the Vision to infiltrate and destroy the team but Vision turns on his master and becomes a member of the team.

 

Will she ever see the Bride of Ultron? Continue reading BRIDE OF ULTRON In Future AVENGERS Movie?

EVANGELINE LILLY New Hair Inspires WASP COSPLAY

The geek world starting buzzing (pardon the obvious pun) after Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hobbit) showed off her new hair style on Instagram.

Lilly is playing Hope Van Dyne in Marvel’s upcoming Ant-Man movie which started shooting in San Francisco this week.

In the film Hope is the daughter of original Ant-Man inventor Hank Pym (Michael Douglas.) Paul Rudd is playing Scott Lang, the second Ant-Man. Continue reading EVANGELINE LILLY New Hair Inspires WASP COSPLAY

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