Tag: X-Men

Mister Sinister in Wolverine ORIGIN II

Origin II
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Origin II will reveal more Wolverine’s past in a new limited series by Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert. Marvel made the announcement at San Diego Comic Con this past weekend.

 

Origin revealed Wolverine’s childhood, real age and real name (James Howlett) and his connection to arch-enemy Sabretooth.

 

Writer Kieron Gillen promises this new series exposes more background of one of the X-Men’s greatest enemies: Mister Sinister.

 

“This is a good example of what I mean by [the series] being self-contained,” Gillen tells Marvel.com. “Nathaniel Essex has the sort of background that keeps Wikipedia editors at work forever. His appearance in ORIGIN II entirely fits into his personal chronology, but for those who don’t know anything about him will treat him as he appears, as in, a disgraced London scientist moving into increasingly unethical areas, discovering a strange new species for the first time. One of the working titles for Origin II was ‘Origin of the Species.’ Read into that as you will. Continue reading Mister Sinister in Wolverine ORIGIN II

Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe

Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe #1 courtesy Marvel
Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe #1 courtesy Marvel

The odds are in favor of Longshot fans! The End of X-Factor is near and one member of the team already has a new gig – saving the Marvel Universe!?

 

Peter David focused on Longshot and Shatterstar in last week’s X-Factor #259. Marvel revealed the luckiest X-Man will live on in a new series at San Diego Comic Con.

 

Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe #1 by Christopher Hastings and Jacopo Camagni arrives this November. Continue reading Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe

AMAZING X-MEN Search For Nightcrawler

Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

What’s one more X-Men book…especially if it means the beloved Fuzzy Elf returns from the dead?

 

At San Diego Comic Con Marvel announced a brand new X-book coming this November with an elite team searching for what many call the heart and soul of the X-Men.

 

Amazing X-Men by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness will star Wolverine, Northstar, Iceman, Storm, Beast and wait for it…Firestar? Continue reading AMAZING X-MEN Search For Nightcrawler

Marvel SDCC X-MEN Panel Hits

Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel
Amazing X-Men #1 courtesy Marvel

Here’s a rapid fire rundown of the big announcements from Marvel’s X-Men panel at San Diego Comic Con:

 

RETURN OF NIGHTCRAWLER! Yes, I’m excited about this!

Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness launch Amazing X-Men this November. Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Beast, Northstar and Firestar go in search of the real Kurt Wagner.

“We’ve planning this and keeping it a secret for a long time. You’re finally going to get the story of the Bamfs.” said X-Men Editor Nick Lowe.

“We want Nightcrawler back, but it better be a damn good resurrection story. We take stuff like that very seriously.” responded Bendis to a fan question. Continue reading Marvel SDCC X-MEN Panel Hits

Wolverine Back From the Wild in ORIGIN II

Origin II
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Origin II explores more of the tortured past of the young man who would grow up to be the X-Man known as Wolverine. On the heels of Marvel’s surprise announcement at SDCC, writer Kieron Gillen (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man, Young Avengers) talks about where his story will pick up 10 years after the events of Origin.

 

“The last we saw of James was disappearing into the woods with wolves at the end of Origin,” Gillen tells Marvel.com. “That’s where he’s been ever since. He runs with a family pack, and has completely removed himself from human civilization. He’s found a kind of peace. He’s found a kind of family. The first scene is him, with the pack, hunting. The opening is really raw; I talk about the period novel feel a lot, but I have a sort of ‘Jack London with modern research’ approach to the wolves. Hell, the whole structure does owe a little to ‘White Fang.’ Continue reading Wolverine Back From the Wild in ORIGIN II

SHARKNADO Inspired Comic Characters

Before Sharknado became the beast of the internet – I was a fan of SyFy’s epic collection of monster mashes including Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus, Sharktopus, and my personal favorite: Shark Attack 3: Megaladon.

 

In honor of the Sharknado sensation here are two classic comic villains and a newbie hero – all with BITE!

 

Fear Itself: The Deep #3 courtesy Marvel
Fear Itself: The Deep #3 courtesy Marvel

Tiger Shark! This Marvel super villain rose to evil infamy in Namor, The Sub-Mariner! An injured Olympic swimmer used mad science and Namor’s DNA to become a monstrous criminal. Todd Arliss is an old rival of Namor and one time member of the Masters of Evil and the Lethal Legion. Here’s a great shot of a two-headed Tiger Shark from the limited series: Fear Itself: The Deep! I thought it was perfect given my love of the other Sy-Fy classic Two-Headed Shark Attack movie. Continue reading SHARKNADO Inspired Comic Characters