Category: Marvel

Dan Slott Leaving AMAZING SPIDER-MAN This Summer

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Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott has announced his departure from the series with Amazing Spider-Man #801 – a decision he says has been in the contemplating for years. Slott has been a writer on Amazing Spider-Man since 2008’s “Brand New Day” arc, having taken over sole writing duties on the title in 2010. “This was a decision that was made way long ago,” Slott told Vulture. “I gotta feel like a jerk, because whenever someone would interview me, or whenever it would come up on panels, I would look out…

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Thanos #15 Preview: The King of the Universe

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Thanos confronts the sins of his past in this preview of Thanos #15, on shelves January 24. THANOS #15  DONNY CATES (W) • GEOFF SHAW (A/C) THANOS WINS Part 3 As King Thanos and his Rider prepare to face the coming forces of the Fallen One, he surveys the Universe he’s dominated… just a king and his dog. His big…green…dog… 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 Thanos is at the end of time and master over all but what has he learned in his victory over all opposition. Find out in this…

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Astonishing X-Men Act 1: Life of X Reaction

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Or How Marvel Secretly Brought Professor X Back to Life… !!SPOILER ALERT!! Okay, let me say what a great way to bring a character back to life and in doing so getting rid of my least favorite X-universe character, created by Grant Morrison, Fantomex. He first appeared in New X-Men #128 published August 2002. In my mind, he has been pretty much been a throwaway rogue character. He is a little too much Gambit and not quite enough Wolverine to keep me interested. However because he is a Human, Mutant/Sentinel…

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Major Villain Makes Return to Marvel in Doctor Strange

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Doctor Strange #384 LOKI: SORCERER SUPREME Part 4! Doctor Strange has acquired the biggest weapon he could imagine to finally take back his Sorcerer Supreme title from Loki. But will it be enough? The life of someone Stephen cares about lies in the balance, and where Loki goes, innocent life doesn’t always stay safe… SPOILERS! For those of you who have not been reading Doctor Strange I ask why not? You remember a hero that was billed as the most powerful hero of the Marvel universe Sentry, well he is…

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Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Will Reportedly Be in ‘Venom’ Movie

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On this episode of Collider Movie Talk (Tuesday, January 16th, 2018) Mark Ellis, Perri Nemiroff, Kristian Harloff, Jon Schnepp discuss the appearance of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in Sony’s standalone Venom movie. Without releasing his source Jon Schnepp states that Spider-Man will be there. This Just In: Tom Holland has been seen on the ‘Venom’ set starring Tom Hardy for the last two days. This looks to be confirmation that Holland’s Spider-Man/Peter Parker will be appearing in ‘Venom’. How big might his role be in the film? Does this also mean…

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Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny Princess Leia #1

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The Star Wars Forces of Destiny initiative celebrates the inspiring stories of iconic heroes from a galaxy far, far away…. Star Wars Adventures has joined the festivities with an exciting weekly series of comic books that explores all corners of the Star Wars universe, showing how choices both big and small ultimately shape the destinies of beloved characters, such as Princess Leia, Rey, Padme, Ahsoka, and Hera along with your soon-to-be favorites from The Last Jedi, Rose and Paige! Fans will be excited to discover these stories told by talent…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Disassemble: Infinity Countdown

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INFINITY COUNTDOWN PRIME #1 Written by GERRY DUGGAN Art and Cover by MIKE DEODATO On-Sale – 2/21/18 INFINITY COUNTDOWN #1 (of 5) Written by GERRY DUGGAN Art by AARON KUDER Cover by NICK BRADSHAW On-Sale – 3/7/18 Media Release — With a CRASH and a BANG, the cosmic strike of the Countdown begins as the greatest epic in the history of the Infinity Stones explodes onto the pages of INFINITY COUNTDOWN! And it’s a beginning so huge, it can only be told in one sweeping, mind-bending tale. This March, Gerry…

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Is Superhero Movie Attendance Dropping?

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2017 was a big year for comic book based movies with four studios vying for moviegoers attention. We are looking at seven releases by Sony, Fox, Marvel and Warner Bros. The Quality this year for superhero movies has never been better with an audience rating averaging 7.67 stars out of ten. All things considered the seven movies we are talking about were good and all of them were fun to watch, and some of the movies were outstanding. let’s start out with Sony’s movie made with the help of Marvel…

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Marvel Contest of Champions Game

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Thanos is coming to Marvel Contest of Champions! Watch the cool “Mad Titan’s Wrath” trailer featuring music by The Sword. Marvel Contest of Champions can be downloaded through iTunes and Google Play. Iron Man vs. Captain America! Hulk vs. Wolverine! Drax vs. Deadpool! The greatest battles in Marvel history are in your hands! The greedy Elder of the Universe known as The Collector has summoned you to a brawl of epic proportions against a line-up of vile villains including Thanos, Kang the Conqueror, and many more! Experience the ultimate free-to-play…

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Brian Michael Bendis Very Sick

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Avengers and Ultimate Spider-Man writer Brian Michael Bendis he’s recovering from a serious MRSA infection which put him in intensive care for days and temporarily blinded him. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics. Orbital infections caused by MRSA are “a rising menace in the ocular field” according to the National Institute of Health. Orbital cellulitis which can result from MSRA can be potentially sight and life-threatening. Bendis: I’m home. miraculously. my recent healthy eating & weight loss helped me bounce out of the…

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Jane Foster’s Fate – The Mighty Thor 705

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Media Release — THE DEATH OF THE MIGHTY THOR nears its end as the creative team of Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman bring you an epic showdown that has been years in the making. Since kicking things off with MIGHTY THOR #700, the Mangog has managed to wreak havoc on Thor’s world, and he’s shown no signs of stopping – even in a saga that has so far managed to include almost every Thor villain. On the heels of the action, MIGHTY THOR #705 will continue to up the ante,…

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STAN LEE About Disney/Fox Deal

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If you think Stan Lee the creator/co-creator for most of Marvel’s storied and valuable properties would be excited about the movie/TV rights of almost all them being merged with Disney’s pending acquisition of 21st Century Fox … you’d be right. “A truly great piece of news!” Marvel legend Stan Lee briefly told Newsarama Thursday afternoon. “Now characters such as the X-Men and the Fantastic Four can come home to the place where they belong. It’s vitally important to have the Marvel characters under one roof. And now, as great as…

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The Disney – Fox Deal

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The Disney mega-deal for 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets has happened. This includes all the Marvel properties the comic company gave up to Fox to stave off bankruptcy including the Fantastic Four and X-Men characters in the cinematic universe in the 1990s. Disney’s 4 billion dollar deal to buy Marvel in 2009 has paid many dividends by forging the highest-grossing film franchise of all time with over $13 billion. They hope that the Fox deal will have the same effect on their bottom line and make them an even bigger…

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Banner is Back and Angry

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For those who have wondered what the fate of Bruce Banner is Marvel is about to reveal the answer to that question in the Avengers: No Surrender series. See the Marvel Press Release below for more. Press Release: Avengers: Disassemble! The epic weekly takeover continues this February when Paco Medina takes the reigns to draw the third month of Marvel’s biggest team adventure, and Marvel is excited to reveal the covers for issues #683 – #686 of AVENGERS: NO SURRENDER by Mark Brooks as well as the first look at…

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World War Hulk II by Greg Pak

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Media Release — This March, Hulk writer Greg Pak and artist Carlo Barberi (All-New X-Men) will unleash a totally new chapter in INCREDIBLE HULK #714 with WORLD WAR HULK II, bringing Amadeus Cho back to earth. But Amadeus has changed during his time on Sakaar – since his face-to-face meeting with Bruce Banner in GENERATIONS, Amadeus has had to wrestle with the true nature of his alter ego’s brutality and what it means for the world. Now, unchained and unbridled, the former Totally Amadeus Cho is ready to take matters…

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