Tag: COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #789 Brings PETER PARKER Back to the DAILY BUGLE Dan Slott

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Amazing Spider-Man #789 will bring Peter Parker into “Marvel Legacy” by sending him back to his roots at The Daily Bugle – but it looks like he may have to lose everything to get there. Amazing Spider-Man’s “Marvel Legacy” arc – ominously titled “The Fall of Parker” – will find Peter returning to the newspaper in an unknown capacity after the collapse of Parker Industries. “This is a Peter Parker who’s had it all, lost it all, and now has to find his place in the world again,” writer Dan…

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‘Calexit’ Comic Book Imagines California in Revolt

Walt

A new comic book hitting shelves this week imagines a full-scale revolt against the federal government in the state of California over President Donald Trump’s strict immigration policies. Calexit, a new series from Black Mask Studios, is set in a bitter future in which the state of California is plunged into a war with the federal government and a civil war within its own borders. The story in the the comic describes a world in which climate change has ravaged much of the state, while masked Californians battle the government…

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Spider-Man: Homecoming: Who Is The Shocker?

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Spider-Man’s D-List villain has his own spot in the movie. Where did this character come from? Spider-Man is facing more than just the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming, which is now in theaters. The web-slinger will also face a D-list villain from yesteryear, the Shocker. Many fans may not be too familiar with this character, since he doesn’t often appear in the comics. So who is the Shocker and where does he come from? This will be the first appearance of Shocker on the big screen. Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo, Total Recall)…

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STAN LEE’S WIFE, JOAN LEE, DIES AT 93

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Joan Lee, the wife of legendary comic book creator Stan Lee, died quietly today in Los Angeles at the age of 93 surrounded by family. Marvel confirmed the news in a statement: “We are so saddened to hear about the loss of Joan Lee. We lost a member of the Marvel family today and our thoughts and prayers go out to Stan and his daughter Joan in this difficult time.” A spokesperson for Stan Lee and his daughter, Joan Celia Lee, released the following statement: “The family ask that you…

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TONY STARK’s Return Begins In INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #593

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Brian Michael Bendis and Stefano Caselli are continuing with Invincible Iron Man into “Marvel Legacy,” renumbered to #593 and beginning with the disappearance (and eventual return to the armor) of Tony Stark, according to IGN. “Well, the theme of ‘Legacy’ was already very strongly in the forefront story of the Iron Man series. Not only has Tony’s mantle been passed on as he lays in a coma, but it’s been picked up by Riri Williams, a newcomer and relative stranger, and Victor Von Doom… who is one of the great…

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Marvel Legacy and 52 Titles

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52 animated GIFs seguing from classic Marvel Comics covers to new, contemporary covers for upcoming Marvel Legacy titles were released Friday. Nothing outside of the animated GIF cover images were revealed, but we did learn about some new titles like Marvel Two-In-One and the apparent impending death of Jane Foster in Mighty Thor. ALL-NEW WOLVERINE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS AMERICA ASTONISHING X-MEN AVENGERS BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER BLACK BOLT BLACK PANTHER CABLE CHAMPIONS DAREDEVIL DEFENDERS DESPICABLE DEADPOOL DOCTOR STRANGE FALCON GENERATION X GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY GWENPOOL, THE UNBELIEVABLE…

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Review: PETER PARKER – SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1

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Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1  Written by Chip Zdarsky  Art by Adam Kubert, Jordie Bellaire, Goran Parlov and Nathan Fairbairn  Lettering by Travis Lanham  Published by Marvel Comics  Maltby Rating: 9 out of 10 While a fancy new suit and status quo are both creative and marketing necessities for a hero as long in the tooth as everyone’s favorite wall-crawler, Chip Zdarsky and Adam Kubert prove that nothing beats the solid fundamentals with Peter Parker: Spectacular Spider-Man #1, a colorful mix of the old and new that sets the…

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May 2017 Comic Book Sales

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Diamond sent over the followinging charts and info for comic book sales for the month of May and more:  (BALTIMORE, MD) — (June 16, 2017) — The United States is dominated by Hydra, with Captain America at its head, in Nick Spencer, Steve McNiven, and Jay Leisten’s Secret Empire #1 from Marvel Comics, the best-selling comic book of May according to information provided by Diamond Comic Distributors, the world’s largest distributor of comics, graphic novels, and pop culture merchandise. Marvel Comics was May’s top publisher with a 38.05% dollar share…

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Marvel’s Cable #1 Review

Tyrel Kessinger

Cable #1 Publisher: Marvel Writer: James Robinson Art: Carlos Pacheco Colorist: Jesus Aburtov Marvel dropped another Cable reboot on us this week with Cable #1 and while it does little to break the mold of basic comic book storytelling it’s cool too see the mutant lone wolf (as if there’s a shortage of those) back in action. THE PLOT Cable, the infamous time-traveling mutant, is back at it. At what? Well, time traveling obviously! He first shows up in the wild west era where a gang of gunfighters armed with…

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Samaritan: Veritas #1 Review

Tyrel Kessinger

Samaritan: Veritas #1 Publisher: Image Writer: Matt Hawkins Art: Atilio Rojo This past week Image dropped Samaritan: Veritas #1, the beginning of a new chapter in scribe Matt Hawkins’ "Edenverse,” and while there are more downs than ups it is certainly an ambitious comic. And while, unfortunately, Samaritan ultimately falters under the weight of its formulaic plot and blasé characters it still manages to offer fun for fans of revenge and redemption stories. PLOT Samantha Copeland is out for blood and seeking vengeance. It seems the current POTUS killed the…

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The Once and Future Captain America: A Secret Empire Hypothesis

Travis

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room first. In Marvel’s House of Ideas anything goes these days our good guys act like bad guys and our bad guys are now good guys. Sure, it can be an interesting plot device to make what we consider good and virtuous, evil and rank, because it humanizes our heroes. Deep down inside all of us, although we want the good guys to be moral and virtuous, we also sadistically want to see them fall. Personally, I don’t like this kind of story.…

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Silver Surfer Gets Cancelled

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The solicit for Silver Surfer #14 reads: “Please join us for one final trip around the universe.” April’s issue of Silver Surfer #10 is estimated to have sold around 15K, which means the title has been long overdue to get cancelled. A few years ago when Joe Quesada was in charge, titles around the 20-21K mark would get the axe on a regular basis. Regarding Slott and Allred’s Silver Surfer, I wasn’t a fan at all. I prefer my Marvel COSMIC to have serious writing and photorealistic art (similar to…

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Spider-Men Comic Coming Again

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“In 2012, the Ultimate Universe and Marveliverse collided with the meeting of Miles Morales and Peter Parker in “Spider-Men,” written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Sara Pichelli. The series left off just as Peter Parker began researching Miles Morales online in the 616. Today, via his personal Twitter account, Bendis confirmed that a “Spider-Men 2” is planned, answering the question “Are we going to see a spidermen 2 series?” with “Yes.” “While Bendis didn’t specify when or how a follow-up series would take place, a “Spider-Men 2” isn’t…

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Marvel’s GENERATIONS Coming – A 10-Way Crossover Event

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Marvel’s teased Generations has been revealed as an expansive crossover of 10 characters/titles this summer pairing classic heroes with younger characters who have taken up their names. First revealed by Marvel through their Disney sister company ABC News, Generations will kick off in July and run through September – during the same time as the overarching Secret Empire event. Marvel has released a list of the 10 pairings, as well as who is writing the stories, although they don’t specify in which titles their stories will take place: Iron Man…

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Captain America Becomes Captain Hydra Secret Empire #10

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Marvel has announced today that Secret Empire is getting an extra issue this August and the cover for the comic book features a startling new look for Steve Rogers as he suits up as…Captain Hydra? Secret Empire was originally solicited for nine issues, but as has so often become the case with Marvel’s event comics, an extra installment has now been added. The cover by Mark Brooks is particularly interesting as it featured a “Classified” logo of some sort which seemingly gives away what’s to come in the series along…

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