Tag: COMICS

Stan Lee at Rose City Comic Con!

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Portland’s premier Pop-Culture event. Rose City Comic Con is produced locally with a focus on creating a fun and friendly event for everyone! 09.27.2016 While their primary focus is that of Comics, comic creators, and the creative process, Rose City Comic Con also provides it’s attendees with access to Gaming, Sci-Fi, Cosplay, Anime, Fantasy, and everything in between. Their stated goal is to provide you with a rewarding, fun, and family friendly experience at our event. That is what we saw we we attended the Comic Con. It was an…

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The Clone Conspiracy #2 Preview

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The Clone Conspiracy #2 Preview Story by Dan Slott Art by Jim Cheung Cover by Alexander Lozano, Gabrielle Dell’otto, and Mark Bagley Publisher Marvel Comics The surprises keep coming in the SPIDER-MAN EVENT OF THE YEAR! • Doc Ock is back and it’s time for him and the Amazing Spider-Man to throw down! • What lurks in the Underground?!

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DC’s SUPER SONS Unite For the First Time in SUPERMAN #10

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On the surface, there aren’t many similarities between Jonathan Kent, the son of Superman, and Damian Wayne, son of Batman. One is a wide-eyed boy who grew up on a small town farm, only recently discovering his father’s job as a superhero, while the other was trained since birth to be a deadly assassin, raised in the full knowledge of the darker side of Batman’s world. Yet one thing the two boys share is Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, the creative team on Jon’s Superman title and the former team…

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Thor’s Asgard/Shi’ar War and Odinson’s Return

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War is coming to the cosmos of the Marvel Universe. Soon, the gods of Asgard will find themselves clashing with the Shi’ar Imperial Guard in glorious combat. While the war drums are starting to sound, the Odinson is also making his way back into the spotlight in The Unworthy Thor, which will also see the return of the man responsible for Odinson’s fall from grace. Marvel editor Wil Moss spoke to ComicBook.com about all things happening the Thor corner of the Marvel Universe. See what he had to say, as…

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Dan Slott: ‘The Clone Conspiracy’ Means Problems for Peter Parker

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Dan Slott tells THR why the dead are returning from the grave in Marvel’s new ‘Spider-Man’ comic book storyline. Somewhere, Peter Parker’s spider-sense is tingling, and with very, very good reason — the Marvel superhero is about to face one of his most unexpected challenges yet: One of his long-standing foes seems to have uncovered the key to eternal life. The Clone Conspiracy, a new series which launched last week and runs alongside the regular The Amazing Spider-Man series for the next few months, features the return of the Jackal,…

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Preview Thanos #1 By Jeff Lemire & Mike Deodato

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First look preview pages for Jeff Lemire and Mike Deodato’s upcoming Thanos ongoing series have been released by Marvel. Lemire and Deodato and have put together a series about Thanos. This should be a good story arc, even without the influence of Jim Starlin. Marvel.com has an interview up with Deodato and details. CLICK HERE “…the series will see the Mad Titan attempt to rebuild his life after experiencing more than a few setbacks. Thanos sets out to get closer to his days as the wielder of the Infinity Gauntlet,…

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Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #1 Review

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THE CLONE CONSPIRACY #1 Written by Dan Slott Art by Jim Cheung, John Dell, Justin Ponsor, Joe Caramagna, Ron Frenz, and Edgar Delgado Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: October 12, 2016 Spoilers: I have not been a fan of these type of stories in the past so when Dan Slott has Spider-Man declaring what so many fans must be thinking of Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy #1, ” This is all one of his stupid frickin’ cloning experiments! Again!”, I can see Dan Slott laughing as he wrote…

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NYCC “Superman” Interview with Peter Tomasi

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“Superman” co-writer Peter Tomasi sits down for an exclusive interview with the Superman Homepage to talk to us about the current comic books, the success of the “Rebirth” era, and bringing fans back to the Man of Steel. Thanks to T.A. Ewart for conducting the interview.

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Marvel’s Civil War II – Success or Failure?

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When Marvel Comics began teasing a sequel to their Civil War comic book event last year I had mixed feeling that it could be done again and succeed as a major crossover story arc again. Are they tryng to capitalize on the fact that it is the 10th anniversary of the original series written by Mark Millar and art by Steve McNiven or the fact that the Cinematic Universe experienced a Civil War of its own in the third Captain America movie. Some would say that if done well it…

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Warren Ellis Is Bringing WildStorm Back to DC Comics

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Warren Ellis will return to DC, to work on some of the characters that made him a household name among comic book fans, as the curator of a new pop-up imprint called WildStorm, ComicBook.com has learned exclusively. Following on the heels of the success of Gerard Way’s Young Animal imprint, WildStorm will take a similar approach, with Ellis writing the “main” book and curating the others. WildStorm will debut mid-February 2017 with a regular monthly comic titled The Wild Storm, written by Ellis with art by Jon Davis-Hunt (Vertigo’s Clean…

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John Romita Sr’s Art Recycled For Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 1:1000 Variant

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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 is getting a 1:1000 variant that uses John Romita Sr‘s cover art for the wedding of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, recoloured by Richard Isanove. The sales of this issue should warrent the 1:1000 variant and do very well. It is a fix by Dan Slott to start the series in Secret Wars and Gerry Conway to contenue it to please the Marvel fans that missed the married relationship between Peter Parker and Mary Jane. Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows #1 Artist Variant…

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What is Stan Lee Doing These Days

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With its fifth annual event coming in late October, Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo has been renamed as Stan Lee’s L.A. Comic Con. Originally launched as Comikaze Expo in 2011, the event was re-branded in 2012 as Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo in a deal made between Comikaze Entertainment and Lee. Since its launch, the convention has grown from an estimated 35,000 attendees to 70,000 with its last event. The 2016 Stan Lee’s L.A. Comic Con is scheduled for October 28 – 30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Stan Lee: The…

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Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows Update

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We know now that the new series AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS is part of the greater multiverse of Marvel and not part of Marvel prime where Peter Parker and Mary Jane are not officially married. So we will let Gerry Conway and Ryan Stegman tell you all about their new book, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS, picking up where the Secret Wars series of the same name by Dan Slott and Adam Kubert left off this November and starring everyone’s favorite neighborhood Spider-Man, Mary Jane, and their daughter Annie!…

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Amazing Spider-Man #18: Where is Doc Octopus? Dan Slott

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Doctor Octopus has managed to keep himself alive within the confines of the Living Brain, and he’s done so right under Peter Parker’s nose. In Amazing Spider-Man #18, his journey to take over Parker’s body once more comes to a head. Spoilers from here on out. For those who have been following the book, you know that Otto has resided in the Living Brain since the events of Spider-Verse. It’s there that his love of Anna Maria Marconi has only grown, and he’s been biding his time ever since, waiting…

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Can Jane Foster Appear Alongside Thor?

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SPOILER WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for “Mighty Thor” #11, on sale now. Following the surprising conclusion of last issue, after Thor had been injured and placed under arrest by S.H.I.E.L.D. only for Jane Foster herself to seemingly arrive out of nowhere, Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman conclude their arc featuring the showdown with Roxxon C.E.O. Dario Agger in “Mighty Thor” #11. All of this takes place as Agger’s self-destruct mechanism counts down to the destruction of his floating Roxxon Island, and by association New York City below…

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