Tag: COMICS

Avengers VS X-Men #11 Fatality! Who Dies?

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Marvel has shown us the cover of  AvX Consequences #1 about the after math of the Avengers Vs X-Men series. It clearly shows there is a casualty in the series. We can guess who it might be, some names have been suggested, but there are also hints within the cover art and future titles that will be released in November as part of the Marvel NOW! release. We will set forth possibilities of who this may be. 1. PROTECTOR – formerly known as Marvel Boy this character has played a…

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Marvel Now What Will It Look Like

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Here are the titles and descriptions for Marvel solicitations in November because a lot of you have been asking what the Marvel Now universe will looks like will here is. INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #1 MARK WAID (W) • LEINIL FRANCIS YU (A&C) VARIANT Cover by JOE QUESADA YOUNG BABY VARIANT by SKOTTIE YOUNG ARTIST VARIANT by WALT SIMONSON Blank VARIANT Cover also available Sketch Variant by JOE QUESADA Design Variant by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Hulk – Indestructible force more weapon than man. Banner – smartest man alive. Combined they are the…

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The Great Joe Kubert Dies

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Joe Kubert, a legend in the world of comic book art and founder of the school in Dover that bears his name, has died. He was 85. Kubert, who lived in Dover, died Sunday at Morristown Medical Center, following a short illness. He is best known for his work on the DC Comics characters Sgt. Rock and Hawkman. His sons, Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert, have themselves become successful comic-book artists. Kubert’s first known professional job was penciling and inking the six-page story “Black-Out”, starring the character Volton, in Holyoke…

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Fantastic Four #1 MarvelNOW Edition

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Media Release — This November, Marvel’s First Family embarks on a adventure unlike any before in Fantastic Four #1, kicking off the all-new ongoing series from the blockbuster creative team of Eisner Award Winning writer Matt Fraction and legendary artist Mark Bagley! As part of Marvel NOW!, Fantastic Four joins a number of titles that will take the Marvel Universe in an exciting all-new direction, as the industry’s top creators join the top Super Heroes to deliver all-new ongoing series, great for new and veteran readers alike! Four adults. Two kids.…

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Indestructible Hulk Coming in November

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Media Release: Green, Indestructible, yup, that Marvel NOW! teaser was in fact the Hulk written by Mark Waid and drawn by Leinil Yu. Interestingly though, the Indestructible Hulk is the actual title, with the first issue hitting November 2012 as part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch at Marvel Comics. In a first interview with CBR, Waid and Yu talked about their plans for the green goliath and his alter ego Bruce Banner, saying it started with Waid “fantasizing about what it would be like to take the core concept a…

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Thor God of Thunder #1 in November

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Media Release — This November, the all-powerful Thor embarks on a journey that hurtles him through space and time in Thor: God Of Thunder #1, kicking off the all-new ongoing series from the blockbuster creative team of writer Jason Aaron and artist Esad Ribic! As part of Marvel NOW!, Thor: God Of Thunder joins a number of titles that will take the Marvel Universe in an exciting all-new direction, as the industry’s top creators join the top Super Heroes to deliver all-new ongoing series, great for new and lapsed readers…

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The New Green Lantern’s Name

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MEDIA RELEASE: Not much is known about the new Green Lantern being introduced to readers with September’s Green Lantern #0, after the apparent ominous events of August’s Green Lantern Annual #1, but at least now we can put a name to the face … or at least a name to the face mostly hidden by a mask. According to a solicitation of October’s Green Lantern #13, found on Diamond’s retailer website, his name is apparently Baz. This is how the description is listed on the DC website: • “Rise of…

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Avengers Assemble #7

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With the Mad Titan, Thanos, out of the reach from Earth’s Mightiest – his quest for power and domination over the Marvel Universe continues in Avengers Assemble #7! But the Avengers won’t go down without a fight, and courtesy of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley, they’re bringing the Guardians of the Galaxy with them! But can even their combined strength defeat Thanos with a cosmic cube in his possession? Find out in Avengers Assemble #7, hitting comic shops everywhere, the Marvel Comics app, and Marvel Digital Comic Shop this…

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Batman Earth One

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Media Release — DC Entertainment, a Warner Bros. Entertainment company and home to iconic brands DC Comics, Vertigo and MAD, announced today the recently released Batman: Earth One by acclaimed writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank is now available on the iBookstore. Batman: Earth One is the first of many graphic novels from DC Entertainment that will soon arrive on the iBookstore. “Our banner year for DC Entertainment digital comics continues and we’re thrilled to bring one of our bestselling graphic novels to iPad,” stated DC Entertainment Co-Publisher Jim…

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Neil Gaiman returns to THE SANDMAN with new mini-series

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Media Release — Twenty-five years after one of the most celebrated graphic novels of all-time hit shelves, award winning and critically acclaimed author and screenwriter, Neil Gaiman, announces his return to THE SANDMAN. Gaiman made the surprise announcement, via video, at DC Entertainment’s Vertigo panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Karen Berger, Executive Editor of Vertigo, then revealed that Gaiman is paired with artist, JH Williams III (BATWOMAN) for the series, who appeared on stage to an already stunned and elated crowd. THE SANDMAN mini-series will be published by…

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Marvel NOW features new #1 issues beginning October 2012

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Media Release — The most popular characters. The most acclaimed creators. The most ambitious stories. This is Marvel NOW!. This Fall, the Marvel Universe heads in an exciting all-new direction, as the industry’s top creators join the top Super Heroes– Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine and more– to deliver all-new ongoing series, each beginning with issue #1! Marvel NOW! is the culmination of Marvel ReEvolution, the groundbreaking new initiative to evolve the comic book experience through innovation. It kicks off in October’s Uncanny Avengers #1, from the…

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Northern California Stockton Con Pop Culture and Comic Convention Coming

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Coming this August 5th at the University of the Pacific’s Spanos Center in Stockton California. This beautiful UOP campus will host the first Comic and Pop Culture Event of this kind brought to the central valley area. The day-long event, which will feature exhibits from artists, fans dressed as their favorite pop culture icons, several game tournaments and more. Proceeds from the event will benefit St. Mary’s Dining Room and United Way. “I’ve been attending numerous comic-book and pop-art conventions for years, including Comic-Con, Sac-Con, Wonder-Con and APE (Alternative Press…

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The Phoenix Force New Hosts Avengers VS X-Men 6 Preview

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Media Release — The all-powerful has found not one, but FIVE hosts and in Avengers VS. X-Men #6 – their mission is clear, remake the Marvel Universe in their image. Kicking off the world changing second act of the comic book event of the year, the blockbuster team of Jonathan Hickman and Olivier Coipel show fans just what Pax Utopia looks like through the eyes of Cyclops, Emma Frost, Namor, Colossus & Magik! How will Earths Mightiest and the other X-Men respond to this new development? And what role will…

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Earth 2 #2: Why Do You Read Comics? DC New 52

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DC Comics reveled that the New 52 version of Alan Scott is gay in Earth 2 #2 this week. As the original Green Lantern it is quite a change from the character created in 1940 by Martin Nodell with story development from Bill Finger. Both men if still alive would be startled by the new direction of their superhero. He was one of the founding members of the Justice Society of America the early superhero group before World War II. He also had a daughter in time called Jade and…

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The New 52: Earth 2 #1

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MEDIA RELEASE: First issue of an ongoing series from writer JAMES ROBINSON and artist NICOLA SCOTT!• Who are the heroes of EARTH 2 – and what befell them?• Starring ALAN SCOTT, JAY GARRICK and many others!• You may think you know Earth 2…but this is DC Comics – The New 52, where anything can happen! “EARTH 2 is a big step in a new direction for me. “I haven’t previously had many opportunities to work on a truly epic scale but working with James [Robinson], on some of his favorite…

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