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Not to far off the beating path… For those of you who don’t know me I am a browser. I go into my local comic shop and stare at the stuff I cannot afford to buy and look at the things I am not collecting often wondering if I should be collecting those. This particular week I was excited for all the comics that I was going to get off my shelf, but I had to look at the Racks anyway. That is when I came across a little Gem…
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Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of Alpha Flight No. 106 in 1992. He was one of Marvel’s first characters to do so. Since then, numerous comic book heroes and villains have been identified as gay, lesbian or transgender. The decision to wed Kyle and Northstar in Astonishing X-Men #51 has brought with it a lot of controversy. Marjorie Liu is writing the series. She says the decision to have the pair marry was fitting, noting that the relationship between Kyle and Northstar has grown in recent years,…
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Since the initial, vague announcement back in February, Marvel has slowly revealed more information on Spider-Men, namely that it’s the first-ever meeting between the classic Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and the recently debuted Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales — and the first interaction of any kind between their two fictional universes. Spider-Men, a five-part miniseries by the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, debuts with two issues in June. The villain of the series is classic fishbowl-helmeted Spidey foil Mysterio, and the story is also…
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The Avengers in Avengers vs. X-Men seem to have the upper hand right now but thanks to the Marvel teaser for Act Two , that might not be for long. Promoting the second act of Avengers vs. X-Men, starting with June’s issue #6, Marvel released a teaser Wednesday stating “No more Avengers” — calling back to Scarlet Witch’s famous “No more mutants” proclamation at the end of 2005’s House of M, which led directly to the “Decimation” era of a depleted mutant population. What type of affect this statement will have…
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Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic and Dean White have produced one of the best comics at Marvel. With no continuity concerns, it’s been a comic where anything can happen and does with every issue out doing the other in surprises. Imagine Jonathan Hickman with his writing skills allowed to reshape the Ultimate Universe bringing forces more powerful that all the super-powered heroes combined. More powerful than all the nuclear might of the United States. Creating a race of people that have the power to destroy all there is and children of tomorrow…
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WARNING SPOILERS AHEAD: I have been reading comics for many years and thought I had seen everything but Incredible Hulk 7 gave me quite a surprise. Writer Jason Aaron has really done something with the relationship between Bruce banner and his alter ego the Hulk that has never been done. He has killed Banner and introduced the idea that the creature instead of the man may have been the calming part of the Banner/Hulk. Well when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the character the Hulk back in 1962 Bruce…
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The Phoenix Force is one of the oldest known cosmic entities, representing life that has not yet been born. The Phoenix Force is an immortal, indestructible, and mutable manifestation of the prime universal force of life. Born of the void between states of being, the Phoenix Force is a child of the universe. It is the nexus of all psionic energy which does, has, and ever will exist in all realities of the omniverse, the Guardian of Creation, and a de-facto guardian of the M’Kraan Crystal. The M’Kraan Crystal was…
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We attended the the Seattle Emerald City Comic Convention again this year and we are pleased to report a successful event in the Great northwest for 2012. There were many attractions for all kinds of entertainment fans. The media guest included George Takei of Star Trek, Adam Baldwin and Summer Glau of Serenity and Firefly, Christopher Judge of Stargate, Lea Thompson of Back to the Future, Edward James Olmos and Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica, Joh Bernthal and Laurie Holden of The Walking Dead, and James Oliver Phelps the Twins…
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Glimpse of why the Avengers and X-Men are going to war against each other what are peoples attitude towards the Scarlet Witch including her husband Vision who wants no part of Wanda (the Scarlet Witch) for what she did when controlled by the power to change reality. And its about Hope and the relationship she has between her and the X-Men and their leader Cyclopes. What direction they are going with this is not clear accept that Hope and Wanda are being judged by what they did or are going…
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MEDIA RELEASE: Valiant is proud to announce four new series for the summer of 2012 — X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, and Archer & Armstrong — featuring brand new beginnings for some of comics’ most iconic characters! Kicking off with X-O Manowar in May and Harbinger in June, the Summer of Valiant continues this July in Bloodshot #1, from acclaimed writer Duane Swierczynski (Immortal Iron Fist, Birds of Prey) and artists Manuel Garcia (Checkmate, Spider Man: Breakout) & Arturo Lozzi (Immortal Weapons)! Then, in August, the Valiant Universe’s greatest duo begins…
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On the Marvel web site to today a new teaser for the Spider-Men comic book coming out it leaves us who comment on comics to speculate who the Spider-Men are. Well we know that there are two persons that call themselves Spider-Man, Peter Parker (Spider-Man) and Miles Morales (Ultimate Spider-Man), and we know there is Kaine who is a Peter Parker clone and has his own title Scarlet Spider. There is also Spider-Man 2099 (Miguel O’Hara) a character created by Peter David and illustrated by Rick Leonardi in 1992 who met…
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Media Release: From The Source By David Hyde The NEW YORK POST revealed today the exclusive first look at SHAZAM! in DC COMICS-THE NEW 52. The new interpretation of this iconic character will debut in the seventh issue of JUSTICE LEAGUE, the comic book industry’s current bestselling title, in a new ongoing back-up story that will re-imagine the character’s magical origins. Designed and illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist Gary Frank, SHAZAM! will be written by critically acclaimed writer and DC Entertainment Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns. “With SHAZAM!…
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After a three-year run on Marvel’s First Superhero team book, Jonathan Hickman is leaving “Fantastic Four” in October. In an interview with Marvel.com, Jonathan Hickman announced he will be finishing his story arc on the Fantastic Four and Future Foundation after “Fantastic Four” #611 and “FF” #23. By the time he leaves the books, Hickman will have been the “Fantastic Four” writer for three years, introducing storys such as the death of Johnny Storm, the council of Reeds and launching the Future Foundation. “I always had an end point in…
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Amazing Spider-Man Ends of the Earth: Doctor Octopus & Dan Slott
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SEE THE FULL STORY HERE Amazing Spider-Man 682 Amazing Spider-Man ‘Ends of the Earth’ Begins on March 21, 2012 in #682 Writer Dan Slott Pencilers Giuseppe Camuncoli Stefano Caselli Humberto Ramos Part One Of “Ends Of The Earth”, The Next Big Spider-Man Event! • The Doc Ock Story You’ve Waited 50 Years For! Doctor Otto Octavius Holds The Entire Earth Hostage With His Dying Breath. What Price Will Spider-Man Have To Pay To Buy The Whole World One More Day? • Special Appearance By The Avengers! …
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