Tag: COMICS

Alpha Flight #0.1 Greg Pak’s New Group

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Marvel news release: Because YOU demanded it: Exploding out of FEAR ITSELF with an all-new series is the ORIGINAL Alpha Flight by the superstar creative team of writers Greg Pak & Fred Van Lente and artist Dale Eaglesham–with covers by the incomparable Phil Jimenez! Get in on the ground floor of this highly anticipated maxi-series with this standalone adventure by artist X: Who are Guardian, Vindicator, Sasquatch, Snowbird, Shaman, Northstar, Aurora, and Marrina? How did they become their nation’s most beloved heroes? And are they strong enough to withstand their…

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Greg Pak’s Incredible Hulks To End

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Greg Pak’s The Incredible Hulks ends with issue 635 in August, ending his run on the book and character that has lasted five years and granted a sense of reliability to a title that had run away in many disparate directions until this relative new talent took over the book. Greg Pak’s run began with 2006’s critical and commercial hit Planet Hulk. Pak has probably had more of an impact on the character and his success than anyone since Peter David, spun off new books and new characters. The series is…

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Fear Fallout #2 From Marvel Fear Itself

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Matt Fraction dissects the second issue of Fear Itself, from the conflict between Thor and Odin to the reveal of the Worthy. I had to show the interview by Ben Morse to illuminate what went on in Fear Itself #2 to help those who are confused with the story so far. The Fear Itself Line Up Click Here WARNING: READ FEAR ITSELF #2 BEFORE READING THIS STORY—SPOILERS AHEAD!While FEAR ITSELF #2 provided a heaping helping of action, intrigue and surprises this past week for readers, things went from bad to…

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Action Comics #900 Gets A Second Print

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Action Comics #900 was a good issue the Lex Luthor story and the Doomsday tie in was very well done Paul Cornell is a good writer. I think it is obvious that DC Comics wants to make money so they are coming out with a second print. Release date is May 25 at comic stores. The fuss around the nine-page story by David Goyer in which Superman tells the American government that he’s going to renounce his citizenship so that his actions aren’t mistaken as an extension of US government…

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The All-New Ultimate Spider-Man Marvel

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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #157, It is the shot heard around the world. Witness the issue comic fans be talking about all year. leave your cynicism at the door… this is the real deal. The Death of Spider-Man. Bendis and Bagley reunited for this historic Spider-Man event a decade in the making. Though this storyline is still unfolding in the current volume of USM, readers have been given plenty of teases and hints that Ultimate Peter Parker will, in fact, be dying by the end. Bendis admitted to feeling the pressure…

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DC Creators Speak about Action Comics 900 Citizenship

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I found an article which adds to the debate of what DC did in it’s back up story by David Goyer. The section is written by Ed Gross at CBM: Mark Waid, Marc Guggenheim and Al Gough Weigh in on the American Citizenship “Controversy”. Based purely on a character front, the fact that this story has generated the kind of “controversy” that it has does seem a little bit surprising as Superman has long seen himself as a servant to humanity rather than a tool of the U.S. government (Frank…

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Superman Renounces US Citizenship in ACTION COMICS #900

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I just looked at Action Comics 900 and was very pleased in the main story about the Black Ring Power search of Lex Luther and the “Reign of Doomsday” story but was left with mixed feeling about a back up story that was written by David S. Goyer and illustrated by Miguel Sepulveda. It was about a trip Superman made to Iran to stop the hostilities there unauthorized by the President of the United States. In the panel below you can see that he ends up telling the President’s man that he was renouncing…

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Fear Itself Attacks The Uncanny X-Men

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  Media Release — This July, the fragile peace between human and mutantkind gets rocked to its core as the comic blockbuster of the summer, Fear Itself, brings the fight to the shores of Utopia in Uncanny X-Men #540 & 541! From critically acclaimed writer Kieron Gillen and superstar artist Greg Land, The Serpent has chosen one of the heaviest hitters of the Marvel Universe as one of his Worthy and he’s ready to settle some unfinished business. “After the tight, claustrophobic Breaking Point, I wanted something that embraced the…

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Brightest Day: The Return of Swamp Thing

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It’s been almost a year since Brightest Day began, and the hunt for the new protector of earth has taken many twists and turns along the way. Brightest Day #23 dropped a pair of bombshells this week. It revealed that Swamp Thing is back in the DCU in the form of a deadly Black Lantern. It also revealed that Alec Holland is the destined protector for the Life Entity inside the white lantern. This is huge news for fans of Swamp Thing. Unfortunately, with the character being out of the…

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Marvel Fear Itself is Here

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  “Fear Itself” is a 2011 seven-issue crossover comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. The core eponymous miniseries will be written by Matt Fraction and illustrated by Stuart Immonen, Wade Von Grawbadger, and Laura Martin, while the prologue book starring Captain America and Namor will be produced by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Scott Eaton. FOR THE FEAR ITSELF LINE UP CLICK HERE Beware there are spoilers of stories now in print. The story plot so far in summery: During World War II, the Red Skull on orders of Adolf…

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Emerald City Comic Con Seattle Report

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March 4th – 6th I attended the Seattle Emerald City Comic Con It was pleasant experience. I found the people in Seattle very hospitable and the service very good. The facility for the convention was suitable, the crowds were pleased with a good representation from all the major comic distributors and publishers. The costumes were outstanding keeping in mind they could not be store bought but had to be original. Many were made by the wearers themselves. The floor on Saturday was very crowded which was a good problem for…

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Reign of Doomsday: He is Back

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We know more now about the order of Doomsday appearances in DCU here is the check list for those who are interested in following his travels in the comic world. Part 1: STEEL #1 Part 2: OUTSIDERS #37 Part 3: JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #55 Part 4: SUPERMAN/BATMAN ANNUAL #5 Part 5: SUPERBOY #6 Part 6: ACTION COMICS #900 His picture is also on the previews of Action Comics #901 which adds to the intrigue of the reason he is back. We now have the list of main characters. All…

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MARVEL see the new Spider-Man and Fantastic Four costumes.

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In the aftermath of the death of the Human Torch Johnny Storm, Marvel.com finally unveils the new duds of the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man as the newest member of the team. Talk about something controversial the death of Johnny Storm now his replacement is Spider-Man. So somebody tell me if you like the new suits. And what is starting in Amazing Spider-Man #659, so Peter is part of the New Avengers and has his own life with villains to match in Amazing Spider-Man and now is part of the FF…

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Action Comics #900 in April

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Superman returns to ACTION COMICS just in time for the title’s historic 900th issue, which clocks in at 100 pages!  Everything Paul Cornell and Pete Woods have been building to over the last year culminates here in the ultimate Superman vs. Lex Luthor battle! But that’s not all – this story will lay the grounds for an insanely epic story coming out this summer in the pages of ACTION! Plus, an incredible roster of guest talent help DC celebrate this landmark issue, including the screenwriter of The Dark Knight, David…

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Final Fantastic Four FF #588

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Marvel Media Release — The end of the Fantastic Four is here! Huge choices that dramatically impact the Marvel Universe are made this February in Fantastic Four #588, from the superstar creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta and Mark Brooks! Following up on the sold-out hit Fantastic Four #587, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at the FINAL issue of the long-standing series, guest starring all your favorite Marvel heroes! But the story isn’t over yet because where one door closes, another opens. It’s now up to…

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