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Fantastic Four Titles Canceled?

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Media Release: More bad news for Marvel Comics fans as new rumors suggest that the two Fantastic Four comics will be put on hiatus because of the new Fox Studios Josh Trank movie. According to Bleeding Cool, Marvel is putting Fantastic Four and Ultimate Fantastic Four on hold because they don’t want to help promote the new Fox Studios film – as Marvel Comics is owned by Disney, which owns Marvel Studios and The Avengers movies. It’s said the members of the FF will still appear in the comics, but…

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Dan Slott and Galactus In His Silver Surfer

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Recently, Galactus was wrecking havoc in the Ultimate Marvel universe under the guiding pen of Josh Fialkov in The Hunger, but it sounds as if the Devourer of Worlds will return to the 616 in time for Dan Slott’s new Silver Surfer ongoing. Comic Vine caught up with Dan Slott at last weekend’s NYCC and asked the writer about the new series. Some new tidbits not previously mentioned include news about Galactus. “You can’t do a Surfer book without Galactus. When we get to the Galactus story you’ll see why,”…

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4-Minute Clip For Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier has an April 4, 2014 release directed by the Russ Bros. starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Emily Van Camp, Hayley Atwell and Robert Redford. After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” finds Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of…

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Lou Ferrigno Claims a New Hulk Film Coming

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Despite early and repeated rumblings following the release of The Avengers that Marvel was developing a new Hulk film, actor Mark Ruffalo insisted last spring that a solo outing was “not in the works right now.” He did, however, try comfort fans whose hopes he smashed by adding, “One never knows what the future will bring.” Is it possible that future is now? Latino Review draws attention to comments made Thursday on a Minnesota radio show by Incredible Hulk TV star Lou Ferrigno, who said Ruffalo’s Green Goliath emerged as…

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Spider-Man joined by Silk, New Female Superhero

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Lightning can strike twice — and so, apparently, can radioactive spiders. Marvel Comics is introducing a brand new character, a mysterious female super powered figure named Silk, in this Wednesday’s Amazing Spider-Man #1. And though she’s brand new, her origin is familiar to comic book fans. That’s because her spider-based powers come from the same irradiated arachnid as the one that changed the course of Peter Parker’s life. “The spider lived long enough to bite one more person,” explains writer Dan Slott. “When I pitched that idea at one of…

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The Death of Wolverine In September

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This September begins the four-part weekly mini-series The Death of Wolverine written by Charles Soule with art by Steve McNiven. As you guessed by the title, Marvel is killing off Wolverine in a story that sees Wolverine’s mutant healing power taken away. It all begins in this Summer’s “3 Months to Die” story arc which culminates in September’s Death of Wolverine. Death of Wolverine #1 hits on September 3rd with the 4th issue on September 24th. “For a long time, no matter who Wolverine was battling, he’s been the eternal…

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New Series Spider-Man 2099 Peter David Writes

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After coming to back to our time in Superior Spider-Man last year, Spider-Man 2099 is branching out on his own in a brand new ongoing series in July. The new Spider-Man 2099 series stars Miguel O’Hara of course as a man out of time, thrust into the past (i.e. the present day Marvel Universe) with a goal to prevent the dark future he came from. Joining O’Hara on this crusade is the writer of the original Spider-Man 2099 series from the 1990s, Peter David, and artist Will Sliney from Fearless…

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Original Sin Controversy About Spider-Man

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The teaser for the New Marvel series called Original Sin has revealed that Otto Octavius may still be around possibly as a lesser being still in the body of Peter Parker. The evidence is in the Spider-Man teaser for the new series. Uatu, often simply known as The Watcher is killed and the who dun it search reveals that Captain America and Spider-Man are in position of his eyes. In the picture Spider-Man he has the watchers eye and the caption says “Does Otto Octavius have enough of a hold…

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Slott And Perez Spider-Man’s Early Years In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man Year One’

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Since the release of Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli’s seminal Batman: Year One, DC has used a similar model and title with several of its heroes, often to great acclaim. Now Marvel has decided to do the same with its flagship character. To coincide with the return of Peter Parker, Marvel has announced The Amazing Spider-Man Year One: Learning To Crawl, a five issue miniseries from Dan Slott and Ramón Pérez that looks back at the wall crawler’s earliest adventures. Talking to the AP, Slott said the story will pay…

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Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

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In the far reaches of space, an American pilot named Peter Quill finds himself the object of a manhunt after stealing an orb coveted by the villainous Ronan. Guardians of the Galaxy is intended to be the tenth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is written and directed by James Gunn, with a story by Gunn and Nicole Perlman, and features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close,…

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Fantastic Four #1 In 2014 Preview

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  Story by James Robinson Art by Leonard Kirk Cover by Leonard Kirk, Alex Ross, Jerome Oepna Publisher Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date Wed, February 19th, 2014   Cosmic explorers – heroes forever united as family. The world’s greatest comic magazine begins anew as Marvel’s First Family bursts back into the spotlight in FANTASTIC FOUR #1, from Eisner Award winning writer James Robinson and critically acclaimed artist Leonard Kirk! The brilliant Mr. Fantastic, the compassionate Invisible Woman, hot-headed Human Torch, and the ever-lovin’ Thing return for a new…

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Marvel’s Peter Parker Is Coming Back

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Recently in Superior Spider-Man 25 we saw the return of ghost Peter Parker which looks like will lead to the real Peter Parker’s return to the pages of Amazing Spider-Man. See the news release below this article. Here is Peter showing his face in Superior Spider-Man 25. Spider-Man comics have been part of the controversy about the killing of Peter Parker, now the real Peter even as “Ghost Peter” it is welcome to many Spider-Man fans to keep their hopes up for his return which has been confirmed with the…

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Marvel vs DC in the Cinema

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Recently a concerned 7th grader wrote DC Comics, the student had a few comments about what he liked at DC, TV, movies and comics. He also asked what DC was going to do in a world that is going digital to compete and what DC cinema is going to “do to compete against Marvel movies when Marvel seemingly dominates the live action superhero movie industry.” Well the folks at DC Comic sent a return letter thanking him for his kind words then they said “DC has been the leader in…

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Marvel’s Original Sin: The Next Big Thing

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IGN REPORT: Like it or not, the steady cycle of event comics at Marvel will continue in 2014. Last year, the publisher gave us Age of Ultron and Infinity as the two big, universe-spanning events. And it seems we’ll be getting at least one project of similar scope this year. Today Marvel announced their next big event mini-series, which will be called Original Sin. This event will revolve around the murder of the Watcher and the efforts of various Marvel heroes to uncover the identity of his killer. Original Sin…

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Dan Slott Talks Superior Spider-Man and Goblin Nation

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“Superior Spider-Man” writer Dan Slott dives headfirst into his work on the Marvel title, covering the recent twists and turns involving the rise of Alchemax and Spider-Man 2099 finding himself stranded in the current Marvel U, the fact that nobody is safe when “Goblin Nation” hits the book, the effect “Age of Ultron” did and did not have on his plans for the series and the continuing struggles Doc Ock is having in his attempt to be the best hero he can be. On the current status of Doc Ock…

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