Tag: Marvel

Amazing Spider-Man Movie Pictures Up Date

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Spidey’s back! Well, almost. The Amazing Spider-Man doesn’t hit theaters for another year, but in anticipation of next week’s Comic-Con (July 21-24 in San Diego) we’ve got first looks at the new pictures from comicbookresourses.com we have our best looks to date at Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man, director Marc Webb’s franchise reboot. Four years after Spider-Man 3, starring Tobey Maguire, The Amazing Spider-Man promises to be a “more contemporary,” “more gritty,” and “more character-driven” look at the comic book hero. He’s a hero the 27-year-old Garfield knows well.…

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Fear Itself: Who Are The Mighty?

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Here is a twist in the Fear Itself story. Who are the Mighty? Soon to be introduced to fight the Serpent and his Worthy. We know who “The Worthy” are, but who will become “The Mighty”? If you’ve been following the Fear Itself story line then you already know that Odin’s arch nemesis and brother has teamed up with the Red Skull‘s daughter, Sin. Together, they have chosen and resurrected “The Worthy,” heroes and villains who have been altered to do The Serpent‘s bidding. But how will the heroes fight…

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‘Fear Itself’ #5 Marvel says is a brawl

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A Fear Itself #5 teaser has been released by Marvel Comics. Following on the heals of the release of Fear Itself #4, the images promise an all-out brawl in next month’s issue. The teaser shows close-ups of Thor, the Hulk and the Thing – the latter two having fallen under the power of the Serpent and transformed into his hammer-wielding ‘Worthy’.  And while the brawl rages, the Serpent’s forces deal Captain America a blow not even he can withstand. A second teaser hints at the ongoing events in Fear Itself:…

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After Flashpoint: DC Comics New 52 shows up Marvel

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Well we have a pretty good idea what DC is trying to do with the new titles and re-numbering. They are trying to attract new readers and they are betting on the new digital market to be a gold mine. Just maybe they will do a great job with the Re-Launch the talent is there, but what was so bad about the old universe? The answer is nothing except the fact Marvel has beat you for the last 40 years in every way possible. So it is time to shake…

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“Powers” Television Series Casts Male and Female Leads

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For those of you that did not know “Powers” is an American creator-owned police procedural comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis (writer) and Michael Avon Oeming (artist). The series’ first volume was published by Image Comics (2000 to 2004). Subsequent volumes (beginning in 2004 along with David Mack’s Kabuki) have been published by Marvel Comics as a part of the Icon imprint. Powers is set in a world where superpowers are relatively common but not mundane. It follows the lives of two detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, police…

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Ultimate Spider-Man Without Peter Parker #160

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PowersMajor Spoilers: Ultimate Spider-Man #160 has made it clear the character that started the Ultimate Universe the Peter Parker Spider-man is dead. #160 of Ultimate Spider-Man is bringing an end to the 10 year run of the character. This will end the sold out “Death of Spider-Man” story arc, and it will set up an all new Spider-Man book. In a recent press release, Marvel Senior Editor, Mark Paniccia, had this to say: 10 years ago, Brian Bendis and Mark Millar changed the way people saw super heroes with the…

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X-Men: Schism #1 Marvel Comics

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Media Release — It has all been leading to this! Buckle your seatbelts, True Believers, for an action-packed emotional roller coaster that will forever change the X-Men and the landscape of Mutantkind forever in X-Men: Schism #1! Courtesy of Marvel Architect Jason Aaron and superstar artist Carlos Pacheco, the opening salvo for the X-Event of the century begins with a bang as a mutant-triggered incident sends humankind in a frenzy! They’ve always been brothers in arms, but finally one of them has gone too far. The long awaited confrontation between…

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Fear Itself #4 Marvel Comics

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Media Release — Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Fear Itself #4 (of 7) from the chart-topping team of Matt Fraction and Stuart Immonen! The unthinkable has happened—Sin has dealt a crushing blow to Bucky Barnes, aka Captain America, unleashing her full fury on the Marvel Universe! With his country in flames, Steve Rogers enters the trenches, forcing the biggest decision of his entire life. And as the Marvel Universe hangs in the balance, Thor must finally confront the Serpent himself. Can the God of Thunder overcome…

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Uncanny X-Men to End with #544

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It’s shaping up to be an interesting month in the world of comic books. First, DC Comics announced that they would be re-launching their superhero universe in new first issues, which means Action Comics will never reach a thousand. Now, Marvel is also putting an end to the numbering on one of its longest running series. Yes, it’s the end of an era, as Uncanny X-Men #544 will be the final issue of the long running series. According to a Marvel press release, the events of X-Men Schism tear the…

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Roger Stern and Time-Traveling CAPTAIN AMERICA CORPS

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Newsarama news. Next week we will see a new comic title Captain America Corps #1 (of 5). This series will take us through time and a look at the Captain America Legend throughput the ages as they meet together to stop a major crisis.  Captain America Corps #1 is the first of a five-issue limited series, it promises to showcase not only Cap himself, but also an entourage of affiliated heroes. Led, of course, by Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes, the team consists of U.S. Agent, American Dream and Commander…

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Valiant Comics to Return

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From newsarama: New York, NY – June 1, 2011 – Valiant Entertainment, the character-based entertainment company with more than 1,500 characters in its library, announced it will reintroduce the critically acclaimed Valiant Universe in print and digital comics in 2012.  Valiant has hired accomplished industry executives and creative talent to expand its management team.  The first announcement is that former Marvel CEO and Vice Chairman Peter Cuneo has assumed the role of Chairman of Valiant. Valiant Entertainment, co-founded by Jason Kothari and Dinesh Shamdasani, has received a capital infusion from…

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Captain America Dies Again? Fear Itself #3

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(Beware Major Spoilers) That “especially newsworthy development” is (turn away now if you haven’t heeded earlier warnings!) the apparent death of James Buchanan “Bucky” Barnes — Marvel’s current Captain America — at the hands of Sin, the Red Skull’s daughter and successor to that title. Several months back, Fraction warned us that by the end of Fear Itself, Sin will have “done things that her dad tried to do time and time again and failed,” and it looks like that promise has paid off — not that Bucky hasn’t escaped…

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Captain America’s New Beginning

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Marvel held one of their famed Next Big Thing press calls recently, this time talking about the upcoming Captain America #1 by longtime Cap scribe Ed Brubaker and Civil War artist Steve McNiven. Big changes are in store for the character, most notably that Steve Rogers will be taking up the mantle once again come July. In addition, the current Captain America book will be retitled to Captain America and Bucky, depicting the WWII adventures of the famous duo. When we asked about Bucky’s role in the present now that…

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X-Men: First Class Movie

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X-Men: First Class is an upcoming 2011 American superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn. It is based on the characters appearing in Marvel Comics and is the fifth installment of the X-Men film series and prequel to X-Men. X-Men: First Class is scheduled for release on June 3, 2011.The film is set in the 1960s and will focus on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film stars James McAvoy as Professor X and Michael Fassbender…

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