Tag: Marvel

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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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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Thor Movie Review Marvel

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I just reviewed the movie Thor and was impressed with the story and technical content. I watched in 3D while I always have problems getting the 3D glasses just right because of my prescription glasses the picture was sharp and very well done, quality 3D effects. The movie had a lot to say and the 2 hours was used well. Asgard was done beautifully, truly a place of the Gods.  [Spoilers Ahead] The relationship between Jane Foster and Thor was very touching. It began with Thor as an arrogant castaway…

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Justice League Movie: DC compete with Marvel

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Unless you have been away from comics and the movies you have heard that Marvel is going to produce the Avengers movie in 2012 directed by Joss Whedon, it is already in production. Now DC/Warner Bros has mentioned their intention to produce a Justice League Movie in 2013. The president of the Warner Bros. motion picture group, Jeff Robinov recently sat down for an extensive interview with The Times, he discussed his long-term strategy for DC beyond movies already in the works, such as June’s “Green Lantern” and next year’s…

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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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Thor: Tales of Asgard

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Thor: Tales of Asgard is a upcoming 2011 direct-to-video animated film based on the Marvel Comics character, Thor. It is eighth in a series of animated films produced by Marvel Animation and distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. The film is directed by Sam Liu with a script written by Greg Johnson and is set to be released on DVD and Blu-ray on May 17, 2011, co-inciding with the early May release of Marvel Studios’ live-action Thor film. Before he ever lifted his mighty hammer, there was the sword. Fantastic journeys…

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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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The Amazing Spider-Man the Movie

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Sony has announced that Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot will be officially titled The Amazing Spider-Man.  That’s not too much of a surprise. Amazing Fantasy 15 and Amazing Spider-Man #1 was the first appearance of the character. Sony also released the first official photo of Garfield in his full Spider-Man costume, making clear that — like in the comics (but unlike in the Sam Raimi/Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies) — this version of Peter Parker did indeed invent his web-slingers. Check out the photo below: The film, which is now in production and is being…

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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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Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers Animated Series

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Thor and Loki are brought to animation. The contentious relationship between Thor and his villainous brother Loki is explored in the new Marvel Knights cartoon “Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers.” The all-new four-episode series is debuting on iTunes, Xbox LIVE, and PlayStation Network on Monday, March 28th. After that, the episodes will debut weekly on Wednesdays beginning April 6th, with each high-definition episode priced at $2.99 ($1.99/episode for standard definition). I recommend not missing this well done Epic battle between Thor and Loki. Put away what you think you know about…

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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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X-Men First Class Cast Picture

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(left to right) Michael Fassbender stars as Magneto, Rose Byrne plays Dr. Moira MacTaggert, January Jones plays The White Queen Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng plays Azazel, Nicholas Hoult plays Beast, Lucas Till plays Havok, Zoe Kravitz plays Angel Salvadore, Jennifer Lawrence plays Mystique, James McAvoy stars as Professor Charles Xavier. “X-Men: First Class” is about the formative years of Xavier and Magneto, and the formation of the school and where there relationship took a wrong turn. There is a romantic element, and some of the mutants from “X-Men” will figure…

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