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ABC’s INHUMANS First Teaser

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The first teaser for Marvel Television’s Inhumans on ABC has been released. Inhumans is currently being filmed in Hawaii, with Iron Fist showrunner Scott Buck heading up the project. The cast includes Anson Mount as Black Bolt; Serinda Swan as Medusa; Iwan Rheon as Maximus; Ken Leung as Karnak; Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon; Isabelle Cornish as Crystal; Sonja Balmores as Auran; and Ellen Woglom in an unnamed role. Inhumans’ two-part season premiere will debut in IMAX theaters September 1, before its television debut on ABC September 26.

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Marvel’s Secret Empire Top Secret Villain Variant

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In early March, Marvel Comics announced a line of villain variants for the upcoming Secret Empire event series. The Secret Empire villain variants each feature a different major Marvel villain drawn by Dan Mora for each issue of the Secrete Empire series. The villains include Madame Hydra, Baron Zemo, Magneto, Kingpin, and Baron Mordo. However, the villain variant cover for Secret Empire #2 was held back and marked as “top secret.” Marvel was clearly trying to avoid spoiling something for fans, but now Marvel let the cat – or the…

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Marvel’s new Spider-Man chat bot: Captain America evil?

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[Warning: The following contains spoilers for Secret Empire.] To celebrate the start of the miniseries, which sees Captain America lean into his new Hydra-aligned history and take over the country, Marvel released a new chat bot that allows readers to chat with Spider-Man about the series. Although, the term chatting might be giving the bot a little too much credit. The conversation, which takes place in a Facebook Messenger window, starts with Spider-Man asking if you’re ready to join the fight against Hydra, but instead of allowing you to simply…

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ADAM WARLOCK, NATHAN FILLION Both Cut From GUARDIANS

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It seems as though a pair of fan favorites may have been cut out of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, as first Nathan Fillion, reported to be featured in a cameo as Simon Williams, posted a photo on Instagram possibly insinuating a scene with him will not make the final cut of the film. However given the wording of Fillion’s post, this could be a joke on his part and does, in a round-about way, confirm he was on-set and in costume for an unconfirmed role in the film.…

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Secret Empire #0 Hydra Cap’s Master Plan

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Story by Nick Spencer Art by Daniel Acuña and Rod Reis Cover by Mark Brooks  Publisher Marvel According to Marvel the “Secret Empire” #0, is the last big event in comics for them for a while. It has all the action and surprises of a Marvel-wide event. Individual heroes and teams are challenged to the limit of their abilities and overcome by a masterminds plan to take over all they hold dear and control the governments of the world and defeat all opposition to their domination of the world. Every…

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STAR WARS All-Ages Comic Books Coming From IDW

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IDW Publishing is working on a line of Star Wars comic books aimed at younger readers, beginning with Star Wars Adventures in fall 2017. Announced at Star Wars Celebration Orlando on Friday, Star Wars Adventures and other unannounced titles will be part of Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi tie-in program. No details on the creators involved have been announced. “Lucasfilm is thrilled to expand our relationship with the talented and creative folks at IDW to bring Star Wars comics to kids,” said Michael Siglain, Creative Director of Lucasfilm Publishing.…

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Where are the Fantastic Four?

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The Fantastic Four #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), helped to usher in a new level of realism in the comic medium. The Fantastic Four was the first superhero team created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics. This title would set the pace for the Marvel universe for years to come. It formed a cornerstone of the company’s 1960s rise from a small division of a publishing company to a pop culture giant. The first 100 comics would bring the Marvel…

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Josh Brolin as Cable in ‘Deadpool 2’

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Joss Brolin, whose name never came in casting rumors for the character, has snagged a four-movie deal to portray Cable. USA TODAY Josh Brolin has signed on to play comic-book character Cable, opposite Ryan Reynolds’ foul-mouthed mercenary in Deadpool 2, The Hollywood Reporter and The Associated Press confirmed Wednesday. But, wait, wasn’t Brolin already cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Indeed. Brolin plays Thanos, a supervillain who has a major role in the forthcoming Avengers: Infinity War. Reynolds, himself, made light of the fact that Brolin’s been cast as a…

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Islamist and Anti-Semitic References in X-Men Gold

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Marvel Comics says it is taking “disciplinary action” against one of its artists, who inserted Islamist and antisemitic references into a comic book, according to the comic news website comicbook.com Indonesian artist Ardian Syaf says he included in X-Men Gold #1 hidden references to the election of the governor of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta. The vote has been one of Indonesia’s most polarizing elections, and is about much more than about choosing the city’s leader. Bitterly contested between the Chinese Christian incumbent, Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, and his Muslim rivals, who…

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Why Are Marvel Comic Sales Down?

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Recently I have been monitoring the message boards and blogs about the drop in sales of comics in general and especially Marvel sales. Many people blame the drop in Marvel sales is because of the direction they are going by abandoning the classic characters and becoming more diverse in story telling. The classic Marvel heroes have been primarily white and not of color, so their efforts are to introduce more people of color like Miles Morales (Spider-Man) and Riri Williams (Ironman). While that may have been the perception in modern…

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Joss Whedon Heads To DC To Direct Batgirl Movie

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WB continues building their Batman movie franchise with none other than Marvel’s The Avengers director Joss Whedon on Batgirl. Variety reports Joss Whedon, known for his take portraying women in a good light, is nearing a deal to write, direct, and produce an untitled Batgirl movie as part of the DCEU. WB also has the Matt Reeves Batman movie, the David Ayer Gotham City Sirens film, and a Nightwing movie in development. It’s further said that presently no other producers are attached to the Joss Whedon Batgirl movie, but the…

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Spider-Man Homecoming New Trailer

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Spider-Man Homecoming New Trailer Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine — distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear. Micheal Keaton’s…

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X-Men ResurrXion Coming From Marvel

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The X-Men were originally second stringer characters when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created them back in 1963. It was canceled after a few years. When Marvel Comics resurrected the title, they became the Marvel’s marquee characters, and easily the biggest selling comics of the ’80s and ’90s. In the last few years of comics they have put the beloved mutants through the wringer – they got de-powered, lost their school/home, their leader Cyclops went psycho, and they all eventually had to live in another dimension due to a deadly…

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Brianna Hildebrand’s Negasonic Teenage Warhead Interview

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It’s already been confirmed that the duo will return, but the actress has now talked for the first time about her role in Deadpool 2. She hasn’t seen a script but is expected to get an updated appearance. “I’ve not yet actually read the script,” Hildebrand admitted, adding “But I do think she will be a lot cooler, based on the wardrobe ideas and stuff. I’m very excited.” She explained she’d just seen some concept art, “Just some ideas, nothing that’s concrete or anything. But I think it’s cool that…

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NEW Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Trailer

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Here it is even though it is a week late the latest trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Looks like they will be put to the test again against overwhelming odds, space monsters, and relatives showing up when you least expect them in the second edition of Guardians of the Galaxy by Marvel Entertainment. Starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and more, in theaters May 5th.

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