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Wolverine and the Hulk face Weapon H

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Media Release — What is more dangerous than a creation made of a combination of Adamantium claws and gamma blood? The predecessors of Weapon H – Wolverine and the Hulk! This February, Marvel’s two fiercest heroes are teaming up in a three-issue miniseries that will see them coming after the dangerous creation made in their name. Writer Greg Pak — a man who knows all three characters quite well — is teaming up with Weapon H artists Ario Anindito (for #1 and #3) and Guiu Villanova (for #2) to bring…

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The Disney – Fox Deal

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The Disney mega-deal for 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets has happened. This includes all the Marvel properties the comic company gave up to Fox to stave off bankruptcy including the Fantastic Four and X-Men characters in the cinematic universe in the 1990s. Disney’s 4 billion dollar deal to buy Marvel in 2009 has paid many dividends by forging the highest-grossing film franchise of all time with over $13 billion. They hope that the Fox deal will have the same effect on their bottom line and make them an even bigger…

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Logan Director Confirms He’s Working On X-23 Movie Script

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Director James Mangold has confirmed he’s begun work on a script for an X-23 movie following the breakout performance of young actor Dafne Keen in the acclaimed Logan, but admits he may only be “dreaming” at the moment. However, the filmmaker believes that following the success of director Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman, audiences are more receptive to female protagonists on the screen. “Patty’s success with [Wonder Woman] only solidifies more for studios that there’s less to fear with a female protagonist,” Mangold told The Hollywood Reporter. “The more that keeps…

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Len Wein’s Final Story To See Print In ‘Swamp Thing Winter Special’

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Legendary comic book writer and editor Len Wein passed away last month, aged 69. This week, DC Comics ran tributes to Len in all their titles. And yesterday at New York Comic Con, DC announced that his final story would see print in the upcoming Swamp Thing Winter Special, starring the character he co-created for DC Comics with Bernie Wrightson, and then a few years later, as editor, hired Alan Moore to write. The story will be drawn from Len’s outline by Kelly Jones, who most recently worked with Len…

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Marvel’s GENERATIONS Coming – A 10-Way Crossover Event

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Marvel’s teased Generations has been revealed as an expansive crossover of 10 characters/titles this summer pairing classic heroes with younger characters who have taken up their names. First revealed by Marvel through their Disney sister company ABC News, Generations will kick off in July and run through September – during the same time as the overarching Secret Empire event. Marvel has released a list of the 10 pairings, as well as who is writing the stories, although they don’t specify in which titles their stories will take place: Iron Man…

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Logan Movie is Here

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Fox has released Logan the next in the X-Men franchise and the last time we will see Hugh Jackson as Wolverine and Patrick Stewart Professor X. Highly acclaimed by the critics the movie features the introduction of the new Weapon X. Life has never been so difficult for Logan and the forces against him are relentless. Synopsis: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are…

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What Is X-Men timeline For Logan

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Even for our resident comic book nerds, Fox’s X-Men movie timeline is extremely confusing. There’s the rubbish post-apocalyptic world that they managed to prevent in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and the happy final scene where Wolverine was reunited with his old friends. Then you get X-Men: The Final Stand, in which Professor X (among many other characters) was killed, which puts it outside of both those timelines. And then there’s a separate one where X-Men: Apocalypse and the future films are now set, right? Well, we can’t offer a…

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Logan Wolverine 3 Trailer

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Details for Wolverine in Logan include that he is older; his abilities aren’t what they once were; Wolverine has a diminished healing factor; Wolverine is in constant pain, and Wolverine also drinks a lot. “Logan” has a March 3, 2017 release directed by James Mangold starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Stephen Merchant, Doris Morgado and Eriq La Salle. Logan Trailer:

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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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First Trailer X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST – Movie (2014)

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The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods in X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. The beloved characters from the original “X-Men” film trilogy join forces with their younger selves from “X-Men: First Class,” in an epic battle that must change the past — to save our future. Opening May 23, 2014, “X-Men: Days of Future Past” also stars Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Peter Dinklage, Anna Paquin, Ellen Page, Shawn Ashmore, Daniel Cudmore, Lucas…

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Chris Claremont and The Woverine Movie

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The Wolverine premiered last week end by director James Mangold staring Hugh Jackman as Wolverine or Logan. The Wolverine “Japan” saga has been a long time coming to the big screen. Written by Chris Claremont and with pencils by Frank Miller, the1982 miniseries has often been cited by Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine story he’s most wanted to see on the big screen. But what does Chris Claremont, the longtime X-Men writer, think of the film version of his tale? (Watch out for spoilers.) “The first two acts were kick-ass,…

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HBO Advance Notice: The Wolverine

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The Wolverine unleashes its signature berserker rage on Friday, and today brings a new clip to prove it. Star Hugh Jackman and director James Mangold premiered a new Wolverine scene during a special HBO Advance Notice segment. In the clip, Logan crashes in on a very corrupt and very naked minister of justice, demanding answers — in 10 words or less. When Logan doesn’t like the answers he gets, the minister finds out firsthand what “berserker rage” is really all about. Watch the scene below, then read on for Jackman’s…

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X-Men: Battle of the Atom 50 Years of X-MEN

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This September, celebrate the X-Men’s 50th anniversary with the first major X-Men crossover event in over three years: X-Men: Battle of the Atom! From the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Brian Wood, Frank Cho, Stuart Immonen, Chris Bachalo, David Lopez and Giuseppe Camuncoli comes an event so exhilarating, and so groundbreaking that fans will be talking about this for years to come! Three X-Men universes collide in the biggest war mutantkind has ever seen, and you won’t believe how it all plays out. One thing’s for sure—no…

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Iron Man 3 Exceeds $1.14 Billion

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Walt Disney Pictures has revealed that Iron Man 3 has earned $1.142 billion globally after five weeks of release. That puts Iron Man 3 in rare company, as the fifth-highest grossing film of all time. The only movies ahead of Iron Man 3 on that list are James Cameron’s Avatar and Titanic, Marvel’s own The Avengers, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Additionally, Iron Man 3 holds the record as the second-highest domestic opening of all time at $174.1 million, just behind Marvel’s The Avengers‘ $207.4 million.…

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The Wolverine’ trailer

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The Wolverine Movie Release Date: July 26, 2013 Rating [ Not Yet Rated ] Director: James Mangold Written By: Christopher McQuarrie, Mark Bomback Cast: Brian Tee, Famke Janssen, Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee Synopsis: Based on the highly regarded comic book arc, The Wolverine finds Logan (Hugh Jackman), the eternal warrior and outsider, in Japan. There, adamantium claws will clash with samurai steel as Logan confronts a mysterious figure from his past in an epic battle that will change him forever. Considering that it’s a spinoff-sequel of one of the…

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