SIEGE #1 & 2 THEY CAN’T EVER WIN. THEY CAN’T AFFORD TO LOSE. THE SHIELD is the only thing that protects the more civilized areas of Battleworld from the ZOMBIE HORDES, DEATH MACHINES, AND ANNIHILATION WAVES. Anyone who annoys Doom gets sent to The Shield. Anyone who gets sent to the Shield deals with ABIGAIL … [Read more…]
1602 WITCH HUNTER ANGELA #1 In the altered realms of BATTLEWORLD, Angela and Sera are WITCH HUNTERS, the scourges of King James’ England, 1602. In a land beset by magic and monstrosity, they seek a new and seductive evil – not witchbreed, but deal-making FAUSTIANS, who bargain with ancient creatures for unnatural power! Moral ambiguity? … [Read more…]
DARTH VADER #1 & 2 The original Dark Lord of the Sith stars in his first ongoing series! Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became the one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience’s dreams! Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A NEW HOPE (and the … [Read more…]
ANGELA: ASGARD’S ASSASSIN #1 • All her life, Angela — the finest warrior of Heven — was raised to hate Asgard with every fiber of her being. • And now Angela knows the truth about her identity: She is Thor’s sister. She is an Asgardian. • Cast out of her home and wanting nothing to … [Read more…]
THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #1 Every ninety years, twelve gods incarnate as humans. They are loved. They are hated. In two years, they are dead. The team behind critically thermonuclear floor-fillers Young Avengers and PHONOGRAM reunite to start a new ongoing superhero fantasy with a beautiful oversized issue. Welcome to THE WICKED + THE … [Read more…]
ORIGIN II #1 Part 1 of 5! A few years after the events of ORIGIN finds James Howlett running with the wolves…until something unexpected brings him back into the world of Follow the first “X-Man” as he finds his way back to civilization and falls afoul of someone Sinister, who’s just discovering mutantkind and the … [Read more…]
Clone #5 by David Schulner and Juan Jose Ryp This is quietly becoming one of the best Image series. Schulner has given us the story of Luke and his (dozens? hundreds? ) of clones. After failing to rescue his wife and newborn son, Luke is saved by an unlikely ally, his father. Luke learns why … [Read more…]
Young Avengers #2 Review by Randy Young I loved this issue just as much as I loved the premier issue. Gillen focuses on Hulkling and Wiccan. Wiccan decided last issue to do something for Hulkling and it backfired big time. Their whole world instantly started crumbling around them. There is only one person who can … [Read more…]
Marvel is still rolling out the teasers for their new Marvel NOW! initiative and the newest teaser is the one above – “Amateurs”. Looks like the fan-favorite creative team of Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie of “Phonogram” fame will be bringing us a new Marvel series focusing on young and/or new heroes. Could this be … [Read more…]
As we’ve been reporting for a while now here on the website, Marvel Studios has entered into their new Marvel NOW! initiative which will see drastic changes in the Marvel Universe in the upcoming months. Concluding with the Avengers vs. X-Men series, we will see several changes throughout the Marvel Universe including old comic book … [Read more…]