This spring, Astonishing X-Men takes a dramatic twist as two amazing pairs of creators team-up for a astonishing crossover event-all in one series! This April, acclaimed creators of Daniel Way, Christos Gage, Jason Pearson and Javier Bubillo set Astonishing X-Men on a monstrous monthly new path. The X-Men split into two teams, each on …
Read More »Earth’s Mightiest Teens Assemble
Spider-Man, Captain America and Iron Man have saved the Marvel Universe time and time again, but now it’s up to their protégés to step up and leap into their biggest adventure yet! This May, critically acclaimed writer Paul Tobin and artist David Baldeon are throwing Earth’s Mightiest heroes-in-training headlong into …
Read More »Spider-Man Joins The FF
There is no more Fantastic Four, so just what is the FF? This March, the superstar creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting present the over-sized FF #1, introducing the biggest new super hero team of the century! After the death of the Human Torch, the surviving members of the Fantastic Four-Mr. Fantastic, Invisible …
Read More »X-Men Fans to Get Initial Viewing of X-Men: First Class Trailer Debut
The first trailer for X-Men: First Class will debut February 10, exclusively on Facebook. The event will bring together the social networking site’s worldwide community of millions of X-Men fans – at Facebook.com/XMenMovies – to experience the unveiling of footage from the June 3 release. As the number of fans who …
Read More »Spreading the News (part 2)
Last time we spoke (or, more accurately, I wrote and you read) about how comic books themselves — in spite of a resurgence in licensing and big-budget comic-themed events (ranging from blockbuster films, to Broadway plays, to theme parks) find themselves in an ever-aging, ever-dwindling audience. As preposterous as this …
Read More »Celebrate Captain America’s 70th Anniversary
This March, Marvel celebrates the historic 70th anniversary of an American icon, Captain America! Celebrate this milestone for the Sentinel of Liberty all month long with top-notch stories from Marvel’s top creators! Kicking off the anniversary month is Captain America And Falcon #1, the first of five great one-shots starring Captain America and featuring Falcon, …
Read More »Marvel Launches Point One With Iron Man
Check out the greatest titles that comics have to offer as Marvel puts the POINT ONE initiative into action TODAY with the release of Invincible Iron Man #500.1! From Amazing Spider-Man to Uncanny X-Force, each of these special POINT ONE issues serves as a perfect starting point for a flagship Marvel series — and …
Read More »R.I.P. Human Torch
“FLAME OFF!” In a move sure to shock comic fans worldwide, Marvel unveiled that its popular super hero the Human Torch will meet his demise and die heroically in Fantastic Four #587, hitting stores Wednesday, January 26th. Concluding the “Three” storyline this issue and the death of such a renowned character from the First Family …
Read More »Marvel Announces Kieron Gillen Takes Over As Writer On Uncanny X-Men
This April, red-hot writer Kieron Gillen (Thor, Generation Hope) kicks off an all new era for the X-Men as the new writer of Uncanny X-Men! Things kick off in Uncanny X-Men #534.1, as Gillen teams up with superstar artist Carlos Pacheco for a special point one issue, a great jumping …
Read More »‘Black Panther’ Film Back In Marvel’s Movie Pipeline
Marvel Studios hired screenwriter Mark Bailey, best known for his documentary work, to create a script about the Black Panther, king of the African country Wakanda who becomes a super hero. Marvel’s Kevin Feige is producing the movie based on the first mainstream black super hero. The Black Panther has attempted to jump …
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