Fantastic Five: First Five Avengers for Relaunch Fully Revealed!
Over the past week, Marvel has been slowly revealing the first five members of its highly-anticipated relaunch of the Avengers series, which will be in the highly capable, talented hands of Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. Now, the dust has settled, the teasers have been shown, and now we know the first five characters who will make up the new team. So far, it appears to be an interesting mix of the classic team lineup and a bridge to characters of the past few years! As we see here, Thor will be in the lineup! It’s going to be interesting to see how he overcomes the current events of Siege to make his return to the team that he helped to found! The artwork featured gives us a great tease as to what’s to come, and just what sort of stance we can expect from our heroes as we enter a new era and age in Marvel Comics! Let’s see who else will be joining the Asgardian god!
Comic Book Highs, Lows, Misses and More for 2009!
Get out the champagne, party horns and confetti! The new year is soon upon us, and like most other people who are out there reflecting on the year that was, we’re taking stock of the triumphs, the tragedies, the highs and the lows. Of course there are those “did that just happen” moments as well, just to keep things interesting. Let’s take a trip back over the past twelve months, shall we, to see the highs, lows and wth’s over this year in comics, using our own unique system of categories, labels and examples! Read more
New Spider-Woman Comic Book Is A Huge Hit
The return of Spider-Woman to her own comic book is proving to be a huge hit for Marvel Comics. The first issue of Spider-Woman sold out at the distribution level, and Marvel Comics has announced a Spider-Woman #1 Second Printing Variant.
Spider-Woman #1 Bites With a Purpose!
According to Abigail Brand, the woman who approaches our heroine Jessica Drew, everyone’s favorite female arachnid-powered hero Spider-Woman, everyone loves an acronym. In her career as a superhero, most of the time, Drew has been a member of letter-loving groups such as SHIELD and HYDRA, not to mention the Avengers. Enter issue one of the much-anticipated Spider-Woman, penned by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Alex Maleev. Brand introduces another alphabetical offer to Drew’s newly complicated life, that of an agent of SWORD, a group dedicated to tracking down rogue alien beings on Earth, those pesky Skrulls included. Read more
Comic Book Previews for the Week of September 23rd, 2009
The days of summer are slowly waning, soon we’ll break out sweaters and jackets, and pumpkins, hopefully not of the bomb variety, will pop up everywhere. That doesn’t mean we have to slow down our reading of comics, especially THIS week!! Marvel brings the long-awaited, much-ballyhooed, debut of the new Spider-Woman solo series is HERE!! Spider-Woman #1 arrives, courtesy of power team Bendis and Maleev. What will await Jessica Drew as she makes her way in a savage new world? Dark Reign: The List takes aim at the X-Men this week, and also look for the one-shot Dark Reign: Made Men, which will focus on the lesser villains of Marvel and how Osborn’s world has affected them. Amazing Spider-Man #606 brings old flame/nemesis/ally The Black Cat back into Spidey’s life, and look for Ms. Marvel #45 as the battle between the original and current Ms. Marvel reaches its climax! Read more
Spider-Woman Motion Comic Review
For me, I’m always going to be a print comic book guy, first and foremost. I enjoy the smell of the ink, being able to trade them with friends, and dreaming one day they will be worth a gazillion dollars.
However, I have to say after taking a gander at the first episode of the much-hyped Spider-Woman motion comic on iTunes, I was pleasantly surprised. Of course, considering that Brian Michael Bendis is the writer, I guess I should not have been surprised that it told a good story with solid dialogue. The basic plot revolves around Jessica Drew (a.k.a. Spider-Woman) being recruited by S.W.O.R.D. to track down Skrulls (and other aliens). One of the funniest scenes is when Jessica is handed what is described as a “very cool doohickey that you can’t buy in any stores.” The device looks exactly like an iPhone.
Marvel’s New Spider-Woman Series: My Wish List
Ever since she reemerged with a vengeance in the pages of New Avengers, Jessica Drew, AKA Spider-Woman, has garnered attention from not only fans who remember her solo series from the late 1970’s until the early 1980’s, but also new fans who are enjoying the intriguing double (or is it triple) life she was leading as Avenger, Skrull and ears/eyes for Nick Fury up until recent events put her life into a tail spin.
And then there’s that whole HYDRA bit! Read more
Spider-Woman Back In Her Own Comic Book And On iTunes
Marvel Comics has released some more information about Spider-Woman’s return to her own comic book. After being kidnapped, impersonated and turned into public enemy number one, Spider-Woman is determined to get revenge. The new series will follow Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman) as she attempts to reclaim her life. The enigmatic Agent Brand and the S.W.O.R.D. agency will also factor into Jessica’s new plans.
Spider-Woman #1 is written by Brian Michael Bendis with pencils by Alex Maleev. The first issue will feature covers by Maleev and also superstar artist Alex Ross. Spider-Woman #1 is scheduled to hit comic book stores on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.
In addition to getting her own comic book, Spider-Woman will also star in the debut of Marvel’s first ever original motion comic. The Spider-Woman motion comic is scheduled to hit iTunes on August 19th.
My Marvel Memories: A Personal Reflection on Marvel’s 70th Birthday
One of the things my late grandfather was always lamenting to me was his treatment of comic books when he was a youngster in the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. I started collecting comic books when I was in high school, the mid-1990’s, and my grandfather was always quick to tell me about how they used to be a dime, how he couldn’t believe he got rid of them, and of how they burned so many of them for warmth or used them for various bodily functions and household cleaning.
I know for a fact, based on his observations, that several of those long-lost comics came from Marvel, then known as Timely Comics. The comic book collector/reader/writer I am today cringes when I think of all those lost gems and characters and my grandfather’s memories of them, but I know, on this 70th birthday of Marvel’s, that I will have plenty of my own memories for years to come. Read more
HeroesCon News! Marvel’s Dark Reign Panel
HeroesCon hosted another Marvel panel on Saturday, focusing on the highly successful and intriguing Dark Reign storylines that show no signs of slowing down. Marvel talent scout C.B. Cebulski once again helmed the discussion, with Marvel editor Jeanine Schaefer, Jonathan Hickman (Secret Warriors), Brian Michael Bendis (Dark Avengers, New Avengers) and Matt Fraction (X-Men/Dark Avengers) on hand to answer questions and make announcements about upcoming events and happenings with Dark Reign.
Starting with a question and answer period, one fan asked about the tendency of Marvel to pose questions for their story lines, such as the “who’s side are you on” question for Civil War. Would there be a similar question to go along with this next arc of Dark Reign? The answer seems to be the one on everyone’s mind, and Matt Fraction said it best, “when will Norman Osborn lose his $#!*”. Good question! Read more
