The First Five New Avengers are Revealed
Marvel has been slowly and skillfully doling out teaser images of new teams that will debut at the conclusion of the current Siege story line and the beginning of the Heroic Age, which presumes a dramatic end to a Marvel universe controlled by Norman Osborn for the better part of a year and a half now. Following on the heels of their unveiling of the first five members of their new Avengers team comes the New Avengers. We showed you last week that Luke Cage was one of the members revealed on this team, and now we’re here to show you the other four that have been revealed at this time!
Marvel Comics Announces New “New Avengers”, First Member Revealed
As the Siege in Marvel Comics rages on, the ground work for the upcoming “Heroic Age” continues. Recently, we brought you the first five members of the soon-to-be relaunched Avengers series. Marvel has begun a new line of teasers in anticipation of the next series, a relaunch of the hit series New Avengers will begin in June, and it looks like the first member of the group will be none other than Sweet Christmas himself, Luke Cage! There was speculation that he might join the proposed Secret Avengers, but Marvel has put those rumors to rest with today’s announcement.
Marvel’s Siege: The Death Watch
There’s an old saying that the two things certain in life are death and taxes. Since we’re coming up on the end of January and into the throes of the official tax season, we know that this is a certainty in our world! For the comic book world, where no one ever seems to have to pay taxes, death is always a certainty! When Marvel recently kicked off its dramatic new crossover event, “Siege”, savvy readers knew that someone, somewhere and at sometime would have to die in this epic event. How could they not? This is what it’s all been building to for Norman Osborn and the rest of the Marvel universe. His hand ever-reaching for more power, Osborn has launched an all or nothing assault on Asgard, home of the Norse gods. The odds are mighty, the forces powerful and the question about what will happen to Norman Osborn hangs in the balance! Who will not make it out alive?? Read more
“Mighty” vs. “New”: A Tale of Two Avengers Series
When the Marvel Civil War ended a couple of years ago, the superhero community was beginning to put the pieces back together after being split down the middle over the issue of registering their identities with the government. When the pro-registration/Iron Mad led side won, a new team of Avengers was created, determined to be the face of this new law. With Ms. Marvel at the helm, this group of Mighty Avengers debuted in Mighty Avengers #1, but wait. Weren’t there “other” Avengers before this? Great question, glad you asked! Read more
Comic Book Previews for August 26th, 2009
The kids back in school this week aren’t the only ones starting a new term and a new direction, as this Wednesday gives us the highly anticipated debut of the Jonathan Hickman and Dale Eaglesham creative team behind The Fantastic Four with issue 570. A new story arc also begins in Secret Warriors #7, as the Dark Avengers, Thunderbolts and Nick Fury’s Secret Warriors find themselves on a collision course, with Ares’ son the prize! New Avengers #56 promises some shocking action, as the events of the previous issue unfold with several heroes having their power drained. The Incredible Hulk #601 sees the return of the recurring title with a new world for Bruce Banner and company. Dark X-Men: The Beginning wraps up with issue three, bringing to a close the origin of this deceptive, Emma Frost-led team. Read more
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
Comic Book Releases for July 29, 2009
Well kids of all ages, the final days of July are upon us, and as we turn to our final vacations, cookouts and day trips before the children head back to school and the final heat waves hit us, it’s time to celebrate the last week of this month with some comic book happenings for July 29th, 2009! Mystery, terror and lots more await us! Let’s dive right in! Read more
Can Someone Please Save the Fantastic Four?!
Marvel’s first family has taken many beatings over the years. They’ve faced down Doctor Doom, the Frightful Four, Klaw, the Mad Thinker, Namor and a host of others in their over forty year history, and while the lineup has changed some over the years, most recently when Storm and Black Panther filled in for Sue and Reed, the original adventurers have remained the core team, and one of Marvel’s most recognizable and exciting franchises, always central to some of Marvel’s biggest story arcs over the years.
Until recently. Read more
Bubble Dwellers: Marvel Heroes We’d Like to See Used More!
Recently, IGN conducted a survey of their readers on which Marvel A-list characters they felt were the most overused/overexposed or any other “over” adjective they felt fit. Perhaps as coming as a shock to no one, the top two choices were Spider-Man and Wolverine.
Throughout the 1990’s especially, both Spider-Man and Wolverine were appearing in multiple books, some that they were anchors of and others, such as The Fantastic Four and The Avengers, had them on just because, hey, why not, everyone else was doing it! It was a marketing tool that may have helped fuel the media enterprises that both represent today, and because of that media exposure, they continue to make appearances, together and separately, in various comic books.
If all things are logical, and that’s usually the case when discussing comic books, you can’t have overexposed characters without having characters who perhaps don’t get the “page time” they deserve. Consider the following heroes who stand to have their profiles raised just a bit more. Read more
Breaking News! HeroesCon Marvel Panel with Major Comic Book Announcements!
The first major panel of Heroes Con 2009 is underway, with Marvel writer and talent scout C.B. Cebulski leading a discussion and question and answer session with noted talent Ed Brubaker (Captain America), Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man), Matt Fraction (Invincible Iron Man), editor Jeanine Schaefer, Paul Azaceta (Amazing Spider-Man) and Mark Waid (Amazing Spider-Man). What would this power combo from Marvel have to say? Read below!
