Posted 11/14/12 4:00 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Comic Books
This Wednesday we see 4 -- count 'em -- FOUR Marvel NOW launches: "All-New X-Men", "Fantastic Four", "Thor God Of Thunder" , and "X-Men Legacy" . All come with a passel of variant covers, most notably a series of "Baby" covers featuring artist Skottie Young. Read More...
Posted 10/14/12 12:14 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Marvel, New York Comic Con
The last day of New York Comic Con was--coincidentally--Spider-Man’s 50th Birthday Celebration. To celebrate, a good sized crowd filled a panel room in the Javits Center to find out more about the tumultuous events coming up in Peter Parker’s life. Joining the panel were writers Dan Slott, Joe Keatinge, Kevin Shinick, Cullen Bunn and Mark Waid; artists Declan Shalvey and Ryan Stegman and editors Steve Wacker and Ellie Pyle--all 2343 moderated by Marvel’s Arune Singh. Read More...
Posted 9/18/12 10:35 am EST by Alex Zalben in Boom Studios, Comic Books, DC Comics, IDW, Image Comics, Indie, Marvel
This week’s comics are once again dominated by a slew of "Zero Month" issues out of DC Comics. The most anticipated? SWORD OF SORCERY #0, which brings writer Christy Marx into the DCU. Beyond raising the female writing ratio on DC books by 33% (don’t check our math on that), Marx is right in her wheelhouse with a new take on Amethyst, Princess of Gemworld. There’s also a Beowulf back-up by Tony Bedard, so yay, fantasy!
Posted 8/23/12 4:22 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Marvel
Marvel sent along a first look at issue 18 of Mark Waid's stellar run on Daredevil. Check out the pages below to see a tease of what happens when Matt Murdoch takes on the evil Coyote!
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Posted 8/22/12 11:15 am EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Marvel
Miles Morales teams with Peter Parker, Nick Fury and The Ultimates to take on Mysterio in September's Spider-Men #5. We've got your first look right here. Here's the official word from Marvel:
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If there’s one thing Spider-Man has had a lot of over the past fifty years, it’s relations on a rooftop. If there’s a second thing, it’s team-ups (of a different kind), as Spidey hasn’t just buddied up in his own - and other series - but often been the anchor for the many iterations of the appropriately named Marvel Team-Up. Because there are SO many different times Spider-Man has met other supermen and women, we went to you, the fans, to find out what some of YOUR favorite team-ups of all time were (and some of our own):
10. Superman
Okay, there have been a lot of inter-company crossovers that are no fun - this wasn’t one of them. Gerry Conway, with art by Neal Adams, Ross Andru, and John Romita, Sr. brought together the two titans of the comic book industry, just as you’d want ‘em: every supporting character, Doc Ock and Lex Luthor, and Superman somehow not immediately punching Spider-Man into a fine blue and red powder. Read More...
If you’re going to celebrate your fiftieth anniversary, you’re going to need some sweet duds. Luckily, Spider-Man has a ton of different costumes and looks to chose from. Here – in our humble opinions – are the ten best:
10. Future Foundation
While the white/black combo on the rest of the Fantastic Four – sorry, Future Foundation – looks like it comes from the future, Spider-Man’s take almost makes him look alien in a way. At first, we were a little thrown by this look; but over time, the costuming grew on us, and makes sense in the context of “Spider-Man: Future Science Explorer.” In the city streets of New York City, though? Not so much. Plus: hard to get clean. Read More...
Posted 8/7/12 10:20 am EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, DC Comics, Marvel
This may be one of the lightest weeks for desirable new comics on memory, but that doesn’t mean we’re not over-packing our stack. First up is Marvel’s GAMBIT #1, a sexy new take on the Cajun thief by up and coming writer James Asmus. We’re excited to see all the sexy shenanigans that Gambit will get into over the series, so fingers crossed this on catches on.
Also from Marvel, there’s SPIDER-MEN #4, which we hear is the most emotional issue of the crossover as our Peter Parker meets Ultimate Gwen Stacy. We’re also looking forward to DAREDEVIL ANNUAL #1 by Alan Davis, and INCREDIBLE HULK #12, which finds Banner staying one step ahead of the Hulk, while tricking Big Green into doing his dirty work. Read More...
Posted 7/14/12 3:00 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Marvel, San Diego Comic-Con, SDCC
If you've been reading Marvel's Ultimate Comics Spider-Man as religiously as we have, you were initially bummed about the news that Sara Pichelli wouldn't be drawing the title exclusively, instead alternating with relative newcomer David Marquez... Until you saw Marquez's art. The former animation artist perfectly captures Miles Morales' youthful intensity, and is a perfect companion to Pichelli and company. Even better news? As announced yesterday at SDCC 2012 by Marvel, Marquez is going exclusive with the company! We chatted with the artist about why he made the move, what it means for his career, and what dream character - or characters - he's gunning for: Read More...
Posted 6/18/12 5:45 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, Marvel
The current run on Daredevil, scripted by writer Mark Waid, with a bevy of insanely talented artists on call, has been one of our favorite comics since issue one, if not our favorite. Gorgeous to look at, hilarious and exciting to read, the team has been breaking new ground every issue on a character that is decades old.
So it was with some excitement that we jumped on to the latest of Marvel’s Next Big Thing conference calls with Waid, as well as artists Chris Samnee, Paolo Rivera, special guest Mike Allred, and Daredevil Editor Steve Wacker. Unfortunately... Allred may have gotten the time wrong, or wasn’t quite told about the call, because he, er, wasn’t on the call. Read More...
Posted 6/15/12 4:00 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Animation, Reviews, TV
Way back in the good old days of 2004, writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mark Bagley put together a two-part story in "Ultimate Spider-Man" that found Wolverine and Spider-Man switching brains. The first part of the story was titled, “Even We Don’t Believe This,” the second part, “Jump The Shark.” And the whole thing was as winky as you might expect, down to the reasoning behind the switch: Jean Grey switches their brains to teach Wolverine a lesson about treating women the right way, to which Cyclops asks, “You can do that?” followed by Jean Grey saying, “Don’t question it.”
So yeah, it was a bit of a lark - and meant to be that way, according to Bendis, who we chatted with about the story earlier this week. Now, he’s revisiting the story with a different context and motivations in Disney XD’s "Ultimate Spider-Man" cartoon for an episode called “Freaky,” which premieres this Sunday at 11am. How does it compare to the comic that proceeded it, and does it feel like a double dip?
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Posted 6/15/12 1:22 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Marvel
Looks like Peter Parker and Miles Morales with have to deal some of the biggest names in the Spidey rogue gallery from the universe melding "Spider-Men" #3! Check out a slightly-classified preview of the book right here before it hits on July 11!
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Posted 6/14/12 1:53 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Animation, TV
Though writer Brian Michael Bendis may have created Ultimate Spider-Man in the comics, the prolific author hasn't made his mark on the cartoon version of the character... Until now. This Sunday on Disney XD, Bendis adapts one of the quirkiest stories in the history of the comic as a half hour show called "Freaky," which finds Spider-Man and Wolverine switching brains. The episode kicks off a three hour long marathon of Ultimate Spider-Man episodes in honor of Father's Day, and features Steve Blum as Wolverine, Dwight Schultz as Mesmero, and Peter Laurie as Sabretooth.
In advance of the episode, we chatted with Bendis about adapting his comic to another medium, what it's like to write several iterations of the same character, and when we'll get to see current Spider-Man Miles Morales in animated form:
MTV Geek: You probably get this one all the time... Obviously the cartoon and the comics are different, but what’s it like for you being the guy who created the comic to be working on the same sort of stories in a different medium?
Brian Michael Bendis: It’s pretty cool. I came in for the writers meetings... Jeph Loeb treats these shows like real network live action shows, where all the writers get together in a room and hash stuff out. There’s a lot of animated shows that are NOT done that way, writing assignments are handed out by the producers. This one has a real writers room with me and Paul Dini, and Joe Quesada, and Jeph Loeb, and all the Men of Action, and Steve Wacker... We talked out a lot of ideas, a lot of craziness, a lot of silliness. Read More...
Posted 6/12/12 5:00 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Comic Books, Marvel
The creator of this season's most talked-about Marvel superhero, Thanos, is back with two new reprint titles in September. The work of the legendary Jim Starlin will appear in "Thanos: The Final Threat" and "The Thanos Quest", one-shot reprints.
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Posted 6/12/12 2:22 pm EST by Alex Zalben in Comic Books, DC Comics, Marvel
This week, we’re leading off with one of our favorite new comics, SPIDER-MEN #1. The crossover brings together Peter Parker with Miles Morales, and as you can tell in our (spoiler free) review, is a ton of fun. So that’s going on.
As one Spider-epic begins, another ends with, er, Ends of the Earth in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #687. The “last” Doctor Octopus story has been exciting and funny so far, so we can’t wait to see how it wraps up. There’s also AVX VS #3, which is all the fights, none of the tights (sorry, we were looking for a rhyme) from Avengers vs. X-Men. And FANTASTIC FOUR #607 is a must buy because writer Jonathan Hickman has been on a roll lately... And it features Crystal the Inhuman. We always had a weird, unexplainable crush on Crystal. Don’t know why. Read More...