In an interview with Entertainment Weekly this week with Marvel president Kevin Feige, we as fans discovered a plethora of nerdgasm news. The conformation of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witches involvement in Avengers 2 for starters as well as new concept art for Bucky Barnes in Captain America: Winter Soldier. But, the most important news of the day was that some of the most beloved characters that were slaughtered by their on screen performances, are coming back home.
In a recent interview Star Trek star Zoe Saldana revealed that she has been cast to play Gamora in Marvels new Guardians of the Galaxy film. How will Marvel bring the picturesque alien assassin, the lone of her race, from comic book pages to the screen? What tactic will be employed? Will it be CGI? Motion Capture? None of the above, Marvel is using merely makeup.
Marvel is releasing teasers of X-Men #1 featuring shots of all of the heroines. Storm, Rogue, Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Rachel Grey, Rogue & Psylocke are all featured in the cover of the new book written by Brian Wood writer of the Ultimate X-Men comics and artist Oliver Coipel who is responsible for Avengers VS. X-Men.
Primarily, I am not a fan of novels turned comics. I feel like they’re long, drawn out, and they generally lose my interest by the time the book is half way finished. In this fashion, I thought that I Am Legend made a great comic because it was a short enough story that it was capable of fitting into a small book. This information aside, when reading a blurb about Freak’s Amour by Tom DeHaven and produced by Dark Horse, I literally couldn’t stop myself from picking it up. Some of the human race stricken with radiation poisoning in a functioning world? Rape Bars? Mutated goldfish eggs being the best drug on the market? Count. Me. In.
More and more through out the comic community we have seen musicians veering their talents towards a different outlet. Out of our stereos and into our hands have fallen some great names in music and hopefully soon to be big names in books. There has been a vast production of these books as of late. However, what most haven’t realized is that this trend has been going on for awhile.
New cover art for Infinity #1 has been revealed. The variant is done by no other than Marko Djurdjevic. Infinity, the six part blockbuster comic event of the summer, has been brought to you by the star studded creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena & Dustin Weaver. This series takes fans to every corner of the Marvel Universe, and beyond!
Prepare to Hero Up this fall, when LEGO® Marvel Super Heroes™ puts players in control of their favorite Super Heroes from the Marvel Universe. With more than 100 memorable characters to choose from, each with their own unique powers and abilities, players are in for a brick-smashing adventure. In a new video released today, you’ll get a sneak peek at a few members of the Amazing, Mighty and Uncanny (hint) team who join forces to stop an array of Marvel villain.
With a long history of creating fantastic animated DC comic films, DC brings us the newest from the collection, Superman Unbound. Released on Blu-Ray this film is an adaptation of the 2008 story arc “Superman:Brainiac” by Geoff Jones. The film was directed by James Tucker and scripted by Bob Goodman.
With the onslaught of super hero films in the cinematic industry as of late, there are not many that have the budget and means for help such as, The Amazing Spiderman. Starring Andrew Garfield as the beloved Peter Parker and the beautiful and witty Emman Stone as Gwen Stacy on screen, the real phenomenon lies behind the scenes.
You know the origin of Iron Man, but what mysteries surround the Secret Origin of Tony Stark? It’s the biggest story to rock the life of the man behind the suit, and this April, the blockbuster creative team of Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham uncover one of the secrets surrounding Tony’s past in Iron Man #10! But who are the “Stark Seven” and what do they have to do with Iron Man?
