Marvel Comics has released artwork for a special acetate cover for Origin II #1 by Adam Kubert. Official Press Release Get ready for Marvel’s most ambitious cover treatment yet! In celebration of the landmark Origin II series, which unveils the mysterious mutant’s storied past, Marvel is giving Origin II #1 the red carpet treatment with…
Review: YOUNG AVENGERS #9
YOUNG AVENGERS #9 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie, Mike Norton Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: August 28, 2013 Being a teenager in today’s America can be hard. Being a teenager in today’s all-across-the-multiverse, chased by all manner of bizarre-ness and danger, including a gooey parasitic imitation of your dead mother or…
The Comics Classroom: Loki the Deceiver
Few characters in the Marvel pantheon of deities are as dangerous or as cunning as Loki, the Asgardian deity of chaos and mischief. Loki has been portrayed, like many other Marvel villains, frequently in comics and video games. Currently, however, he has two incarnations that resonate the most in the average person’s mind. One is…
Guest Artists Abound in YOUNG AVENGERS After-Party
Marvel Comics has announced the “season one after party” of Young Avengers will be penciled by several guest artists including Becky Cloonan, Ming Doyle, Joe Quinones, Christian Ward & Emma Vieceli. Official Press Release This December, a colorful throng of Marvel’s brightest young things queue up outside a New York nightclub to celebrate the first…
Gillen & Kubert Team for WOLVERINE: ORIGIN II
Marvel Comics has announced Kieron Gillen and Adam Kubert will be the creative team for Wolverine: Origin II, the sequel to the smash hit Wolverine: Origin. Official Press Release This November the man who would one day be called Wolverine returns to civilization in ORIGIN II, a new limited series by writer Kieron Gillen and…
Marvel Announces IRON MAN: FATAL FRONTIER Digital Comic
Marvel Comics has announced a new digital first comic, Iron Man: Fatal Frontier by Kieron Gillen, Al Ewing & Lan Medina. Official Press Release New York, NY—July 9th, 2013—Armor up for an Iron Man epic like no other in Iron Man: Fatal Frontier—the latest game-changing Infinite Comic hitting digital devices this October! Following Wolverine: Japan’s Most Wanted,Iron Man:…
Review: YOUNG AVENGERS #5
YOUNG AVENGERS #5 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie with Mike Norton Release Date: May 22, 2013 When I first made the decision in December 2012 to start branching out into Marvel after a lifetime as a DC girl, one of the first 3 titles I pulled was Young Avengers. I’m a fan…
C2E2 2013: Marvel – From NOW! to Infinity
Marvel Comics is neck deep in the Age of Ultron, but far be it for the publisher not to keep looking toward the future! With this summer comes INFINITY, and they brought out creators to discuss it at their panel on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Chicago! Appearing on the dais with Arune Singh are…
Review: YOUNG AVENGERS #4
YOUNG AVENGERS #4 Written by Kieron Gillen Art by Jamie McKelvie, Mike Norton Release Date: April 24, 2013 Oh, the fun that is Young Avengers. When reading this issue it is very apparent to me that Marvel is letting Gillen and McKelvie experiment, and the results are fantastic. These two creators have a lot of…
Marvel Teases the Stark Seven in IRON MAN #10
Marvel Comics has released a teaser for the upcoming arc of Iron Man by Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham. Official Press Release 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,…