I posted a mute preview of this last week, but now we have a version with some dialog and additional pages… I do wonder how Mags is going to react to his newfound gay grandson dating a Kree/Skrull hybrid.
THE RACE IS ON as the Avengers, the Young Avengers, and the X-Men compete to be the first to find the Scarlet Witch. When the Young Avengers discover the secret of Wanda Maximoff’s disappearance, the Avengers attempt to neutralize the Scarlet Witch before the Young Avengers can find her. But their efforts soon lead to an all-out war between the Avengers and the X-Men that only the Young Avengers can stop.
With a live action Avengers movie looming on the horizon of 2011, a top notch animated series is a no-brainer. It’s about time Marvel gave us an animated team show on the level of Justice League Unlimited.
What do you think? Is this it? Or are we left wanting? From the looks of the trailer and preview art, I’m not sure. I like some of what I this shows, but need to see more.
When the planet is threatened by Super Villains, time traveling conquerors, alien invaders, mythical monsters or mad robots bent on the total destruction of humanity, when the forces of evil are so overwhelming that no single hero has the power to save the world, when there is no hope left…the AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!
Will “The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” the All-new animated series from Marvel Animation premiering this fall on Disney XD work on that level. I see potential. I like the general look and tone of it, but some moments seemed a bit more cartoony than others. Someone should have shown these designs to the movie people, because this is how Thor SHOULD look. I’m also happy to see Wasp, and Hawkeye popping up as well as the heavy hitters. I have high hopes to see Quicksilver, the Scarlet Witch, Ms Marvel and Spider Woman eventually.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 06/04/2010 06:29 pm by fanboi
Alan Davis draws Brian Michael Bendis’ multi-part mini series starring Marvel’s own trinity as they iron out their own differences while saving the world. I don’t think I could really ask for much more.
They were friends, brothers and teammates through all of Marvel’s greatest adventures, but recent events turned them into the bitterest of enemies. In the wake of the Siege of Asgard Thor, Iron Man and Steve Rogers are brought together on the same side once more, but these great heroes can’t truly trust each other yet.
They better start soon because something only the Big Three can handle is tearing their world apart. This all-new, grand and dangerous adventure will catapult our heroes into the explosive Heroic Age and will unite comics legend Alan Davis with Avengers scribe Brian Bendis for the very first time.
I expected a lot from this and so far it’s delivered beautiful artwork, on target characterization and even a few on-no-he-didn’t-say-that moments as these 3 old-school allies take care of business.
Here are videos of some REALLY nice Marvel Legends collections. I also have my own X-Men and Avengers ML collection, but these sport a number of figures I’m missing. Which is probably good as I’m out of display room. I DO have a DC Direct JLA/JSA/Teen Titans display which is on the same level. I wish I had time to shoot something like this of my displays.
This epic (9 feet 10 inches wide by 2 feet 6 inches tall) Heroic Age Avengers poster is comprised of Marko Djurdjevic’s variant painted covers featured on ALL the first issues of the newly rebooted Avengers titles: New Avengers, Avengers Academy, Secret Avengers, The Avengers (and maybe even Young Avengers: The Children’s Crusade and Thunderbolts – that is a WIDE poster).
Left to right: the villains, the Avengers Academy teachers and characters, the New Avengers, the Avengers, the Secret Avengers, and the Young Avengers.
You should recognize Djurdjevic’s style by now. He is kinda Marvel’s go to guy for painted covers of late. They must have him chained up to an easel somewhere… In addition to these variants and his other Secret Avengers illustrations, this prolific artist’s work has graced a number of Siege Tie-in covers (see below), as well as the covers of: Invincible Iron Man, Captain America, Mighty Avengers, X-Men, Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man, Thor #600, Ms. Marvel, Hulk, Cable, Thunderbolts, Daredevil #500, and even Marvel Boy, Magik and Doctor Voodoo: Avenger Of The Supernatural. Has he missed anyone?
These Heroic Age posters are going to go like hotcakes – in fact they seem to be sold out on pre-order. Lets hope Marvel realizes the demand and ups the supply.
The first image of hunky Chris Hemsworth as Thor the Norse God of Thunder and eventual founding member of The Avengers is out! He’s rocking the signature look, beard and long locks. Just over a year to wait for the film’s May 6, 2011 release.
At 6 ft 3, Hemsworth’s own natural stature may be enough to give him the necessary him a “Godlike” scale when standing shoulder to shoulder with Captain America (Chris Evans 6 ft) and Iron Man (Robert Downy Jr 5 ft 9), but a slight CG enlargement (a la LoTR) might be in order.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/11/2010 11:50 am by fanboi
The time has come for the Norman Osborn and his Dark Reign to end. He’s got Asgard under siege against the direct orders of the President of the United States. There is a word for that… treason. He is going down. The only question is how far. Will Norman Osborn survive The Siege?
THE MARVEL BLOCKBUSTER OF THE YEAR!! In the halls of Asgard and on the streets of small town America the entire Universe is gripped in a the greatest battle ever seen: SIEGE!! Lives have been lost! Lines have been drawn! And the battle for Asgard is in full force. The moment for revelations and life-changing moves is here, and for some, this will be the last choice they ever make in this world. What happens next is so epic, so historic, that it changes the entire dynamic of the Marvel Universe. You’re gonna want to be there for this one…trust us.
The White House portion of the teaser above makes it pretty clear how this new Heroic Age is going to come about. Norm’s in TROUBLE with a capital T. He’s wanted for treason. And that doesn’t even take into account the evidence gathered by the former New Warriors detailing payments made to the U-Foes for their role in deliberately staging a Stamfordesque slaughter of American citizens in Chicago. He’s screwed.
The Avengers will kick Normie’s green butt all the way to Hela and back. I kinda hope he is killed by Daken as foretold in Dark Wolverine or they just let the Asgardians have him, but they’ll probably do the right thing and turn him into the government to stand trial. When the dust settles the President will be so grateful to Nick Fury, Captain America, Iron Man and Thor that he’ll push the paperwork through fast on smashing H.A.M.M.E.R..
Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/08/2010 01:36 pm by fanboi
UPDATE: MORE Avengers Line-up News!!! The fourth Avengers title joining Avengers, New Avengers and Secret Avengers is Avengers Academy, written by Avengers: The Initiative scribe Christos Gage and featuring art by Mike McKone. I LOVED McKone’s work on Teen Titans and am so psyched to see him get an ongoing title. There will be more Academy students revealed this week and I’ll update this post as they become available…
For now we just have these teasers showing a girl with the codename Veil, a cute boy in a lightning bolt danskin codenamed Striker, a lizard-boy dinomorph named Reptil (who was seen in the Initiative), a literal iron man named Fortress (who looks like he could use a makeover upgrade) a possible taskmistress in Finesse and a girl nuke in Hazmat. Most of these characters are new except for Reptil and possibly Veil. Apparently there was a “Veil” running around during Civil War but no word on if this is that one, the original Veil (thought killed by Pyro of Freedom Force) or someone new.
I want to like this title, but am underwhelmed with the roster thus far. But then again it might matter more who the FACULTY will be… I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that the Young Avengers (Vision, Hulkling, Wiccan, Speed, Patriot, Stature, Hawkingbird) will have something to do with this title, but their are a lot of possible Avengers still unaccounted on the rosters of The New Avengers or Avengers rosters… Some may end up as-yet-to-be-identified Secret Avengers, but who is still missing or unidentified and shows promise to teach at Avengers Academy? Justice, Firestar, Wasp, Ms Marvel, Mockingbird, Wonder Man, Arachne, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Iron Fist, Tigra, War Machine, Falcon, USAgent, Jocasta and Marvel Boy are a few I’d like to see.
Lets hope some of the potentials heavy hitters above show up as faculty and anchor this title with a cast of unknowns.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/04/2010 12:22 pm by fanboi
UPDATE: MORE Avengers Line-up News!!!Finally a surprise! Today’s addition to the New Avengers Roster is none other than Aunt Petunia’s favorite nephew, the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing himself! I’ll be interested to see the whys and wherefores on this… Has he had a falling out with his Fantastic family? or is Benjy just bored and looking to schedule a little extra “clobberin time” each week? He IS poker buddies with Luke and Logan so it’s not that odd, but what gets him on the team? Will the FF be making a Siege appearance? You’d think they would chime in.
Every day this week, Marvel has revealed a member of the new “New Avengers” title launching in June. But the roster hasn’t exactly been earth shaking as the line-up thus far includes only people who were already on, or heavily associated with the team. The biggest surprise is seeing Luke Cage’s wife Jessica Jones back in her retconned Jewel outfit. A fifth member will be revealed tomorrow so stay tuned for that update.
So thus far we have Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Jewel and The Thing as “New Avengers” and Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Spider-Woman and Hawkeye are “Avengers.”
So who does that leave to be the so-called “Secret Avengers?” Whose missing from these teams? Wasp, Steve Rogers (Cap in Avengers is wearing Bucky’s Cap outfit), Ms Marvel, Mockingbird, Vision, Hulkling, Wiccan, Speed, Patriot, Stature, Hawkingbird (I’ll keep calling her that until she becomes the Taskmistresses she SHOULD be), Wonder Man, Arachne, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Amadeus Cho, Doctor Voodoo, Iron Fist, War Machine, She Hulk, Falcon, Black Widow, USAgent, Jocasta, Black Panther, Beast and Marvel Boy. Other suggestions included: Valkyrie, Nova and Moon Knight.
Or perhaps the “Secret Avengers” will be a team of Thunderbolt types led by Steve Rogers?
And the question of who will be enrolling at the Avengers Academy is as much a mystery as who will be teaching them!!! Lets hope some of the potentials above show up as faculty!
Posted in Comics, SFW on 03/03/2010 02:33 pm by fanboi
We have the Marvel Trinity (Captain America, Iron Man and Thor) back in action again, but will they be able to get along once The Siege is over? Captain America “died” because of the treatment he received from teammate Tony Stark. And when Thor resurfaced and found out what went on during Civil War he was equally displeased with Iron Man. Siege Aftermath: Avengers Prime is a 5 issue miniseries starting in June from writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alan Davis that takes place in the days following “Siege,” but before May’s new “Avengers” series launches.
In the current event miniseries, “Siege,” they will be forced to temporarily put aside their differences and work together to stop the villainous Norman Osborn and his ally Loki from gaining ultimate power. But what happens after that? Thor, Steve and Iron Man all find themselves pulled into an adventure that places them down in some unfamiliar territory and forces them to rely on each other as they get to the bottom of things.
Hmmm, why have they blacked out the outfit Steve Rogers is wearing???
The SIEGE has ended and taken its toll on both sides of the battle field. The event seven years in the making has claimed many lives, and in this, its final chapter, a universe comes together to mourn (CLASSIFIED). The shocking death that ended the fight and gave birth to a new Heroic Age is remembered as a writer (CLASSIFIED) returns to lead the farewells.
The 2nd image is the cover to another title chronicaling the aftermath of Siege… Fallen. The cover shows a number of heroes (Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor, Ms. Marvel, and Black Widow?) holding up the corpse of a well-coiffed mystery figure (that looks like Sentry or maybe Quicksilver).
Posted in Comics, SFW on 02/11/2010 07:24 pm by fanboi
UPDATE: MORE Avengers Line-up News!!! As part of their planned reboot of all Avengers titles to celebrate the dawn of THE HEROIC AGE, Marvel has released a number of “Secret Avengers” teaser images showing silhouettes of the members of the 2nd Avengers title slated to fill the void with the end of the New, Mighty, Dark and Initiative books. Secret Avengers hits shelves in May and will feature the creative team of Eisner Award-winning writer Ed Brubaker and current “Dark Avengers” artist Mike Deodato.
With Iron Man, Thor, Bucky Barnes, Hawkeye and Spider Woman already claimed for Bendis and Romita Jr’s Avengers team, the speculation about candidates for the Secret Avengers is still wide open with possibilities like Scarlet Witch (PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE), Valkyrie, Ms Marvel, Spider Man, The Beast, Wonder Man, Nova, Moon Knight, Justice or even a revamped-in-time-for-the-movie War Machine all potentially available for membership. But those are just some obvious choices… what if a Dark Avenger goes light? Perhaps we’ll see some new blood?
Since they are canceling 4 titles… you should expect 4 new ones. In addition to these Secret Avengers and the heavy hitter Avengers, we’ll see Avengers Academy – an Initiative type series about training fledgling heroes (written by Christos Gage with art by Mike McKone) and New Avengers (Spider-Man, Wolverine, Power Man, Jewel and The Thing)
Posted in Comics, SFW on 01/17/2010 09:07 pm by fanboi
It has been announced that the end of their current epic event “Siege,” Marvel will also be bringing ALL of the Avengers titles to a close as well. Yes you read that right. New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Dark Avengers and Avengers The Initiative are all canceled as of April. Now you KNOW that’s not the end of the story but with the exception of the issue solicits (click cover and read captions), its all we have right now. In addition to the final issues of each title, there is also a special one-shot by Avengers scribe Brian Michael Bendis and Ultimates artists Bryan Hitch!!! Now as to what will follow that, Let the speculation begin!
I hope that out of the ashes rises a new title just called Avengers that either resumes the old numbering where it left off, or adds the 100 issues of New and Mighty to take them to #604 (I think). As for other possible books, I don’t know. I like Dark Avengers so I hope there is still room for a book that dark in the bright light of this new Heroic Age that is to follow the Siege.
I’m SO glad that Marvel FINALLY remembered that they have their OWN Trinity! With Iron Man, Thor and Captain America together again a new Heroic Age is upon us! I am pretty psyched about this but hope that Marvel can pull it off without losing all of the edge and angst they’ve built up during the Civil War, Secret Invasion and Dark Reign.
I don’t want to just go back to the way things were before it all happened, we’ll need a whole new status quo. So what will it be? All 3 of them as the founders of the Avengers? Iron Man back at S.H.I.E.L.D.? Captain America taking over the Initiative or starting a H.A.M.M.E.R. replacement called S.I.C.K.L.E.? Thor for President? Who knows?
Taskmaster weighs the decision to sit at the big boy table. But w hen the stake raise so does the danger and he may not have taken enough time to make his choice.
A SIEGE: THE CABAL TIE-IN! Months of story threads finally weave together as Norman Osborn offers Taskmaster a seat at the Cabal’s table…the Avengers Resistance uncovers a horrifying secret…and members of the Initiative are called up for an assault on an enemy of incalculable power!
This issue focuses on the origins of Trauma and a confrontation between Penance (Robby Baldwin a.k.a. Speedball) and his former teammates the New Warriors (who are unaware Penance is their old friend under the control of Norman Osborn).
Can the Avengers Resistance and the Initiative unite to defeat a classic Marvel villain…or would that be a Nightmare? The lord of horrific dreams has invaded the physical world…and now that the Hood is no longer empowered by Dormammu, the only chance to defeat this near-omnipotent fiend is for two rival squads of heroes and villains to join forces. But how can they fight together if they’re stabbing each other in the back? Guest-starring Tigra, Justice and Taskmaster!
Turns out Trauma’s birth was engineered by Nightmare who had possessed the man who fathered him long enough to conceive in an origin similar to that of the Teen Titan empath known as Raven (daughter of otherdimensional demon Trigon who continually attempts to use her as some kind of gateway).
Posted in Comics, SFW on 10/16/2009 01:21 pm by fanboi
It’s been awhile since we the old rallying cry invoked the same nostalgic feelings. I’ve already said my peace about retconned characters, but it seems like The Unspoken is merely a means to an end… generic omega level threat to make it necessary to bring together all the Avengers.
As the epic battle with The Unspoken threatens all of Earth, the team-up you’ve been waiting for finally happens as members of the Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Young Avengers, and the Avengers Initiative unite to fight a foe that no single hero could withstand! How can Marvel fit so many Avengers in one issue? Against the most powerful Inhuman of all, with the greatest weapon in history, do they have a choice? All that plus a special appearance by the Dark Avengers.
The following unlettered pages of Mighty Avengers #30 art accompanied CBR’s interview with author Dan Slott. It looks like quite an impressive group. I haven’t been so psyched to see the Avengers Assemble since George Perez’ recent run.
I’m also REALLY happy to see Wiccan and Hulkling showing up more often. As much as I want to see a regular Young Avengers title again, I also like seeing them do their heroic thing alongside the big boys. I’m hoping they’ll join the Mighty line-up on a regular basis – looking good on the cover of next issue along with the team.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 08/25/2009 12:29 am by fanboi
Blastaar’s alien army has seized 42, the Initiative’s prison in the Negative Zone. Someone has to take it back, and the Taskmaster has assembled a team to do just that.
But when Komodo looks around her at the squad of Z-list super-villains she’s supposed to go into battle with, she wonders if this is a recovery job…or a suicide mission! And when she encounters familiar faces who had been incarcerated within the prison, will they be friend or foe? Also, because you demanded it–the return of Butterball!
Makes sense that the heroes best off with their powers disrupted are those WITHOUT powers. Prepare to see Mockingbird kick some ass…
Oh man, it is not a good day for the New Avengers. Someone has invented a power disruptor and unleashed it in New York City. The heroes have fallen. Some are hurt bad, others near death.
Who will rise to the challenge and save the day? A very important DARK REIGN issue. Something big happens. Not going to tell you what it is but it happens on page 17, panel 4.
I kinda lost interest in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe after they killed Scarlet Witch (why can’t anyone write a strong female character) and crippled Northstar (why can’t the gay couple get a happy ending), but this looks to be worth picking up. Carlos Pacheco and Mark Millar on Avengers should rock no matter what universe is the setting.
Guess who’s back!! That’s right, kids, MARK MILLAR (THE ULTIMATES, WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN) and superstar artist CARLOS PACHECO (AVENGERS FOREVER, X-MEN) blast into the Ultimate Universe for a mind-blowing, heart-pounding and gut-wrenching event of epic proportions!
When a highly-classified secret threatens Captain America, only the newly-returned Nick Fury has the tools to bring ‘em in! As the first of a series of blockbuster arcs begins: PROJECT AVENGERS is a go!
I didn’t read Ultimatum, but from this death toll I found it looks like they’ll be short a number of key characters.
Posted in Comics, SFW on 05/22/2009 07:31 pm by fanboi
I’m thinking the identity of the next Sorcerer Supreme may remain up in the air for another issue or two (we still have a lot of candidates to check in on), but I’m enjoying the ride as we get closer to the answer…
WHO WILL BE THE NEXT SORCERER SUPREME? And will he or she survive the initiation? The Avengers fight a battle that they know will shape the future of the Marvel Universe for years to come!
There have been a lot of spoilerific events going on in comics lately so I thought I would start up a new feature covering major news from recent titles. If you are the sort of person who desn’t want to know what is happening before you read something, then do not click on the images below until you read all your comics.
Lots of stuff happening! I will add some comments going over my thoughts on some of there events and what they may mean for their respective titles… So please speak up and add your own and make it a conversation!
