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ECCC '15: Gamora Solo Comic Scheduled For After Secret Wars…
But of Gamora's own book? Not a peep. Well, at the Marvel panel today at ECCC in Seattle, editor Mike Marts confirmed that the series is happening, but will be published after Secret Wars, so as not to get lost in the event. Basically, it's late But is coming. Kieron Gillen also stated that he has a Secret[...]
Loyalty To SHIELD Doesn't Mean Much When There Are Two
We get how he and Bobbi Morse got by the stringent screening process… they are indeed loyal to SHIELD, just not Coulson's version. Marvel's Agents Of SHIELD airs Tuesdays a 9 PM on ABC [youtube]https://youtu.be/cnu-azS2GX0[/youtube] It's SHIELD vs SHIELD this week for Phil Coulson and his crew and it looks like it starts out with him confronting[...]
Ricky Gervais' Ad For Australian Netflix Is Brilliant
This is perfect timing for comic book fans in Australia who want to see Marvel's Daredevil when it's released next month. [youtube]https://youtu.be/uUQ67IjpAbQ[/youtube] Comedian Ricky Gervais was asked to do a commercial for Australian Netflix and has put together what might be either the most truthful or most lazy ad spot ever[...]
Cover Variance: The Wicked + The Convergence
Work out from these what you can. Here's the 1:25 cover from Star Wars: Kadan: The Last Padawan #1 coming out from Marvel next week and already sold out online… written by the Gargoyles/Star Wars Rebels guy and everything! Collector's Paradise has a Bloodshot Reboorn exclusive variant… And here's the Frazer Irving cover for the second print of The Wicked[...]
ECCC '15: Marvel Official – It's Not A Reboot
When the Avengers storyline Time Runs Out was pitched to retailers at a private meeting last year, we pointed out that Marvel were teasing a reboot Though we doubted they'd actually do it. DC Comics are the publisher of reboots after all Indeed, their upcoming Convergence series is based on revisiting much that was rebooted away[...]
MODOK Assassin Is Now For Grown-Ups
The first tow issue were advertised with the T+ designation, which according to Marvel's ratings, means it is suitable for teenagers The kind that watch South Park maybe That seemed about right for the expected level of gross out humour and slapstick violence. Apparently not It has now been reclassified as Parental Advisory Which knocks it up[...]
A Brand New Universe For The X-Books? And Is Johnny Storm Getting Hitched?
A year ago, I ran rumours that Marvel were to cancel the X-Men, dismissing them as hokum Of course, the X-Men books have gone away, briefly, ish, for the Secret Wars event and titles Hardly the same thing But could it have been a game of telephone? Talking to CBR, Marvel EIC Axel Alonso does seem[...]
Gendercrunching January 2015 Plus Female Characters – DC Pulls Ahead
By Tim Hanley The new year didn't exactly get off to a booming start for female creators at either DC or Marvel, but DC posted the higher percentage of female creators by rising into their average range for the first time in a while Marvel fell again, and started the new year with a paltry overall[...]
Peek Inside The Half-Million Selling Secret Wars #1, Promotional Items And How Many Comics Retailers Should Order…
In an interview with retailer site Diamond Daily, Marvel SVP David Gabriel dropped some beats regarding Marvel's upcoming Secret Wars event. He recommended that the Last Days titles be increased like retailers did Black Vortex crossover titles. He recommended Battleworld titles be ordered like, or above, Marvel's most popular monthly titles. And recommended Warzones books be ordered as[...]
A Subscription Box For Marvel Men's Fashion
Marvel are doing a subscription box already, to match Lootcrate, Nerd Block and Wizard World's Comic Con Box… but every industry seems to be using this mystery monthly package dead right now. Including mens fashion company Five Four, with a monthly $60 box containing $120 worth of clothes, styled to your own specifications. Well, if you are[...]
Secret Wars #1 Gives You An Extra 16 Pages For Your 4.99
Secret Wars #1 was solicited by Marvel Comics as a 40 page comic for $4.99 You can usually knock off 12 pages for covers, ads, backmatter and "previously seen on Buffy The Vampire Slayer" intros to find the full comic book page count So a 32 page Marvel comic gives you bout 20 pages and[...]