During Disney’s presentation for the Television Critics Association, he talked about the surprise casting of Evan Peters, who played the FOX incarnation of Quicksilver for their X-Men Cinematic Universe despite the MCU’s own version of the character that already existed as played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson As Wanda’s (Elizabeth Olsen) twin brother, Pietro died during the[...]
Okay, we're not exactly into the "open spoilers" zone yet but we can be a bit more flexible about what we say about Disney+ and Marvel Studios' Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen-starring WandaVision. Set in the sitcom world of the late 1990s/early 2000s, we learn a bit more about Tommy (Jett Klyne) and Billy (Julian Hilliard)- […]
“And then we were like, how in the world are we going to make this make logical sense? Like, how do we justify this? Because that's the thing, you can hatch a million great ideas, but to make them land, to make them be grounded, to make them feel organic to the larger story.” “This[...]
But what about some of the other victims of Marvel's feud with Fox over movie rights? Of course, we're talking about Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch.These characters have been the victims of quite a few awful retcons over the years, the less said about some of them the better...But things came to a head in[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"]Quicksilver centers himself, and his shades finally disappear However, one remains It talks and looks even more like Pietro than the others It taunts Quicksilver and promises to kill everyone he loves It somehow tears through the barrier and enters our world with Pietro shortly behind Time is finally moving again for our hero,[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Exiles have been approached by a man called the King, the T'Challa of this strange Old West dimension in which the team has found themselves. With the King and equipment supplied by Moira MacTaggert, Blink, Valkyrie, and Wolvie go to stop the Magnus Gang and save Iron Lad. Unfortunately, Magnus isn't the […]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] The Exiles are resting up in the Bahamas after their conflict with the Time-Eater, revealed to be Kang the Conqueror. They are still stinging from the loss of Khan, and Blink is eager to find her former teammates out in the Multiverse. While tinkering with the Tallus, Blink, Wolvie, Valkyrie, and Iron Lad […]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"]Quicksilver, believing himself to still be stuck in this world between moments, has taken it upon himself to give his turtle, Mister Dibbles, a tour around the world He discovers a hive of the light creatures and tries to fight them When all seems lost, Scarlet Witch arrives to tell Pietro that the Avengers[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"]Quicksilver is racing away from a giant energy beast through the frozen world with an inanimate Scarlet Witch in tow The creature wants to hurt Pietro’s sister, and he will not let that happen no matter the cost Quicksilver reflects on the lives he and Scarlet Witch have led, and he puts everything into[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"]Quicksilver is running himself to the point of exhaustion to fight off the colorful shades that resemble him No matter how many he destroys, more appear to attack the ones Pietro loves Things are getting worse too More are appearing, and they are getting more powerful.[caption id="attachment_867485" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Quicksilver: No Surrender #2 cover[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"]Quicksilver, with the help of Scarlet Witch, barely destroys the sphere that has frozen the world’s heroes However, whatever reaction from destroying this sphere has left the world frozen to Pietro Maximoff He has saved the world, but he is now alone But what if he’s not alone? What if he has company, but[...]
This era of Thor has been legendary, and this will be its epilogue.[caption id="attachment_847177" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Quicksilver: No Surrender #1 cover by Martin Simmonds[/caption]Quicksilver: No Surrender #1Quicksilver is receiving a spin-off from Avengers: No Surrender by Saladin Ahmed and Eric Nguyen Peitro has been ejected from our world and must fight the threat only he can perceive on his own.[caption[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] We are shown the origins of the Incredible Hulk as well as all the times he has faced death over the year (more than you would think, also Avengers: Ultron Forever). He then returns in the present, looking confused but just as angry as ever. We return to the game between the Grandmaster […]
Synapse awakens to a letter from Quicksilver.Finally, the team is visited by a longtime Avenger with a proposition.[caption id="attachment_766889" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Uncanny Avengers #30 cover by Terry and Rachel Dodson[/caption]Firstly, I have to gripe about what is happening to the Avengers titles Weekly books are almost universally a bad idea[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"]The Juggernaut has been let loose upon the Uncanny Avengers, accidentally summoned by Doctor Voodoo while attempting to fix up Avengers Mansion.Rogue tries to lead the team, but Quicksilver, in his traditional arrogant fashion, goes off the reservation within minutes Can the team come together to bring down the Unstoppable Force?[caption id="attachment_743783" align="aligncenter" width="600"][...]
Now that the second-longest continuous writer at Marvel Comics, Brian Michael Bendis, has signed an exclusive deal with DC Comics, everything he ever said anywhere on the internet about DC Comics is up for discussion.Including this great post on his Tumblr from earlier in the year, when asked about the comparative fighting abilities of Batman and[...]
Johnny must decide what to do with this information.Meanwhile, the Beast and Wonder Man meet at a bar not too far from Avengers Mansion to catch up and decide what to do with their life next.As a longtime Avengers’ fan, it delights me to no end to see classics like the Beast and Wonder Man[...]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"][caption id="attachment_715351" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Uncanny Avengers #27[/caption]The Uncanny Avengers are under attack by Graviton! In one swoop, he destroyed Avengers Mansion and launched Scarlet Witch into the sky while her teammates watch helplessly in the rubble.Quicksilver is ready to kill him The rest are just trying figure out a way out of this situation[...]
They have landed in Avengers Mansion for now, and Quicksilver wants his sister, the Scarlet Witch, to rejoin the team.However, Rogue does not trust Wanda Maximoff Responsible for the near-extinction of mutants that was M-Day and recently working for Hydra while under the possession of the chaos god, Chthon, Wanda has been tied to a[...]
On August 28th, 1917, Jacob Kurtzberg was born in Manhattan. He was born to a pair of Austrian Jewish immigrants. He took to drawing quickly, starting in comic strips in 1936, and, in 1940, he teamed up with Joe Simon to create Captain America and Bucky Barnes. It's weird to think that a man born […]