Well well well. After getting her big break into writing comics at Marvel in the early aughts with a great run on Deadpool, Gail Simone has returned to the house after a loooong absence, with a new Domino book with covers by Greg Land and Frank ‘Armata. Simone hasn’t been at Marvel for a long […]
Avengers vs Zombies manga gets star cover variants
I guess I missed this when it was first announced, but Marvel is putting out an English version of Avengers: Zombies Assemble by Yusaku Komiyama (Ixion Saga). It’s a manga version of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as zombies, because EVERYONE LOVES ZOMBIES. The original was published on MangaBox, a Japanese mobile platform. Jim Zub is adapting the US version, […]
Separated at birth: Milo Manara’s Spider-Woman and Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” — UPDATED
Yesterday the enduring appeal of the human female rump as an object of sexual desire was reaffirmed in two separate incidents. Rapper Nicki Minaj released a new video called “Anaconda” (NSFW) which has already been viewed some 22 million times. The video features the amply bootied Minaj shaking it in a tiny thong, tiny denim […]
Marvel’s Next Big Thing – Mighty Avengers from Al Ewing and Greg Land
Marvel got on the dog and bone again today, for a conference call around the comics internet – CBR, Newsarama, John Siuntres and others. I was in on the call too, ready to hear all about the new ‘Mighty’ series Marvel have planned for later this year. A team book led by Luke Cage and […]
Kieron Gillen Discusses Iron-Man: The Godkiller
Conference calls! You love them, Marvel loves them, and today saw the first in a new wave of conferences take place. This time we were here to talk about a surprise, which turned out to be Kieron Gillen, and his second arc for Iron Man – ‘The Godkiller’. Steve MorrisTalking bunny, Little Mix enthusiast and […]
ADVANCE REVIEW: Iron Man #1
Iron Man enters the Marvel Now orbit with a relaunch, shiny artist, and British writer at the helm. Kieron Gillen and Greg Land are the new creative team on Tony Stark’s series, following on from Matt Fraction’s run – but without touching heavily upon it. This is a fresh start, with Greg Land’s unique style […]
The Marvel NOW! Comic Parade
Here it is – an exhaustive look at all the Marvel books announced this week for Marvel NOWWWW, from Iron Man to Thor, with X-Men and Hulk inbetween. Also, the campaign for a Pixie Ongoing series picks up pace!
Kieron Gillen and Greg Land go Invincible
Marvel have announced Kieron Gillen and Greg Land as the creative team behind what is certainly going to be the Iron Man relaunch