Marvel have spoken with ‘Fantastic Four’ writer Jonathan Hickman where the ex-King of Wakanda, the ‘Black Panther’ is due to hit the spotlight in ‘Fantastic Four #606’, due out May 23. Marvel’s First Family may never be the same again. It all revolves around the worldwide lack of a certain precious metal found only in […]
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A ‘Fraction’ of an Interview
Marvel have spoken this week with Matt Fraction, one of the busiest writers in the comic book industry today. Currently involved with ‘Avengers vs. X-men’, ‘Invincible Iron Man’, ‘The Mighty Thor’ and ‘Defenders’, amongst others, Fraction talks about AvX and his love of comics stemming from ‘Secret Wars’, “My favorite fights were, well, all of […]
Marvel Max Payne comic imminent
Via the Rockstar Games site, Marvel have announced that, through their ‘Custom’ label, they will be releasing a new digital comic series featuring the videogame character ‘Max Payne’. It will be written by Dan Houser and Remedy’s Sam Lake with artwork from Fernando Blanco and feature cover art from Greg Horn. The ‘Max Payne 3’ […]
This Weeks Comics (18 April 2012)
Comics scheduled for release on 18th April 2012. STAR WARS DAWN Of THE JEDI FORCE STORM #1 (3rd print) Dark Horse On the planet Tython, in the center of the galaxy, an order of warrior monks strives to maintain peace and to balance the mysterious power known as the Force. But a stranger is coming-one […]
Weekend Round-Up 16th April
Much of the news round-up comes from C2E2 – the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, which took place this weekend. Dark Horse have announced their plans to co-publish Athena Voltaire with Sequential Pulp Comics. Athena Voltaire is a 1930’s heroine originally launched as a part of the Modern Tales family of webcomics in 2002. The […]
Victor Gischler talks of wrapping up his X-Men run
The final issues of Victor Gischler’s run on Marvel’s X-Men are coming up and this week the acclaimed novelist and now established comic writer talks to Marvel.com about his experience on the book. The full interview is here.
Comics up for ‘Hugos’
The finalists for the 2012 Hugo Awards, which honour excellence in science fiction and fantasy, have been announced in the UK. There are a number of comic book mentions as DC and IDW both have titles up for Best Graphic Story (‘Fables’ and ‘The Unwritten’ for Vertigo and ‘Locke & Key’ for IDW). Also of […]
Interviews This Week
There have been a couple of interviews posted online this week. At Dark Horse, they have a short chat with Steve Lieber, illustrator on Alabaster: Wolves, which is due to hit next week. Meanwhile, over at Marvel, the Q&A is with Kieron Gillen, the Uncanny X-Men writer who talks about preparing his cast for AvX […]
Free Captain America comic for American troops
Marvel are producing a new, free Captain America comic for U.S. troops, through ‘Exchanges’ located on U.S. military bases around the world. This is the seventh year that Marvel Customs and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service have been producing comics specifically through Exchange where, for more than 116 years, their mission has been […]
Awesome Lego Avengers Poster
We’re big fans of the building-brick-system at ACE, and this weekend Lego teamed up with Marvel to produce a poster paying tribute to the new ‘Avengers’ movie posters. There will be a number of Avengers Lego sets available this summer! Check out the story at Marvel.com.
Avengers vs X-Men #0 Second Print
Marvel have sent Avengers vs X-Men #0 back to print following a sell-out of the initial run. “We couldn’t be more happy with the landmark response to Avengers VS. X-Men,” said Marvel SVP of Sales, David Gabriel. “With the incredible demand from fans and retailers alike, we are taking measures to ensure that shops get […]
Jack Kirby Museum
Earlier this year, Biff visited the Comic Expo in Cardiff and became enamoured with a project called the ‘Jack Kirby Museum’… “The aim is to establish a bricks and mortar museum in New York where Jack grew up. My friend Nigel has already signed up and pledged $40.00 a year as have I. Jack’s art […]