J.J. Abrams originally planned to kill off Oscar Isaac’s fighter pilot character Poe Dameron early in the development of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but thankfully he changed his mind. USA Today reports that Dameron is getting his own Star Wars comic series from Marvel, written by Charles Soule and drawn by Phil Noto. The comic “focuses on the lead-up to the opening scene of The Force Awakens, which saw Poe seeking out mysterious traveler Lor San Tekka (Max von Sydow) on the planet Jakku for a key to finding the missing Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).” Continue reading
Category Archives: Comic Books
New Details on Marvel Comics’ Civil War II
Having been teased for some time now, Marvel Comics (via NY Daily News) have officially announced new details on their upcoming comic event Civil War II, a follow-up to the 2007 event by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven which provided a foundation for the upcoming Captain America: Civil War. Continue reading
Frank Miller Wants to Write a Superman Comic Where Batman Is the Villain
It doesn’t seem like Frank Miller is going to be finished with writing stories for Batman and Superman anytime soon. A few weeks ago he revealed that he was planning to write Dark Knight IV. We now have another story idea for these two characters that he’d like to tell. The news came from Bleeding Cool, who offered the following information on what Miller said: Continue reading
The 10 Lamest G.I. Joe Characters ever
With so many G.I. Joe characters created over the years there were bound to be a few useless duds that would be left behind in a battle against Cobra or any other terrorist organization. I love G.I. Joe, I grew up with this franchise, but I’ve got to say, some of the G.I. Joe members that Hasbro came up with are pretty ridiculous. Here are ten characters that really have no business being G.I. Joes. These characters are so lame it was hard to find decent pictures of them.
Frank Miller Will Write DARK KNIGHT IV and Wants a Carrie Kelley Spinoff
It looks like Dark Knight III: The Master Race won’t be the last story in the Frank Miller saga. In a recent interview, he revealed that he will also write Dark Knight IV.
The Master Race is being written by Brian Azzarello, but Miller says that the fourth chapter in the saga will come from his own hand. While talking to Newsarama Miller said:
“I thoroughly applaud what [Brian’s] doing. But now that he’s doing his, it’s now a four-part series, I’m doing the fourth.”
Miller went on to explain that he is aware of Azzarello’s story, and he told the site that he supported it. However, “he said that after he reads DK3 in full, he intends to create his own fourth chapter.” It’s this fourth chapter that will presumably close out the saga. Continue reading
Marvel Announces HAUNTED MANSION Comic Book
Over the weekend, Marvel announced that they will be a releasing a new Disney Kingdoms comic book that focuses on The Haunted Mansion. Guillermo del Toro has slowly been developing a feature film adaptation of the classic Disneyland attraction for years. I know that film project isn’t dead yet. For some reason, though, they are just taking their sweet time with it.
The Haunted Mansion comic will be a horror-comedy that, obviously, focuses on the haunted mansion and all of the ghosts who inhabit its walls. Three of these ghosts are teased, and those are, of course, the hitchhiking ghosts.
There’s no official information on the plot or when the comic will be released, but it’s expected to launch sometime early next year. As a huge fan of The Haunted Mansion I’m excited to see what they plan on doing with this comic.
BRUCE LEE: THE DRAGON RISES Comic Book Announced
“Bruce Lee will live again.”
Darby Pop Publishing and Bruce Lee Entertainment have announced an interesting new comic book series called Bruce Lee: The Dragon Rises. It’s a comedy, action, adventure story that will focus on Bruce Lee’s return to present-day. Continue reading
THE MIGHTY THOR #1 – Preview
There are enemies lining up to take a shot at the new God of Thunder, and while they might think themselves a force to be reckoned with, Jane Foster isn’t really concerned with them. At the heart of this newest Thor is the battle going on in her own body as she struggles with the cancer attempting to take her mortal form. A premise like that is certainly compelling, and the team of Jason Aaron, Russell Dauterman, and Matt Wilson hope you feel the same way and stick around for the ride. I’ll at least be giving the book a try. Continue reading
Marvel Announces SPIDER WOMEN #1
Marvel’s three Spider-Women are getting their own crossover, appropriately titled Spider-Women. Starting in issue #1, the trio of Silk, Spider-Gwen, and Spider-Woman will be forced to work together to survive and get back to their own worlds, but according to Jason Latour (writer of Spider-Gwen), that isn’t going to be so easy at first.
“I think what’s intriguing about the three of them is that they’re really just getting to know one another. But as far as the initial dynamic—Jessica is definitely the big sister who’s a little frustrated by how much these girls don’t know about being superheroes.”
The KFC Superhero Comic Is One of the Weirdest Things You’ll Read
So, I think the man responsible for hawking fried chicken to millions of people worldwide is, like, a reserve member of the Justice League now.
This week, DC Comics put out a free KFC promo comic called The Colonel of Two Worlds. As you’d expect, it’s pretty bizarre. Continue reading