After the recent press conference held by Sony Pictures, comes this second, and much better, trailer. It’s a good time to be a Marvel movie goer.
Free The Avengers Prelude
Set in the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is this free digital comic. Well the first issue of this 8 ish mini is free anyway.
Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude Debuts For FREE On Sunday
Lead-In To Hotly Anticipated Blockbuster Film Available on Marvel Comics app
Get your first look at the events leading up the biggest movie of the year—Marvel’s The Avengers—this Sunday in Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week #1 (of 8), free on the Marvel Comics app! That’s right—not only is Marvel giving you the first look at new footage from The Avengers in a special commercial during the big game, but the Marvel Comics app will feature the first issue of this action packed series for FREE! Subsequent issues of Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week will arrive every Tuesday beginning February 14thfor 99 cents per issue.
“We’ve worked hand-in-hand with Marvel Studios to create an exciting story set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that sets the stage perfectly for the most anticipated film of the summer,” said Axel Alonso, Marvel Editor in Chief. “Now, for the first time. you’ll find out just what happened to some of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on the road to Marvel’s The Avengers.”
What is the Avengers Initiative? And what are the secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury? The answers arrive in Marvel’s The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week and the first issue is free this Sunday only on the Marvel Comics app!
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MARVEL’S THE AVENGERS PRELUDE: FURY’S BIG WEEK #1 (of 8)
Story by Chris Yost & Eric Pearson
Written by Eric Pearson
Art by Luke Ross
Rated T+ …FREE ON MARVEL COMICS APP
The Avengers Super Bowl Trailer
I don’t really care for the Super Bowl, being a non-American, and a non-sports fan either really. However, at least we do get to see some great movie trailers during the broadcast, including this one that we’ve all been waiting for. The Avenegrs, directed by Joss Whedon opens on May 4 and below you can see the whole team, including Hawkeye and Hulk. I’ve pretty much been a DC fan most of my comics reading life, but this one has me excited.
And if you’d like to see different actors cast as Marvel heroes, such as Bruce Lee as Spider-Man and Christopher Walken as Professor X, check this out.
Avengers Art Appreciation Variant Covers
If you like superheroes and art history, Marvel has you covered. Literally. My fave is the second one, by Mike Del Mundo.
Marvel Unveils AVENGERS ART APPRECIATION VARIANTS!
Ever imagine what the Avengers would look like if they existed throughout the ages? Well here’s your chance as Marvel is proud to unveil Avengers Art Appreciation Variants available throughout all of April! With everyone on the edge of their seats for Marvel Studio’s The Avengers, fans will have the opportunity to see their favorite super hero team in the styles of the world’s greatest artists like Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Monet, Pollock, Schielle and more! No fan can miss their favorite Marvel artists like Alex Maleev, Michael Kaluta, Gabriele Dell’otto, Greg Horn, Gerald Parel and more put their spin on these surefire classic covers. So be on the look-out True Believers, because in April – these Avengers Art Appreciation Variants are sure to go fast!
AGE OF APOCALPSE #2
Variant Cover by CHRISTIAN NAUCK
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #683
Variant Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
AVENGERS #25
Variant Cover by GABRIELE DELL’OTTO
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #2
Variant Cover by STEPHANIE HANS
DAREDEVIL #11
Variant Cover by STEFFI SCHUTZEE
FANTASTIC FOUR #605
Variant Cover by MICHAEL KALUTA
INCREDIBLE HULK #7
Variant Cover by CHARLES PAUL WILSON III
INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #515
Variant Cover by GREG HORN
SECRET AVENGERS #26
Variant Cover by JOE QUINONES
UNCANNY X-FORCE #24
Variant Cover by JULIAN TOTINO
UNCANNY X-MEN #11
Variant Cover by GREG HORN
WINTER SOLDIER #4
Variant Cover by JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
WOLVERINE #304
Variant Cover by Gurihiru
WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN #9
Variant Cover by ALEX MALEEV
X-MEN #27
Variant Cover by KHOI PHAM
Spidey and Star Wars on TV plus Supes on Console
Similar to Cartoon Network’s upcoming DC Nation block of programming is Marvel’s version, led by the long in the works Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon. It launches on April Fool’s Day (yes, true) and is called Marvel Universe. It will feature not only Spidey, but also the return of The Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoon and some other animated and live action bits and pieces.
Talking about overdue TV series, the Star Wars live action show at least has a name – Underworld. Producer Rick McCallum says that there have been 50 scripts completed so far, and that the show will focus on the seedy underbelly of the Star Wars Universe. I’m keen to see this, so I hope that despite the budgetary issues it gets made.
Superman, unlike Batman, hasn’t had a good video game in a long time. Here’s some great concept art from a 2008 Supes game that never came to be unfortunately. It would’ve featured Darkseid, Kalibak and more and was code named Blue Steel, just like the Jamie Lee Curtis film, or Zoolander’s facial expression!
A game that has been made though is this new one called Marvel: Avengers Alliance which will launch on Facebook sometime this year. Just before the film, I’d imagine.
Avengers vs X-Men
This ambitious, and sure to be popular, 12 issue series from Marvel starts in April. The title says it all really, but here’s a summary of what to look out for, and below are 2 promo pieces of artwork showing the kind of face offs we can expect.
That’s Iron Man vs Magneto, and Psylocke vs Black Widow, and here’s friends and Fantastic Four members Spider-Man and Iceman, and weather wielders Storm and Thor.
Winter Soldier #1 Preview
Bucky Barnes, AKA the former Captain America didn’t stay dead long after being killed in last year’s Fear Itself mini-series. Now he’s back, and below is a great, text-free preview of his February 1 launching debut issue.
Captain America’s Former Sidekick Takes Aim In WINTER SOLDIER #1!
Steve Rogers most trusted partner and a former Captain America, Bucky Barnes, must tackle his greatest challenge yet as Winter Soldier #1 hits store shelves everywhere this February! After going toe to toe with the Nazis and being assumed dead for decades, Bucky Barnes went through hell and back as the Soviet Union rebuilt his war torn body into their own one man army known to all as the Winter Soldier. But what if he wasn’t the only one?
From the blockbuster creative team behind Captain America, Ed Brubaker and Butch Guice send Bucky back into the shadows to take down the remaining ex-Russian sleeper agents and dismantle their diabolical plot. Teamed with the Black Widow, the former Captain America will have his hands full when he finds out that he trained them all AND that Doctor Doom is involved! With the entire Marvel Universe thinking he’s dead, Bucky will have to tackle this threat head on with limited resources. Get in on all the action this February in Winter Soldier #1!
WINTER SOLDIER #1 (DEC110588)
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils by BUTCH GUICE
Colors by BETTIE BREITWISER
Cover by LEE BERMEJO
FOC – 1/9/12, ON SALE – 2/1/12
Extra Sequential Podcast #73-2011 Recap
59 mins. We chat about the comics events and trends that have shaped the last 12 months and grabbed the most headlines, including dead superheroes, digital shopping and more. Also, The Punisher as an angel. Ah, memories.
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THEME – 2011 RECAP
The New York Times Bestseller list, dominated by The Walking Dead and Scott Pilgrim
DC’s new 52 (of course)
DC’s RetroActive one-shots
Artists becoming writers
Retailer incentives
Webcomics:
Hark a Vagrant http://harkavagrant.com/
Hobo Lobo of Hamelin http://hobolobo.net/
The Abaddon http://abaddoncomic.com/
American Barbarian http://www.ambarb.com/
The Man of Many Shades http://www.themanofmanyshades.com/
Tune http://www.tunecomic.com/
The success of Kickstarter projects
Marvel’s cancellations
Fear Itself and X-Men: Schism
IDW’s Infestation zombie/licence x-over
The death of Ultimate Spider-Man and the intro of Miles Morales
Manga and European sales
Joe the Barbarian, and Chester Brown’s Paying For It
Movies and video games of 2011
A quick look ahead to 2012
Extra Sequential Podcast #72-Best Comics of 2011
60 mins. What a crazy good year it’s been for comics. We talk about what has impressed us the most from breakout talent, to new series to movie adaptation. Also, Star Trek: TNG’s Riker, and which superhero series resembles Breaking Bad.
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1:20 NEWS
The Hobbit, and The Dark Knight Rises trailers
Jail time for Wolverine movie pirate
6:20 THEME-BEST COMICS OF 2011
Reprint:
Mladen – Fantagraphics’ ‘Donald Duck: Lost in the Andes’
Kris – IDW’s ‘Artist’s Edition’ series
Film:
Mladen – ‘Gantz’
Kris – ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
Australian Comic
Mladen – Bobby N’s ‘Digested’ (Gestalt)
Honorable mention – ‘Zorro’ (Silver Fox comics)
Foreign Language Comic (in English)
Mladen – ‘The Drops of God’
Honorable mention – ’20th Century Boys’, ‘AX Manga Anthology’
New talent:
Mladen – Ian Bertram
Kris – Mike Huddleston
Honorable mention – Nick Spencer
Continuing series:
Kris – ‘Green Lantern’ (DC Comics)
New ongoing series or mini
Mladen – ‘Blue Estate’ (Image comics)
Kris – ‘Who is Jake Ellis?’ (Image comics)
One-shot or OGN
Mladen – Joseph Lambert’s ‘I Will Bite You’
Kris – Jim Henson’s ‘Tale of Sand’
Best comic overall
Mladen – Anders Nilsen’s ‘Big Questions’
Kris – ‘Who is Jake Ellis?’
Avengers: X-Sanction Variant Covers
Remember Cable? Well, he’s back and Marvel are celebrating by releasing a bunch of covers for next week’s return.
If you don’t know who Cable is, check out this short and funny recap.
All Star Covers To AVENGERS: X-SANCTION Revealed!
Next week, the road to Avengers VS X-Men begins in Avengers X-Sanction #1 from the blockbuster creative team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness! And just in time to witness Cable go head to head against Earth’s Mightiest, three prolific artists who put their stamp on Cable join us for more as Marvel unveils their variant covers to Avengers X: Sanction. Stephen Platt, Ian Churchill & Steve Skroce join Marvel’s CCO, Joe Quesada, superstar artists Ed McGuinness and Leinil Yu on amazing covers for the biggest chapter in Cable’s life!
“When Cable came back we knew it had to be big, but I had no idea that we could get superstars STEVE SKROCE and IAN CHURCHILL — who I had a blast working on the monthly Cable comic back in the day – and, making his return to Marvel, STEPHEN PLATT to all do variant covers for AVENGERS X-SANCTION!” exclaimed Loeb. “This series is a celebration of everything we love about Nathan Summers and it wouldn’t have felt complete without all these guys onboard.”
Cable’s actions will send shockwaves throughout the Marvel Universe and with these special variants featuring brawls against each of Earth’s Mightiest, no fan can miss them!
Retailers: Please note that Marvel is rush printing a second printing of Avengers: X-Sanction #1 due to expected demand and its relationship to Avengers vs X-Men. Check the Marvel Mailer and Diamond Daily for more details.
AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT A (OCT118095)
AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT B (OCT118096)
AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 QUESADA VARIANT (OCT110607)
AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 YU VARIANT (OCT110609)
AVENGERS: X-SANCTION #1 MCGUINNESS VARIANT (OCT110608)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Art & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Covers by ED MCGUINNESS, JOE QUESADA, & LEINIL YU
ON SALE THIS WEDNESDAY
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #2 (NOV110504)
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #2 PLATT VARIANT (NOV110506)
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #2 YU VARIANT (NOV110505)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Covers by STEPHEN PLATT & LEINIL YU
FOC – 12/12/11, ON SALE – 1/4/12
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #3 (DEC110616)
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #3 CHURCHILL VARIANT (DEC110617)
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #3 YU VARIANT (DEC110618)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Covers by IAN CHURCHILL & LEINIL YU
FOC – 1/9/12, ON SALE – 2/1/12
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #4
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #4 SKROCE VARIANT
AVENGERS X-SANCTION #4 YU VARIANT
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Variant Cover by STEVE SKROCE & LEINIL YU
ON SALE THIS MARCH!
Deadpool Dead at 50
This is just really an excuse to show another cover by Dave Johnson.
DEAD At 50!
Could this be it? Has everyone’s favorite Merc With A Mouth finally made an appointment with Lady Death? This February, witness the biggest change in Deadpool’s life as “DEAD” kicks off in Deadpool #50! From the creative team of Daniel Way & Carlo Barberi, Deadpool’s lease on life is about to expire and those around him are going to feel the consequences including X-Force! Following the epic battle with his former body parts gone rogue, Wade Wilson makes a monumental decision that will forever change who he is. See how it all goes down this February, in Deadpool #50!
DEADPOOL #50 (DEC110676)
Written by DANIEL WAY
Pencils by CARLO BARBERI
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
FOC – 1/16/12, ON SALE 2/8/12
The Mighty Thor #9 Preview
It’s good to see artist Pasqual Ferry back doing superhero work. His art on Superman a few years ago was great and now Thor gets his attention. Here’s atext-free preview of next month’s issue of Thor, which finds the blonde adventurer replaced by new hammer wielder Tanarus by the looks of things.
Your First Look At THE MIGHTY THOR #9!
God of Thunder and Avenger, Tanarus is Earth’s mightiest hero…or is he? Loki suspects his “brother” is not who he says he is and in your first look at The Mighty Thor #9 from the creative team of Matt Fraction & Pasqual Ferry, Loki is determined to find the truth! In a race against time, Loki must turn to Dr. Donald Blake for help while the All-Mothers go to battle against Asgardia’s insidious new enemy. See how it all goes down this December in The Mighty Thor #9!
THE MIGHTY THOR #9 (OCT110594)
Written by MATT FRACTION
Pencils by PASQUAL FERRY & PEPE LARRAZ
Colors by FRANK D’ARMATA & FRANK MARTIN
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY
FOC – 12/5/11, ON SALE – 12/28/11
Cyber Monday Sales
After Black Friday comes Cyber Monday, which is good news for budget conscious people, i.e, everyone. I must admit I am tempted by this:
and if you want more diversity then check out this nifty round up for a bunch of cheap comic, and associated items, options from publishers including Dark Horse, Top Shelf and more.
Extra Sequential Podcast #68-Endings
50 mins. The opposite of origin tales is this week’s focus as we examine various superhero future stories, both classic and new. What happens to our favourite characters decades into the future when they’re older, greyer and grumpier? Also, Colin Firth in a fountain.
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1:46 NEWS
NY School of Visual Arts’ free magazine, INK
The Human Torch returns to life after a no-so lengthy absence
The Dark Knight Rises film info
Batman: The Brave and the Bold finale
SyFy orders Booster Gold pilot script
8:48 ENDINGS
Son of Superman
Kingdom Come, and Earth X
Old Man Logan
The Dark Knight Returns
Hulk: The End
Batman Beyond
New X-Men: Here Comes Tomorrow
Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Spider-Man: Reign
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