Mixing the success of the past and the promises for the future, Marvel is celebrating their 75th anniversary with an interactive website spotlighting audio, picture galleries and more to revisit the histories of their beloved comics.
Marvel is launching the new site in April with interactive timelines and interviews with the greats such as Stan Lee and Roy Thomas along with Dan Slott, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Brian Michael Bendis and many more.
One of the longest beloved characters in the Marvel Universe, the legendary Wolverine, will soon be knocking on Death’s doorstep. Marvel recently released the above teaser indicating that Wolverine will be meeting his demise in the current Wolverine series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTZ2Tp9yXyM
Last night, Jimmy Kimmel Live had the honor of premiering the world premiere full-length trailer of the upcoming film, Guardians of the Galaxy:
This is a really bold move for the Marvel Entertainment movie industry. In the past, Marvel movies have been well-loved for their action, serious plot, and brilliant special effects. However, at this point, most of the well-known characters already have films of their own. Marvel movies are now moving towards lesser-known characters, so judging from the angle of the trailer, it appears Marvel is pairing action with comedy in Guardians of the Galaxy. This approach is making me really excited for the upcoming film, set to release 1 August 2014. Having a comedic action film hopefully will make Guardians of the Galaxy a light-hearteded, enjoyable film that can be watched by fans with any level of comic book knowledge.
You heard right, after over two decades of Star Wars being published by Dark Horse Comics, the franchise will be making the move to Marvel in 2015. Disney, who purchased Lucasfilm in October of 2012, has announced that they intend to move the Star Wars publishing license to Marvel in a statement sent out by Mike Richardson (Founder, Dark Horse Comics) and Jeremy S. Atkins (Director of Public Relations, Dark Horse Comics).
As another year has come to an end, it is time to look back at some of the highlights that made 2013 so grand. In this overview, we will go over our top picks for video games, comic books, and anime! Here are just some of the highlights that made 2013 such a great year:
‘Hawkeye’ #7 cover by David Aja
In January, Marvel will release a special issue of their best-selling book ‘Hawkeye’ as a tribute to the many inspiring acts of real-world heroism on display since Super Storm Sandy ravaged much of the East Coast. Matt Fraction, the writer of the ongoing series, promises to donate all of his royalties from the issue to the hurricane relief efforts by the American Red Cross. This is just the latest example of a charitable cause championed by the comics industry in recent years.
If you could not make it to New York Comic Con last month, you missed out on two great comic art shows: the 2nd Annual NYCC Charity Art Auction to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and DC Entertainment’s “Darkness & Light” exhibition and education tour to benefit relief efforts in the Horn of Africa. However, if you’re in the New England area you may be inclined to visit the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA. Showing now until February 24 is famed comic illustrator and painter Alex Ross’ exhibit, “Heroes & Villains.” (more…)
Cover to “Uncanny Avengers” #1 by John Cassaday
Marvel headlines the brand new wave of Marvel NOW! with this first title. Does the effort by Rick Remender and John Cassaday live up to the hype?
The Amazing Spider-Man #700 Cover from Marvel
I know that I said I wanted to see some type of Spider-Man series in Marvel NOW!, but I definitely did not want to see this series come to a close.
Steve McNiven’s Official Poster for NYCC.
The annual New York Comic Con is now less than 22 days away, and I will be there live and in person at the Javits Center for the entire convention weekend. I will be journaling my adventures for you here on Gamenomics & Comicology, but it’s already the perfect time to start following what has become one of the world’s biggest comic conventions. Yesterday afternoon, NYCC unveiled its full panel schedule. In anticipation, let’s take a look at some of the awesome main attractions that have been announced.
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