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September 17, 2014

Avengers: Age Of Ultron Plot Has Been Revealed


It’s now time to set all that internet speculation aside. Disney and Marvel studios have released the synopsis for the upcoming and much anticipated film of 2015, Avengers: Age Of Ultron. This synopsis gives more of an idea of how the film will play out. It also includes some fun and interesting information on the impact The Vision will make in the film!

Check out the synopsis below!

May 4, 2014

Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2


The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Rating: 9/10 (A-)

Release Date: May 2nd 2014 (US Release)
Directed by: Marc Webb
Produced by: Avi Arad & Matt Tolmach

Starring: 
Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field, and Paul Giamatti

Synopsis: 

We've always known that Spider-Man's most important conflict has been within himself: the struggle between the ordinary obligations of Peter Parker and the extraordinary responsibilities of Spider-Man. But in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Peter Parker finds that his greatest battle is about to begin. It's great to be Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield). For Peter Parker, there's no feeling quite like swinging between skyscrapers, embracing being the hero, and spending time with Gwen (Emma Stone). But being Spider-Man comes at a price: only Spider-Man can protect his fellow New Yorkers from the formidable villains that threaten the city. With the emergence of Electro (Jamie Foxx), Peter must confront a foe far more powerful than he. And as his old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, Peter comes to realize that all of his enemies have one thing in common: Oscorp.

March 5, 2014

Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of March 5th 2014

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Oh my goodness I am absolutely terrible at balancing my time aren't I!? Insanely sorry for my lack of posts and I'm sorry as well for missing this past week's Movie News Overview videocast. I'm going to be posting a lot more starting this weekend so be on the look out for some more posts I have planned! This week in Marvel we aren't getting to heavy of a load but we are getting some AWESOME books out that's for sure. I had an incredibly hard time picking which book should be at #3 so be sure you check out the Notable's section this week because every book mentioned in this list deserves to be read (in my humble opinion that is!) Anyway, enough jibber jabber from me, let's see the top 3 Marvel Comics out this week!!

February 26, 2014

Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of February 26th

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Alright! Another week, more new comics! Sorry for the delay on the buy lists this week! Work can get pretty crazy! Anyway, there's definitely some Marvel books worth mentioning this week! Without further a do! Lets get to it!

#3

Title: Guardians of the Galaxy #012
Price: $3.99
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Sara Pichelli

Story/Premise

"THE TRIAL OF JEAN GREY" PART 4! A surprise ally from one character's past comes to help, but is that enough against the most powerful army in the Universe?

Opinion:

So far, "The Trial of Jean Grey" has been an awesome and exciting crossover between the Guardians and the X-Men. It's really interesting to see how the X-Men from the past react to the Guardians, especially Rocket and Groot. If you've been reading this crossover so far you know that it's been a bit of a ride. If you like space adventure and aliens I would definitely pick up this book!

#2

Title: Fantastic Four #001
Price: $3.99
Writer: James Robinson
Artist: Leonard Kirk

Story/Premise

"THE FALL OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR" PART 1 The world's greatest comics magazine begins anew with Marvel's First Family, the Fantastic Four! But as the brilliant MR. FANTASTIC, the compassionate INVISIBLE WOMAN, the ever lovin' THING & the hot-headed HUMAN TORCH embark on a strange mission, they aren't met with new beginnings, but an untimely end! As the family of cosmic explorers head towards their darkest hour, who could possibly be behind their downfall? And how is one of their oldest enemies, the sadistic dragon known as Fing-Fang-Foom involved? Prepare for the fantastic!

Opinion:

The reason that this book made the top 3 of the buy list this week is mostly because I'm intrigued to know why exactly Marvel wanted to do another Re-Boot of Fantastic Four when the last run just ended a few weeks ago. According to the solicitations It's going to be interesting to see how this story plays out with it being apparently "the end."

#1

Title: The Superior Spider-Man #028
Price: $3.99
Writer: Dan Slott
Artist: Giuseppe Camuncoli

Story/Premise

"Goblin Nation" #2 (of 5) Goblins! Spiderlings! Super villains! Giant robots! It can only mean one thing: ASSAULT ON SPIDER-ISLAND!If you want to see people standing around talking, read another comic. Want to see heroes having a fist fight, go somewhere else?You are IN the GOBLIN NATION and this is ALL-OUT WAR!

Opinion:

This I think is obviously the #1 Marvel book coming out  this week as it is almost every week a new issue comes out. The anticipation behind this final story arc is incredible and if the last issue of SSM was any indication on how the rest of this arc will go, this issue will be absolutely no disappointment. If you've been reading Superior before this issue, keep getting it, if you are yet to pick up this title, pick up the last two issues a long with this one so that you kind of know what's going on!


Notables 

Deadpool #024
Thunderbolts #022
Uncanny Avengers #017

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February 19, 2014

Fox Has Found Its Fantastic 4

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After ducking and dodging all questions, Fox has found and released it's cast for the upcoming reboot of The Fantastic 4.

The cast will include House of Cards star, Kate Mara as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Jamie Bell is in negotiations to play Ben Grimm/The Thing, Miles Tellar is also in negotiations to play Reed Richards/Mr Fantastic, and I'm sure most of you are already aware of Michael B. Jordan as our new Johnny Storm/Human Torch.

This is something I may just have to pass.

As individuals I believe each of these actor are "fantastic." I just don't see any of them playing these characters. It could be cool to see a fresh new look added to our heroes, but will it be done correctly? Probably not. Fox has proven time and time again that they are incapable of creating a good Marvel movie.

I guess we will all have to wait and see where this goes.

What are your thoughts? Do you like the cast? Let us know. We would love to hear your thoughts!

Source: The Wrap

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The Punisher #002 - Comic Review

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title: The Punisher #002
publisher: Marvel Comics
price: $3.99
writer: Nathan Edmondson
artist: Mitch Gerads

Story/Premise

For years, The Punisher has waged a war on crime in New York City with an array of very large guns, but a lead on a major source of drugs, weapons, and more has set his many sights due west. NOW! Frank Castle's in the City of Angels, looking to give the devil his due. Things aren't all they appear, though, with a highly trained military hit squad hot on Frank's tail. Caught between a posse of Punisher predators and targets of his own one-man-war, Frank's manifest destiny may be a shallow grave!

February 17, 2014

Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of February 19th!

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A new week means new comics! The last two weeks have had an awesome selection of new Marvel books coming out, and this week is no exception. February has been a strong month so far for Marvel's releases and I think that this week is going to be one of the stronger weeks we've gotten so far. Going into this weird "All New Marvel Now" re-launch of a re-launch I wasn't sure exactly how well the books were going to be and wasn't really sure it was for. I still don't know why Marvel did this soft re-launch of sorts, but the books have been exceptional lately! It's easily some of the best writing we've gotten from Marvel in the last year (just my opinion.) So enough of me talking! Let's see what made the top 3 list for this week's All New Marvel Books!

February 12, 2014

Deadpool #023 - Comic Review

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title: Deadpool #023
publisher: Marvel Comics
price: $2.99
writer(s): Gerry Duggan & Brian Poshen
artist: Mike Hawthorne

She-Hulk #001 - Comic Review

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title: She-Hulk #001
publisher: Marvel Comics
price: $2.99
writer: Charles Soule 
artist: Javier Pulido

February 11, 2014

Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of February 12th!

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I had another hard time putting this list together for the Marvel books coming out this week. There aare about 5 books in total that I think you should go out and buy this week, which is why we have that cute little notables section at the end of the list! With that being said, there are A LOT of awesome books out this week from Marvel, so lets see what made the Top 3 list!

February 10, 2014

Marvel Breakdown: Who Owns the Film Rights to What?

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WHO OWNS WHO?

Marvel owns the Avengers... Sony owns Spider-Man... and Fox owns The Fantastic Four and the X-Men? What about all the other crazy characters in the Marvel Universe? 

I have asked myself this question on numerous occasions and often here it being the topic of many blogs, podcasts and see if brought up almost every night on forums. We all know who owns the rights to the big names, and we were all confused as hell when we heard that Quicksilver is going to be appearing in both, X-Men: Day's of Future Past, and Avengers: Age of Ultron but we now know that there was a split of ownership for him from Disney/Marvel and Fox. So this post is to help clear things up and to find out who we could actually see team up with the Avengers sometime in the future, and who we can cry ourselves to sleep about because there is no hope for a team-up. Once all of that is said and done, we're going to go in and see who has the chance of making it to the big screen, or even the small screen(TV) for that matter! So, enough of my rambling, let's get in depth about what key characters numerous studios own from Marvel Comics!

February 6, 2014

RUMOR: Is Paul Bettany playing The Vision in Avengers 2: Age of Ultron!?

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RUMOR MILL! Is Paul Bettany playing The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron?

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From a report from the website Daily Mail Paul Bettany has been cast as the A.I. Vision in the upcoming Avengers sequel. Since is seems as though Ultron's creation will be from Tony Stark versus Hank Pym, it will be interesting to see how they incorporate and create Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe! With shooting scheduled to start in the next few months, this rumor comes late and I find it as a surprise. I was not expecting The Vision to appear in Age of Ultron and thought that he could possibly be introduced in a future MCU movie, but I am definitely not not against having Ultron in the upcoming superhero sequel! This story is just a rumor as of now, but stay on the lookout for an official announcement from Marvel studios!

Paul Bettany is best known for his roles in, The Da Vinci Code, Legion, and A Knights Tale. What do you think of this possible casting? Do you believe that Bettany will be amazing in the role of The Vision? Or do you think that someone else should be cast instead! Comment below and tweet us at @4theFan. With what you think!

The Avengers: Age of Ultron is slated to hit theaters everywhere on May 1st 2015 and will star Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johannson, Chris Hemsworth and James Spader. The Avengers: Age of Ultron is based on the Marvel Comics characters and stories created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

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Comic Review: The Punisher #001

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title: The Punisher #001
price: $3.99
publisher: Marvel Comics
writer: Nathan Henry Edmondson 
artist: Mitch Gerads

Story/Premise

For years, The Punisher has waged a war on crime in New York City with an array of very large guns, but a lead on a major source of drugs, weapons, and more has set his many sights due west. NOW! Frank Castle's in the City of Angels, looking to give the devil his due. Things aren't all they appear, though, with a highly trained military hit squad hot on Frank's tail. Caught between a posse of Punisher predators and targets of his own one-man-war, Frank's manifest destiny may be a shallow grave! 

Review of the Book

When Marvel announced that Frank Castle aka The Punisher, was getting his own on going series once again, I was really nervous. Why was I nervous? I honestly have no idea, but since Castle is one of my favorite Marvel characters I was scared that he wasn't going to be represented the correct way. Well, I was wrong. And was I wrong big time! This book gives you everything you want out of a Punisher title! Gore, action, brutality, twisted acts of violence, and awesome hilarious dry humor! Plus, there is a Danny Trejo cameo in the beginning of the book which gives the book some extra points in my mind. The writing from Nathan Edmondson does a perfect job of capturing the brutality and essence of who Frank Castle really is. In this issue, we are introduced to a few new characters I expect that we are going to be seeing a lot of in this monthly title. Officer Sam, who I suspect will be a love interest some time down the road, Lou, who is a cook in a small diner that Frank seems to frequent often and an arms dealer from the military who Frank uses to get his array of bad ass weapons. Upon the first look of the art I was not a fan, but as I continued reading on, I found that the art style of Mitch Gerads fits this book perfectly. I've always been more a fan of the very clean and crisp art style, versus the sketched out looking art, but Gerads does an amazing job of blending the two styles enough to where it feels like a gritty and dirty book. Overall I really loved The Punisher #001 and it reminded me exactly why I love the character of Frank Castle so much. The only thing I am concerned about is whether or not Edmondson's writing will be able to stay constant and give us something as fun as this issue every month, if this series stays constant with how good this first issue is, I have a feeling that this monthly, ongoing title, could turn into Marvel's own "Breaking Bad."

Why to buy & Rating!

WHY TO BUY!
It's brutal, gory, intense and hilarious all at the same time, plus you get a cameo of Danny Trejo! The art and writing compliment each other perfectly and give you exactly what you want out of a book starring The Punisher!

RATING!
8/10(B+)

Written by Matt Skajem

February 5, 2014

Comic Review: Ms. Marvel #001

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title: Ms. Marvel #001
price: $2.99
publisher: Marvel Comics
writer: G. Willow Wilson
artist: Sara Pichelli 

Story/Premise:

 The legend has returned! Marvel Comics presents the all-new MS. MARVEL, the ground breaking heroine that has become an international sensation! Kamala Khan is just an ordinary girl from Jersey City--until she is suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. But who truly is the all-new Ms. Marvel? Teenager? Muslim? Inhuman? Find out as she takes the Marvel Universe by storm, and prepare for an epic tale that will be remembered by generations to come. History in the making is NOW!

Review of the Book

Upon hearing the announcement back in November about this new "diverse" version of Ms. Marvel I was instantly pissed off. Not because the main character(s) in the title follow the religion of Islam, but because to me, Ms. Marvel and Captain Marvel is Carol Danvers and should remain the staple and the name of, Carol Danvers. (at least the female versions of the character since the original Captain Marvel was an Alien male.) It wasn't until Monday evening when I was making up this week's "Comic Book Buy List" that I decided to pick up this title, and I'll be honest, the main reason I picked up this book was because I thought it would make a good review, and thought that I could definitely be surprised and be adding a new title to my pull box. Especially with all the "controversy" behind the book I thought it would make an interesting read. At the end of the day, I was not surprised, didn't care too much for the book, and wish that I could get my $3 dollars back that I spent on this book. The reason I did not like this book was not because of the fact Kamala and her family are Muslim, but is because I found the writing to be absolutely horrendous and the art to be a joke. Ultimately I believe that this book is a stunt by Marvel so that in the media's eyes they are seen as "diverse" and "accepting." The writing in this book to me, seemed like it was almost making fun of the Islamic faith. You have Kamala who in the very beginning of the book is contemplating eating bacon and asking the store clerk if she can just smell it. Then you have a "typical ignorant white teenage female" walk in and begin cracking jokes about the girl and her friends religious faith. When Kamala goes home, her brother is 100% thrown into his faith and is a bit over the top about it, while her dad acts like he could honestly care less about his faith and as a result, we have the father telling the son to quit using his faith as an excuse to not get a job. Surely, I could be missing the humor in this book since I myself am not a follower of Islam, but to me, as an outsider looking in, the writing was trying way to hard to be something it's not, and was trying ridiculously hard to make a character seem relatable to people outside of the books target audience, which is something that can completely take a reader out of the moment and out of the main protagonists world. The one scene in this book that honestly really really pissed me off to now end was when the heavens opened up and Carol Danvers, Iron Man, and Captain America came down from the sky with flying pigs and other flying animals and began speaking Arabic, as if Kamala was having a vision about who she will become in the future. This was really one of the most un necessary things I have ever seen in comic books(and thats saying something). I get that this is an origin story, but while reading it, I had to ask myself "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THIS BOOK!!!!" I try not to cuss to much in my reviews, but in this instance it is 100% necessary! Okay, enough ranting about the writing, let me move on to the other equally as terrible part of this book... The art. My god.. It looked like Marvel employed a kindergartner at some points for this issue. The way the people were drawn was a joke. When Jonah is exiting the market or coffee house(not quite sure what it was) where he works, the person he is handing the keys too looks like one of those damn people from the Pixar film "Wall-E." And that happens a few times in this book. It's hard for me to write this review because I really was hoping that this book was going to pull a fast one on me, and really give me something impressive so that I could keep reading it and really latch onto the character of Kamala Khan. It's also really hard for me to bash a comic book like I have in this review because as a writer myself(I can't draw for the life of me), I understand how much work and how much love and passion you put into each and every script. And ultimately I usually love every book I read because I LOVE COMICS. I definitely don't plan on picking up any more issues of the "All New Marvel Now" Ms. Marvel title and really don't see Marvel keeping the book around for that long. When reading it, it really doesn't feel like a Marvel-esque book and really doesn't give you anything to attach to and feel connected to.

WHY TO BUY & RATING!

WHY TO BUY!
In all honesty, save the three dollars you would spend on this book and buy something else. The writing is very "try hard", and the art is terrible. Sorry but this book is definitely a  pass.

RATING!
3/10(F)

Written by Matt Skajem


February 3, 2014

Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List - Week of February 5th!

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From one side of the comic spectrum, we switch over to the other with Marvel's comic book buy list for this week! There are A LOT of Marvel books coming out this week, so obviously everything couldn't make a list, but if it didn't make the Top 3 be sure to look in the notable section at the end to see if your favorite book made it! 

#3

Title: The Punisher #1
Price: $3.99
Writer: Nathan Henry Edmondson
Artist: Mitch Gerads

Premise: For years, The Punisher has waged a war on crime in New York City with an array of very large guns, but a lead on a major source of drugs, weapons, and more has set his many sights due west. NOW! Frank Castle's in the City of Angels, looking to give the devil his due. Things aren't all they appear, though, with a highly trained military hit squad hot on Frank's tail. Caught between a posse of Punisher predators and targets of his own one-man-war, Frank's manifest destiny may be a shallow grave!

#2

Title: Star Lord: Annihilation Conquest #1
Price: $7.99!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!
Writer: Keith Giffen
Artist: Timothy Green

Premise: Peter Quill is Star-Lord once more, but will he embrace his legacy?The techno-organic Phalanx have overrun the galaxy, and it's time for Star-Lord and his ragtag team of cosmic cult favorites — including Bug, Captain Universe, Deathcry, Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon — to suit up and become legends!But this no-win, no-tech suicide mission starts off bad and rapidly gets worse.As hordes of the Phalanx close in, one team member might have to make the supreme sacrifice!Relive the birth of the motley crew that became the Guardians of the Galaxy!Collecting ANNIHILATION: CONQUEST — STARLORD #1-4.

#1

Title: Loki: Agent of Asgard #1
Price: $2.99
Writer: Al Ewing
Artist: Lee Garbett

Premise: Old God - New Trickster! Kid Loki's all grown up - and the God of Mischief is stronger, smarter, sexier and just plain sneakier than ever before. As Asgardia's one-man secret service, he's ready to lie, cheat, steal, bluff and snog his way through the twistiest, turniest and most treacherous missions the All-Mother can throw at him... starting with a heart-stopping heist on Avengers Tower - and the death of Thor! And that's just the beginning! Would we lie to you? This is LOKI, true believer - we're lying to you RIGHT NOW!


What do you think of the Marvel buy list this week? This was probably the hardest Marvel list for me to make with all the titles hitting the shelves this week! Do you think this list is correct? Is there one book you think deserved to be on this list that didn't make it? Sound off below in the comment section and tweet us at @4theFan with your opinion! 

Other Notable Marvel Books out:

Ms Marvel #1
Superior Carnage Annual #1
New Avengers #14

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January 15, 2014

Comic Review: The Superior Spider-Man #025

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title: The Superior Spider-Man #025
price: $4.99
publisher: Marvel Comics
writer(s): Dan Slott & Christos Gage
artist: Humberto Ramos

Story/Premise

Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, in a life-or-death struggle against the original Superior Venom! Plus: With one last goblin on his side, the Goblin King's court is now complete! Guest starring: The Avengers!

Review of the Book

With this issue of Superior Spider-Man being the final in the Darkest Hours story arc, I feel like I was expecting a bigger, and bit more complex ending to the arc then what we got. This issue was not bad by any means, but I can't sit here and say it was a 10/10 book either. It was a fun ride and we finally got the "return" of *spoiler warning* Peter Parker! Well, kind of. I was happy yet annoyed at the same time because, well, IT'S PETER! I was annoyed because it's somewhat of a plot hole. How did Peter's conscious come back when in issue #09 he completely forgets who he is? *spoiler over* Most of this issue consisted of us seeing an all out brawl between the Avengers, and "The Superior Venom" which was epic and crazy! Finally the Avengers get called in, and they're finally doing something about Spider-Ock! But yet when the dust settles, they still think everything is fine and dandy once Flash has the symbiote? The issue ends with the Avengers as well when we see Tony looking through the files and finding something out about Spider-Man that we all don't know and Captain America saying "That's it. Time to bring in Spider-Man." Okay? Wasn't that supposed to happen in this issue? I'm kind of irritated with the fact that most of the MU's character's intelligence has had to be dumbed down in order for Spider-Ock to continue on. Even when Stark was going through the avengers files, Spider-Woman was trying to tell him that he isn't a Skrull so there isn't anything to worry about. I don't know if it's just me, but I really think that they would realize something is still up. Which, they somewhat did after the fight, and THANK GOD Tony Stark still thinks something is up. So I'm expecting that the next issue we will see the Avengers really confront Spidey while Hobgoblin and Green Goblin are going at it. Speaking of Goblins! We see the introduction of a new Goblin! It's a certain little police lady turned Goblin and I think it'll be interesting to see how big of a role she plays in the upcoming Goblin arc. We may have also found out who is behind the Green Goblin mask because he nonchalantly said that he's Norman Osborn. Do I think he really is? No. I don't think it's Slott's writing style to just put something out there, and as he said in a recent interview, "there's always a twist." The best part of this issue in my opinion is definitely the development right now going on with all the Goblins. Kingsley, and the Goblin Army are an awesome side story going on, and next issue it all comes to a head and I cannot wait! Slott is doing a fantastic job of developing that side story! Overall the writing in this issue stays constant with how the writing has been in the entire Superior Spider-Man series. Absolutely AMAZING at times, and just average or below average at other times. I think the only reason I'm disappointed in this issue, and somewhat in the arc, is because I was hoping we would see an all out brawl between Agent Venom and Spider-Ock, but hey! It was still fun seeing Spider-Ock bond with the symbiote. The art by Humberto Ramos in this issue is standard Ramos art though I think it felt a bit rushed in some parts of the issue, but is still very well done as it usually is. Overall, the Darkest Hours story arc was one of the better arcs from this series so far and with the ending of series coming up, I'm interested and excited to see what the final chapter has in store for us! 

Why to Buy & Rating:

WHY TO BUY!
Good writing, good art, interesting plot changes, great story development(specifically with the Goblins! Kingsley, and the Goblin army were the best part of this issue)

RATING: 8/10 (B)

Comic Review: Nova #012

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title: Nova #012
price: $3.99
publisher: Marvel Comics
writer: Gerry Duggan
artist: Paco Medina

Story/Premise

Hot on the trail of the missing Nova Corps, Nova and manages to save the lives of some new friends in deep space.

Review of the Book

I started reading Nova back on issue #07 because of the Superior Spider-Man appearance but ended up loving the character of Sam Alexander, and loved the way the book was structured. I then picked up the book during Infinity because two of the issues were tie ins so I wanted to see exactly how much it would actually tie into the story. THEN I found out that Gerry Duggan(current Deadpool writer) was going to be taking over the series so I decided to read it monthly as it would come out. I have to say, I believe that Gerry Duggan does a great job, especially in this issue, of characterizing Sam and further developing him as a young hero, and just a person in the Marvel Universe. Issue #012 was a fun ride that takes place completely in space and to me, felt heavily like Sam had entered the Star Wars universe. There were tons of aliens, a large space battle, and that perfect amount of sci-fi and super hero realism. One of the issues I had with this issue though was in the very beginning when Sam encounters the Nova hunter, Cadivan. Based on issue #11 I expecting Cadivan to play a large role and there to be some crazy battle between Sam and Cadivan. Instead, we got, what I felt was portrayal of what could have been something epic. In issue #11 Cadivan was shown to be almost as a Kraven the Hunter type of character, but in this issue, he seemed very timid and weak. It could quite possibly be that way because Duggan wants us to feel like Cadivan doesn't  care about Sam, but when Sam proves himself sometime down the line, the hunter realizes that Sam's helmet is an applicable and good trophy to have. Or, it just might have been mis-representation, or me expecting to much. The major part about this book that I really enjoyed was the scene where Sam finds the old broken down Nova ship, that turns out to be *spoiler warning* a space pirate ship *spoiler over* and ends up helping them escape from the good guys. I felt like it was a great twist and sets up the encounter with Beta Ray Bill, which is set to happen next issue. The art in this book has consistently been good and has a total Marvel-esque feel to it. Nothing special, but definitely not bad and fits in with the universe.  As I said earlier in the review, Gerry Duggan has really brought a new charm to the character of Sam Alexander and I can't wait to see how much Sam learns, when he comes face to face with Beta Ray Bill!

Why to Buy & Rating:

WHY TO BUY!
Fun story, great space/sci-fi adventure, great characterization/development, good writing

RATING: 8/10 (B+)


December 8, 2013

Possible Super Hero Appearances In Marvel's "The Avengers" Franchise! (Predictions)

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The Avengers: Possible Super Heroes for the Future

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With the upcoming addition of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch to The Avengers team in the upcoming "Avengers: Age of Ultron" a question that has popped into everyone's head at least once is, "Who else are we going to see be added into the MCU?" Well, I am making this post to share my opinion on who I think there is a possibility of us seeing in the future of The Avengers franchise. These are in no particular order, and obviously none of these are fact, they are nothing more than speculation and opinion on to who I'd want to see introduced. 

Hope you guys enjoy my list and if you guys have a hero you think will be introduced, or if you want to share an opinion about my list please feel free to comment below or tweet me @4thFan. Let's get started! 

Ms. Marvel/Carol Danvers


To be completely honest I was expecting the introduction of Carol Danvers to be in Iron Man 3, but as we all know, that didn't happen. I think the addition of Ms. Marvel would be really cool for the Avengers and could actually happen. Ms. Marvel has already been rumored as a possibility but I think that if we were to see her on the big screen, it wouldn't been under the alias of "Ms. Marvel" but more than likely under her other name, "Warbird" or "Binary" mostly because Marvel won't want a character named after them in the cinematic universe. But I think the more realistic way would be that, she is introduced as shield agent "Colonel Danvers" who develops super powers as a part of the "super solider" program being brought back. Of course that's just what I think is the more realistic way of her being added into the MCU. There is the possibility of her being introduced in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" since that film seems to be really S.H.I.E.L.D heavy. Another reason I think that Ms. Marvel could fly her way onto the Avengers team is because Joss Whedon has already said he wants to use heroes with more "extraordinary" powers and what is more extraordinary than a deep yellow photon blast?

Union Jack/Joesph Chapman

Even though Union Jack was never on the Avengers team, the main reason I believe we could see Union Jack on the Avengers is because he was technically introduced in the first Captain America film but under the first Union Jack alias "James Montgomery Falsworth." I think it would be really cool to see the third UJ "Joseph Chapman" be introduced. This could easily be accomplished by Marvel. All they would have to do is have an opening montage in the beginning of "Captain America: The Winter Solider" of the original Union Jack, James Montgomery, in the Union Jack attire fighting people during WWII after being inspired from serving side by side with Captain America during the war. From there all they would have to do is introduce Joseph Chapman as the new Union Jack who has taken up the mantle and is apart of S.H.I.E.L.D's British unit/sector. Basically all the heroes on my list are going to more than likely be introduced from S.H.I.E.L.D. I also think his introduction would more than likely be on the TV show "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." It would also be a way for Marvel to tie in the TV Universe with the Movie Universe.

Black Panther/T'Challa

I guess this one is not really a "prediction" because a Black Panther film is already apparently "in development" but some evidence around him being introduced is the fact that Captain America's shield is made out of the Wakandian material "Vibranium," which means, BP is technically already a part of the MCU, but I think it would be really cool to see him and his Wakandian army fight with The Avengers. This is more of a, "it's bound to happen" type of prediction since it's technically happening already. I do think that Black Panther would work better by being introduced through an Avengers movie, versus his own solo film. It would be a lot simpler I think for Marvel, and would help condense everything instead of draw it out and over saturate the cinema field with even more super hero films.

Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew
  
The odd's of us seeing Spider-Woman on the big screen right next to Cap and Iron Man is probably slim to none. Yes, Marvel owns the Cinematic Rights to SW. I think that she would be an awesome installment to the Avengers franchise because they could introduce her as one of the agents at Hydra that infiltrates S.H.I.E.L.D. but eventually decides to use her powers for good (much like in the comics) but I doubt she would be named Spider-Woman and I doubt they would use her classic red and yellow suit. They would more than likely do a Black Widow-esque style suit where it's black on red, or black on black. I think she would be really cool to see on the big screen but I honestly think she is the most far fetched on my list. I just really don't see Marvel doing it, even though I would be the happiest little fan boy if they did.  

Iron Fist/Danny Rand

With his own Netflix TV Show on the way I'm sure a lot of people are curious to know whether or not Iron Fist will cross over into the MCU or if the several upcoming Netflix TV Shows are going to be in their own little world but I think it would be amazing to see Iron Fist a part of the Avengers. The reason I think that Marvel should bring all these heroes into the MCU is because it seems like they're setting it up for Civil War and if they're going to be doing that, they're going to need A LOT of heroes and the sad truth is that they don't own the rights to most of the big players in that arc, so why not bring in some that they own the rights too? It's a big possibility that all the heroes they'll be making Netflix shows for will make appearances in The Avengers franchise at some point in time, and I would be more than happy to see Iron Fist a part of that!

Bucky Barnes

The last character on this list is the famous side kick of Captain America, Bucky Barnes! With Bucky coming back as "The Winter Solider" in the next Captain America movie I'm very curious to see if they're going to take the obvious (cinematic) route and kill him off, or actually keep Bucky around for him to pick up the mantle of Captain America. Yes, I know and understand that Bucky doesn't take up the mantle until after Civil War when Steve Rogers is killed, but hear me out. I think it would be really cool for the entire MCU to have Bucky and Steve as Captain America, or even just have Bucky as his side kick like he was originally in the comics. As long as they don't kill off The Winter Soldier in the upcoming Captain America film, there is a very very high possibility of them utilizing the character of Bucky Barnes.


Do you agree with my list or do you think I am crazy with who I want to see join The Avengers? Let me know below!

article by Matt Skajem





December 2, 2013

MARVEL COMICS: Comic Book Buy List - December 4th 2013

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Marvel Comics: Comic Book Buy List
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December 4th 2013

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Onto this week's upcoming releases from Marvel Comics! Hope your favorite Marvel book made the list!

Suggestions

#3

title: Inhumanity #001
price: $3.99
writer: Matt Fraction
artist: Oliver Coipel

PREMISE: After INFINITY, The Marvel Universe has changed.The Avengers find themselves face to face with Karnak who has discovered The secret of The Inhumans THAT will shake The Marvel U to its core.

#2

title: Deadpool #020
price: $2.99
writer(s): Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan
artist: Scott Koblish

PREMISE: Another flashback to Deadpool Stories Past!This time, Deadpool wreaks havoc on a cosmic level!

#1

title: The Superior Spider-Man #023
price: $3.99
writer(s): Dan Slott & Christos N. Gage
artist: Humberto Ramos

PREMISE: DARKEST HOURS Part 2 of 4: "Complications" As Otto Octavius takes another big step in his life as Peter Parker... could a big part of Flash Thompson's life be coming to a close? Will he be... VENOM NO MORE?!More with MJ! More with Carlie! More with the Green Goblin! And, after half a century, one of the most cringeworthy moments in ALL of Spidey - history! You do NOT want to miss this one!

Superior Spider-Man is #1 on the top 3 Marvel Buy List for the 3rd week in a row! Will this book ever be de-throned? Will they ever not release a Superior Spider-Man book every week? Did your favorite Marvel book make the top 3 this week? Let me know in the comments below! 

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November 27, 2013

COMIC REVIEW: The Superior Spider-Man #022

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The Superior Spider-Man #022

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Publisher: Marvel Comics
Title: The Superior Spider-Man #022
Price: $3.99
Writer(s): Dan Slott & Christos Gage
Artist: Humberto Ramos

Agent Venom is in New York but one thing The Superior Spider-Man doesn't know is that Agent Venom is on the good guys team

Story Summary(story summary)

The book starts off with Agent Venom appearing in a New York harbor looking to take down the Crime Master. It then moves over to Peter Parker giving a long monologue about how with the introduction of Parker Industries he and all of the other scientists that are joining him are going to rule the world! The science world that is. It then continues on to show that Peter has employed the Cardiac as one of his doctors after seeing that the crime's he was committing in the earlier issues of SSM were to help dying patients and to help people. The book then continues on to show that the Spider-Bots picked up Agent Venom in a fire fight with the crime masters men. Spidey's soldiers then relay what is happening to him so Spidey goes down to the harbor in an attempt to stop Venom. Not knowing who Flash Thompson is (due to the whole brain fight in issue 9) Spider-Man attacks Venom as if it is still the crazy monster it once was. The book ends with us finding out that the original Hobgoblin sold the name of the crime master to some thug looking to hit the big time and Spider-Man standing over Agent Venom as if he is going to kill him

Review of the Book

To say I was excite for this issue would be a complete understatement. I have been looking forward to this story arc since it was announced back at SDCC. Though I was expecting a bit more fighting between Spider-Man and Venom this book was still really fun to read. It introduced us to Parker Industries and set the tone of what the relationship is going to be between Spider-Man and Venom in this book. The art was good as it usually is from Ramos but I thought Aunt May looked a bit odd and same with Anna Marie. Overall this book is really fun and is a great set up for what is too come in the "Darkest Hours" story arc!

Pros, Cons, & Rating

PROS: Fun setup, cool fight scene, good writing, good art
CONS: Not a lot of action

Rating: 8/10. Good start to this Venom Arc in SSM!

article by Matt Skajem