The Skrull invasion of the Marvel universe continues this week with the releases of Captain Britain & MI 13 #2 and Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? Here’s a look at each and a rundown of how they progress the plot and fill in the gaps.
The Incredible Hulk is hitting theaters this weekend, and Marvel has chosen an opportune time to unleash several new Hulk spinoff and one-shot comics. Here’s a review (with spoilers) of Hulk: Raging Thunder, a new one-shot featuring the long awaited (really?) return of Thundra.
Marvel’s thrice-monthly Spider-Man comic has Peter Parker facing off against a second Spidey. Like he’s never done that before! Review and spoilers after the jump.
The third issue of Marvel’s big Secret Invasion crossover book has hit, and there are even more deaths, revelations, and big moments in store. Check out the review with spoilers after the jump.
Fan Art Friday is a new feature on Fandomania where I’ll be scouring the web to find some of the coolest, funniest, oddest, and most awesome piece of fan art for your consumption. Each week will cover a different theme, and this inaugural theme is inspired by the alien shapeshifting craziness that’s going on at Marvel Comics right now. That’s right… Here come the Skrulls!
Stephen King’s epic Dark Tower series has spawned two (so far) successful comic series adaptations and still is going strong at Marvel under the stewardship of comic scribe extraordinaire Peter David. Now it’s time for another of King’s works to make the leap from prose to graphic story–The Stand. Many consider The Stand to be Stephen King’s ultimate work of fiction and a classic in its own right.
The Stand, originally printed in 1978, is a tale of the end of the world, brought on by a massive killer plague called Captain Trips, and the factional rebuilding that follows. The originally published version of The Stand was a much shorter novel than King originally wrote, omitting whole plotlines and major characters from the story. A “Complete and Uncut” edition was published in 1990, filling in all the missing content, and won a whole new clan of followers.
The comics adaptation from Marvel will be a faithful retelling of the uncut novel. Editor Bill Rosemann promises, “From the very first cough to the sinister showdown with the Walkin’ Dude himself, this is the official and authentic translation of Stephen King’s sprawling saga.” Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa will be scripting the adaptation, with Mike Perkins on art.
The big event that will shake the Ultimate Marvel universe begins this week, and I have your review right here. Read on for thoughts and spoilers for Ultimate Origins #1.
Daredevil #107 hits stands this Thursday, and here’s an advance review of what you can expect from the first installment of the new “Cruel & Unusual” arc. Beware of spoilers after the jump.
The fine folks at CHUD spoke with Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios, this week, and he dropped a few interesting tidbits about the plethora of upcoming comics-to-film adaptations that are happening. Among the notable hints and facts are:
The Captain America movie will be set during World War II and will be called The First Avenger: Captain America.
Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, and the Hulk are confirmed as “core members” of The Avengers.
A director for the Thor film will be announced by the end of the summer.
Feige strongly hints that the Mandarin will indeed be the main villain for Iron Man 2.
It sounds like Marvel is committed to making a cohesive superhero movie universe, which is exactly how they should be approaching these films. The two Iron Man movies, The Incredible Hulk, the Cap film, and Thor all will be leading up to the release of The Avengers. If the hype and excitement around the first Iron Man is any indication of what’s to come, we can expect huge things for Marvel in the next few years.
