Category Archives: Marvel
Marvel Comics is Doing Something Fancy
For the past few weeks, Marvel Comics has been releasing teaser images about their upcoming Big Events in 2015. Each teaser mentions a classic Marvel story, like the Age of Apocalypse, Planet Hulk or House of M, while a few have been brand new, like Attilan Rising or The End of the Ultimate Universe.
I haven’t been posting these various teasers because I was waiting for their purpose to be revealed. You can check out the full gallery at ComicBookResources if you’re so inclined.
Now, the purpose hasn’t been revealed, but Marvel has put out yet another teaser today that might hint towards the outcome.
Maybe they’re teasing Agents of SHIELD’s cancellation?
Sounds pretty ominous, no?
But what does it all mean? I’m definitely going to write more when the real purpose is revealed, but this ominous teaser, coupled with a slow news day, has been curious enough to write and pick your brains a little.
What do you henchies think it means?
Obviously the popular theory is that Marvel is going to do a big universal reboot, a first for the company. Writer Jonathan Hickman has been writing a pretty amazing story in his Avengers comics over the past few years, about the Multiverse coming to blows. And we already know that Hickman is going to be penning a new Secret Wars story next Spring that’s going to involve a bunch of popular Multiverse planets, including the Ultimate Universe.
So I think it’s kind of obvious that all of these teasers are showing us the various combatants in the new Secret Wars. All of the various alternate realities in the Marvel Universe are going to get into a big, multiversal slugfest.
But where does Marvel go from there? Do they actually go through with a reboot? Do they tear down their decades of continuity and rebuild their universe to better fit the Movieverse?
I don’t know…but I don’t think so. I’m with Bleeding Cool on this one, I think a reboot is highly unlikely. I think Marvel knows that we’d all go nuts over a reboot, so they’re doing everything in their power to tease a reboot just to get us talking. Marvel loves to get us talking, and as last week’s movie announcement revealed, they know how to play the PR game better than anyone.
Obviously something big and fancy is going to happen at Marvel next Spring, and Secret Wars is going to be huge. But I don’t think it’s going to lead to a company-wide reboot.
But then again, maybe I’m wrong…
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Hench-Sized Comic Book Reviews – 11/1/14
Happy Day-After-Halloween, henchies! Or better yet, Happy All Saints Day! I wonder if anybody in the world actually celebrates All Saints Day. I know I had to Google it to remember what November 1 was actually called. No worries if you don’t celebrate, but hopefully you have plenty of candy to tide you over.
This week was very light on new comics because it’s a Fifth Wednesday week. Comic publishers usually only plan for 4 Wednesdays a month, so when a fifth week comes along, they usually throw out some minor comics. DC put out a couple of annuals that I didn’t bother to read. But I did pick up All-New X-Men and Batman Eternal.
The week’s crowning jewel, however, is the final issue of Brian Azzarello’s Wonder Woman! He’s been telling one ongoing, epic saga since the start of the New 52, and it all comes to an end with this issue, the Comic Book of the Week!
Meanwhile, Marvel put out the first issue of their new Deathlok series. I wrote a pretty thorough review at Word of the Nerd that you can check out.
Comic Reviews: All-New X-Men #33, Batman Eternal #30 and Wonder Woman #35.
Channing Tatum is Officially Gambit, For Whatever That Will Accomplish
I’m still not entirely sure how or why this is happening, but actor Channing Tatum will officially play Gambit in a new X-Men spin-off film. The casting has been rumored for awhile now, but today, Deadline is confirming that Tatum is signed on to the role, with a film treatment penned by legendary X-Men writer Chris Claremont. Robocop scribe Josh Zetumer has been hired to write the actual screenplay. I don’t know if that’s good or bad.
But hey, Channing Tatum as Gambit, everybody!
I honestly don’t know what to think about this. I like Channing Tatum just fine. He’s good in the Jump Street movies. Is he right to play Gambit? I suppose he could be. I like Gambit too. As a child who grew up watching the 90s X-Men cartoon, I’ll always have a soft spot for Gambit. But I’m not a stickler who demands he be a suave, Cajun-accented pretty boy. Maybe Tatum will be fine as the character. Maybe the spin-off movie will be fine. I’m not sure why FOX thinks they can turn Gambit into a franchise the same way they have Wolverine, considering Gambit has only ever appeared in the worst of all the X-Men movies.
But hey, I’m not a Hollywood guy, so who knows what?
The Age of Ultron Trailer Gets Even Better!
Can you remember the last time a movie trailer had this much impact? It seems the whole country has rallied around the awesomeness of the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer! It’s a thing of beauty!
So why not indulge in some good-natured fun? Here’s How the Age of Ultron Trailer Should Have Ended!
And then some fine enterprising souls at Nerd Reactor decided to dub the trailer over the original Pinocchio cartoon. Good times indeed!
I cannot wait for this movie!
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More Marvel Goodies!
So yesterday was a huge day for Marvel, and today we’ve got a few meandering goodies to share. No new details about all those awesome movie announcements, but there is a new clip from Avengers: Age of Ultron to share, attached to the teaser trailer from before. Don’t watch if you don’t want to be spoiled! This same clip was shown to fans at Comic-Con this past summer. It’s a pretty fun scene.
The clip looks like a lot of fun! And it’s our first new Avengers scene since everyone dined on shawarma in 2012!
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