#Comic Books

Marvel assembling all-female ‘Avengers’ title, co-written by G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett.

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Holy shit, now this is the berries. Marvel is assembling themselves an all-female Avengers, and it is being co-written by none other than Ms. Marvel maestro G. Willow Wilson.

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Brian Michael Bendis is leaving ‘Uncanny X-Men’, signs new exclusive contract with Marvel

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Brian Michael Bendis is leaving Uncanny X-Men and All-New X-Men. Which is no big whoop to me, because I didn’t dig Uncanny and All-New went stale potato chip over the course of twenty issues or so. However, I do give a big whoop about the creator signing a new exclusive contract with Marvel. It’s uh, big news or something?

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This week Superman getting “destructive” as f**k new power in ‘Superman’ #38

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Ya’ll know Superman is getting a new power in this week’s Superman #38? I didn’t, because I don’t fuck with that current run. But apparently it’s going to be DESTRUCTIVE as FUCK (I’m paraphrasing). THE SUPER FLARE!!! Now as exciting as the “Pants Shitting of Obliteration” but hey apparently only I am wondering what happens when Kal grinds out a constipated dump.

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First Look: ‘Darth Vader’ #1 variants by Alex Ross

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The uh. Two Alex Ross variants for Darth Vader #1. One. Is. Uh. A Boba Fett painting? The other is Vader dealing death.

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Japanese ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ comic book cover art

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I don’t really know what this is from, but I fucking love it.

Confirmed: Marvel merging the 616 and Ultimate Universes in ‘Secret Wars’

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Well, smarter people than me around here have been specuating for a while that this was going to happen. Marvel is merging together it’s typical (616) universe and its Ultimate universe. The Orgy of Continuity will take place at Battleworld, and like — all parts of Battleworld are in continuity. But like, yeah, I don’t get how this is going to work coming out of Secret Wars. Whatever Universe(s) are left standing after Battelworld will coalesce into what will be considered Continuity?

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Marvel dropping RUN THE JEWELS variant covers

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It’s always nice to know that people get you and what you’re about. And so it’s been dope today. No less than five people have pushed this news along to me today as I worked. Ya’ll beautiful. As beautiful as these FUCKING RUN THE JEWELS VARIANT COVERS OH FUCK YES.

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Marvel announces final issues of ‘Avengers’ and ‘New Avengers’ ahead of ‘Secret Wars’

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BECAUSE OF COURSE. It seems like every fucking event these days brings with it the final issues of major titles, only to relaunch them with some new adjective after the fact. Uncanny Forceful Nouveau Avengers, here we come. However, I suppose I got to rock the Serenity Prayer and simply accept it as part and parcel of the current Big Two Comic Climate.

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Kevin Wada’s rendition of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts is disgustingly good

Here: Alex Ross’ full variant cover for ‘Star Wars’ #1

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