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Back in the MCU – Spider-Man: Homecoming review

Spider-Man returns to our screens and to the Marvel family, following his appearance in Captain America: Civil War, we now have his first main starring role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and this movie does work as a stand-alone and doesn’t advance the overall MCU storyline as much as other editions in this franchise, which surely is to the film’s advantage.

Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts, who only has a couple of films under his belt and does not have much box office pedigree to boast of, but directs with assurance, particularly with the comic and high school-based parts of the movie – and this film does give time to Peter Parker’s high school life. His school cohorts include, best pal Ned, played by Jacob Batalon, the girl he has a crush on, Liz (Laura Herrier), as well as Michelle played by Disney starlet Zendaya and even a re-imagined Flash Thompson (Tony Revolori) shows up. These scenes do work well, especially contrasting with Peter’s extra-curricular activities, sneaking out of school to fight crime and begin his superhero journey.

The premise of this film, is that our dual-identity hero is excited after having his initial interactions with The Avengers and is eager to do more. However, Tony Stark/Iron Man believes that Peter isn’t yet ready for the big leagues, and so Spidey us relegated to just being ‘a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man’. Peter is having fun using his powers, as well as taking selfies and seeing videos of his exploits posted online – and seeing the reactions of his school buddies. But, Peter still wants to become a fully-fledged Avenger and prove himself, so he begins investigating when powerful weapons, seemingly not from this planet, begin showing up all over New York.

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Stargate Universe finally continues with new comic series: Back To Destiny

The return of Dr. Rush, Colonel Young, Camile Wray, Eli Wallace and the rest of the characters from the fan-favorite TV show Stargate Universe, is upon us thanks to this comic series courtesy of American Mythology Productions. The creative team behind this series includes, Stargate Atlantis writing team of Mark L. Haynes and J.C. Vaughn, as well as The Land That Time Forgot and Marvel’s Gorilla-Man artist, Giancarlo Caracuzzo.

The show ended rather abruptly and without the opportunity to provide many answers to some of the questions the show revelled in during its run. Fortunately, Stargate Universe begins right where Season Two of the acclaimed science fiction show ended, with the crew and unwilling passengers of Destiny set to cross a vast expanse of space with no margin for error.

With almost all of the willing and unwilling crew of the ancient starship Destiny in suspended animation, only Eli Wallace is left awake to repair his own stasis pod before time runs out. While he races against time, a new and unexpected danger threatens the fragile plan designed to keep everyone alive and away from the aliens who had been pursuing them. What strange new menace confronts Eli, Colonel Young, Doctor Rush and the others?

Back to Destiny #1 is out now and issue #2 is published on the 19th of July.

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Spider-Man: Master Plan #1 relaunches The Crime Master

Everythings going perfectly for Peter Parker. He’s got some time off and landed tickets to the hottest Broadway show in town, which means there’s another shoe ready to drop somewhere. Everyone’s favorite web-slinger in an all-new story against his foe The Crime Master. This Spidey villain is one of the classics created by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, but rarely depicted. The Crime Master is a professional-criminal who works behind the scenes to build a criminal empire, and usually makes an interesting counterpart foil. No doubt this launch is partly motivated by the release of Spider-Man Homecoming and is perhaps an attempt to generate some nostalgia around the iconic character.

This issue is written by Robbie Thompson (Dr Strange, Amazing Spider-Man) and illustrated by Nate Stockman (Amazing Spider-Man, Gwenpool). The variant covers are designed by Ron Lim and Giuseppe Camuncoli.

This edition also includes a special reprinting of Amazing Spider-Man #2, featuring the first appearance of The Vulture. Spider-Man: Master Plan #1 will be released by Marvel Comics on July 5th.

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Cullen Bunn’s Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe Again #1

The original Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe was released back in August 2012 from writer Cullen Bunn. The follow up from Marvel Comics and Cullen Bunn is out on July 5th and promises to be a similar entertaining and over the top spectacle. Dalibor Talajic the artist on the original 2012 run has also returned.

Deadpool Kills Marvel Universe Again #1 features Deadpool taking out many well known staples of the Marvel universe. This is a Wide Wilson of a different universe who has gone insane after an encounter with MODOK, the Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing.

Expect another full on Deadpool adventure where his katana skills and regeneration abilities are put to the test. Bunn enjoys taking Deadpool into new directions and subverting the audience’s expectations. We have certainly witnessed a trend coinciding with the characters increased popularity of numerous crossovers integrating Deadpool with other comic personalities, including the Punisher, Spider-Man and Howard the Duck.

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Dark Horse are releasing the Dota 2: Comic Collection

Dark Horse Comics are publishing the Dota 2: The Comic Collection, which assembles Valve’s Dota 2 online web comic series. We discover more about the legendary warriors and the origins of the Ancients and the world they inhabit. The comics dive far deeper into the back story of the characters and events of Dota 2.

Valve have been published these comics online for a few years, explaining more about the history behind the universe that the game takes place in. The web comics proved very popular with the fans of DOTA 2. Dark Horse and Valve are to publish eight different comics are collated in this anthology.

It will be available in comic book stores from August 1st.

Read more at http://comichomeworld.com/dark-horse-and-valve-are-releasing-the-dota-2-comic-collection/

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Bloodshot Salvation #1 from Valiant is the next series due out

Valiant are promising a new ‘bloody and vengeful era’ for the Eisner Award nominated Bloodshot series, with Bloodshot Salvation hitting stores this fall. This saga comes from New York Times best-selling author Jeff Lemire, along side artists Lewis LaRosa and Mico Suayan – all of whom previously worked on Bloodshot Reborn. Ray Garrison escapes his violent past to build the one thing he never thought he’d earn: a family. But when a hateful secret from his true love’s past threatens their fragile peace, Bloodshot will be forced to run headlong into a barrage of blood, bullets, and broken bones for a revenge-fueled assault that will have crushing consequences for those he holds most dear.

Bloodshot Salvation #1 will featuring covers by Kenneth Rocafort (The Ultimates), Monika Palosz (Divinity III: Stalinverse), Tomas Giorello (X-O Manowar), Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead), Greg Smallwood (Moon Knight), and Dave Johnson (100 Bullets). Valiant is also unveiling a Brushed Metal Variant cover, which will be adorning the first issue of the series.

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Marvel Comics releases Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spiderman

This is the return of your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, courtesy of writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Adam Kubert. From a Marvel press release:  ‘The webslinging, wallcrawling wonder returns to New York City in the all-new Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spiderman. A companion series to the best-selling Amazing Spider-Man series, Peter Parker is going back-to-basics for big heroics in the Big Apple. Featuring adversaries old and new, and his never ending battle against crime and the dreaded Parker Luck.’

Marvel’s main Spider-Man title, The Amazing Spider-Man is dealing with Peter Parker’s world spanning adventures, and as the Marvel blurb suggests, this Spectacular Spider-Man series will keep Peter in New York and focus on his crime-fighting escapades in his home turf. The ‘Spectacular Spider-Man’ title goes back to 1968, an it has generally been seen as a companion series to the flagship ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ title, it has gone through several incarnations through the years – and also courted some controversy from fans, especially with the ‘clone Spider-Man’ storyline, which suggested that the Spider-Man depicted for the last twenty years had actually been a clone of the real Spider-Man (Marvel later reversed this in official canon).

Zdarsky is often a humorous writer, so we could be expecting the fun, wise-cracking Spider-Man we all love and the nerdy Peter Parker and from the quote given, Zdarsky is going to have a lot of fun with the dual nature of the character.

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Jean Grey #1 is part of Marvel Comic’s new Resurrexion series

In this new ongoing Marvel Comics series by Dennis Hopeless (All-New X-Men, Spider-Woman) and Victor Ibanez (Extraordinary X-Men), Jean Grey is determined to escape her destiny of becoming possessed by the Phoenix.

We follow Jean Grey in this solo publication as she attempts to undo her own future.In the finale of Avengers vs X-Men, a teenage Jean Grey traveled through time and arrived in the present. She discovered the fate of her predecessor as the Phoenix, the cosmic entity has left her in an endless cycle of life and death. Now she knows through a premonition that the Phoenix is coming for her and Jean Grey is setting out to prevent history from repeating itself.

This new publication is following on from the Brian Michael Bendis series, Avengers vs X-Men, so this is the original 1960s line-up Jean Grey. All of the interceding events have not yet occurred, you could call it a retcon, which is the flavor of the month in X-Men outings.

Jean deserves her own solo series, which surprisingly has never happened before. The singular X-Men titles allow more time for exploring the character and with conclusion of the X-Men vs Inhumans and the Phoenix there are many plot threads to unravel.

Read more at http://comichomeworld.com/jean-grey-1-part-of-marvel-comics-resurrexion-series/

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Preview of Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Broken #1

A new comic is coming out, Star Trek: The Next Generation – Mirror Broken #1,  which is set in the mirror universe.

This concept of a mirror universe, featuring evil versions of the noble captains we have come to know, began with The Original Series and episodes have been included in all the television iterations of Star Trek since, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise and of course: The Next Generation. The writers always have a lot of fun with this scenario, as it allows them to explore different dimensions of beloved characters and make them do sinister things they would never be allowed to get away with in the regular universe we all know and love.

Mirror Broken #1 sounds intriguing and I’m sure it will be interesting to see Picard as a different man – not the moral, honorable character we usually see him as, although it might be traumatising to some to see the personification of Star Trek’s pro-humanist message, committing acts of skullduggery.

The writer for this series is Scott Tipton and the artist is J K Woodward who also provides the cover art. It is a six issue series and is out now, published on May 10th by IDW.

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New from Marvel Comics: Luke Cage #1

Luke Cage returns in a new series, which brings him to New Orleans and gets him involved in some classic film noir-style escapades – including: a woman with a secret, a mysterious billionaire, violent gangs and a shadowy figure – and a link to his own past. Luke’s creator, Dr. Noah Burstein – the man who made him into the unbreakable hero – is dead and Cage is in The Big Easy for the funeral and looking for answers.

This series comes from writer David F Walker, who has worked on Luke Cage material before, with Power Man and Iron Fist comics on his resume. Nelson Blake II is the artist for this series, his previous work includes Romulus and he is certainly a talent on the rise. There are variant covers available from artists such as, Mike Deodato Jr, Leroy Davis, Rahzzah, a hip-hop version from Tim Bradstreet and a fifth which is yet to be confirmed.

Read more at http://comichomeworld.com/new-from-marvel-comics-luke-cage-1/

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Sacred Creatures is a creator owned comic series from Image

Pablo Raimondi and Klaus Janson are launching this new creator owned supernatural series with Image Comics. Sacred Creatures centers on Josh Miller, who is caught in the midst of a global conspiracy.

Supernatural forces maintaining the fragile balance of power in this world are beginning to unravel. Myth and reality collide, as Josh finds himself on the frontline of a battle against an enemy dating back to the beginning of time itself. Raimondi has created his own work before with Oxido and has written Inhumans and Books of Doom. While, artist Jansen is a comic book veteran having regularly been in print since the 1970s. He has written for such publications as The Adventures of Superman and Daredevil.

Sacred Creatures will arrive in comic book stores on Wednesday, July 5th.

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Review of Marvel’s new release: Secret Empire #1

Writer Nick Spencer and artist Steve McNiven bring us Secret Empire #1, which we have seen the set up to in Secret Empire #0 and Captain America: Steve Rogers,  so this story begins with us right in the action – several months after the events of Secret Empire #0. Hydra has launched a successful, widespread attack against the forces of good, they are now the ruling power – and the big news is, of course, Captain America has turned bad. Can the Avengers fight back against Hydra’s new world order?

So what is going on with Cap? Well Steve Rogers continues his descent into villainy, which is a hard thing for a lot of people to see. Captain America is currently very popular for the pro-freedom and innate goodness we see with his character in the movie trilogy – maybe the most successful comic book based trilogy that exists. So this storyline in the comics doesn’t sit well with a lot of people, is Steve being mind-controlled in some way… possibly Cosmic Cube related? Many fans believe this is the case, and there are a few things shown to support this, but we won’t spoil those here.

How will Spencer and McNiven redeem Captain America and will it be a cop out ending? That is something I am already wondering about after issue #1 – and how this series will be ultimately received, will depend on how the creators deal with this character arc.

Secret Empire is having a serious impact on the Marvel Universe and this is a pretty dark storyline, one which perhaps looks to reflect, and comment on, current political situations in the real world – something which comic books have always sought to do. This is achieved fairly well here, leaving the reader with something to think about, without beating you over the head with an opinion. Parts of this issue are viewed from the perspective of a young boy, who is not fooled by the Hydra regime and how his world has changed

This was a nice touch by Spencer, viewing this takeover through innocent eyes, makes the failures of the adults who failed to confront this danger more apparent. Amidst the drama, however, there are scenes of fun, a few laughs and some romance on display here too.

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The manga Beserk by Kentaro Muira and Dark Horse Comics reaches Volume 38

The Japanese manga Beserk by Kentaro Miura is 25 years old this year and is one of the longest running series in the US. The latest edition Beserk volume 38 will be released on July 5th.

The central character of Berserk is Guts, the Black Swordsman, a feared mercenary and warrior, who has faced down mortal and demon enemies on many planes. He is the legendary bearer of a gigantic sword known as the dragon slayer and a magnetic arm. Volume 38 brings Guts and company to the isle of Skellig in hopes that elven magic can cure the afflicted Casca, but the cure could come at a deadly cost. Meanwhile, Guts’s comrade Rickert journeys to the city of Falconia, the seat of power for Griffith, the resurrected former Hawks commander. But the glittering towers of Falconia cast the darkest of shadows, and a legion of demonic monstrosities dwell in the darkness! Kentaro Miura is also responsible for a number of other manga titles that are worth checking out including Giganto Maxia and King of Wolves.

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Marvel’s Man-Thing #2 from R.L. Stine Preview

The second instalment of Man-Thing will soon be arriving from the creative minds of R.L. Stine and artist Christopher Mitten. All is not well for Man-Thing after returning in issue #1 from Hollywood to the swamp he once called home.

Man-Thing was one of many creations by Stan Lee, with Roy Thomas, Gray Morrow and Gerry Conway also being instrumental guiding influences in the character’s initial development. The swamp loving creature debuted in comic books back in 1971.  R.L. Stine the acclaimed horror novel writer is lending his own unique vision to the Man-Thing character.

Man-Thing is visited by an ally from his past, while struggling with his new status in life. But the swamp is less than welcoming, with every creature seemingly out to get him including the Crocodiles, bats and mosquitoes. Will Man-Thing be able to restore the balance of the swamp and the cause of this calamity? Or will the forces that are affecting the swamp prove to be beyond his control?

Read more at http://comichomeworld.com/marvels-man-thing-2-from-r-l-stine-preview/

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Deadpool & The Mercs For Money #9: ‘Til Death Do Us’ Part 3

We are fast approaching part 3 of the 6 issue ‘Til Death Do Us’ miniseries that is taking place within the regular Deadpool & The Mercs For Money series. In the next edition Shiklah’s people demand justice and the Monster Metropolis declare war on the surface world. Deadpool must choose between succubus queen Shiklah, who is now his wife, and his role as everybody’s favorite hero.

Deadpool’s romance with the monster queen Shiklah in the earlier episodes certainly had his head spinning. The mercenary for hire stood by her side valiantly to defeat Dracula, but it looks majorly like events will be forcing Deadpool to re-evaluate the choices he has made in his life.

This issue is written by and Christopher Hastings (Vote Loki) with art by Iban Coello. Cullen Bunn, a Deadpool aficionado, is taking on the primary responsibilities of writing the The Deadpool and Mercs for Money series. Other talents that have been enlisted are writers Joshua Corin (Nuclear Winter Wonderland) and Gerry Duggan (Uncanny Avengers) and artists Salva Espin, Scott Koblish and Reilly Brown.

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Novel, TV series and now comic: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods: Shadows #1

American Gods Shadows #1 is out from March 15th in comic book form, and there is also a TV series on the horizon, which will be shown on the Starz network. This series was originally a novel entitled American Gods, written by Neil Gaiman and published in 2001.

The premise of this title is that mythological creatures exist because people believe in them and immigrants have brought their spirits and gods with them to the United States. However the power that the mythological beings wield has diminished as people’s belief in them has waned, now new gods have replaced them, reflecting modern day obsessions with media and celebrity, among other things.

Several characters from the novel are present in the comic book, including protagonist Shadow Moon a down on his luck ex-convict who gets mixed up with a variety of characters, many of which are incarnations of deities, such as Mr Wednesday, who is actually the norse god Odin.

The comic is written by Gaiman himself, with art by P. Craig Russell and there are several variant covers available by the likes of Glenn Fabry, David Mack and Dave McKean.

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Top comic creators have picked their fave Judge Dredd issues for the 4 Decades of 2000 AD special

To celebrate the creative droids behind the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic, a selection of writers and artists from across 2000 AD’s forty-year history were asked to choose their favourite one-off story by a fellow creator and explain why they chose it. Some of British comics’ top creators pick their favorite one-off stories from 2000 AD’s 40 year run.

From humorously twisted Future Shocks to the dystopian escapades of Judge Dredd, 2000 AD has inspired generations of readers and has spawned some of the greatest talents in the comics industry. The result is this incredible anthology featuring work by Alan Grant, Kevin O’Neill, Rob Williams, Brian Bolland, Chris Weston and Steve Dillon selected by creators such as founding editor Pat Mills, celebrated artist Jock, and recent newcomer Tom Foster.

Galaxy’s Greatest : Four Decades of 2000 AD is out now.

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