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Marvel Primer Pages add All-New Content to MARVEL LEGACY!
New York, NY – July 7, 2017 – Marvel Legacy is changing the way you read comics – and the future of the Marvel Universe. This fall, Marvel is proud to present MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!, three all-new pages of comic content written by Robbie Thompson (Silk, Doctor Strange and the Sorcerer Supreme) with a majority of art from acclaimed superstar Mark Bagley (The Amazing Spider-Man, All New X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man). These stories will draw all readers into the Marvel Universe like never before. And at no extra cost to the reader, what better way to change the way readers jump into a series!
#ThankHugh Jackman
Today sees the release of Logan on Blu-ray. The film marks the final stand of Hugh Jackman as the character he first brought to life some 17 years ago, and who he portrayed over the course of nine films (including starring roles and cameos).
It will be hard for FOX to replace Jackman as Wolverine, and the studio is well aware of the good fortune they had of casting the actor in what will remain his seminal role. In tribute, the studio has started up the #ThankHugh Initivative, encouraging fans to share their favourite image of Jackman in character. We wanted to participate, and hope you to do, because no matter what you thought of all the X-Men films, there’s no doubt that Hugh Jackman always delivered the goods as our favourite Canucklehead.
#ThankHugh
Trailer Time: Logan
The final trailer for Logan is here.
It is outstanding.
The film opens March 3rd.
Glenn Walker Reviews Civil War II #7
Talk is cheap. And in Civil War II #7, nothing happens but talk, and it’s not cheap. For five dollars American I got pretty pictures, a lot of talk, hardly any plot progression, and nothing happens. In a comic that includes entire pages taken up by credits, alternate covers, a next issue tease, and a minimalist roll call, that is awful. When it’s taken into account how late this event series is, it is simply an awful shame. But then again, what does or doesn’t happen in this issue may be a matter of perspective, and we may just have seen the death of another major Marvel superhero. Meet me after the jump for my thoughts on what does happen in Civil War II #7…
Trailer Time: Logan (UPDATED w/Red Band Trailer)
Holy shit. This looks incredible. That’s all I’m going to say.
Logan is out March 3rd, 2017.
Canadian Government Uncovers Super-Soldier James “Logan” Howlett
Apparently it’s all true, the Library and Archives Canada has acquired the declassified journals and military records of Canadian Super-Soldier James “Logan Howlett. Details to follow after the jump.
Righting Future Wrongs In OLD MAN LOGAN #1 On The Wednesday Run
The great thing about time travel, else-world stories, is that there are no rules. Anything can happen – and everything old is new again.
You take a character that’s been around forever, a character that everyone knows inside and out, and you put ‘em in a new setting, in a new time, under new circumstance and maybe, just maybe, you‘re able to squeeze something new and fresh and wonderful out of ‘em.
That’s the way to do it with these superheroes that have been around for longer than you and I, bub!
Now, let’s turn to everyone’s favourite berserker, the Wolverine in the pages of his new monthly series, Old Man Logan #1, out today!
The GAR! Podcast: Listener Feedback
Biff Bam Pop! presents The GAR! Podcast, the Glenn Walker and Ray Cornwall weekly podcast where they talk unrehearsed about whatever happens to come to mind. It’s an audio-zine for your mind, a nerd exploration of a nerd world, coming to you from across the vastness of suburban New Jersey via Skype. This week, we’re talking about listener feedback, reality television, comics, rainbows, barbecue, and Ray takes another shot at Chris Christie, along with all the usual stuff. See and hear more after the jump.
Put your back into it: Avengers The Vibranium Collection reviewed
Sometimes bigger is better. And sometimes it’s really, really better. That’s the idea behind the massive, oversized collection Marvel has been releasing the last few years. Roughly the height of of IDW’s Artist Edition collections and the width of a slightly smaller Marvel Omnibus, we’ve seen Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection, X-Men: The Adamantium Collection and Marvels: The Platinum Edition Collection. I’m the proud owner of that last one, it being the fourth time I purchased the seminal Kurt Busiek/Alex Ross story (after a softcover version, a signed hardcover, and then the 10th anniversary reissue). This is literally a tome, expensive yet well worth the money.
The latest large-sizedc collection to hit well-inforced store shelves is Avengers: The Vibranium Collection, itself perfectly timed to coincide with the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron. Read the rest of this entry
Herb Trimpe 1939-2015
Yesterday we lost one of the true legends of the comics world, artist-inker-writer Herb Trimpe. Sometimes an artist does a character so well that the definitive version of that character is theirs; in Trimpe’s case, that would be the Incredible Hulk. More after the jump.
