Chris Yost & Duane Swiercynski talk to Newsarama about ‘Messiah War’ & the future of both X-Force & Cable

For you 'Messiah War' fans Newsarama have a nice little interview with X-Force writer Christ Yost & Cable scribe Duane Swierczynski about the future of their respective books. Both these books have been great and have made me an even bigger fan of the Cable character. What does worry me is that Paul Gulacy is stepping in on art for issues 16 & 17 of Cable. There is nothing against Paul Gulacy but I am a big big fan of current artist Ariel Olivetti (his cover to Cable issue no.1 shown below. Also try and check out DC‘s mini Space Ghost by Joe Kelly & Ariel Olivetti. It’s an excellent re-imagining of the character with beautiful art and it was the first place I saw Ariel’s work).

(Cable 1 - Cover by Olivetti)

(Space Ghost 1 - cover by Olivetti)

Ariel has been amazing on this book and was made to draw the big brooding Nathan Summers, but with the recent announcement that he will be working on Incredible Hulk (from issue 601 onwards, a job I’m sure he will be excellent at) I hope that he will still be returning to Cable. He did have a short break before on issue’s 11 & 12 and the art was really bad and it was the worst story arc of the series.

The full interview with the creator’s is here: http://www.newsarama.com/comics/090610-xforce-cable-post-messiah.html

(Incredible Hulk 601 –cover by Olivetti)

BATMAN: STREETS OF GOTHAM #1 – Preview form DC

Brilliant 7 page preview of the new Bat title plus both 50/50 covers shown. This looks really good, I love the way Batman & Robin are drawn here by Dustin Nguyen. Having said that, I know a lot of people liked Paul Dini’s run on Detective Comics but I didn’t think it was great. I am thinking about picking this up now due to this preview. I’ll give this first issue a go and see how I like it.

Anyone else picking it up?

Preview here - http://dcublog.dccomics.com/

On sale - 17/06.

Batman 687 Preview @ IGN Comics

Another preview over @ IGN Comics, this time of Batman - 687. There is a variant cover again by JG Jones, shown above. This variant is much better than the main cover by Tony Daniel. I hope the variant is a 50/50 cover and not any more expensive to buy.

I gotta say I think the preview pages look really good. Ed Benes draws such a mean Batman.

See them here - http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/992/992736p1.html

You guys picking this up? Looking forward to it? Let me know.

Red Robin 1 - Preview @ IGN Comics

Great 6 page preview of Red Robin 1 @ IGN Comics. Plus a nice variant cover by JG Jones as shown above.

See the preview pages here - http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/992/992749p1.html

Dynamite Titles On Sale June 10, 2009 – Previews @ CBR

Dynamite Entertainment has provided CBR with advance looks at new comics on sale this week including "Buck Rogers" #1, "Sherlock Holmes" #2, "Army of Darkness" #21, "Super Zombies #4 and "Terminator: Revolution" #5

Link here - http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21495

Ill be picking up Buck Rogers 1. There are 3 really nice covers to choose from though and I can’t decide what one to get!?! The gorgeous covers are shown below.


John Cassaday cover

Alex Ross cover

Matt Wagner cover

Comic Book Pull List – 10/06/2009

Awesome cover to Red Robin 1 by Francis Manapul.

My list for new comic books that I’ll be picking up this week looks something like this:

Marvel:
Amazing Spider-Man 597
Deadpool 11
Uncanny X-Men 511
Wolverine 74
War of Kings – Savage World of Sakaar
X-Factor 44
X-Men Forever 1

DC:
Action Comics 878
Batman 687
Green Lantern Corps 37
Red Robin 1

Dynamite:
Buck Rogers 1

Lots to look forward to this week including the continuation of Deadpool vs. Bullseye, hopefully an answer to the question; will Jean Grey be back? - in Uncanny X-Men 511, and how will X-Men Forever 1 turn out? The book I am most looking forward to is Red Robin 1. I like Tim Drake as a character & Chris Yost is a very good writer. I have been really enjoying X-Force and very much enjoyed his recent mini series Killer of Demons published by Image Comics (you guys should check that out if you haven’t already). I am nervous how Judd Winick will handle the new Batman, the Green Arrow book used to be one of my favorites until he took it over a few years ago and completely killed it for me. Guess we will have to wait and see.

What books you guys picking up?

Was David Carradine killed by kung fu assassins?

I just read this crazy news story on Yahoo.com. Which I have copied below. What do you guys think? It's probably rubbish, but...

David Carradine was killed because he was investigating kung fu crime lords, his family have suggested.

The Kill Bill star, 73, was found dead in a Bangkok hotel room last week, with a rope tied around his neck and manhood.

While Thai police initially suggested it was a sex act gone horribly wrong, the actor's family have claimed that he was killed for investigating secret societies in that area.

The lawyer to Carradine's family, Mark Geragos, was asked on Larry King's US chat show if the Kung Fu star was "interested in investigating and disclosing secret societies?"
To which, Geragos replied, "Absolutely. And so there is a suspicion that if there was some foul play, that may be the first area they should look."

Geragos has also revealed that the actor's family have urged the FBI to investigate Carradine's death.

He added, "It's hard to start the grieving process when you don't have all the information on what happened. Family members are frustrated and in shock.
"The information keeps evolving, and that's troubling them."

The assassin conspiracy theory has remarkable similarities to Bruce Lee's death in 1973. While his death was ruled to be heart failure, there are still some who believe that the martial arts legend was murdered by Chinese triads.

A former wife of Carradine has rubbised the conspiracy theories however. Marina Anderson said, "If he was involved in secret societies, it was a secret I didn't even know about."

- Crazy

Terminator Salvation review

Spoilers Alert

I was expecting the worst to be honest, what I had read in reviews before seeing the film was generally negative but I’m glad to say I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed the movie. First off, the action was great. The Termintaor franchise of movies are sc-fi films but also big action flicks, lets face it, and thanks to director McG Terminator Salvation does not disappoint on that side of things.

The cast was also excellent. Christian Bale got some slack from critics for his take on the character being a bit one dimensional and intense, but let’s face it; John Connor would be that way. What that character has grown up knowing, and becoming a soldier and leader of the resistance, the character needs to be hard and unwavering. I think he did a good job. Sam Worthington as cyborg Marcus Wright trying to redeem himself was also very good and carried the action scenes well. The real star though was young actor Anton Yelchin who played Connors father Kyle Reese. I could not believe this was the same guy who I had seen a couple of weeks ago as Chekov in Star Trek. The transformation is a credit to this guys acting skills. The original Terminator movie is one of my favorite films ever, and I think Kyle Reese is one of the coolest characters ever. Anton totally gets the voice down and the attitude of the way Reese was portrayed in the original by Michael Biehn. He is totally believable as the same character.

The film also did very well in linking little parts to the previous films. For instance, how John Connor got the scar on his face, and there are few other little bits like this that fans will pick up.

What I do miss from the first and the second film is the way the future is portrayed. The first 2 films showed the future as a very dark place, (Reese comments in the first film that the humans only go out at night) with the relentless patrolling of the machine rolling over human bones and skulls and laser rifles being used giving that real futuristic feel. In this film the landscape was more Mad Max. That’s my only real issue; it just didn’t look the way I would have liked. All in all a really good sci-fi action film that carries on the Terminator franchise well and makes you forget how bad Terminator 3 was.

4.5 out of 5

What did you guys think?

Monday Mini Reviews

I was a bit disappointed after getting through my stack this week, there was nothing that great to shout about. But here’s what I thought anyway:

Skaar: Son of Hulk 11 – 3.5 out of 5

This was probably the best issue I read this week and definitely had the best cover by TRAVIS CHAREST. (Spoilers) I like the human side to Skaar as a twist. This side is explored in this issue as the young human Skaar deals with the loss of a wolf he befriended and his struggle to keep the monster at bay due the destruction it causes. We also see a protective side as he sort of makes friends with some other kids around his own age and one of them gets injured. When the Hulk/Skaar emerges toward the end of the issue the ruthless bad ass is back, and next issue looks like the showdown between pa & son. The art by Ron Lim suits the feel of the book well. Pretty good all round.

Amazing Spider-Man 596 – 2.5 out of 5

Not as good as the previous issue unfortunately. Harry gets a tour of the Avengers tower and Peter infiltrates the Dark Avengers as Venom/ Dark Spider-Man. That’s pretty much all that happens. Hopefully it will pick up with some action next issue.

Batman & Robin 1 – 3 out of 5

This read a bit quick for me and quick for a Grant Morrison book. It’s basically a set up issue, which is fine as it’s a number 1. I like the little brat Damian as Robin; he is going to be the most entertaining character in this book. The new character Pyg was a cool edition, he is really quite evil. As for the art, it’s not really my cup of tea. Nothing wrong with it I just find Quitely’s art a bit spongy and bubbly which is not my bag. And the book was very colourful. I normally like Batman drawn a bit darker to suit the mood of the character but as this is a new Batman & Robin I will leave judgment on that to later, plus a new artist will be on board for issue 4 anyway. Enjoyable read but nothing spectacular.

Mighty Avengers 25 - 2 out of 5

I think the problem with this team so far is that none of them are likeable, that’s the way Dan Slott seems to be writing them. The premise for this issue is that the Mighty Avengers HQ (in the Pym Pocket) is in danger of being able to link with Earth. Pym has also been building some machine in the HQ that can only be contained in the Pym Pocket Universe he has created. What the machine does I don’t know. (Maybe I missed that or it was in previous issues.) So to save the HQ and the machine Pym needs another device held by the FF. Reed will not give up the device to Pym so Pym devises a plan to steal it from the FF. The problem is who cares!?!? Who cares if they have to get anew HQ and I didn’t get what the secret machine does so I do really care about the fate of that either. The big fight between the two teams will be next issue but I don’t think I’ll bother. Art was okay.

Previews - Image Comics On Sale June 10, 2009 @ CBR

Check the link - http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21491

A new Cap? Matt Brady Speculates over at Newsarama

A new cap to replace the new cap already?!?!?!? Does this image have to do with issue 600 or the Reborn mini series or something totally different!??!! So many questions! Damn you Marvel!!!

Read the full article and get the low down on the above image here - http://www.newsarama.com/comics/060905-KyleBaker.html

Last Red Circle teaser from DC – The Shield

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This week I have been mostly listening to …. The Horrors - Primary Colours.

Primary Colours is the second album from UK band The Horrors released last May.

I first saw the band before they released their first album and when there was a big excitement about this band around East London ‘trendies’. This was the first and only gig I have walked out of because the playing was so bad. The noise was an unbearable mash of gothic organs and overbearingly deep bass with some screeching vocals chucked in. It was awful. Now a few years later a couple of my mates have been banging on about how good this new album is and what a change of direction they’ve taken. So after hearing the single ‘Who can say’ from the new album, and really liking it I gave the whole record a go and its good, very good in fact.

The single ‘Who can say’ is a good indication for what the rest of the record sounds like. It is a big change in direction for the band and draws inspiration very much from psychedelic 60’s bands. Its very lo-fi in parts and dare I say it a bit shoe-gazey in others. The organs are still there but used well for melodical effect. The rhythm section have also upped there game with fantastic drumming on the whole record and very nice no frills rootsy bass work. It’s without a doubt a musical growth from a band that has matured greatly between their two records. I think fans of 60’s psychedelic music, Velvet Underground & the Jesus and Mary Chain might like this. A surprisingly good record. Check it.

Marvel Comics on Sale June 10, 2009 – Previews @ CBR

Previews of:
"Beta Ray Bill: Godhunter" #1
"Ender's Game: Recruiting Valentine"
"Fantastic Four" #567
"GeNext: United" #2
"Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers" #2
"Marvel Adventures Super-Heroes" #12
"Miss America Comics 70th Anniversary Special"
"Pride & Prejudice" #3
"Punisher: Frank Castle" #71
"Uncanny X-Men" #511
"Uncanny X-Men: First Class Giant-Sized Special" #1
"War of Kings: Savage World of Sakaar"
"Wolverine" #74
"X-Factor" #44

I’ll be getting Uncanny 511, Wolverine 74, X-Factor 44 and War of Kings: Savage World of Sakaar (as War of Kings has been really good so far and this issue is written by Christos Cage). I really wish I’d been reading Millar’s FF too (as I’m hearing good things and am a fan of Millar’s stuff) but it’s too far into his run to start now, so I’ll either ebay the back issues or pick up the trades. Anything you guys like from these previews?

Link - http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21476

David Carradine dies aged 72

Sad news, I don’t want to go over the details just want to pay my respects. The guy was awesome in Kill Bill. I’ve never got round to watching Kung Fu but hear it is great. I will check it out one day. Much respect to the man & my condolences to his family. The man was bad-ass.

Grant Morrison Speaks to Newsarama about what to expect from Batman & Robin

Really good interview at Newsarama where Mr. Morrison talks about what to expect in Batman & Robin over the course of the next year. Seems he will be working with some good artists each doing 3 issue arcs. The third arc dealing with what’s happened to Bruce Wayne! Excellent.

Read the interview here - http://www.newsarama.com/comics/060904-Grant-Batman.html

Latest Red Circle teaser from DC - The Web

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The charcter is written like a bit of a dick it seems but the modernisation of the web theme could be good. We'll have to wait and see.

Art Brut @ DC Comics

English band Art Brut are apparently DC fans and have written a song called ’DC Comics & Chocolate Milkshake’ on their new album. I’ll have to check it out. I’ve seen them live a couple of times and they have some good tunes. Anyway DC heard about this and the lucky bastards got a tour of DC HQ and a load of free comics!

I’m gonna write a song called ‘Marvel & Marshmallows’ and see how I get on. Wish me luck!

See the photos of the visit here - http://www.undertheradarmag.com/galleries/art_brut/72157619176987428

Mini reviews –Last weeks comics - Part 1

Last weeks comics finally arrived yesterday. Here are some mini reviews of the ones I have read so far.

Wolverine 72 – 5 out of 5

There is nothing I haven’t like about the Old Man Logan arc by Mark Millar & Steve McNiven. It has been non stop fantastic fan boy fun from the word go with the most gorgeous detailed pencils. This issue is just as good. Highlights include Red Skull’s head meeting Cap’s shield, Red Skulls trophy room (which included Silver Surfer’s board, the Things hand!), Logan playing as Tony Stark and of course the amazing emotional end between ‘Fuck no!’ & ‘FUCK YEAH! (If you’ve read it you’ll know what I mean.) I feel sad that there is only one issue left, but so excited too. I haven’t read all my comics from last week yet, but probably book of the week.

Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk 6 – 3 out of 5

It was good, but an unsatisfying end really as (Spoilers) Wolverine and the Hulk become best buddies and walk off into the sunset together. What makes this book good is that Damon Lindoff writes excellent dialogue between the characters and it has amazing art, really amazing (Yu is one of the best in my opinion). I’ve enjoyed the series over all; this issue was just a bit of an anti-climax.

Immortal Iron Fist 26 – 4 out of 5

The end of another very good arc, wrapping up the Eighth City story. This book has clever writing and the pencils by Travel Foreman means it looks like no other book on the stands. Love it or hate it. I love it. Good ending too leading into the next issue. Marvel, please don’t cancel this book

Amazing Spider-Man 595 – 3.5 out of 5

Good issue. I haven’t read Amazing Spider-Man since Brand new day, but I didn’t feel lost at all. Joe Kelly writes an excellent and likeable Peter Parker. Art was very nice too. Spoilers – From what I can tell, now Harry has a baby to look after, he will go work for his dad as a mini Iron Man for the Avengers. Cool.

Superman 688 – 2.5 out of 5

This read a bit too quick for me, maybe because the panels are big and cinematic. James Robinson hasn’t made Mon-El quite likeable enough yet, and the whole lead poisoning scene with Dr Light was very confusing. On the plus side, I like the Guardian as a co-star and his story has potential. I also like General Lane as the villain, great character. Average/Good

More mini reviews tomorrow

Batman & Robin teaser @ DC The Source Blog

Nice teaser here from Alex Segura @ DC’s The Source. It’s a picture of by Frank Quitely with some hints as to what’s coming up in the future issues of Batman & Robin and it looks pretty cool. My thoughts on the pics are:

Top left panel: This one is pretty obvious, looks like Dick & Damian will have some trouble getting along and there will be a lot of tension between the two (which everyone pretty much new anyway).

Top right panel: Is there a new Red Hood in town? Is it Jason back as the Red Hood? (The guns might be a clue that it is Jason as he is partial to a firearm or two). This character wears a skull on his chest, does this have something to do with the unidentified Black Skull from Battle for the Cowl? Plus there is a shadowy female looking character in the background. This I am unsure about. Possible new sidekick for the new Red Skull?

Bottom left panel: It seems Dick will have some beef with the new Batwoman, and from the Detective Comics preview in the back of the DC books last week, it looks like Dick is showing up soon! But what or who is the Batman type figure in the foreground, kind of rising from flames or ashes? Is this a hint at the return of Bruce or perhaps a reference to Blackest Night?

Bottom right panel: The return of Dr Hurt, the devil himself? Holding the keys to Wayne Manor! The person appears to be wearing the old Bat costume of Bruce’s father, as Hurt did in RIP.

Very interesting stuff. I’d love to know your thoughts and ideas!

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World - 1st Movie Poster

Here is the first movie poster for the up coming Scott pilgrim film that I found on Total Film. Check the link for some Marvel related movie posters also (not that great though as they are just teasers).

http://www.totalfilm.com/news/the-scott-pilgrim-teaser-poster-is-here

I discuss Resurrection by M. Guggenheim & Justin Greenwood

I see from Oni Press that they are today releasing Resurrection Volume 2 - no. 1. This is the second Chapter in this story by Marc Guggenheim & Justin Greenwood. I picked up issue 0 on Free Comic Book Day which was great. That led me to by the TPB for the first chapter. The basic idea for the story if you don’t know is similar to the premise of the Walking Dead, but swapping aliens for zombies. The first volume follows survivors of a decade long alien invasion who have for some unknown reason now left Earth. There are some good parts to the book where we see a struggle for who should now be leading the USA as President and also some survivors try their luck on an abandon alien (or Bug as they are called) ship, with some good tension and character exchange. The TPB is good, good enough to want me to see how it continues, but it ends abruptly and ultimately leaves more questions unanswered than answered.

I do want to pick up this new series (which I understand will follow a new set of survivors) but not at the $3.99 price per issue and the way the book is written it would be much better read in the trade, so I look forward to picking that up when the new series is collected.
It should also be noted that the first volume TPB (Resurrection: The Insurgent Edition, collecting the fist 7 issues) can be picked up in the USA for only $6 cover price! I paid around £5 for mine from Amazon.UK. Bargain prices really so if this sounds like your kind of thing I suggest picking it up.

The preview link for the new series issue 1 can be found on my previous post.

Laters

More Comic Book Previews @ CBR

HUGE amount of previews over at CBR for today’s comics. All the Marvel titles I posted about last week but also previews from DC, Wildstorm, IDW, Image, Dark Horse, Oni Press, Dynamite & Boom Studios.

Definitely worth checking out the previews, see the full list here: http://comicbookresources.com/?page=preview_srch&by=rel_date&for=2009-06-03&offset=&max_per_page=100

Q&A: Dan Slott @ Marvel.com

Nice interview With Mr Slott talking about Amazing Spider-Man 600, his Mighty Avengers & more.

Link - http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.8243.Tuesday_Q%26A~colon~_Dan_Slott

Flash Rebirth 3 – Preview Pages & More on Red Circle’s Inferno @ DC The Source

Like yesterday’s Hangman teaser, here’s another little teaser from DC for Inferno, in stores August 12th. Click Image to view.

I’m not a flash fan (too many flashes and speedsters in the DCU in my opinion and I think the idea of the speed force is just too ridiculous, even for comic books!), but I am a big fan of the creative team on this book. However the first 2 issues of this mini-series I just haven’t loved as much as I thought I would. I think I’ll wait for the trade on this one. As you can see from the preview though the art continues to be beautiful. Will you guys be picking this up?

Preview here – http://dcublog.dccomics.com/

Paul Cornel Interview @ CBR

Here’s an interesting snippet for you Cap Britain fans on the books cancelation:

Q. Do you have any opinion about why “Captain Britain and MI13” didn’t do as well as other books? As an American living in the UK, I loved seeing British heroes and learning more about the Marvel UK.

A. ‘Well, Marvel put loads of effort behind it, and I got all the support I could wish for. I just think that, in the end, there are certain characters that won't sell well enough in the States. In the UK we were doing very well, but those numbers don't get added into the Diamond sales figures.’

I find that interesting that sales from the UK don’t get added to the Diamond sales figures, I didn’t realize that. Was I being totally naïve, and does that mean that sales from the rest of the world don’t get added either? Please let me know if you have the answer. The interview also talks about the new Dark Young Avengers series. I didn’t pick this up. Did any of you guys, was it any good?

Full interview here - http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=21439

Advance Marvel reviews @ Comics Bulletin

Not sure what to buy when you step into your comic book shop today (or tomorrow if you live in the UK like me), check out Marvel True Believer Tuesday (June 2, 2009) @ Comics Bulletin which has advance reviews of 10 Marvel titles coming out today, including Amazing Spider-Man #596, New Avengers: The Reunion #4, Captain Britain & MI:13 Annual, War of Kings #4 and Dark Avengers #5!

Check it here - http://www.comicsbulletin.com/news/12439914319355.htm

Will the real Cap please stand up!

Interesting article over at Newsarama about the weird release date of Captain America 600 and more of the Reborn 5 issue mini series that will follow.

Check it here - http://www.newsarama.com/comics/060902-Cap600.html

I say bring back Steve as Cap. The book has gone down hill since he died and Bucky was cool as the Winter Soldier. What do you guys think is gonna happen?

Hangman Teaser from DC Online

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Of all the Red Circle characters announced, I think Hangman looks the most promising. I'll be picking up all the one-shots. Anyone else? Hangman is due out 5 August.

Ryan Reynolds 'actively' working on 'Deadpool' spinoff – Article @ Hitfix

Like a lot of people I felt like I had been ass raped after seeing X-Men Origins: Wolverine. I hated nearly all of it except a couple of things. I thought Taylor Kitsch as Gambit was great, he got the cockiness and the attitude down pretty well and my girlfriend thought he was hot, so pretty much ticked all the boxes. I also felt that Ryan Reynolds was perfect casting for Deadpool, and liked him for the short amount of time his was Wade Wilson at the start of the movie and not the abomination of a character he was meant to be at the end.
So I’m not sure whether I’m looking forward to this movie or not really, what do you guys think? I’ll wait to see who will be writing and directing I suppose before I form a better opinion.

Read the full article here - http://www.hitfix.com/articles/2009-5-30-breaking-ryan-reynolds-actively-working-on-deadpool-spinoff

More Preview Pages for Batman & Robin 1 @ IGN Comics

For those of us who just can’t wait, IGN Comics has posted some more previews of the interior pages for Batman & Robin 1 on sale tomorrow, plus the cool variant cover by J G Jones as shown above.

See all the pages here - http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/989/989274p1.html

The end of Iron Fist? – Read Robot 6 @ Newsarama

Another quality (if some what worrying) article from Robot 6 @ Newsarama.

I am fear at the moment for the safety of my favorite comic every month, The Immortal Iron Fist. This has been the best book on the stands since it’s re-launch by Brubaker/Fraction & Aja and has continued to be excellent since Dwayne Swiercynski & Travel Foreman took over.

I have read that after issue 27 Marvel will issue a number of One-shots based on the Immortal Weapons introduced in the main series. While I excited about the exploration of these characters I’m worried that the series won’t continue after the One-shots conclude, though I have also read from Marvel that they have big plans for Iron Fist after these. I hope so, but Marvel also promised previously that Captain Britain & MI 13 was NOT being cancelled, but as some of you will know we’ve seen how that has turned out now!

Read the full story here - http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/06/iron-fist-and-runaways-wont-be-joining-captain-britain-quite-yet/

DC Comics Preview: Justice League: Cry For Justice #1 @ Newsarama

Firstly…… WOW! The art by Mauro Cascioli is beautiful. I loved his work on last years ‘Trials of Shazam’ and this work looks just as fantastic. I’m really pumped for this now, those of you have been down on the regular Justice League of America title hold out for this. I think James Robinson & Mr Cascioli are gonna make this new Justice League mini the MUST HAVE Justice League book. Just from the preview I’m loving the way Robinson is writing Hal Jordan as a total bad-ass. I think this is due out 1st July. Check it out people and let me know your thoughts.

Check it here - http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?gid=1080

Hex’s Comic Book Pull List – 03/06/09

Hex’s Pull List – 03/06/09

Marvel:
Amazing Spider-Man 596
Exiles 3
Mighty Avengers 25

New Mutants 2
Skaar: Son of Hulk 11
War of Kings 4

DC:
Batman & Robin 1

So we are at that point of the week when I look at what comics I will be buying this Thurs. Even though due to my shit postman I still haven’t received any of last weeks yet! (Which I will post reviews for once I have received and read them).

Pretty small week for me. Batman & Robin 1 is the one I am most looking forward to. I have decided to pick up Mighty Avengers 25 due to the strength of the preview I have seen and I will also be picking up Skaar: Son of Hulk 11 (a title I have never bought before) as it continues the Planet Skaar story from the Prelude One Shot. I’m intrigued to see a proper throw down between father and son.

Also Amazing Spider-Man I never normally read. I’m not really a Spider-man fan, I mean I like him in a group setting as he is great for the comic one liner, but a whole book of him I just find annoying. Plus he has the worst superhero costume ever. Does that make me a bad comic book fan for not liking Spidey?!?! Anyway, from what I’ve read about the upcoming American Son arc it looks cool so I will checking it out.

What are you guys picking up, and any suggestions as to any other titles I should be getting?

Laters
Hex

Newsarama talks to Peter David about X-Factor - See Link

X-Factor's X-Factor: Talking to Peter David - http://www.newsarama.com/comics/060901-PAD-Xfactor.html

One of my favourite comics every month since that great and already classic issue 39. After another cliff hanger ending on issue 43 (SPOILERS!) - with the return of Shatterstar, what the fuck is gonna happen next?!! Who or what the fuck is Cortex!?!?! Looking forward to more on the future Summers Rebellion too. Issue 44 is out 10th June. If you are not buying this title already try and get the back issues from issue 39 onwards. Its only a few issues ago and a great jumping on point.

Hex

Batman & Robin 1 Preview Art @ DC The Source Blog - By Alex Segura

Nice preview page here of Batman & Robin 1 with finished art by Frank Quitely, looks cool. Really looking forward to how this new series turns out. Though I’m not a huge Grant Morrison fan I loved Batman RIP so hopefully he’ll continue his great work on the new Batman & Robin. Some other good links on the blog too for interviews with Peter Tomasi regarding Blackest Night, Keith Giffen about the newly announced Magog series and lots more.

Link - http://dcublog.dccomics.com/

MIGHTY AVENGERS #25 Preview @ Newarama

Preview here - http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?gid=1079

I bought the first couple of issues from the new creative team of Slot & Pham, but was not that impressed by the stories. The writing and art was fine but the story did not grab me. This preview however has me a little interested, the idea of the new Mighty Avengers vs The Fantastic Four could be fun, plus the new artist’s work looks great (S. Segovia I think). I might pick this up. Will anyone else be grabbing it?

Robot Six @ CBR – Marvel’s Price Increases

Interesting article from Robot Six about Marvel’s price increases. Is there going to be more to come in the near future? - http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/05/more-on-marvels-price-increases/

The Final Hours of Messiah War –IGN speaks with Kyle & Yost

Nice interview here, I’ve been loving this series, cant wait to see how it ends. Nice Apocalypse art too! - http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/988/988114p1.html

X-Men Forever 1 Preview @ Newsarama

X-Men Forever 1, on sale 10/06/2009 from Marvel written by Chris Claremont, art by Tom Grummett.

Link to preview at Newsarama - http://www.newsarama.com/php/multimedia/album.php?aid=28341

I’m excited, I mean, I think I am; maybe nervous is a better word. Why? Because the classic X-Men Blue Team era is essentially what got me in to comics when I was a kid. The first arc was excellent but then Claremont and Jim Lee were taken off the book and the writing and art chores fell to Fabian Nicieza and the great Andy Kubert. They went on to have a great run in my opinion, one that I remember fondly and that made me fall in love with the X-Men characters and comics in general. Highlights include the wedding of Scott & Jean, the battle against Magneto where Wolvie lost his adamantium, and then the epic, and in my opinion, greatest comic event ever, the Age of Apocalypse story line.

Now Claremont is essentially tasked with continuing his original vision following X-Men issue 3, which has me worried. I mean it could be great, as the classic and huge Claremont run on Uncanny X-Men was, but it could be bad like his more recent work. I know we still have the Nicieza and Kubert run to look back on whenever we like but I just feel like my favourite memories of comics are about to be changed and messed about with. From the preview we can already see that Gambit’s real name has been changed from Remy Lebeau to Remy Picard (why?). I know that is picky, but I just worry what’s next. Having said all that I will still pick up the issue and give you my thoughts once I’ve read it. Here’s hoping it’s great.