NYCC 2018: Marvel Sketches Out Their Week

Marvel Entertainment is descending onto New York Comic Con in full force! Join us for a robust lineup of fun events from Marvel Television, Marvel New Media, Marvel Animation, Marvel Comics, Marvel Games and Marvel Themed Entertainment. With exclusive first-look videos, star-studded signings, and incredible fan experiences at the Marvel booth, this Comic Con is guaranteed to bring you loads of unexpected surprises you won’t want to miss - all starting Thursday, October 4 through Sunday, October 7.

NYCC 2018: NETFLIX Full Lineup with Sabrina, Daredevil, The Dark Crystal & More

Something spooky this way comes according to Netflix’s 2018 New York Comic Con lineup. Netflix aims to delight fans with a full range of laughs and frights, and even a superhero to save the day!

The world’s leading entertainment service will present a weekend of panels including Big Mouth and Marvel’s Daredevil. Additionally, Netflix will feature the highly anticipated freshman series The Umbrella Academy, The Haunting of Hill House, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina inside their Netflix and Chills Mega Block Panel.

More New Hasbro Marvel Super Hero Mashers!

Shu'Up! You know you love them! Not in a very, very long time has there been a "kid's" toy line so well received by collectors, and I suppose it doesn't hurt that there are wave after wave of Marvel Legends flooding stores so no one can argue one line is getting more Hasbro love than the other. This is just a quick addendum to our last update where we showed off the official pics for some new Mashers shown at San Diego Comic-Con 2015...like Rocket Raccoon, Carnage and Rhino! Now we get a look at Iron Patriot, Iron Skull, Ronan (ok that stings a little...I need a Marvel Select Ronan ..please and thank you), Nova, Daredevil and Winter Soldier...

The Walking Dead's Shane Is Now Marvel's Punisher

Jon Bernthal (“Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Walking Dead, ” “Fury”) joins the upcoming season of “Marvel’s Daredevil,” streaming only on Netflix in 2016!

Bernthal will portray The Punisher, one of Marvel’s most popular characters. He is a vigilante who aims to clean up New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen by any means necessary, no matter how lethal the results. 

The Full Netflix Daredevil Trailer is LIVE

Ben Aflek is now Batman. We can accept that...and move on..ever closer to the launch of Netflix's mighty Marvel Universe, kicking things off with Daredevil, the man without fear!! Starring Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Deborah Ann Woll (Karen Page), Elden Henson (Foggy Nelson), Rosario Dawson (Claire Temple), Bob Gunton (Leland Owlsely aka The Owl), Vondie Curtis Hall (Ben Urich), Toby Leonard Moore (Wesley, Wilson Fisk’s right hand man), Ayelet Zurer (Vanessa Fisk), and Vincent D’Onofrio (Wilson Fisk), “Marvel’s Daredevil” follows the journey of Matt Murdock, who was blinded as a young boy but imbued with extraordinary senses, now fighting against injustice by day as a lawyer, and by night as the super hero Daredevil in modern day Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.

Michael C. Hall as Daredevil?

Dexter as Daredevil. I like it! This one is, as yet, unconfirmed by official sources, but the rumor mill is churning and folks are buzzing about Michael C. Hall being considered for the role of Matt Murdock, the Man Without Fear for the upcoming Netflix series. We cobbled together a picture to see if Hall has what it takes to play the blind lawyer from Hell's Kitchen by day, masked crime fighter by night. What do you think?

The NEXT Man Without Fear

I feel like this should be a reality show. Will YOU be the NEXT....MAN WITHOUT FEAR?! Well the answer is clearly no because, like me, you will pee yourself the first time you jump off a building and that isn't a good look when attempting to strike fear in the hearts of that villainous lot stalking the streets of New York City. So who is suitable to fill the red boots of a blind super hero turned criminal ring leader? Team Marvel has some ideas. I've got some thoughts on their picks, but they aren't based on current comic readin's since New Avengers and Wolverine Origins ended, Thunderbolts is no more and She Hulk is caput, leaving me waiting for new trades of New Mutants, X-Force, X-Factor and Deadpool which don't seem to intersect with the parts of the Marvel Comics Universe in which these big events happen. Anyway, here's my 2 cents...

Falcon - Seems like the most logical choice! Lori hit the nail squarely on the head when she said this character is ready for greatness after a much needed dusting and jump start with an excellent writer wrapping Falcon up in some old school detective stories with a healthy dose of lust, murder and super crime on the street level. Most people forget Falcon ran alongside Captain America at one time!

Gambit - I know the ladies love the Cajun, but I don't recall EVER reading a decent story with him at the front of it. Maybe its his time? Like "Alias" with Jessica interacting with her Avengers friends from time to time, Gambit's story lines could include drop ins from the X-iverse (good and bad) as well as a new life for the character on the New York streets interacting with the heavy weights who live there. I'd be down for that read.

Black Panther - Did he get kicked off the throne or something? I always thought Panther had a bit of an attitude, like Namor light. I'm not sure bringing this character to the NY streets is even logical, considering his previous role in the scheme of things. Then again, I barely know a thing about the character and haven't seen him in any of the last big events (World War Hulk, Civil War, Skrull Invasion) so I can't say I care much about him at all at this point.

Nova - OK...I read Annihilation. Isn't NOVA a little TOO powered up for this gig? Of course he'd have no fear!! The fucker can fly through space and destroy star ships!! The Nova Corps should be Marvel's Green Lanterns. Let's leave the lot of them in space and start bringing Earth's Nova home for the big rumbles in the future, as Hal Jordan would do.

Kraven - This is probably the most interesting choice. If this is the old school Kraven just back from the dead, my immediate complaint would be he is too old. If we are going to have "Man Without Fear" be a sort of reboot with a new character taking on Daredevil's old enemies and patrolling his stomping grounds, I'd like someone younger in the role. That said, Kraven would make an EXCELLENT re-occurring character ...part mentor in the beauty of the hunt and part guardian angel, attoning for his past sins by watching over the new hero of the worst parts of New York City since Spider-Man would most likely tell him to fuck off. This would also keep him in Spidey's peripheral and create a little much needed tension and cross overs in the two books.

I've been collecting the art Marvel has been sending over and noticed parts of it connect a bit, so I'm including the big picture (or what there is of it) . Enjoy!

SDCC 2010: Marvel Comics ACTUAL COMICS REPORT!!

Brought to you by Lori DeVirgilio of the multi national DeVirgilio Corporation and Nerd Rapist Association.

At San Diego Comic Con this year there seemed to be something missing in most of the updates I have seen and that was…COMICS! The show’s focus has been more Hollywood and less about the origin of these great characters. Don’t get me wrong; I’m really happy to see a hobby of mine that I have had since I was 12 become “trendy” but what about the damn books!? Reading is fundamental….isn’t it?? Apparently the creators themselves were so swept up in the Hollywood hubbaloo that they neglected to tell us anything useful in the panels that revolved around the books themselves. During the Marvel writer’s panel they showed a few pictures of upcoming storylines which were either obvious in content or teasers to things that they were going to announce “next week”. NEXT WEEK?!? This is San Diego fucking comic con...this is your largest audience.

One of the first photos was of Hulk wrestling with Red Hulk. Ooohhh breaking news. Really?!? After the discovery that Red Hulk aka Rulk (Spoiler) is actually “Thunderbolt” Ross they are going to make them fight?? Really? Wow that was a shocker. Sarcasm doesn’t translate well on this forum. Rulk will be joining the ranks of the Avengers in issue #7.

They also announced that the Big Three are going to have a book together. This was actual news. They hinted that Iron Man, Steve Rogers (former Captain America) and Thor are going to have a journey that will not be set in the present time line. Written by Loeb and McGuinness.

After the current arch Nova is on in space they will be taking a hiatus from the Guardians of the Galaxy. There are future plans for the characters but none at the present other than Rocket Raccoon who will be getting his own miniseries. Cosmic Avengers is also on it’s way.

Also on the way is a new X-book called “Generation Hope” that focuses on Hope’s life with the x-men without her mentor/foster father Cable. She will be fighting along side the Five Lights who are five newly indentified Mutants who are the first lights on Cerebra since M-Day. It will also forge a closer bond between Rogue and Hope. There is some hidden connection between these two characters but no info on what that might be as of yet. Sisters perhaps?

Marvel also announced that the “Green Ladies” are coming back into the fold. They didn’t specify who they are but with my fingers crossed it will be She-Hulk who has been quiet this year since her solo title was cancelled. I really hope they don’t pit her against her red counterpart. It would be a mirrored storyline to the all too obvious direction the Hulk solo series is already heading.

One of my biggest gripes with Marvel is the upcoming vampire tie-ins. The company is extremely excited about this arch and stated that the vampires are going to be a big staple in the Marvel Universe in years to come. I guess they are trying to jump on the bandwagon and hope that the Twi-hards will buy their books. The Focus of the arch is Dracula who appears to be killed by his son Xarus in order to retell Dracula stories with a new perspective aka redundancy. Who cares! Keep these mediocre stories in a mini series instead of letting this garbage pollute the few books I still actually enjoy. Mutants already have powers….why do they need to be vampires also. The only time that premise was readable was in Uncanny X-men annual #6. It wasn’t riveting enough to warrant it being rewritten. The ONLY thing worth posting about is the rumor that Jubilee is going to be re-powered...and that’s only news if you are the one person on the planet who doesn’t find her character irritating.

The biggest news revolves around the new “Man Without Fear”. After the current run of the “Shadowland” series there will definitely be a new man without fear announced. The peeps at Marvel showed some possible choices with adjoining teaser art of characters: Nova, Gambit, Kraven, Black Panther and Falcon. My money is on Falcon. His character needed to be dusted off a bit and the other characters are staples in their own solo series or active in collaboration titles. Falcon is also the only person who is in desperate need of a reboot. I mean he has telepathic connection with birds? Yeah he isn’t really useful. He needs to be butched up in order to fit in with the Marvel Knight titles.

Lastly they posted these two images. As a huge marvel fan I literally have no idea what these could be. The panel of writers at the Cup of Joe discussion stated that it was a big deal. The rest of the panels were dedicated to fan questions that not relevant to any upcoming storyline.

So there you have the Marvel update from SDCC. Most of the information was leaked a few days prior on the trusty interweb. The rest was really pointless. Let’s hope the big announcements the week AFTER comic con make more of an impact on us rabid fans and give us something to actually geek out over.

Blood on the Streets of NY in Marvel Comic's Shadowland

Spoilers ahead..be warned..



Daredevil is a crime boss and SHANKS BULLSEYE??!! Holy spoilers, Batman, but if you have any geekly ear to the ground on the Marvel Comic's scene, you already knew this. It looks like all out war and the prize is New York City itself. With so many heroes calling these streets their home, there's no telling what can happen next.

It’s the battle for the soul of New York in SHADOWLAND #1, on-sale NOW! Superstars Andy Diggle & Billy Tan present the birth of the Marvel Universe’s greatest villain as the Avengers, Thunderbolts, Moon Knight and more must join forces to stop this deadly foe! Now, for the first time, experience the powerful new music video celebrating this landmark Marvel event.

FIRE SALE: Amazon Comics Hardcovers

HOLEEE CRAP. I was just talking to a friend the other day who mentioned I haven't done a fire sale article in ages. I remarked that there haven't been any fantastic deals that enough people could get on top of...until today!! Bleeding Cool reported on the insanity over at Amazon.com where select Marvel hardcovers are going for 9 dollars to 14.99!! Not a big deal you say? What if I mentioned some of the 8 dollar ones bear the name OMNIBUS!! 800 pages of comicy goodness for 8 dollars. MADNESS. There are also some other fantastic bargains, so I'll do my best to lay out the greatest deals, so click and buy FAST before it's all gone..or Amazon comes to their senses.

Madman Gargantua
The Complete Invincible Library, Vol. 1
The Ultimates Omnibus
Wolverine Omnibus, Vol. 1
The X-Men Omnibus, Vol. 1
The Incredible Hulk Omnibus, Vol. 1
Iron Man Omnibus, Vol. 1
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev Omnibus, Vol. 2
Criminal (Deluxe Edition)
Fantastic Four Omnibus, Vol. 1
Secret Wars Omnibus
Secret Wars II Omnibus
Golden Age Marvel Comics Omnibus Volume 1 HC
The Walking Dead Hardcovers 50% off
Amazing Fantasy Omnibus HC
Bone: The Complete Cartoon Epic in One Volume

Update: Bleeding Cool says this was a glitch and it is being fixed now..so the question is, will we get our books at those prices? I expect any pre-orders will immediately get cancelled, but will the rest go through? And who will foot the bill? Would Amazon blame Diamond for the error and make them eat the cost? This could turn into a big deal. Stay tuned!

Daredevil Headed For Rebootitopia

Ahhhh yes...the shores of Rebootitopia. Where all your sins are washed clean and you can get a do-over any time you like. SNAZZY! Deadline Hollywood is reporting FOX is stirring up the waters of our blind crusader to hold onto their movie options. Current word is David Scarpa (The Day The Earth Stood Still) will be the screenwriter. Yeaaa. That won't be a train wreck. I'm holding out zero hope. FOX has to seriously change the way they think about the Marvel Movies to get me excited about another release.