Marvel Monday #1: This weeks news

Comic News

There is a ton of news this week due to the C2E2 convention in Chicago.  I couldn’t possibly get round to posting all the news from the event (and all the other news that has been released) so this is a round-up of what I found most interesting.

I guess the big news of the week is the announcement of the death of Wolverine.  Yes they have called time on one of the most popular comic book characters of all time.  He probably won’t stay dead (no one stays dead in Marvel apart from) but we will see his end played out in The Death of Wolverine, a five issue series from Steve McNiven and Charles Soule starting this September.  Here is a look at the first cover.

In other X-Men news a new Storm series will be kicking off in July.  This is the first real solo series for this character which is kind off shocking as Storm is awesome and should have gotten something dedicated to her ages ago but at least it is happening now.  The series is being created by Greg Pak and Victor Ibanez.  More information can be found in USA Today if you are interesting in knowing more.

Original Sin was the centre of a lot of attention at C2E2 and with surprises such as Thor & Loki having a sister, and the revelation that Peter Parker was not the only one bitten by those pesky spiders it is not hard to see why.

The new addition to Asgardian royal family is Angela someone we have seen before in both Guardians of the Galaxy and Age of Ultron.

Marvel.com has a great interview with Wil Moss and Al Ewing that gives some great insight into Angela’s place in the Marvel Universe and how she will affect her siblings.  

Marvel on TV

The synopsis for the last episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D has been released:

"Beginning of the End" - Dark secrets are revealed as Coulson and his team put everything on the line to stop Garrett and the forces of Hydra, on the explosive season finale of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Also I heard today that Netflix’s Daredevil series will take place in the MCU.  This is good news because it means after The Defender’s (also on Netflix) Daredevil could appear in MCU movies, maybe even get one of his own.  It also means that the 3 other Netflix series (Luke Cage, Jessica Jones and Iron Fist) will also be MCU.  This opens up a million possibilities for the future of Marvel at the movies.  For lots more information about Daredevil check out this great article at Collider.

Marvel at the movies

Marvel released some new Guardians of the Galaxy stills via the GOTG facebook page.  Two feature Chris Pratt as Peter Quill which is nice because he isn't hard to look at but the most interesting is our first proper look at Karen Gillan as Nebula.  I think she looks amazing the effort that has gone into her look is insane but worth it.  

Last but not least the Amazing Spider-Man 2 special edition blu-ray has been revealed.  It is literally one of the most horrifying things I have ever seen. Good luck sleeping tonight.

Other bits

If you have some spare time check out these amazing Marvel character portraits from the Mike Mitchell x Marvel x Mondo at the Austin Mondo Gallery.  They are awesome and worth taking a look through.  You can see the whole collection here.

Thats it for this weeks Marvel Monday.  Let me know your thoughts in the comments.

X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer

The last trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past is finally here and it gives us the most in-depth look yet.  It is not as dark as the others but it delivers on action and characters.  Generally I think this movie looks pretty good it is great to see The Sentinels and glimpses at some of the bigger set pieces.  Again, like all the promotion for this movie, Wolverine is the main focus.  Fox are really going to have to start leaning on someone else to hold up this franchise because Hugh Jackman won’t be able to do this forever!

We also get our first good look at Quicksilver. Honestly, I am not all that impressed with the portrayal of this character so far.  Evan Peters wardrobe looks like it was taken from a fancy dress shop.  At the moment it is just not working for me but I will reserve judgement until I see the movie on May 22^nd.

Here is the trailer:

As usual let me know what you think of the trailer in the comments!

Behind the Scenes of Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

If you wanted to know a little bit more about Marvels upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy this post is for you! Last night during Agents of SHEILD (in the US) the following behind the scenes video of GOTG aired.  For those unfamiliar with the Guardians this is a nice little introduction of what to expect.  For those a little more in the know it builds up anticipation to boiling point. (If I were any more excited for this movie I would faint).

The video mainly features the cast talking about what this movie is and why it will be epic.  There are also some (blink and you’ll miss them) clips to take in.

(Video courtesy of Yahoo movies)

Rumor confirmed: Paul Bettany will play the Vision in Avengers Age of Ultron

There has been a lot of speculation as to who Paul Bettany will be playing in Avengers: Age of Ultron.  The main theory was that he would play Vision and last night Bettany confirmed the rumours to Jimmy Kimmel.  

Bettany has been in the MCU since the beginning as Tony Starks virtual assistant JARVIS but this will be the first time we see him in a physical role.

He said about the character casting:

“He (The Vision) can do all sorts of things, but I'm not allowed to really talk about them and what we're going to do, because there might be a Marvel agent in the room who will actually wrestle me to the ground and fire me.   Everything's a double-edged sword, because I was playing JARVIS for years, my job was I would turn up at a recording studio for 45 minutes, do all my stuff, they would give me a huge bag of cash and then I'd go home.  Now, it turns out they've found me out and they want me to actually, you know, do something!"

So what does this mean for Age of Ultron and the future of the MCU?  (Look away now if you don’t want any potential spoilers).

Vision is essentially an android that is created by Ultron to use against his creator Henry Pym aka Ant Man and the Avengers.  (In Age of Ultron I would imagine that it will be Iron Man who creates Ultron not Pym but with an Ant Man movie coming soon you never know).  He starts out as a baddie who eventually turns against his programming and Ultron to aid the Avengers and defeat his master.  He later goes on to join the Avengers and marry Scarlett Witch.  Maybe a romance will not be so apparent in Age of Ultron but it could feature in other MCU movies, especially if Scarlett Witch or Vision got their own movie.  There is also a possibility that Hawkeye could play in to it.  The guy is fairly unlucky in love and at one point in the comic books held quite a torch for Scarlett Witch which caused some tension between him and Vision.

Of course it could all go in a different direction.  Either way Vision is a great addition to the MCU. 

What do you think? Surprised or saw it coming?
 Let me know in the comments.

New Guardians of The Galaxy stills.

Anticipation for Marvel's second MCU movie of the year, Guardians of the Galaxy, is growing.  Like many others I seriously cannot wait for this movie but I feel like it is a bit of a gamble for Marvel. Guardians of the Galaxy is on the crazier end of the Marvel spectrum and if it isn’t done exactly right then I don’t think a lot of people will get.  This is an even riskier movie when you consider that it will directly affect Avengers 3.  

James Gunn has let it be known that  Thanos (big baddie) will feature in GOTG and that he will be the villain in Avengers 3 so it is clear that the build up to phase 3 firmly starts in August with Guardians.  

Today we got a couple more stills to look at.  They don’t tell us too much but they are still pretty cool.