New York, NY — 60 years ago, Janet Van Dyne stood alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as they assembled for the very first time and named them the Avengers! Now, during the team’s milestone anniversary year, she’ll lead them into all-new territory in the brand-new Avengers Inc.
Debuting in September, this sharp new series will be crafted by two Marvel masterminds: writer Al Ewing and artist Leonard Kirk. Known for taking some of Marvel’s greatest icons into fresh and unexpected directions in titles like Immortal Hulk and Loki: Agent of Asgard, Ewing now delivers that same treatment to the Avengers mythos by blending noir and super hero storytelling for suspenseful adventures unlike any in Avengers history. With acclaimed work in dynamic comic book titles like the pulpy X-Factor and the recent horror-fueled Sabretooth series, Kirk is the perfect artist to mix thrilling Avengers action with tense investigating and super powered sleuthing.
Debuting in September, this sharp new series will be crafted by two Marvel masterminds: writer Al Ewing and artist Leonard Kirk. Known for taking some of Marvel’s greatest icons into fresh and unexpected directions in titles like Immortal Hulk and Loki: Agent of Asgard, Ewing now delivers that same treatment to the Avengers mythos by blending noir and super hero storytelling for suspenseful adventures unlike any in Avengers history. With acclaimed work in dynamic comic book titles like the pulpy X-Factor and the recent horror-fueled Sabretooth series, Kirk is the perfect artist to mix thrilling Avengers action with tense investigating and super powered sleuthing.
- 6/13/2023
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Wolverine #21 Writer: Benjamin Percy | Artist: Adam Kubert | Colourist: Frank Martin | Letters: Cory Petit
Wolverine continues to reject Deadpool’s over enthusiastic X-Force audition. But as the pair find themselves at loggerheads the net is closing in on them, from one side comes Danger and from the other a double/double cross.
While I did have some personal ups and downs with the previous issue, it did have a great cliffhanger and in my opinion this issue didn’t capitalize on it. I think this in part was due to the non-linear storytelling approach. I am all for Deadpool in the Wolverine series, but maybe him leading the narration, scribbling over the credits page and having the text page from Weasel is all a bridge too far? The fact that Percy does address Deadpool’s more than central role via the fourth wall breaking perhaps indicates he has pushed it as far as he possibly can.
Wolverine continues to reject Deadpool’s over enthusiastic X-Force audition. But as the pair find themselves at loggerheads the net is closing in on them, from one side comes Danger and from the other a double/double cross.
While I did have some personal ups and downs with the previous issue, it did have a great cliffhanger and in my opinion this issue didn’t capitalize on it. I think this in part was due to the non-linear storytelling approach. I am all for Deadpool in the Wolverine series, but maybe him leading the narration, scribbling over the credits page and having the text page from Weasel is all a bridge too far? The fact that Percy does address Deadpool’s more than central role via the fourth wall breaking perhaps indicates he has pushed it as far as he possibly can.
- 6/8/2022
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
Wolverine #10 Writer: Benjamin Percy | Artist: Adam Kubert | Colourist: Frank Martin | Letters: Cory Petit
Immediately this issue gets bonus points for picking up right where we left things in #9. Not even a fraction of a jump forward. The art helps sell this in a big way. The first page is a 16 panel grid. Of those 16 pages 6 are negative space. The rest of the panels put the pieces of the story together one by one. A close up of Maverick, a close up of Wolverine, a close up of guns pointing at them and the goons doing the pointing. The final five panels pull back to reveal the full extent of the situation our heroes are in. The second page follows much the same formula, ramping up the tension of the Mexican standoff. Before Boom! pages 3 and 4 are a double age spread of the ensuing action. I love the spattering of smaller panels picking out finer details.
Immediately this issue gets bonus points for picking up right where we left things in #9. Not even a fraction of a jump forward. The art helps sell this in a big way. The first page is a 16 panel grid. Of those 16 pages 6 are negative space. The rest of the panels put the pieces of the story together one by one. A close up of Maverick, a close up of Wolverine, a close up of guns pointing at them and the goons doing the pointing. The final five panels pull back to reveal the full extent of the situation our heroes are in. The second page follows much the same formula, ramping up the tension of the Mexican standoff. Before Boom! pages 3 and 4 are a double age spread of the ensuing action. I love the spattering of smaller panels picking out finer details.
- 3/31/2021
- by Ian Wells
- Nerdly
We’ve never been especially shy about our appreciation of Mark Russell’s comics work. Flintstones was hilarious; Snagglepuss Chronicles was groundbreaking; Riddler: Year of the Villain was outstanding and shockingly straightforward; even his first work, God Is Disappointed In You, is some of the smartest, wryest writing you’ll find. In Second Coming (out now in collected edition), Russell and artists Richard Pace and Leonard Kirk took the Christ metaphor so often applied to Superman and stripped out the metaphor.
“Second Coming actually began as two completely different story ideas. One about Christ returning to Earth to be appalled by what’s been done with his teachings and another story about a superhero coming to realize just how few of the world’s problems can be solved with superpowers,” Russell tells us in a conversation about his Ahoy comics work. “But, at some point, it occurred to me that...
“Second Coming actually began as two completely different story ideas. One about Christ returning to Earth to be appalled by what’s been done with his teachings and another story about a superhero coming to realize just how few of the world’s problems can be solved with superpowers,” Russell tells us in a conversation about his Ahoy comics work. “But, at some point, it occurred to me that...
- 3/4/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
This April, Marvel Zombies are back in a big way when the corpse of Galactus’ arrives on Earth in Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Leonard Kirk’s Marvel Zombies: Ressurection! In anticipation of the coming of this interstellar terror, your favorite heroes […]
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- 1/23/2020
- by Josh Millican
- DreadCentral.com
Sneak Peek gnarly variant covers from eight Marvel Comics titles, available April 2020, in support of the upcoming four-issue limited series "Marvel Zombies: Resurrection", written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and illustrated by Leonard Kirk, with a cover by In-Hyuk :
"...'Galactus' corpse appeared at the edge of Earth's solar system, and the 'Avengers', 'X-Men' and the 'Fantastic Four' were called to investigate.
"Too late, they discovered that Galactus’ body was the vessel of an interstellar terror, which transformed 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' into the universe’s most terrifying predators.
"As heroes escaped the superpowered cannibalistic aberrations that were once their friends and family...
"...they retreated to Earth, hoping to protect it from the coming infestation..."
"Marvel Zombies" Variants include:
"Avengers" #33 Marvel Zombies variant by Ryan Benjamin with colors by David Curiel
"Captain America" #21 Marvel Zombies variant by Patch Zircher with colors by Edgar Delgado
"Cable" #2 Marvel Zombies variant by David...
"...'Galactus' corpse appeared at the edge of Earth's solar system, and the 'Avengers', 'X-Men' and the 'Fantastic Four' were called to investigate.
"Too late, they discovered that Galactus’ body was the vessel of an interstellar terror, which transformed 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' into the universe’s most terrifying predators.
"As heroes escaped the superpowered cannibalistic aberrations that were once their friends and family...
"...they retreated to Earth, hoping to protect it from the coming infestation..."
"Marvel Zombies" Variants include:
"Avengers" #33 Marvel Zombies variant by Ryan Benjamin with colors by David Curiel
"Captain America" #21 Marvel Zombies variant by Patch Zircher with colors by Edgar Delgado
"Cable" #2 Marvel Zombies variant by David...
- 1/22/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Last Halloween season, some of Earth's most beloved Marvel heroes traveled to the solar system's brink to inspect Galactus' corpse in a new one-shot from writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Leonard Kirk. They weren't prepared for what they found, and their chilling discovery leads to morbid chaos on Earth in Marvel Zombies: Resurrection, a new four-issue limited series that brings the living dead back to Marvel comics. Before the first issue of the limited series is released this April, talented artists have given Marvel's heroes and villains zombified makeovers in a new set of variant covers, and we've been provided with a look at the creepy cover art for all eight titles.
Featuring a living dead look at characters from Avengers, Captain America, Cable, Daredevil, Doctor Doom, Dr. Strange, New Warriors, and X-Men, the cover art for the variant covers can be viewed in the gallery below ahead of their releases this April.
Featuring a living dead look at characters from Avengers, Captain America, Cable, Daredevil, Doctor Doom, Dr. Strange, New Warriors, and X-Men, the cover art for the variant covers can be viewed in the gallery below ahead of their releases this April.
- 1/22/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Marvel Comics' "Marvel Zombies" #1, showcasing hideous versions of family friendly Marvel Comics characters, is written by Philip Kennedy Johnson and illustrated by Leonard Kirk, with covers by In-Hyuk Lee, Nick Bradshaw and Jung-Geun Yoon, available October 30, 2019:
"...when the corpse of 'Galactus' appears at the edge of Earth's solar system, the 'Avengers', 'X-Men' and 'Fantastic Four' investigate. Too late, they discover that Galactus' body is now the vessel of an interstellar terror, which one-by-one transforms 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' into the universe's most terrifying predators! As our heroes try to escape the superpowered aberrations that were once friends and family, will any survive? And even if they do, can they hope to protect Earth from the infestation that has already claimed half of the known universe?..."
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige, recently promoted to chief 'Content' executive for the Disney-owned, billion dollar 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'...
"...when the corpse of 'Galactus' appears at the edge of Earth's solar system, the 'Avengers', 'X-Men' and 'Fantastic Four' investigate. Too late, they discover that Galactus' body is now the vessel of an interstellar terror, which one-by-one transforms 'Earth's Mightiest Heroes' into the universe's most terrifying predators! As our heroes try to escape the superpowered aberrations that were once friends and family, will any survive? And even if they do, can they hope to protect Earth from the infestation that has already claimed half of the known universe?..."
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige, recently promoted to chief 'Content' executive for the Disney-owned, billion dollar 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'...
- 10/26/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Written by Tom Taylor | Art by Leonard Kirk, Cory Hamscher | Published by Marvel Comics
Marvel, obviously directed by parent company Disney, are sure getting their money’s worth from Star Wars. Disney have an extensive movie and TV slate coming up (doesn’t The Mandalorian look fantastic), and seem to see Marvel’s books as another weapon in their armoury. I quite like this approach, corporate directed as it is, because it values the comic books enough to do this. In contrast, Time Warner seem to think so little of DC Comics they have taken away its publishing independence and plan to integrate it into the group essentially just to put out books that are glorified ads for movies and TV. But I digress. We are here to read and review a book featuring Supreme Leader Snoke who, a bit like Darth Maul and Captain Phasma, promised much but actually...
Marvel, obviously directed by parent company Disney, are sure getting their money’s worth from Star Wars. Disney have an extensive movie and TV slate coming up (doesn’t The Mandalorian look fantastic), and seem to see Marvel’s books as another weapon in their armoury. I quite like this approach, corporate directed as it is, because it values the comic books enough to do this. In contrast, Time Warner seem to think so little of DC Comics they have taken away its publishing independence and plan to integrate it into the group essentially just to put out books that are glorified ads for movies and TV. But I digress. We are here to read and review a book featuring Supreme Leader Snoke who, a bit like Darth Maul and Captain Phasma, promised much but actually...
- 9/19/2019
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
While a lot of attention is being placed squarely on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker right now – thanks in part to a recent spread featured in Vanity Fair – there’s still plenty of developments being made away from the big screen. When it comes to TV shows, we’ve heard rumors the House of Mouse has axed all future spinoff films and chosen to move them to their Disney Plus streaming platform – presumably because Solo: A Star Wars Story tanked at the box office. Similarly, we’ve heard whispers about two new series, with one focusing on Obi-Wan Kenobi (with Ewan McGregor to star) and another centered on Boba Fett.
There have also been new developments when it comes to Star Wars comic books. While he hasn’t been seen on-screen since Rogue One, Darth Vader has always been a force to be reckoned with, even long before he...
There have also been new developments when it comes to Star Wars comic books. While he hasn’t been seen on-screen since Rogue One, Darth Vader has always been a force to be reckoned with, even long before he...
- 6/20/2019
- by Shaan Joshi
- We Got This Covered
In providing a prequel for the galaxy’s favorite smuggler, Solo: A Star Wars Story essentially served as a series of mini-origin stories for all the little details of Han’s previous screen outings, from the character’s Kessel Run brag in A New Hope, to that gap at the front of the Millennium Falcon. Some of these of explanations were more welcome than others, but if there’s one backstory that just about every viewer can agree was unnecessary, it’s the justification for Han’s last name.
In Ron Howard’s film, it’s suggested that Solo was a placeholder name given to him by an Imperial officer in reference to the fact that he’s all alone. In Robbie Thompson and Leonard Kirk’s new comic book Han Solo: Imperial Cadet, the roots of the Solo name run a little deeper, as a series of panels reveal...
In Ron Howard’s film, it’s suggested that Solo was a placeholder name given to him by an Imperial officer in reference to the fact that he’s all alone. In Robbie Thompson and Leonard Kirk’s new comic book Han Solo: Imperial Cadet, the roots of the Solo name run a little deeper, as a series of panels reveal...
- 11/20/2018
- by David Pountain
- We Got This Covered
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