With yet another movie featuring your favorite “A-holes” set to grace cinemas in a matter of weeks, Marvel certainly knows how to strike while the iron is hot. In fact, they’ve decided to debut All-New Guardians of the Galaxy just days before its film counterpart opens in theaters.
Although Dark Horse certainly accrued a tremendous following when they were publishing Star Wars comic books, I think it’s safe to say that Marvel took it to another level when they acquired the publishing rights to what is arguably the biggest science fiction franchise in history. While I’m not knocking any of the fine creators who’ve worked on these titles to date, much of the success can be attributed to the simplicity of the fact that it’s Star Wars by way of Marvel. See, now doesn’t that sound enticing?
Fans of DC animation have much reason to rejoice as the latest entry into the ever expanding library is upon us with the release of Teen Titans: The Judas Contract. Loosely adapting the beloved comic book storyline written by Marv Wolfman and illustrated by George Perez, this film had a sordid past, to say the least. After first being slated for release back in 2008, it was cancelled only to be thankfully resurrected, but now it'll have a bit more of a New 52 flavor to it.
When any of us recall our favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, we tend to bring up his more iconic offerings from the 1980's and early 1990's. Although Raw Deal will likely continue to be criminally overlooked, the likes of The Terminator, Commando and Total Recall are often among the most fondly remembered. But, if you repeatedly find yourself in a situation that requires you get to the chopper with haste, then Predator is probably the action flick for you.
Before Christopher Nolan blessed us with The Dark Knight Trilogy, Warner Bros. had to go through a bit of a learning curve with the Batman film franchise, to say the least. Sometimes, you have to find out the hard way that a good script and a solid movie ultimately trump how many potential toys you can shoehorn into a summer tentpole. So, like it or not, Batman & Robin needed to happen in order to teach studio executives a valuable lesson.
If you're a serious comic book collector who happens to be reading this, you just might have an affinity for variant covers. Not surprisingly, DC has several notable ones on tap for this May, some of which you may be fortunate enough to find at cover price, while others you may have to lay down a few more bucks for.
With ResurrXion now underway and Secret Empire being right around the corner, it comes as no surprise that certain Marvel titles are selling like hotcakes. As such, recent key releases such as X-Men: Prime #1, Captain America: Steve Rogers #15 and America #2 are set to receive second printings sometime in May.
I think many of us can agree that actor Chris Evans has defined the character of Captain America for the current generation, having headlined three solo films and two of the team-up variety at the time of this writing, with cameos in other Marvel flicks peppered in between. But as we continue to move forward, fans continue to question what's on his agenda beyond Avengers: Infinity War.
It's not uncommon for comic books to course correct and develop stories that differ from their original solicitations. In fact, I expressed concern not long ago when I thought the "Red Meat" story arc that Harley Quinn had been building to was apparently scrapped. Thankfully, it turns out the creative team just pushed it back for a few issues and fleshed things out with "Nether Regions."
Although anticipation for the upcoming Secret Empire is undoubtedly high, event fatigue is becoming a very real thing. In the past few years alone, True Believers have endured Secret Wars, Civil War II and now this, each following the other like rapid fire and affording little breathing room in between. Not only that, but linewide relaunches are often in tow, something else that's been a growing concern.
