The Colbert Report Reveals that The Falcon will replace Steve Rodgers as the first Black Captain America "[Captain America] first won our hearts way back in 1941's Issue #1 by punching Hitler in the face!" - Stephen Colbert Kris Anka sketch of Colbert as The Falcon Marvel Comics Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada announced on Stephen … [Read more...]
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Dude Looks Like a Lady: Thor Becomes a Woman
Marvel Comics Announce Female Thor. Monday night, Marvel Comics said that a "thundering" announcement was coming on Tuesday's The View. With several theories running around, from Angela to Jessica Jones getting their own series, no one was expecting the announcement of Thor losing his hammer and Mjolnir being wielded by a woman. The blonde will … [Read more...]
ARCHIE COMICS PLUNGES INTO SUPERHERO COMICS ONCE AGAIN
Alex Segura, of ARCHIE COMICS, revealed to USAToday Thursday their plans to once again revive their line of heroes (The Fox, Firefly, The Web, etc.). The focus of the newly named DARK CIRCLE COMICS is to build continuity free character driven stories from the top creators in the field. The comics will match some of their earlier new comics … [Read more...]
BATGIRL GETS NEW CREATIVE TEAM AND A NEW LOOK
MTV.com has revealed Gail Simone is leaving Batgirl and is being replaced with Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher on writing duties, and newcomer Babs Tarr and somtimes artist Stewart providing pencils. Their run will start in Octobers Batgirl 35, when Barbara's apartment burns down and she rebuilds her life from the ground up. Apparently this … [Read more...]