The Nerd Stop

Fraction On Thor, Free Comics And The OGN Debate

http://thenerdstop.com — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:50:10 -0500

Welcome back for another installment of CUP O' JOE! Exclusively here at CBR, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada answers questions posed by you, the readers, in CBR's Marvel Universe forum as well as CBR staff. For a great heaping helping of the former, be sure to check out last Friday's CUP O' Q&A installment on the state of the X-Men, Spider-Man and some long-gestating projects. And as for the latter, read on!Today's Q&A explores Joe's thoughts on some of the biggest breaking news...

Deadpool Team-Up #895

http://thenerdstop.com — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:24:12 -0500

Off the coast of the Galapagos Islands, something hideous, something so deliciously amoral has vanquished the tranquility and shattered the peace - DEADPOOL! The legend no one can forget has been missing for years...yes, we're talking about It! The Living Colossus, the 30-foot-tall stone statue brought to life by wheelchair-bound Robert "Bob" O'Bryan. Enlisted by O'Bryan's niece, Deadpool takes a dive, plunging down to the ocean floor in search of the stone statue. But something more heinous...

Ultimate Enemy #2

http://thenerdstop.com — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:27:27 -0500

With a four-issue mini-series, you've got a limited amount of time to grab your reader's attention. Move too slowly or don't offer up enough of a hook, and there's a good chance the reader will just drop the story mid-stream. After all, if it's not an ongoing series, there isn't a chance for things to pick up in a couple of months. I feel like that's one of the two problems with "Ultimate Enemy," which had a surprisingly weak second issue that seemed to primarily rehash last month's premiere...

Her-Oes Hit Marvel

http://thenerdstop.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:29:50 -0500

These days, one of the most well-worn and well-respected tropes in superhero comics is the high school hero – the coming of age tale that melds superpowered themes of self discovery with heaps of adolescent angst. Yet, considering how many wise-cracking teenage superhero comics are on the stands, a surprisingly small number explore the female superhero's point of view. This all changes in April when Marvel Comics launches in "Her-Oes" – a new teen-centric mini featuring younger versions...

Marvel's Avengers Franchise To End In The Wake Of Siege

http://thenerdstop.com — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:32:34 -0500

That's right, the publisher's solicitations preview lists the series finales of The New Avengers, Dark Avengers, The Mighty Avengers and Avengers: The Initiative. It also solves the mystery of what comic writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Bryan Hitch have been collaborating on: It's a 64-page one-shot called New Avengers: Finale. "Siege ends the Avengers ... and this is how I find out?" Bendis joked late this afternoon on Twitter. References to "the Age of Heroes" and "the Heroic Age" are...

Disney Acquires Marvel

http://thenerdstop.com — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:31:51 -0500

“This transaction combines Marvel’s strong global brand and world-renowned library of characters including Iron Man, Spider-Man, X-Men, Captain America, Fantastic Four and Thor with Disney’s creative skills, unparalleled global portfolio of entertainment properties, and a business structure that maximizes the value of creative properties across multiple platforms and territories,” said Robert A. Iger, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company. &ldquo...