Doop and Iron Fist Gets Their Own Ongoing for All New Marvel Now

Fan-favorites Doop and Iron Fist will be getting their own ongoing comic books within the year! 

Doop's ongoing will be written by Peter Milligan with art by David Lafuente with the first story arc centered on the events that transpired in X-MEN: BATTLE OF THE ATOM.

As an X-Fanboy, I'm happy that they'll be doing this but sad because Peter Milligan and Mike Allred passed on the chance to re-invent and kickstart a new X-STATIX series.

Oh the Avengers side of things, another artist whom I adore is back on doing IRON FIST, ladies and gents, Kaare Andrews... Oh and check out the previews for Iron Fist # 1...

“The defining aspect of Danny Rand is the loss of a father and a quest for honor and vengeance. Yet, these are themes that haven’t been explored again since his origin story back in the 70s. We need to bring Danny back to this state of blind rage and self-destruction. Remember – this is a man who traded immortality for vengeance. And the consequences of that are what I’m most interested in.”

Seriously, the only thing missing here is Orson Rand. :(

Source 1, Source 2

Luke Cage Returns to the Avengers with Mighty Teaser

Not going to be outdone by DC's announcement, Marvel Comics released a new teaser dubbed as 'Mighty' together with the reveal that Luke Cage will be returning to the fold while the cosmic war known as 'Infinity' happens. 

From the battlefields of Infinity comes a new team to protect Earth! With the Avengers light-years away in space, contending with the Builders and Thanos’ marauders ransacking the Earth, who will stand in defense of mankind?"

We also get the hashtag to use for all Infinity related posts, discussions and topics with #marvelinfinity. 

There are a total of six different slots for this new team with Cage taking the first slot. If you'll notice it also follows the pattern that Jonathan Hickman has been doing in Avengers with a complex graph featuring each member's icon. 

Who are my bets for this new team which may or may not be the Mighty Avengers... So far the obvious choices are Iron Fist (Danny Rand, Luke's bestfriend) and Jewel (Jessica Jones-Cage). 

Source: Newsarama

Here's the Hasbro Marvel Legends Figs for 2013

2013 is shaping up to be such an awesome year not only for comics and video games but also for toys (including action figures). Hasbro once teased these figures as coming out next year featuring the X-Force Wolverine and a Hit-Monkey build-a-figure.

These figures include a.) Ultimate Captain America b.) The Sentry c.) Iron Fist d.) Hyperion e.) Uncanny X-Force Wolverine f.) The Protector g.) Red She Hulk 

Best Moments from AvX Vs # 6

Here are some of the best moments from AvX Vs # 6 by a host of different Marvel writers and artists including Arthur Adams and Jim Cheung and much more.

Some were weird, some were cool and some were downright great to look at.

Avengers vs X-Men # 10 Spoilers - Hope Goes Kung Fu Fighting

Hope Summers kicks her grandfather's ass in a new turning point in AvX # 10 by Ed Brubaker and Andy Kubert.

In this week's issue we find we see Cyclops finally finding out Hope's exact whereabouts. As to why he still needs Hope when he already has the a half of the Dark Phoenix's power perplexes me but this is a simple plot point so on with it.

Leonardo DaVinci Makes an Appearance in New Avengers # 26

New Avengers # 26 features a character who I haven't seen for quite some time, Marvel's version of Leonardo DaVinci.

So it seems like Kun'Lun, the mystic city where Iron Fist got his training and his dragon tattoo, has some plans for the arrival of the Phoenix Force.

How long HAVE they known?
Is K'un L'un's extradimensional existence a way to hide the city from the Phoenix?
You had a plan for Galactus and the Celestial Child... what's the plan for the Phoenix?
Was the Iron Fist program designed to create an ideal host?

Not only is Leonardo here in this AVX tie-in issue, the same issue is handled by Mike Deodato Jr. which makes it even better.


Too bad though as Brian Michael Bendis is writing the same book as well. 

Anyway, nice looking cover and very interesting premise/plot. Definitely picking this up. 

Meet Ultimate Spider-Man's Supporting Cast

Disney XD's Ultimate Spider-Man TV series is about to be released and to build up more hype, Marvel has released new images for Peter Parker's super powered supporting cast.

Luke Cage

In the TV series, Luke Cage reverts to his old school code name of Power Man and will be part of the teenage class that SHIELD will be teaching to be the next generation of metahuman heroes.

(Being that Brian Michael Bendis is lending a helping hand with the development of the stories for this, we should be expecting Luke to make an appearance.)

Iron Fist in Ultimate Spider-Man Animated Series

Iron Fist aka Danny Rand will be appearing in Disney XD's "Ultimate Spider-Man" together with other fan favorites such as Nova, White Tiger(?), Luke Cage and of course Spider-Man.

I am taking a liking at this new costume because it ditches the elements I hated such as the tattooed chest and the those weird looking yellow slip-ons which spells old-school.

Also, it's interesting to note that the back story about Kun'Lun and all that mystical stuff that was discussed and featured during Matt Fraction's run will be appearing prominently for Danny's story.

Can't wait for April 1 which will be the official date for the release of the pilot.