James Spader to be Avengers Sequel's Ultron

The next instalment of the Avengers cinematic series is 2015's "Avengers: Age of Ultron", there's been a lot of talk about the upcoming addition to the Marvel cinematic universe recently, such as new characters ( with the possibility of the Wasp making an appearance ), a possible death of one of the lead characters, and now Marvel have revealed the actor set to play the robotic villain of the film, Ultron, that actor is James Spader.

Now, I'm assuming Spader will only be voicing the character in the film. I'm not familiar with any of the actor's work, but if he was chosen by Joss Whedon ( who did a pretty good job with the first film ), he's probably a good choice for the job.

The Avengers: Age of Ultron is directed by Joss Whedon and supposedly stars the main cast of the first movie; Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlet Johhanson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson; along with new additions including James Spader and more. It's due to be released on May 1st 2015.

(Source: Marvel)

Another Early Look at Spider-Man 2099 in "The Superior Spider-Man"

In "The Superior Spider-Man" #17, The Spider-Man of the year 2099, Miguel O'Hara, will be transported to the present day and have his first run-in with the current Spider-Man, Otto Octavius ( in the body of Peter Parker ). Last week, we were given a first look at the issue with some unlettered preview pages by Penciller Ryan Stegman, Inker "Livesay" and Colourist Edgar Delgado.

Now, Spider-Man editor, Stephen Wacker has posted another preview page for the issue by the same art team, check it out below!

I'm really looking forward to this arc a lot, I've been interested in Spider-Man 2099 since I was a kid, even if it was only because of the games. Anyway, the art looks great and I'm sure Dan Slott'll do a good job on the writing as he always does! Keep your eyes open for Superior Spider-Man #17!

(Source: Stephen Wacker's Twitter)

DC Comics' Young Justice Solicit for November 2013

DC released their November 2013 solicits this week, and now it's time to see what's happening in the "Young Justice" corner of the DC Universe. And, yes, there's a reason I wrote "Solicit", not the plural in the title. Here's why:

 
 


TEEN TITANS #25 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM and ART THIBERT
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
A FOREVER EVIL tie-in! The Titans’ fall through the time stream is stopped by Echo! But is this the help they’ve been looking for, or are things about to go from bad to worse? Plus: The secrets of Kid Flash’s origin begin here!







(Source: Newsarama)

That's IT!

We started off the New 52 with 6 books (Teen Titans, Legion of Superheroes, Legion Lost, Blue Beetle, Hawk and Dove and Static Shock ). By the Second wave of the New 52, Static Shock and Hawk and Dove were cancelled, but the Young Justice group was given an extra book in the form of The Ravagers. The third wave wiped out Blue Beetle, and when the fourth came, Legion Lost was cancelled as well, not long after followed by Legion of Super-Heroes. Basically, what I'm saying is, for a company who want to pull in younger readers, cancelling all but one of your teenager based comics probably isn't a good idea.

And as a teenager myself, I can say that I enjoy reading series surrounding teenage super-heroes, they're more relatable, in my opinion, to the younger readers. My suggestion is to move "The Movement" by Gail Simone and Freddie Williams II and "The Green Team: Teen Trillionares" by Art Baltazar, Franco and Ig Guara to this group, at least give it one or two extra books, DC have a lot of teenage heroes they could use again, and I think It would help bring younger readers to the company. Teen Titans and Static Shock were what brought to reading comics when the New 52 started.

In slightly better news, Brett Booth confirmed over twitter in a conversation with me that he'll be drawing the covers to this series again for four issues after this one, which is great news because Booth was the best artist this series has had so far.

Anyway, that rounds up DC Comics' solicits for the month of November 2013, if you missed any of the groups click on the links attached to the group's name: Batman, Dark, The Edge, Green Lantern, Justice League, Superman ( and obviously, you've just read the Young Justice one ).

DC Comics' Superman solicits for November 2013

DC yesterday released their solicitations for November of this year, previewing what the characters of their fifty-two New 52 series are doing in three months time. Today, I have been posting them here, so far I've posted the Batman, Dark Edge, Green Lantern and Justice League solicits, now it's time for the Superman group. Check them out below!


ACTION COMICS #25 Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by AARON KUDER
1:25 B&W Variant cover by AARON KUDER
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
This BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in features the reintroduction of a major character! A cocky young Superman battles the forces of nature to save Gotham City, while a woman from his past tries to do the same thing on a smaller scale. But both are headed for a collision course...

SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #2 Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
1:25 Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS
1:100 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Whom the gods destroy, first they piss off! Seeking help against Doomsday, Diana turns to her brother Hephaestus for weapons—but a more immediate threat is Apollo and the other gods. They do not approve of Superman as a consort to Diana, and he will have to prove himself in combat!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #5 Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
Backup story art by DUSTIN NGUYEN
1:300 B&W Variant cover by JIM LEE and SCOTT WILLIAMS
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with eleven covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Superman and Wraith form an alliance to rescue a hostage and strike at the heart of Ascension, but the mission goes awry when it becomes clear the Man of Tomorrow and the soldier from beyond the stars have very different methodologies—and objectives! Plus, secrets are revealed about Wraith’s people!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

SUPERBOY #25 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL and JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by ROBSON ROCHA
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
“KRYPTON RETURNS,” and our heroes have been sent on missions through Krypton’s history to stop H’El from dooming the universe! Superboy’s mission? Stop H’El from tampering with the history of Krypton days before its explosion. But he must also see to it that Kara Zor-El is kept safe and that the forces of the Eradicator don’t get him first.

SUPERGIRL #25 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL and MICHAEL ALAN NELSON
Art by PAULO SIQUERIA
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
“KRYPTON RETURNS” continues as Supergirl faces the clone wars of Krypton. Just as she was starting to accept Superboy’s clone origins, she faces the horrible past of her home planet. And she must once again face H’El.









SUPERMAN #25 Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
1:25 B&W Variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
“KRYPTON RETURNS” concludes! Months before its explosion, Superman finds himself locked in combat against H’El! Can he find a way to save the planet? A most unexpected foe stands in his path: Jor-El! A hero will fall during this epic adventure!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN #5 Written by GREG PAK
Art and cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
1:25 Variant cover by JON BOGDANOVE
1:100 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
When the new Toymaster uses a secret, potentially deadly element in his new video game, the characters created by players manifest in real life! The ultimate fighting game results—and a world-wide network of players must team up to create the most powerful, skilled Super Heroes imaginable with one goal: To kill Batman. Can Superman come to the rescue before the game claims its victim? Find out in this amazing issue that’s printed in a special horizontal storytelling format.
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.


(Source: Newsarama)


It seems a little too soon to have another Superman crossover when the last (H'el on Earth) didn't finish all that long ago, and especially the fact that it revolves around the same villain. Seeing Superboy, Supergirl and Superman on Krypton before it's destruction should be interesting, however.

Also, I'm really looking forward to seeing what Greg Pak and Aaron Kuder can do on Action Comics. Pak's killing it on Batman/Superman right now and that Kuder cover for #25, above, looks absolutely brilliant.

DC Comics' Justice League Solicits for November 2013

Below are DC Comics' solicits for their Justice League books being released this November, Most of the series below are involved in the "Forever Evil" crossover, the New 52's first "Universe-wide event", which is actually starting to look pretty exciting. Anyway, keep reading to find out what's going on in the Justice League books this November!

THE FLASH #25 Written by FRANCIS MANAPUL and BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
Cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
1:25 B&W Variant cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
A BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in! What crucial part did Barry Allen play in the Zero Year saga, and how did it shape his future as The Flash?








GREEN ARROW #25 Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art and cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
1:25 B&W Variant cover by ANDREA SORRENTINO
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
A BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in! He’s just returned from the island and must try to find his place in the world! Now, Oliver Queen becomes Green Arrow for the first time as he battles Killer Moth in Gotham City!

FOREVER EVIL #3 Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
1:25 Villain A cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:25 Villain B cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:25 Villain C cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:200 B&W Variant cover by DAVID FINCH and RICHARD FRIEND
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, 3 of 7, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with six covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The first universe-wide event of The New 52 continues to explode across the DC Universe! With the world under the rule of the mysterious and deadly Crime Syndicate and our greatest heroes dead, it’s up to the unlikeliest of defenders to rise up to save us—humanity’s only hope—Lex Luthor?! Plus, a startling revelation about the dark secret of the Syndicate’s mission on Earth—and what it means for the future of the DC Universe and its heroes and villains.
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.



JUSTICE LEAGUE #25 Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:25 Variant cover by AARON KUDER
1:100 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
FOREVER EVIL continues as the Crime Syndicate hunts down the few heroes left foolish enough to challenge them—including Batman’s protege, Dick Grayson. But Owlman has other plans for Nightwing...and Owlman’s teammate: the most deadly being on the planet: Ultraman!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.



JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #9 Written by MATT KINDT
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
Cover by DOUG MAHNKE
1:25 Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:100 B&W Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
A FOREVER EVIL tie-in! Martian Manhunter literally claws his way out of the fire, with one other member of the JLA at his side. But what are their chances of survival on a world being run by the deadliest Super-Villians?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.

FOREVER EVIL: ARKHAM WAR #2 Written by PETER J. TOMASI
Art by SCOT EATON and JAIME MENDOZA
Cover by JASON FABOK
1:25 B&W Variant cover by JASON FABOK
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
As Scarecrow tips the balance of power between Arkham and Blackgate, The Penguin is made an offer he can’t refuse. Who will be Gotham City’s protector now? One word: BANE

FOREVER EVIL: ROGUES REBELLION #2 Written by BRIAN BUCCELLATO
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
1:25 B&W Variant cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Separated from their leader Captain Cold and trapped in Metropolis, the Rogues must fight for their lives against the Secret Society's secret weapon: the horrifying Parasite!







FOREVER EVIL: A.R.G.U.S. #2 Written by MATT KINDT
Art by PHILIP TAN and JASON PAZ
Cover by MIKEL JANIN
1:25 B&W Variant cover by MIKEL JANIN
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, 2 of 6, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
As the world adjusts to its new status quo, Col. Steve Trevor and A.R.G.U.S. go on the offensive to stop the rise of evil! The first obstacle in Trevor’s path? Deathstroke!

AQUAMAN #25 Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by PAUL PELLETIER and SEAN PARSONS
1:25 B&W Variant cover by PAUL PELLETIER and SEAN PARSONS
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
THE EXTRA-SIZED CONCLUSION TO “DEATH OF A KING”! Aquaman now knows the true responsibility that comes with being King of Atlantis. But that means he and Mera face a difficult choice—one that could destroy the love that’s defined their lives! Villains become allies, friends become enemies, and the scope of Aquaman’s undersea world grows bigger than ever!




KATANA #9 Written by ANN NOCENTI
Art and cover by FABIZIO FIORENTINO
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
In order to join the Sword Clan, Katana must hunt down and kill Mona Shard—but how do you kill a centuries-old ghost girl?














JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA’S VIBE #9 Written by STERLING GATES
Art by ANDRES GUINALDO and
MARK IRWIN
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Vibe is stuck in another dimension, where he must stop an alien invasion of Earth and rescue his brother—who is busy trying to kill Vibe! No problem, right?










WONDER WOMAN #25 Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
Art by GORAN SUDZUKA
Cover by CLIFF CHIANG
1:25 B&W Variant cover by CLIFF CHIANG
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
There’s no time for Wonder Woman to fully comprehend the fallout from last issue’s shocking turn of events as her family gathers to prepare for an assault on Olympus!








WORLDS’ FINEST #17 Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art by R.B. SILVA and JOE WEEMS
Cover by EMANUAL LUPACCINO
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Power Girl tries to restore her powers to full strength with the super hero equivalent of sunbathing…in space…with disastrous results!

EARTH 2 #17 Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by NICOLAS SCOTT and TREVOR SCOTT
Cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
1:25 Variant cover by DOUG MAHNKE
1:100 B&W Variant cover by ETHAN VAN SCIVER
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Batman fights to keep Brutal and the forces of Darkseid from taking complete control of Earth! Beginning a new story by Tom Taylor (INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US)!

SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #2 Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art and cover by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
1:25 Variant cover by SHANE DAVIS
1:100 B&W Variant cover by TONY S. DANIEL and BATT
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
Whom the gods destroy, first they piss off! Seeking help against Doomsday, Diana turns to her brother Hephaestus for weapons—but a more immediate threat is Apollo and the other gods. They do not approve of Superman as a consort to Diana, and he will have to prove himself in combat!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.



(Source: Newsarama)

There are some brilliant covers in this group, particularly Green Arrow, Earth 2 and Forever Evil: A.R.G.U.S. but my favourite of them all is that Justice League #25 cover with Nightwing. I'm actually getting quite excited for Forever Evil now, it's shaping up to be massive!

And a quick heads up here, I should be posting the Superman and Young Justice group solicits in the next few hours, if you want to keep checking back for those!

DC Comics' Green Lantern solicits for November 2013

Throughout yesterday, DC Comics were releasing their solicitation sfor November of this year, I've already posted the Batman, Dark and Edge groups' solicits, and now it's time to find out what the Green Lantern characters are doing in three months time!


GREEN LANTERN #25 Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by BILLY TAN and ROB HUNTER
Cover by BILLY TAN
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BILLY TAN
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
Combo pack edition: $3.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
The shockwaves of “Lights Out” are just starting to be felt, as Hal Jordan makes a controversial decision that will change the mission of the Green Lantern Corps! But not everyone agrees with Hal’s goals, and the dissent could weaken the Corps further!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.







GREEN LANTERN CORPS #25 Written by VAN JENSEN and ROBERT VENDITTI
Art and cover by BERNARD CHANG
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BERNARD CHANG
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
A BATMAN: ZERO YEAR tie-in! When The Riddler throws Gotham City into total darkness, a young Marine named John Stewart is deployed as part of the peacekeeping measures. But he gets much more than he expected when he must deal with the costumed chaos known as ANARKY!






GREEN LANTERN: NEW GUARDIANS #25 Written by JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by BRAD WALKER and DREW HENNESSY
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
1:25 B&W Variant cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
On sale NOVEMBER 20 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
After the stunning end of “Lights Out,” where is Kyle Rayner?! Or...WHEN is Kyle Rayner? And more important, WHY is Kyle Rayner? Answers to all these questions and more as the series rockets off to the outer limits of the DC Universe!









LARFLEEZE #5 Written by KEITH GIFFEN and J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by SCOTT KOLINS
Cover by TYLER KIRKHAM
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
In the wake of the revolt of the Orange Lanterns, Larfleeze faces his worst nightmare: living as the possession of someone else!








RED LANTERNS #25 Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art and cover by ALESSANDRO VITTI
1:25 B&W Variant cover by ALESSANDRO VITTI
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. Please see the order form for more information.
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
As the dust settles from “Lights Out,” Earth is no longer under the protection of the Green Lanterns. Sector 2814 is now the sole province of Guy Gardner and the RED LANTERNS! Criminals beware…psychopaths beware…hell, EVERYONE beware! How did this happen, you ask? Jump onboard with this issue and find out!




(Source: Newsarama)

I have to say, I'm a bit dissapointed that the upcoming "Lights Out" event is going to finish in it's forst month, events like that always seem to... crammed in, and it doesn't really do Justice to the story...

DC Comics' Edge solicits for November 2013

So far today I've posted the solicits for DC Comics' Batman and Dark groups, and now here they are for the series in the Edge group being released this November, check them out below!









SUICIDE SQUAD #25 Written by MATT KINDT
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Cover by JASON PEARSON
On sale NOVEMBER 13 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
A FOREVER EVIL tie-in! A villain from the early days of The New 52 has taken over Belle Reve, and he’s formed the Reverse Suicide Squad! But who—or what—is the Reverse Suicide Squad? Harley Quinn is about to learn the hard way that Power Girl is one of its members…

ALL-STAR WESTERN #25 Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by MORITAT
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $3.99 US • RATED T+
Jonah Hex goes from bounty hunter to wanted criminal due to the events of last issue. Can Hex survive long enough to make it back to his own place in time?

THE GREEN TEAM: TEEN TRILLIONAIRES #6 Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by IG GUARA and J.P. MAYER
On sale NOVEMBER 27 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T
The Green Team is trapped in space, and a meteor’s headed toward Earth! Who will make the supreme sacrifice to save the world?

THE MOVEMENT #6 Written by GAIL SIMONE
Art by FREDDIE WILLIAMS III
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
As the Graveyard Faction terrorizes Coral City, the Movement is nowhere to be found!

STORMWATCH #25 Written by JIM STARLIN
Art by YVEL GUICHET and
LeBEAU UNDERWOOD
Cover by JIM STARLIN and ROB HUNTER
On sale NOVEMBER 6 • 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US • RATED T+
Midnighter recalls the final pieces of his and Apollo’s origin just as the Lobo and the Stormwatch team are getting their faces kicked in by The Exec!



(Source: Newsarama)


I have to say, that Suicide Squad cover is brilliant, for some reason, though, Harley's mask looks ike the best part to me...