Elektra #1: Bloodlines!

05.10.2014 – It’s been almost 13 years ago since Marvel had produced an Elektra series under the ‘Marvel Knights’ line. Its one of the most interesting series ever since Elektra has a spin off mini-series back in the 1980s. The new series doesn’t have the same noise as its earlier predecessor that lasted lest than a hundred issues. But this one surely has the grit and edge that has been missing since its original spin off title. This time Elektra goes back to her old roots as an assassin for hire.

Who Shot 'The Hulk #1?!'

05.09.2014 – From being Indestructible now comes the most difficult part in Bruce Banner’s life begins with a new series starting with the same writer in Mark Waid. But he teams up with a new art team that has Mark Bagley and Andrew Hennessey. These days’ comic books have faster turnover to restarting with issue #1. This is evident after the success of All-New Marvel Now title “Indestructible Hulk” unlike back in the days when they kept continuation of new developments through the same series.

Iron Fist is the Living Weapon!

04.16.2014 – These the superhero trend is spilling over into television. Marvel has a knack of turning b-list characters into a popular one when it’s translated to the big screen. There have already been nine successful films under Marvel and it continues to grow. In television they are slowly experimenting and there have been successes too, but with every success there is failure.

Marvel NOW: Moon Knight #2 "Sniper!"

04.12.2014 – All-New Moon Knight #2 is out and it didn’t last the comic book shelves. If the first one was all about Marc Spector and how he handles to solve crimes in this issue it was pretty much intense. Warren Ellis certainly breathes life to this b-list character taking a page from the team who brought you Marvel’s mega hit films. There is also that silent action that quickly is defining the character’s new-look and approach to the narrative.

Marvel NOW: Daredevil #1!

04.10.2014 – By now you’ll be wondering about what Daredevil is doing in the Bay Area. For those who are not following the previous book this is something fresh to pick it up. You might be questioning what happened to Foggy Nelson and his cancer. For the casual reader who just wants to start fresh with issue #1 it will still give you questions what had happened before. But Mark Waid and Chris Samnee the same creative team from the last one will walk you through it literally.

Indestructible Hulk Signing Event at Comic Odyssey!

11.24.2012 – Marvel NOW takes a throttle up with the release of the Indestructible Hulk #1! There was a signing event organized by Comic Odyssey earlier that have fans of Leinil Yu and Gerry Alanguilan arrive in droves at the Robinsons Galleria shop. The event started at 2PM and prior to that there was a very long line stretching out the shop through near the escalators similar to the Free Comic Book Day last May.

Marvel NOW: All-New X-Men #1!

11.18.2012 – Finally it’s out. The All-New X-Men #1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen has been released which was a welcoming launch by Castle Geek that features the local cosplay group and raffling off a the coveted Cyclops sketch by current Xtreme X-Men inker Dennis Crisostomo. The comic book has been talked about and had a lot of teasers which build up to the release of the new flagship title replacing Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 2) changing the world we see about our merry mutants.

Sights & Highlights: All-New X-Men Philippine Launch!

11.17.2012 – The All-New X-Men #1 has finally been launched in the Philippines at Castle Geek. The almost two-month old pop culture store has finally released one the latest titles from Marvel Now. The All-New X-Men replaces the Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 2) as the flagship X-title from the house of ideas. The local release at Castle Geek also has the variant covers featuring Jean Grey on the cover by Joe Quesada and the blank edition.

Castle Geek Philippine Launch: All-New X-Men #1!

111.08.2012 – Castle Geek has announced their special launch for the All-New X-Men #1 to kick start the Marvel Now and this is not your usual comic book release. There will be surprises and raffle to promote the event that possible will be graced by the Philippine X-Men Cosplay Team! It’s been more than two months Castle Geek opened its doors to the public and this is their first event to promote the release of the All-New X-Men #1 in the Philippines.

Gerry Alanguilan Promotes Indestructible Hulk #1!

09.26.2012 – Gerry Alanguilan finally released his latest vlog after his recent trip from the Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention where he mentioned that he fell ill after his first appearance to the said event. He promotes the upcoming Indestructible Hulk #1 coming out in November 2012.



The book is written by Mark Waid with art work by Leinil Yu who also went to STGCC 2012 as one of the guests along with other Filipino artists making a name in the international comics industry. Gerry also mentioned that most of the art team who worked in producing Superior and Super Crooks which includes Sunny Gho is back with the latest Marvel Now title for the jade giant.

Marvel NOW: Cable and X-Force #1 Revealed!

09.15.2012 – Cable and X-Force was announced earlier with an exclusive from Dennis Hopeless with the interview courtesy of CBR. Marvel Now has been slowly revealing the world as we know it as Marvel NOW which comes to no surprise some titles get a reboot.



We can’t say how this will go but putting back Cable at the helm of the original paramilitary team he founded is something refreshing and interesting which includes the roster that he’ll be working with. X-Force has gone to evolve throughout the years with the exception of the two previous incarnations that has nothing to do with Cable.

Marvel NOW! Iron Man #1 Cover and info revealed

Marvel.com and Bleeding Cool have revealed the cover and confirmed the creative team behind their upcoming Marvel NOW! relaunch of "Iron Man #1", which will be written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Greg Land! Through interviews and a Q& A session which can be read at Marvel.com, the creative team goes down to teasing the process of how the new relaunched title's going to play out, and it's confirmed that Tony Stark will once again be donning the armored suit after the current run saw his partner and best friend James "Rhodey" Rhodes taking over in his stead. More information can be read by visiting the source posts at Bleeding Cool and Marvel.com!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm