Monday Marvel Weekly Catch-Up

Here's my round up of the Marvel news that caught my eye in the past week. (From Monday 11/1 to Sunday 17/1)

Spider-Man #1 Preview (All-New All-Different Marvel);

This is the All-New All-Different Marvel title I have been waiting for since the announcement of the post Secret Wars universe last year. Miles Morales with the creative of Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli and previously David Marquez has been one of my stand out characters and titles for quite some time. It's also one of the titles that I have continuously collected without dropping an issue. Will it break my new digital only rule? Time will tell but with Bendis and Pichelli working together again on the character they created you just know that the writing and the art are going to be brilliant.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-previews/spider-man-1-marvel-comics-2016-2016

Marvel's Free Comic Book Day 2016;

It's that time of year again. A new year begins and the Free Comic Book announcements start to appear. Marvel have announced that there Free Comic Day offering will contain both a Civil War II prelude and a new tale from the All-New All-Different Avengers, written my Mark Waid introducing a new Wasp to the Marvel Universe. Which explains the teaser from earlier in the week, "Best beware my sting". The Civil War II prelude will be written and illustrated by the previously announced team of Bendis and Marquez who will be bringing us Marvel's next big event.
 This follows a similar format from last year where Marvel used there FCBD issue to introduce last years big event Secret Wars. I'd be sure to get to your local comic store early to ensure you get your hands on this issue as it sounds like it is going to be a good one.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/marvel-to-preview-civil-war-ii-and-introduce-all-new-wasp-in-fcbd-issue

Teasers: Dead No More: 

Earlier last week Marvel Released the teaser Dead No More. Nothing else has yet been released and were this to do with a comic being released in April I believe we will have received more information by now. Many of the comic websites have been spending there time trying to predict who may be coming back from the dead, as this is what the teasers most obvious explanation would be. Many believe this may be Wolverine related, but I would be surprised if he is brought back so soon considering Marvel have gone to the trouble of bringing Old Man Logan into the Marvel 616 fold along with handing over the mantle of Wolverine to X-23. However saying that I do struggle to think of any other characters who currently dead and prominent to receive such a teaser? Some other name thrown into the hat have been Gwen Stacy, however she appears to have received her own renaissance in terms of alternative Universe characters. Professor X is another important Marvel character currently deceased. But after what I wrote above it will probably be Wolverine coming back. What do you think?

Netflix Marvel Jessica Jones Season 2 Confirmed;

Finally, at released only yesterday. Jessica Jones has been confirmed to be getting a second season coming soon. Looks like the Marvel Netflix line is just as popular as the Cinematic Universe and I for one love that. We already have Daredevil Season 2 to look forward to this March and now we have Jessica Jones second season to look forward too.

Not to mention the rumoured Punisher series to spin out of Daredevil, and the previously announced Luke Cage series and Iron Fist series. The future of Marvel's Netflix Universe looks incredibly bright.

April has been a brilliant month to be a fan of Marvel and Star Wars...

As sporadic as always this was meant to posted at the beginning of the month. April seems to be a great month for pop culture. Especially if you are a fan of Marvel and Star Wars. This month sees the release of the highly anticipated Daredevil TV Series and the even more anticipated Avengers: Age of Ultron. Along with announcements expected to be made at C2E2, Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo. Finally we have the Star Wars Celebration to look forward to, which is now the end of this week again more on that later.

Right first up. April 10th saw the release of the Daredevil Netflix series. And it is fantastic!! I have used every spare hour, or even not spare, to watch this series. I finished it the Sunday evening after its release and very much plan on re-watching it. I had high hopes for this series and it has been on my radar since its announcement however long ago. The casting is perfect, Charlie Cox plays Matt Murdock brilliantly alongside Elden Henson who really brings Foggy Nelson to life. The fight scenes in this series are incredible. I don't want to write to much just now as I don't want to give away any spoilers but if you haven't watched it yet. What are you doing? Get on Netflix now and give it a watch!

Next Avengers: Age of Ultron is out now and I already seen it twice! This is another great instalment into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not quite as bigger game changer as some of the other films, but lets not forget we have Civil War approaching next year. I was not disappointed by the portrayal and appearance of two of my favourite Marvel characters Vision and Scarlet Witch, as played by Paul Bettany and Elizabeth Olsen. There was no need for my concern that there would be to many characters for the film they all played off each other really well. The major disappointment was the lack of a Star Wars Teaser Trailer before the film.

Star Wars Celebration ran from the 16/04/2015 till the 19/04/2015. 4 days of Star Wars madness. If only it wasn't in America and so far away I would have definitely tried to go. But without attending there was still plenty to take in, with there very impressive live stream feed from the event. The convention opened with a panel that had both Writer and Director of Force Awakens J.J. Abrams and producer Kathleen Kennedy in attendance. The new cast members, John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaacs took to the stage, followed by a familiar droid and the new fully functioning, not CGI, BB8, how the hell does that thing work? Finally original cast members took to the stage, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Peter Mayhew. This was a panel not be missed and althoug not being there I got to watch the whole thing live at home. Now rumours stated a new trailer would be released, which was true, and that this may contain original cast members which was also true. I've lost count of how many times I've watched it but the fact that this has been viewed 88 million times within 24 hours of release says it all. The new teaser trailer creates far more questions than answers, which obviously is its purpose, all I now know is I want it to be the 18/12/2015 more than ever. Check out the trailer below.

As if the panel and trailer for the upcoming film weren't enough another trailer made its debut in the form of EA Games Star Wars: Battlefront. This unfortunately did not contain any gameplay footage, but did display game engine footage. However the press and people who got to see a scripted demo of the game have confirmed the gameplay graphics are just as impressive as the in engine visuals. I've had my copy pre-ordered for sometime but the news of the free downloadable content on the 01/12/2015, The Battle of Jakku, linking directly into Force Awakens is another reason worth pre-ordering this for. Here's still to hoping a collectors edition will be announced. See what you think of the in engine footage below.

Now there are a couple more things I am really excited about, Saturday saw the Star Wars Rebels panel take place. This included new details and footage from Season 2, unfortunately there was no news on the home release of Season 1 on Blu-Ray or DVD. Season 2 looks to be as good or even better than the first, with fan favourite Clone Wars characters making their first appearances. Rebels was a huge success as far as I am concerned and I look forward to seeing the crew of The Ghost become part of a larger Rebellion. For the Season 2 trailer check it out below.

Finally also on Saturday there was the Star Wars Marvel Comics panel, this saw the announcement of not one but two new titles to come from the publisher, although these were announced prior to the panel. As expected one of these is be part of the Journey To The Force Awakens publishing initiative, called Shattered Empire coming from writer Greg Rucka and artist Marco Checchetto. Along with the announcement of Lando #1 a limited series from Charles Soule and Alex Maleev, so that will certainly be a limited series worth checking out.

All-New, All-Different Avengers... 2 more revealed...

So from my predictions so far, 1 right, 1 wrong. Vision joints the cast along with Nova. I was sure it would be Doctor Strange not Vision. But I am happy to see Vision there none the less, and not surprising to see him in the line up considering his coming appearance in Age of Ultron. I expect Doctor Strange to pop up somewhere post Secret Wars, even to get his own Secret Wars title which I don't think I have yet seen released. I imagine another two will be revealed tomorrow with the final reveal on Friday before Axel Alonso's usual Comic Book Resources interview.

The All-New, All-Different Avengers... Let the teasers begin...

Today Marvel has released an image for there Free Comic Book Day offering, "All-New, All-Different Avengers, revealing two members of this new Avengers team. Ms. Marvel and current Thor, so there are two things to take out of this image. This is reportedly a peak at what is to come in the post Secret Wars Marvel Universe. If this is true then we have confirmation that both Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan, and Thor will survive whatever happens and will be heading to become on of the World's Greatest Heroes. Now for the Rest of the images in the cover that have been blacked out into Silhouettes here's my best guess as to who they may be. Front and centre, this looks like a Spider-Man pose, but I strongly believe this will be Miles Morales, I also really hope it is. To finish the front row, bottom right I imagine will be Nova, Sam Alexander. Moving to the middle row and beginning from the left, taking into consideration current story lines going on running into Secret Wars I will say the armour clad silhouette may be Rescue, Pepper Potts. The middle figure looks clearly to be Sam wilson a.k.a Captain America. Finally the far right, this one has me a little stumped and after some time thinking about this I have come to the conclusion that this must be Doctor Strange, his profile needs to be raised with the film in coming, what better way to do this than put him into the new Avengers team. Whether I am right or wrong with any of these, I really am looking forward to the team being released through the week or weeks.

My picks of the solicits for May 2015...

Right, well here are my picks from the May solicits, this has been sitting in draft form for sometime but here they are...

Marvel: A-Force

When I first started collecting comics it was the post Civil War Mighty Avengers and Avengers Initiative that I began reading. Since then I always like to pick up new takes on the Avengers books. Dark Avengers being one of my favourites. The creative team and idea behind this series is exciting. But no disrespect meant towards Jorge Molina who I don't doubt will do a great job, looking at the variant cover by Russell Dauterman I wish he was on interiors. This has the set up to be a great series and in G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett I believe it is in safe hands. 

A-FORCE #1
G. WILLOW WILSON & MARGUERITE BENNETT (w) • JORGE MOLINA (a)
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
VARIANT COVER BY RUSSELL DAUTERMAN
VARIANT COVER BY STEPHAN HANS
• Marvel’s Mightiest Women finally get their own explosive series!
• In a secluded corner of the Battleworld, an island nation is fiercely protected by a team of Avengers the likes of which has only ever been glimpsed before…
• Fighting to protect the small sliver of their world that’s left, the Amazing A-FORCE stands shoulder-to-shoulder, ready to take on the horde!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Marvel: Old Man Logan

I took advantage of a Comixology sale to get the original issues containing the brilliant Old Man Logan by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven. Old Man Logan is a killer character and I am excited to see him getting a series during Secret Wars, will this be our Wolverine moving forward post Secret Wars? I wouldn't be disappointed if it was. Again another brillitant creative team on this one and I can not wait to see how Sorrentino and Bendis collaborate to continue this characters story.

OLD MAN LOGAN #1
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • ANDREA SORRENTINO (a/C)
VARIANT COVER by STEVE McNIVEN
VARIANT COVER BY ANDREA SORRENTINO
YOUNG VARIANT BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
BLANK VARIANT COVER
• Enter the Wastelands…a realm where all heroes have been murdered by their arch-enemies, villains who now rule over the land with an iron fist. In the midst of this dystopian chaos, one man may make a difference…a reluctant warrior who was once the greatest mutant of all…a man known as OLD MAN LOGAN.
40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

Dark Horse: High Crimes

High Crimes is the critically acclaimed digital series from Monkeybrain comics finally heading to print in this collection from Dark Horse. I'll be looking to grab this one, I really enjoy when these successful digital formats head to print. 

High Crimes HC
Christopher Sebela (W) and Ibrahim Moustafa (A/Cover)
On sale July 8
FC, 184 pages
$19.99
HC, 7″ x 10″
Disgraced Olympic snowboarder Zan Jensen runs a sideline business as a high-altitude grave robber. When a body is found at the summit of Everest with a treasure of state secrets under its skin, Zan finds herself in the crosshairs of a government hit squad. As she races to the roof of the world, Zan will navigate bullets and avalanches to find salvation in the deadliest place on Earth.
Collecting the critically acclaimed Monkeybrain digital comic the A.V. Club calls “a high concept executed with precision, delivering real-world intrigue.” 
“Instead of just yelling at people to read High Crimes, now I can throw it at them at the same time.”—Matt Fraction (Sex Criminals)


Boom!: Adventure Time #40

I am a big fan of the TV programme and I collect the Mathematical Editions of the collections. Adventure Time #40 sees the previously teased story created by Matt Fraction and his son Henry Leo. This is the main reason this is in my pick, I look forward to seeing what Matt Fraction and his son have created.

ADVENTURE TIME #40
Retail Price: $3.99 
Author: Christopher Hastings, Henry Leo & Matt Fraction
Artist: Zachary Sterling
Cover Artists:
Main Cover: Paul Pope
Subscription Variant Cover: Lauren Dawson
Variant Cover: Simon Leclerc
It’s a special interactive, one-shot issue! Magic Man plans to use the reader to help beat Finn and Jake, but can our heroes turn the tables? Features a special short written by debut writer Henry Leo and Matt Fraction (Hawkeye)!

Image: Injection #1

There are no reasons this shouldn't be in my pick and 3 easy reason why it should. Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire. I have been waiting for this since its announcement from the incredible creative team previously on Moon Knight, May seems to far away. 

INJECTION #1
STORY: WARREN ELLIS
ART / COVERS: DECLAN SHALVEY & JORDIE BELLAIRE
MAY 13 / 24 PAGES / FC / M / $2.99 
Once upon a time, there were five crazy people, and they poisoned the 21st Century. Now they have to deal with the corrosion to try and save us all from a world becoming too weird to support human life.
INJECTION is the new ongoing series created by the acclaimed creative team of Moon Knight. It is science fiction, tales of horror, strange crime fiction, techno-thriller, and ghost story all at the same time. A serialized sequence of graphic novels about how loud and strange the world is getting, about the wild future and the haunted past all crashing into the present day at once, and about five eccentric geniuses dealing with the paranormal and numinous as well as the growing weight of what they did to the planet with the Injection.

Avengers Age of Ultron hitting cinemas even earlier in the UK!!

Avengers Age of Ultron will now be hitting UK cinema screens on the 23/04/2015, that's one day earlier than originally advertised. That's a whole 24 hours less to wait for the biggest Comic* film this year and a different day to the holiday form I was gonna fill out, will have to correct that.

*(I would say biggest film this year, but on a personal note that will always be Star Wars.)

Also there is a new TV spot which I haven't yet posted so check this out below;

Marvel Studios: Avengers Age of Ultron New Trailer!

So we have another trailer for Avengers Age of Ultron. Still no Vision, and not much more of Scarlet Witch or Quicksilver. But that could be a good thing, something to look forward to when the film is actually released. There are a few things to take note of during this trailer though, more Hulkbuster armour, more hints that Stark created Ultron, but most importantly, for me, what looks to be a female character in a cave, is this to do with the arrival of Black Panther? Certainly looks Wakandan like don't you think? If not who is this mysterious character who has appeared and what is their link to the film and wider Marvel Cinematic Universe? Well anyway now I can't get that creepy tune out my head... "there are no strings on meeee"... check out the new trailer below;

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Here's what I'm looking forward to in 2015 so far...

After a great New Years eve, a few to many drinks, and a days recovery. Another year has flown by, and now its time to look ahead. Here's what I'm looking forward to in 2015 from the world of comics, movies, tv and more...

So to begin with...

STAR WARS! STAR WARS! STAR WARS!

The comics are back at Marvel with Star Wars #1 coming out this month and their not holding back with their creative teams. Star Wars #1 has the superstar creative team of Jason Aaron and John Cassaday. Princess Leia is being written by none other than Mark Waid and illustrated by Terry Dodson. Darth Vader is written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Salvador Larroca and Adi Granov. There is also a comic coming out involving Kanan from Star Wars Rebels. Its important to remember that this is all considered canon.

Obviously there is the new film Star Wars Epidose VII: The Force Awakens coming out at the end of the year, hoping for more trailers not to spoil it but to get a better idea of things, and hopefully plenty more inbetween. We'll be getting more Star Wars Rebels, more books and hopefully some cool memorabilia, statues and actions figures. I already have my eye on the statues coming out for Star Wars Rebels.

COMICS! COMICS! COMICS!

There's plenty to look forward to in the world of comics in 2015 but here a just a few I can't wait for;

Marvel's new titles;

Marvel continue to release exciting titles with exciting creative teams. New artists, new writers. The one issue I am really looking forward to from the 2015 solicitations so far is the Thor Annual #1 released in February, with stories from various creators, including Noelle Stephenson and drawn by Marguerite Sauvage, so more of a anthology if you will.

Image Comics are continuing there fine form of publishing comics by great independent teams. 2015 will finally see the release of Southern Cross by Beckly Cloonan and Andy Belanger! Also lets not forget Injection should soon get a release date for its first issue coming from the fantastic, already tried and tested, team of Warren Ellis, Declan Shalvey and Jordie Bellaire. With Image Con coming soon in the new year there will probably be plenty more to be excited about in no time.

MOVIES! MOVIES! MOVIES!

There are plenty of decent films to look forward to this year. First one I'll be heading to a cinema to see this year is Big Hero 6 from Disney Animation, the first Disney animated film inspired by a Marvel comic, although there have bee several creative changes. Already out in America this will be in UK cinemas the earll part of 2015 and I am really looking forward to it. There's even an animated Stan Lee cameo I understand.

Marvel Studios Avengers Age of Ultron hits our screens at the end of April. I don't think I need to say much more. We will get another trailer in a couple of weeks time. Hopefully we will see a few more of the new characters. Mainly just a short glimpse of the Vision played by Paul Bettany would be nice. The Vision is one of my favourite characters, and if you like what you see I strongly recommend you check out the Avengers A.I. comic by Sam Humphries and Andre Lima Araujo!! Anyway this is my second most anticipated film of the year!!

Another Marvel Studios film to hit the screen this year is Ant-Man, which will finally be released. Long has it been in development and hitting a sticky patch when fan favourite director Edgar Wright withdrew from the film, the mastermind who had put together the film. Creative differences may have been the reason for the split, but Marvel found a new director and during this Tuesday's two hour premier of Marvel's Agent Carter we will finally get a teaser for the film released, but there are a couple of teasers of the teasers below.

I have been a Pixar fan since I was 5 and my dad took me to see Toy Story in the cinema, the first film I ever saw on the big screen. For the first time Pixar did not release a film in back to back years. That means this year will see the release of Inside Out, which I had my apprehensions about at first but after seeing the below trailer I can not wait for! The other film by Pixar that should be seeing a release this year, but currently doesn't have a trailer is The Good Dinosaur, which I am also really looking forward to.

STAR WARS! STAR WARS! STAR WARS! I reckon we will find out more in April during the Star Wars celebration and coming out a week before Christmas this film will be like an early Christmas present. I am excited to see how JJ Abrams rejuvenates this franchise, the cast is exciting and the first teaser has left me asking more questions than giving me answers. MILLENIUM FALCON!!

VIDEO GAMES! VIDEO GAMES! VIDEO GAMES!

Batman Arkham Knight (02/06/2015)

A game that has been delayed from 2014, a fan favourite and one that genuinely looks stunning and to really take advantage of the next gen consoles power! One of the reasons I wanted a PS4 and I can not wait to get this when it is finally released. Here's to hoping there are no more delays.

Star Wars Battlefront (2015)

The game I have been waiting for since Battlefront 3 was cancelled. The game I was hoping would be put into production when Disney brought Lucasarts. Battlefront 3 in production by EA DICE the studio behind the popular Battlefield series. We won't see a firm release date for this until later in the year but at the moment it has been announced we are looking at a Holiday 2015 release.

Final Fantasy XV (2015)

The game I have been waiting for since the release of Final Fantasy 13. Originally named Final Fantasy Versus 13. I really am excited for this game, no firm release date yet, a Demo will be available for those who buy Finaly Fantasy Type-0. Check out the trailer below for the stunning gameplay footage!

Witcher 3 (19/05/2015)

I'm very much a fan of a good RPG. Having found the start of Dragon Age Origins a little tedious, although I have been told it gets good after about the first 5 hours. I have been looking out for a new franchise. I had heard a little about the Witcher series. Unfortunately it has had an odd release the first game on PC the second on PC and Xbox and finally the third to come out on all next gen consoles. I've decided to grab the Witcher 2 to play on my Xbox and also grabbed the first novel featuring the Witcher by a Polish author, I've been looking for a new series of books to read and the fact these inspired a game that I am really looking forward too is even better. Witcher 3 is another game that has been delayed a couple of times but hopefully this means we will have a problem free launch unlike some games that have been released recently.

SUBSCRIPTIONS! SUBSCRIPTIONS! SUBSCRIPTIONS!

I have this thing where I sign up to subscriptions in the new year. A couple of these I have been looking to subscribe to for quite some time. One of these is Loot Crate, the other is Marvel Unlimited. I got my first Loot Crate at the end of last year and I look forward to getting January's and starting of a new years worth of these! Marvel Unlimited is something I have been looking to get for a while as well to be able to catch up on those critically acclaimed arcs that I couldn't afford to buy or miss. Also for the extensive back catalog other than recent modern titles.

Finally the other subscription I have signed up to is Beer Bods. I have recently got into drinking Ale. My dad is an Ale drinker, and for several years I have passed on going to the local Beer Festival with him. We have a new tradition before Football on a Saturday that sees us heading to a local Micro-Pub close to me before a game. Surprisingly I have really got into this and Beer Bods is an exciting subscription service that sends you 12 beers for 12 weeks and on a Thursday you try one of these. I look forward to receiving my first box of beers and what I'll be looking to enjoy.

TELEVISION! TELEVISION! TELEVISION!

I don't get much time to watch Television programmes but there are a certain few that I make sure I take the time to watch. Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is one of the programmes I make sure I watch, the Season 2 mid-season/ winter finale was brilliant, and the series is going from strength to strength since the shake up of Captain America Winter Soldier. I don't want to give away to many spoilers but I strongly recommend if you are a fan of the cinematic universe you take time to watch this series.

A newer series to come out and fill the mid-season gap of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is Marvel's Agent Carter, this hits screens in America on Tuesday the 6th with a 2 hour premier, staring Hayley Atwell returning to her roll of Peggy Carter in Captain America The First Avenger. I'll be looking forward to checking this one out!

Like many I am waiting for Star Wars Episode VII to come out and also one of those that was sad to see the end of Star Wars Clone Wars series. But in Clone Wars place and to fill the gap while we wait for Star Wars Episode VII we have Star Wars Rebels! Rebels is several episodes in and returns to screens on Monday 5th. Set between Episode III and Episode IV we follow a screw of rag tag rebels and their stories! I look forward to there return tomorrow.

Game of Thrones! Game of Thrones! Game of Thrones!! I can't wait for Season 5. I don't think I need to say much more.

Get a Special Look at Marvel's "Avengers: Age of Ultron"

So we have the announcement of every Marvel film of phase 3. More news and a date for Marvel's Agent Carter TV series and now Marvel Entertainment have posted the extra footage shown during Tuesdays episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Check it out below;

Marvel Studios: Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 3!

Squeeeee!! Well I stayed late at work to watch the event unfold on twitter and live blog and I wasn't disappointed! Quite frankly I was bouncing around the room at each announcement and my cinema trips for the next 5 years are already in the calendar.

Also those of you who may have been wondering like I had Ant Man is the final film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 2.

So to make this easier I will put the announcements into date order below.

May 6th 2016: Captain America: Civil War;

This sees Robert Downey Jnr join Cap in the film that will be based around the popular Marvel comics event created by Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, and in my opinion is the best event in a long time but I am biased as this is what got me into comics. But obviously this is the Marvel Cinematic Universe take on the Civil War and unless certain agreements come about much as has been rumoured, Spider-Man and the X-Men will not be involved.

November 4th 2016: Doctor Strange;

So far all that is confirmed for this is the director Scott Derrickson. No confirmation was made regarding Benedict Cumberbatch having been given the role. But as always this doesn't mean it isn't true, but to be fair Marvel gave us all of this, can we really be upset they haven't announced the leading man for this film yet.

May 5th 2017: Guardians of the Galaxy 2;

Well this has been moved forward by a couple of months. Which is great news as it means I have a little less time to wait for my favourite Marvel film yet! I have a feeling this may get a new title before it is released like the previous sequels to the Marvel Cinematic Universe have received. We already know that James Gunn is directing again and he has confirmed he is happily working on the script right now!

July 28th 2017: Thor: Ragnarok;

Taking the original slot that was originally filled with the Guardians sequel. Christopher Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston have been confirmed to be returning to their roles of Thor and Loki. And for those who may not be familiar, and I will try not to go on for to long as this is one of my favourite mythologies, that Ragnarok is the end of the world scenario. So this has the potential to really be the best Thor film yet. Thor The Dark World was definitely a step up from the previous and I look forward to when we start to get more news regarding this third installment.

November 3rd 2017: Black Panther;

This title has been rumoured for a long while now, and has apparently been planned for some time and has been seeded with the universe prior to this announcement. There is certainly a few elements regarding Age of Ultron that people feel links with the Black Panther. Also the leading man of the film was announced and introduced to the crowd at the event, Chadwick Boseman, for me a relatively unknown actor.

May 4th 2018: Avengers: Infinity War Part I;

Well the film we all knew would be coming and also involving a certain item and obvious character, the Infinity Gauntlet and Thanos; and considering the films announced to this point then I can't wait to see which team will be lining up for this film. Maybe running up to Avengers Age of Ultron I'll take a look and the currect and prospective rosters by the time this film is released. Joss Whedon will be returning as Director and I am fairly certain we will be seeing the return of several actor/ actresses so far. Plus Downey Jnr has already been confirmed for Avengers 3 right? Or was that 2? I'll look that up.

July 6th 2018: Captain Marvel;

The biggest surprise for me was the announcement of the Captain Marvel film to be led by the female take on the character Carol Danvers. I for one hope this takes inspiration from the Jamie McKelvie redesign, the obvious casting choice is Katee Sackhoff but I have a feeling they may go for someone less known and not from a previous Sci Fi franchise, but hopefully I'm wrong. This is an exciting announcement and I look forward to finding out more regarding the character and will be intrigued as to how the announcement or first appearance of the character will take place.

November 2nd 2018: Inhumans;

Many believe this is Marvel's answer to the fact they do not own the X-Men franchise. But take a look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far has there been any requirement for the X-Men, NO! Considering the galactic nature that many of the films are moving too do the Inhumans make more sense? In my opinion yes! But being the Marvel fanboy that I am I am of course slightly biased. It will be interesting to see how things are set up for this film beforehand, Guardians of the Galaxy? Infinity War Part I? Its also heavily believed that the Inhumans are being set up in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Well theres plenty more to look forward until we hear more about this film.

May 3rd 2019: Avengers: Infinity War Part II;

Marvel's Avengers Age of Ultron Trailer!!