The Phoenix was split by Iron Man and it possessed the X-Men.

Interesting.

Hopefully it's not as shit as the last couple events.

Any details?

To be at Comic-Con.

I wonder if this war will be very civil.

So has anyone been keeping up with the new Age of Apocalypse series? I just bought the first few issues on Midtown Comics site while I was getting my other stuff. I remember really liking the old series, but I never see anyone mention the new one good or bad.

Another event? Damnit. I hope it's just the 'after effects" like Dark Reign and not another damn mini series.

What else would it be?

Can't see them diving into another crossover so soon after AvX.

In other Marvel news, Bendis is going to be leaving the Avengers titles (and apparently switching to X-Men, somehow) and Ed Brubaker is finally leaving Captain America.

- Iron Man 3 is currently shooting with a release date of May 3, 2013.
- Thor 2 is the next project gearing up for a shoot and has a release date of November 8, 2013.
- Captain America 2 is planned for April 14, 2014.
- Guardians of the Galaxy (sometime in 2014) will lead directly into Avengers 2 in 2015.

Somewhere in there, the relatively smaller production Ant-Man should sneak its way in. There's a rumor that Iron Man 3's tag is essentially Ant-Man cinematic introduction. And considering who may be the villain for Avengers 2, Guardians leading into it makes sense. The backdrop for Phase 1 was patriotism, Phase two is looking more sci-fi and cosmic.

Now let's see if Sony wants in on this. Amazing Spider-Man is already slated for 2014.

And by the way, it's The Punisher fucking the heroes up in those This is War teasers. The event is Punisher: Warzone.

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That looks awesome.

Fuck yeah, that's fantastic.

That sucks. Captain America and all the Avengers titles have been absolutely on point for years now.

If I want to start reading the punisher series, where do I start and is there books? Or do I have to find all the comics? I don't want to read off the computer.

Punisher stuff is a bit all over the place, really. I've never been a huge fan of his stuff set in the mainstream Marvel universe, although Garth Ennis' "Welcome Back, Frank" series is excellent. The Marvel MAX series is great too, although it's set a lot more in the "real" world with a Frank Castle who must be pushing 70,

Not been reading the recent Greg Rucka series and the whole Frankencastle stuff in the previous series just seemed a bit ludicrous, so I can't really say where's a good place to catch up with his recent stuff. Was never a massive fan of the War Journal series that Matt Fraction did either.

Should be able to catch most of it in trade form though.

lol can't wait to see Rocket Raccoon in movie form.

I can't imagine a Guardians of the Galaxy film doing well, unless they really really stress on Avengers connections. Or have seeds for Guardians of the Galaxy planted in Iron Man 3/Cap 2/Thor 2.

Knowing Marvel Studios the way I do now...probably will be planting seeds.

Glorious seeds of movie magic.

I can't wait. I'm unfamiliar with the Guardians outside of that episode of EMH and 'Coon in UMvC3.

Never read the old Gaurdians books, but the current run following Annihilation has been fantastic.

Can't really get into 'Guardians', but I'll just wait and see and hope it's good.

I honestly know nothing about Guardians Of The Galaxy with the exception of that one episode of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes

and that the raccoon is adorbz

Shouldn't be an issue, that's the incarnation of the team the movie's seemingly going to focus on.

I'm a bit concerned the film will be a bit of a flop, since there's not any "name" characters in the team. But who knows, maybe it'll be a pleasant surprise.

Awesome picture. Kinda reminds me of this, though...

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Note the 90s era outfits on everyone.

I have that in the ridiculous Garth Ennis' Punisher hardcover I decided to treat myself to a few years ago. Not read it in a while though.

what does the punisher have as abiities :?:

Guns.

Never heard of Guardians of the Galaxy. Somebody give me the lowdown. Who are they? What is their relation to the Avengers/Marvel Universe?

They are essentially Avengers in space.

AND THERE IS AN ADORABLE RACCOON WHO KNOWS MILITARY STUFF

Yeah, basically they are a team of heroes who operate on the galactic level.

I did highly enjoy the comic series that followed Annihilation Conquest.

Did anyone just see Avengers: Earth Mightiest Heroes?

I love Captain America

Name of Eps? I most likely seen it.