Geek Culture Reviews

‘Magik #1’ takes a walk on the supernatural side as Illyana Rasputin sets off on her post-Krakoa adventure… Since the fall of the mutant island Krakoa it seems that Marvel Comics is going all out on giving us a new X-Men-related series each week. This week also seems to follow the trend as Magik #1 heads to comic book shelves. Normally I’m not that into reading about mutant kind, however since the launch of “From the Ashes” I have been drawn to the various series that fall under the umbrella narrative. Naturally, it was given that I’d dive straight into Magik #1.  This issue opens up in a small town in Alaska where the citizens are seemingly being dragged away into oblivion by a demonic force. This suburban horror is then cut to Magik as the mutant is suffering from a nightmare. While a simple scene in itself it does do a good job in briefing new readers on who Magik is while not bogging the issue down with needless exposition. Anyway, once this is over the rest of the X-Men attemp...

Marvel’s summer blockbuster Blood Hunt continues this week in Avengers #16, and we have the official preview for you right here… “ BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN – BARON BLOOD STRIKES! Captain America must battle a vampire-overrun Hydra! Will Cap’s ragtag group of heroes be able to handle Baron Blood’s army of vampires? And what about rescuing the hordes of civilian prisoners? PLUS: What’s next for the Avengers Emergency Response team?” Avengers #16 is set to hit comic book shelves July 10th. 

Marvel releases Alien: Black, White & Blood #1 this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview below…  ‘ THE ALIEN UNIVERSE AS ONLY MARVEL COULD IMAGINE IT! Black, white, red—and GREEN! Marvel Comics and 20th Century Studios present a kill-fest of an anthology in chest-rending artistic detail! Superstars Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) and brilliant artist Michael Dowling (BLACK CAT, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) kick off a generations-spanning story that will continue through all four issues! Fan-favorite writer Ryan Cady explores the limits of compassion in “Maternal Instincts.” And rising stars Stephanie Phillips and Marcelo Ferreira bring you “The Hunt,” a tale of guts, glory and the most exhilarating of games…’ Alien: Black, White & Blood #1 is set to hit comic book stores this Wednesday (21st February)

“Avengers: Twilight throws us into a world that’s lost its heroes and villains of old, where technology runs supreme, social injustice is simply swept under the rug…” Since its initial tease last year, I’ve been pretty excited to get my hands on Avengers: Twilight - an “what-if” tale based in a world where the hero’s we know are either missing or altered in some way. Captain America has been replaced by a younger version of himself, Luke Cage is essentially confined to a wheelchair, and Matt Murdock is stuck behind his desk. It’s a world that’s very different from what we’re used to, and it’s one I’m still all to eager to explore.  Reading Avengers: Twilight #1 feels much like reading Captain America: Man out of Time . Here we follow an aged Steve Rogers as he adjusts to a world that no longer needs him. New York is now a bustling city bathed within neon lights, and holograms, while totalitarian rules stop anyone from breaking the rules. The differences from our present day ...

The sins of the past reign supreme on the frozen world of LV-695… We’re heading into the third act of Declan Shalvey’s Alien, and the tension is really ramping up to a fever pitch. As the salvage of the U.S.C.S.S. Boreas gets underway within the frozen waters of LV-695, Zasha comes face to face with a face from her past - Dayton. Their reunion is short lived as Jun Yutani makes a confession of his own.  The narrative mystery starts to unravel during this issue as each sub-plot makes headway to their conclusions. Chief amongst this is why Jun Yutani is interested in salvaging the Boreas, and why we keep getting flashbacks to a past encounter with the Xenomorph. It’s a very clever reveal and it’s one that I didn’t predict way back in issue #1. While it doesn’t necessarily tie into Zasha’s own reasonings, it’ll certainly make re-reading Thaw extremely interesting.  Anyway, while the family reunion is cut short, the remaining salvage team get ready to hoist the stricken Boreas bac...

Avengers #9 heads to comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview from Marvel Comics below… The Avengers battle the Twilight Court…for the sake of Kang the Conqueror? The Twilight Court wishes to bring Kang to justice, but the Avengers still have need of the comatose conqueror. Which side can claim to truly be just? Avengers #9 will be available to buy from Wednesday 9th January.

Toby Maguire’s Black Suit is set to receive a six scale deluxe collectable statue courtesy of Hot Toys. The figure - as depicted in Sam Rami’s Spider-Man 3 features the likeness of Toby Maguire, who comes complete with an exquisitely detailed symbiote companion. Priced at $330, this collectible is the perfect choice for fans of the Web-Slinger, and the Venom symbiote.  But enough about that. Let’s look at the pictures!  Carefully crafted based on the appearance of Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man / Peter Parker wearing Black Suit from Spider-Man 3, the one-sixth scale figure features a newly developed head sculpt with separate rolling eyeball system, an interchangeable masked head; a greatly-poseable body for dynamic poses; faithful recreation of the black suit with raised silver webbing patterns; accessories such as alien symbiote arms and head with protruding tongue, Spider-Man mask, assorted spider-web webbing accessories, and a themed display base. A Special Edition availa...