Comic Book News!

• Marvel made some huge announcements this week:
• Thor is now a lady! (The Huffington Post has a great article about comic book representation of females and minorities, btw.)
• Anthony Mackie (Sam Wilson/The Falcon in Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier) will be taking over the role of Captain America in the next installment! If you've watched him on the press tour for The Winter Soldier, you'll see that he's absolutely hilarious, and he's probably the biggest fan of the movie--and his own character--than anyone else.  Check out this interview he did with NPR in April.
• Marvel also announced five new films from 2017-2019. CinemaBlend laid it out for us (adding in "two mystery projects"):

• Guardians of the Galaxy - August 1, 2014
• The Avengers: Age of Ultron - May 1, 2015
• Ant-Man - July 17, 2015
• Captain America 3 - May 6, 2016
• Untitled Project - July 8, 2016
• Untitled Project - May 5, 2017
• Untitled Project - July 28, 2017
• Untitled Project - November 3, 2017
• Untitled Project - July 6, 2018
• Untitled Project - November 2, 2018
• Untitled Project - May 3, 2019

Get excited, guys!! 

• Bad news for Archie comics fans! **Spoiler alert!
• Archie died in last week's issue. Check out CNN's article to learn how it happens, including comic panel pages.
• But don't worry! The comic won't end. It will apparently still take place in an "alternate timeline." Abed from Community would be concerned.
• Batman is turning 75!
  Well not really Bruce Wayne himself, but the comics are! How can you celebrate, you ask?
• Well, you could read them. We have Batman books in just about every section of the library.
• You could also check out the 1960's TV show. It's being released on DVD for the first time ever! POW!
• Or if you want something a little more current, they're adapting the comics into a new TV show. It's called Gotham, and it's going to air this fall. It takes a look back at Bruce Wayne as a kid but really focuses on Commissioner Gordon's start when he was still a cop. The website is already up and trailers are out. Here's one:

What do you guys think? Does it do Bob Kane's comic justice? Or does it follow too much in Christopher Nolan's footsteps? Or is it just blech? Comment with your thoughts!

(Personally I really love Batman so a Batman TV show is a big deal for me and I don't know what to think about this can't we just rewatch the Michael Keaton/Tim Burton Batman again???

 

This should keep you guys satisfied throughout ComicCon weekend, right? Right??

Ms. Marvel + Guardians of the Galaxy

Since we missed last Thursday, enjoy this double-post about the new, exciting things happening in the Marvel universe this month.

First of all, the new Ms. Marvel was released, and if you haven't read it yet, what are you waiting for?! Kamala Khan is the perfect representation of the modern American teen girl. She's constantly struggling with where she fits in, between her parents and school. Oh, and she's a shape-shifter. As if high school wasn't difficult enough.

Here are two cool articles about why her character is so amazing:

Why does Marvel’s latest book succeed? Because its new Muslim teen superhero is ‘sweet, conflicted and immensely relatable’

The New Pakistani American Ms. Marvel And The Shifting American Narrative

And secondly, the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer is out, and it's incredible. It's got an amazing cast, and Chris Pratt already looks perfect as Star-Lord. If you have no other reason, see it for Rocket, a raccoon with OCD and laser pistols. Also Karen Gillan shaved her head for the role, so either she's nuts or it's good, or both.

Watch the trailer, then read all the comics, then see the movie, then read the comics again because the movie was so good.