Tony Stark vs. Stephen Strange vs. Reed Richards

VILLAINOUS MOMENTS

The Illuminati Has A Territorial Dispute

~Dark Avengers #184 (2013)

In what appears to be a war of the New Avengers Illuminati, Doctor Strange, Reed Richards, Tony Stark and possibly others, have separated New York and the region into territories and are attempting to destroy their opponents.

Dark Avengers #184 has it all. And it's part of the Marvel NOW! revolution. Moonstone, Skaar, and the other criminals-posing-as-heroes have fallen into an alternate universe where the good guys aren't so good anymore.

Villainous Moments is a column from of The Superheroes List, updated weekly (usually Tuesday). What are the bad guys doing this week? Macabre and unthinkable, grotesque and unbearable; here's your answer! Look for #VillainousMoments on Twitter.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World

When we last left our heroes...

...it was in the midst of San Diego's ComicCon 2012, which ran from July 12-15 and gave us a wealth of information.

*Marvel released the title names to two of their upcoming movies: Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Thor: The Dark World. The entire movie schedule has been updated on the Main TSL Website.

*In Dark Avengers #177 a unique character shows up at the end: Could that be Judge Dredd?

Night of The Owls has now concluded with Batman #11. If you followed The Dark Knight, it's now time to pick up all the titles and reread the event in order. Night of The Owls has an excellent plot twist and forever changes the underbelly of Gotham City history. Possibly Bruce Wayne's, too.

Avengers vs. X-Men release three issues; AvX: Versus #3 showed us what happens when Daredevil faced Psylocke and Thor fought Emma Frost. In the backdrop of the event, it appears Gladiator of the Shi'ar Empire might be dead. We've also learned what the mutants are doing to the Avengers they capture - it doesn't look pretty.

There's also more information on Marvel NOW! A list of titles that will be concluded - or terminated - has been posted on the summary page. (You might be surprised.)


And DC held a panel at ComicCon, giving us a bit more insight to their September "0" Month. The main draw seems to be The Phantom Stranger. They intend to give us a bit of background to his origin, his relationship with Lady Pandora, and perhaps what's really going on in the DC Universe.

There's always more to come. Stay tuned. Otherwise, until next week, this is THE WEEK...in comics!

The Week In Comics is a new series of articles that will update on Monday on the Superheroes List Blog, and The Superheroes List website. It will cover all the major events and story lines of recent in the superhero and villain world. If you're interested in today's super-news, keep your eyes open and Check out the List! #TWIC

TWIC: Minute By Minutemen

The "Stuff" for June 6, 2012.
Once again it's time to hear about The Week In Comics with some quick, short updates of the world of superheroes as they battle their way to infamy.

Avengers vs. X-Men #5 released last week for that event and the deadly entity known as The Phoenix finally arrived where Hope and the two teams were fighting: Earth's moon. Things didn't go exactly as planned, though, and now The X-Men, 5 of them, are hosts to the machinations to come.

Unfortunately it was a slow week for Batman's Night of The Owls. Nothing came out for the story.

If you were anticipating the Before Watchmen event, you can now sit back and relax. Before Watchmen: Minutemen #1 (2012) released and it gives you an intro into the whole roster of their earliest characters. From the perspective of Hollis Mason, he recounts each member, giving a brief profile.

Marvel's Spider-Man Movie project is starting their promotional for the July 3rd film release; now you can pick up Amazing Spider-Man Movie #1 (2012), which shows the character wearing the movie version costume and fighting crime for the first time.

Are you a fan of The Thunderbolts? Sorry to hear that; it appears the series just concluded. Here's a glimmer of hope, though; it may redeem the criminals-serving-as-heroes in your eyes. Dark Avengers #175 (2012) just released, and it's picking up right where Thunderbolts #174 ended. But it's all new characters comprised in this supergroup.

Lastly, on the Comic Book News front:

DC Comics recently announced The New 52 "0" Month, which will be releasing in September 2012. All the comics that month will be number #0 and there will be four new titles releases. More to come; I'll make a summary page for all that information this week. By the way, it was also announced that Alan Scott was the gay person to come out of the closet. Personally, I don't consider him a major character, but in Earth 2, it appears he'll become one.

Marvel, with Avengers and Spider-Man going strong this summer, is gearing up for their next release: Iron Man 3. But here's a tidbit of info; word came out from Latino Review that Marvel might produce a Black Panther movie. Likely for 2014. I'm actually not surprised because I was thinking an Avenger's sequel will need an additional character or two.

The Week In Comics is a new series of articles that will update on Monday on the Superheroes List Blog, and The Superheroes List website. It will cover all the major events and story lines of recent in the superhero and villain world. If you're interested in today's super-news, keep your eyes open and Check out the List! #TWIC.