DEADPOOL Gets Second Ongoing Series

Deadpool is leading his second ongoing series as Marvel has greenlit the current miniseries Deadpool and the Mercs for Money as an ongoing beginning in July, according to ComicBook. In the new series, the the mercenary team will reportedly be "hunting radioactive villains." Longtime Deadpool writer Cullen Bunn will continue on the book, and be joined by artist Iban Coello

"I don't think we set out for the miniseries to act as a pilot episode. I mean, whenever you do a limited run, you hope the reaction will be strong enough to warrant a continuation, and that's what is happening here," said Bunn. "I don't want to be too cryptic, but this new series offered some unique challenges and opportunities that I just couldn't pass up. I really think this will be something very different than what you might expect. It's safe to say that the tone of this series is pretty different from the tone of the mini. I wish I could say more, but I think all will be made clear by the end of the first arc.

The solicitation for the first issue of the ongoing title is as follows:

DEADPOOL & THE MERCS FOR MONEY #1
CULLEN BUNN (W) • IBAN COELLO (A)
Cover by Iban Coello
VARIANT COVER BY GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
YOUNG VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
HIP-HOP VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE

Deadpool is one of the best mercenaries on the planet. He may even be a passable Avenger—jury’s still out. But one thing’s for sure—Deadpool is a terrible team leader. Think we’re lying? Ask the Mercs for Money! Deadpool’s taken on a new high-paying mission to take out radioactive super villains...and his Mercs aren’t nearly as immune to radiation as his healing-factored heinie is. Deadpool veteran Cullen Bunn brings us mo’ mercs, mo’ money and naturally, mo’ problems.

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

source: Newsarama and comicbook.com

HITMAN Episode 2 Release Date Announcement and 1.03 Update

Square Enix and IO announced that episode 2 of Hitman will be released on April 26th.

In addition details on the 1.03 update can be read below.

 Hitman 1.03 Update Details

• The Vampire Magician Challenge Pack includes 10 new challenges that were inspired by how our community have been playing the game.
  
• Each challenge requires you to wear the Vampire Magician disguise while taking down targets using a range of different methods.
• Continued improvements to load times

• The improvements will be most notable when loading The Showstopper mission in Paris and we're already working on improving all loading times even more.

• Improved responsiveness for in-game menus and image loading
  
• We've implemented an image caching system that will improve responsiveness and loading times for all images in the game menu.

• Fixed issues with scoring
  
• Primarily, this fixes an issue that resulted in many players earning a "0 second" time bonus and an incorrect score of 210,000. A leaderboard reset will be implemented at a later date.

• Continued improvements to connectivity
  
• Server stability improvements.

• Missing 'Requiem Pack' items have been restored
  
• For those affected, these items will now be available to choose from the planning screen again.

• Fixed numerous issues that were causing crashes
  
• General improvements to game stability.

Preview: Avengers Standoff Assult On Plesant Hill Omega #1

Image Credit: Marvel

Hey O&G fans, today Marvel released a preview of Avengers Standoff Omega. The heroes from across the MCU converge on Pleasant Hill to face-off with an army of super villains! S.H.I.E.L.D.’s clandestine secret prison Pleasant Hill lies in ruins. The villainous Baron Zemo and the super villain inmates of Pleasant Hill stand upon the verge of victory. Should S.H.I.E.L.D.’s reality-warping technology KOBIK fall into their hands, the Marvel Universe will bend to their will.

All that stands between them and total annihilation are a small band of Avengers. But who is that leading them? None other than the restored Steve Rogers! With the original Captain America at the helm, they just may stand a chance. And seeds sown here will set the stage for major things to come in the Marvel Universe! The return of Steve Rogers, the formation of the all-new Thunderbolts and more! The can’t-miss ending to Avengers: Standoff comes to comic shops and digital devices this April with AVENGERS STANDOFF: ASSAULT ON PLEASANT HILL OMEGA #1!

AVENGERS STANDOFF: ASSAULT ON PLESANT HILL OMEGA #1 (FEB160815)
Written by NICK SPENCER
Art & Cover by DANIEL ACUNA
Variant Cover by JIM STERANKO (JAN168399)
Connecting Variant B by ART ADAMS (FEB160816)
Wraparound Variant by MIKE DEODATO (FEB160817)
FOC – 04/04/16, On-Sale – 04/27/15