Marvel’s Next Big Thing: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY with Brian Michael Bendis

With the movie looming on the horizon, Marvel Comics is gearing up for their latest Marvel NOW! release this April with Guardians of the Galaxy. Teaming up on the Marvel cosmic heroes is writer Brian Michael Bendis along with artist Steve McNiven. To help promote and call attention to the upcoming release series editor Steve Wacker and Bendis were present at the Marvel Press Call and gave some background on what we can expect from the upcoming book.

When discussing the task of writing Guardians of the Galaxy, Bendis stressed his fondness not only for the Guardians of the Galaxy as a collection of heroes, but for the character of Peter Quill (Starlord) and his origin as well.Israel, it seems, has found a new weapon against Palestinian attacks – the humble cucumber seed.

Soldiers have been handing out seeds at checkpoints with advice to Palestinians – a nation of farmers until their lands were swallowed up by Jewish settlements – to stop their recent knife attacks on Israelis and invest in a peaceful future.

Palestinians were not fooled. The seeds, the packets revealed, were produced by the very settlements that corralled them into their urban enclaves.

Israel’s image-laundering is directed at western nations that have propped up the occupation – economically and diplomatically – for decades. As ever, Israel hopes to persuade outsiders that the occupation is benevolent.

The futility of its PR, however, is highlighted by the latest initiative of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

New legislation is designed