10 Movie And TV Spoilers We Didn't Know Last Week (27th Aug)

5. Absorbing Man Tears Up Agents Of SHIELD

Every new casting announcement for Agents of SHIELD's second season makes the show even more exciting, and the latest new character to be revealed is no different: Crusher Creel, aka The Absorbing Man, will be played by Brian Patrick Wade. Wade will be joining new characters and guest stars Adrianne Palicki (Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird), Lucy Lawless (Agent Isabelle Hartley), Reed Diamond (Daniel Whitehall), Nick Blood (Lance "The Kraken" Hunter), Henry Simmons (Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie), and Kyle MacLachlan (Skye's father), and shows a marked improvement in the calibre of villains ABC has managed to wrangle from Marvel this season. Absorbing Man may not be a household name, but he's a powerful and well-established foe who's managed to hold his own against Spider-Man and even Hulk in the comics. With that kind of power and the fascinating visual aspect to his abilities, Creel's certain to be a compelling addition to the world of AoS.