Riri Williams is about to be one of the next teen superheroes to debut in the MCU with her own Disney Plus streaming series in the works along with a scheduled appearance in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and perhaps another cameo in the upcoming Armor Wars streaming series. The teenage …
Read More »Black Panther vs Namor – the Marvel history of the war between Wakanda and Atlantis
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the next big screen MCU release, scheduled to hit theaters in November. And though much about the film, including its villain, has yet to be fully revealed, the persistent rumor has been that confirmed cast member Tenoch Huerta will play a version of Namor, with …
Read More »Ms. Marvel – Kamala Khans powers could be connected to the Nega-Bands or Quantum Bands from comics
The series finale of Ms. Marvel, now streaming on Disney Plus, puts some interesting new twists on Kamala Khan’s MCU superhero origins – some of which point directly at an interesting piece of Marvel Comics lore connected more directly to Carol Danvers in Marvel Comics. In comic books, Kamala Khan’s …
Read More »New X-Men comics and collections from Marvel in 2022
With its numerous titles and ever-changing shipping schedule, it might help to have an updated list of new X-Men comic books and collections. So you’ve come to the right place. Every month Marvel Comics publishes a wide variety of X-Men series, limited series, specials, and collections gathering recent story arcs …
Read More »Batman: One Dark Knight concludes with a classic villain and (hopefully) a moral lesson
Fan-favorite Batman artist Jock has taken on a new challenge: writing and illustrating his own story, start to finish, with Batman: One Dark Knight. The three-part limited series follows the Caped Crusader as he attempts to transport a highly dangerous criminal known as E.M.P. from Arkham Asylum to a more …
Read More »Thunderbolts #1 is the greatest trick Marvel Comics ever pulled
25 years ago, writer Kurt Busiek and artist Mark Bagley introduced a new Marvel superhero team – the Thunderbolts. Thunderbolts #1 cover (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Promoted and marketed with great hype as a replacement team of superheroes stepping into the shoes of the then presumed …
Read More »Joe Corallo and Rachel Pollack explore the ugly parts of Greek myth in new Comixology series
At what point does endless pleasure cross the line into endless pain? When the Greek god Dionysus comes to town, he brings the party with him, but that may not be for the best – as discovered by the characters in the new Comixology Originals series, The Never Ending Party. …
Read More »The Justice League is dead. But it leaves a long legacy of great comic book stories
The end-all-be-all of Justice League stories … literally … will be on sale on April 27 when Justice League #75 arrives. Sorry for the spoilers (heh), but it’s titled ‘Death of the Justice League’ and it’s about … you guessed it, the death of most of the current Justice League …
Read More »TMNT: The Last Ronin #5 first impressions – finale concludes Michelangelos story brilliantly
Who is The Last Ronin? It was the biggest question of 2020 for the TMNT fanbase. Now, three issues and nearly two years after the release of the first chapter, readers have not just the answer to the Last Ronin’s identity, but how his brothers and father died, how Shredder’s …
Read More »Best non-Marvel/DC superhero universes
Did you know there are superhero universes other than the DC and Marvel Comics ones? With the continued multimedia domination of heroes from the ‘Big Two’ – think Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Batman, Moon Knight, and Morbius – it’s easy to forget not all superheroes get to pal around …
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