It’s back-to-school time at Marvel. No, Xavier’s Academy for Gifted Youngsters isn’t reopening, it means it’s time for the September 2022 Marvel solicitations. That’s right, in comic book terms summer vacation and days at the beach are already over, and publishers are already gearing up for fall. In-between reading and …
Read More »Hulk vs. Thor – Banner of War to decide the strongest Avenger
Hulk and Thor will collide in 2022 for what writer Donny Cates calls “the $^@#&%! craziest fight that Marvel Comics has ever seen” for a title bout that will last at least five rounds across the ongoing Hulk and Thor titles, as well as a tie-in one-shot, all written by …
Read More »Superheroes as super Presidents? When heroes ran for public office (and won!)
A politician needs to be a hero for the people and a fighter for what’s right – sounds a lot like a superhero, huh? Well, in some cases superheroes have been elected to public office – with the likes of Wonder Woman and Captain America even becoming US President! With …
Read More »How does Marvels Thor measure up to his Norse counterpart?
With the Marvel Studios films, Thor has gone from one in a long line of mythological heroes people might know to arguably the most popular mythological hero out there. (Sorry, Hercules). But how similar is Marvel’s version of Thor to what he was based on, the Thor from Norse mythology? …
Read More »The first Thor movie originally had a cameo from baddie Hela
Thor: Ragnarok villain Hela was originally supposed to have a brief cameo in the original Thor film, according to writer Zack Stentz. Stentz took to Twitter to participate in the “Marvel twitter confessions” meme thread, revealing that the original Thor script had a moment during Thor’s coronation where Volstagg would …
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