Marvel Comics is about to spend the summer capitalizing on its longstanding trend of having its heroes come to blows in fights and conflicts that have lasting impacts on the Marvel Universe with AXE: Judgment Day, which puts the Avengers, X-Men, and Eternals in a three-way superhero conflict. But Marvel …
Read More »Captain Carter confirms What If…? was a Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness prequel
Disney Plus’s What If…? completed its first season last year but interest in the Marvel Studios streaming series may get revived with more new evidence it could be required viewing for May 6’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. It’s certainly looking more and more like the MCU’s first …
Read More »Marvels new July 2022 comics and covers revealed
It’s only April but in comic book terms summer is heating up with Marvel Comics July 2022 solicitations and cover previews. Something of a monthly holiday for hardcore fans, for you more casual comic book readers, that’s a catalog of every comic book and collection Marvel will offer for sale …
Read More »Carnage returns in “creepy, shadowy” series of “epic cosmic horror adventure”
The killer symbiote Carnage is one of Spider-Man’s deadliest foes, and now it’s getting a new solo title launching on March 16 – and he may even have a new host in tow. Carnage #1 page (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Also along for the ride is …
Read More »Amazing Spider-Man #1 relaunch swings into a new trailer
Marvel has unveiled a trailer for its upcoming Amazing Spider-Man #1 (opens in new tab) relaunch which digs into the villains that Spidey will face as his new volume kicks off including the Master Planner, Doctor Octopus, and more. The trailer also offers some more cryptic hints about whatever Peter …
Read More »How Todd McFarlanes Spider-Man #1 changed comics culture and launched the 90s
Todd McFarlane’s legendary 1990 Spider-Man #1 (opens in new tab) cover lives in the memories (and still the long boxes) of multiple generations of readers and creators as one of the most eye-catching covers in comic book history. Marvel Comics thought so too, giving it no less than 13 variants …
Read More »Heroes punching heroes – the best superhero rivalries in comics
Heroes fighting heroes is a staple of Marvel Comics storytelling, and in 2022 the publisher is leaning heavily on the trope, pitting Thor and the Hulk against one another this spring in ‘Banner War‘ and then upping the ante in the summer when the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Eternals …
Read More »Peter Parker meets the new Queen Goblin (and isnt impressed) in Amazing Spider-Man #90
A new Marvel villain named Queen Goblin debuted recently in the Amazing Spider-Man series, but it wasn’t until the very tail end of February 16’s Amazing Spider-Man #89 (opens in new tab) that the actual Spider-Man, Peter Parker, was able to meet her. And now in February 23’s Amazing Spider-Man …
Read More »Spider-Gwen falls into a Spider-Verse homage and namechecks Miles Morales in Gwen-Verse #1
Ghost-Spider, Spider-Woman, Gwen Stacy, Spider-Gwen – she’s gone by many names, but the breakout hero is going back to her Spider-Verse roots with her own Multiverse adventure, and we’ve got a whole new set of colored pages to check out – including a full-on Into the Spider-Verse homage, complete with …
Read More »Marvels new villain Queen Goblin makes her debut in Amazing Spider-Man #88 preview
Spider-Man is getting a new Goblin-themed foe in 2022 – Queen Goblin. Spider-Man’s arch-enemy Norman Osborn began his villainous career as the Green Goblin, eventually spinning off his legacy into numerous Goblin-related Spider-enemies (and even a couple of heroes) over the years. Now there will be another Goblin added to …
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