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Marvel Frontloads Marvel Comics #1001 Announcement with More Women, Less Al Ewings
Perhaps hoping to get ahead of the negative publicity garnered when Marvel announced Marvel Comics #1000 with a roster of creative teams that consisted of more Al Ewings than it did women, the House of Ideas has officially announced the previously reported follow-up, Marvel Comics #1001, by frontloading the listed creators with women, about as[...]
Marvel Brings Back Alpha-Flight with All-Canadian Creative Team
Marvel has announced another 80th-anniversary one-shot, this time starring Canada's greatest (and only) superhero team: Alpha Flight! Rather than bringing back classic Alpha Flight creators (because then Marvel might be in danger of actually using Chris Claremont more than once every six months), however, Marvel will celebrate the team's Canadian heritage with an all-Canadian creative[...]
Marvel Legends 80th Anniversary Hulk SDCC Exclusive Revealed
Marvel Legends collectors: we know of at least one SDCC exclusive we need to get Revealed today by Hasbro is their Marvel 80th Anniversary Retro Series Hulk figure Hulk will come on a retro-styled card, and includes a bent pipe accessory This is a great looking addition to any Hulk collectors Marvel Legends shelf, and[...]
Now Marvel Teases Spider-Man Z
Two days ago, Marvel set the comic book world alight with speculation by posting a teaser image featuring the number 4 made out of spider webs, prompting speculation that the House of Ideas was either teasing a Spider-Man/Fanastic Four crossover or a comic book adaptation of Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 4 script. #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/tqeAGUaEVl — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel)[...]
Robert Downey Jr. Supports Bringing Iron Heart into the MCU
is moving on the Marvel franchise This isn't that surprising considering he's been involved since 2008 [earlier if you count production] so it's something people have been preparing for The question then became what would happen to the mantle of Iron Man Other people besides Tony Stark have worn the suit so maybe it was[...]
Marvel's X-Men: The Seminal Moments Docu-Series Previews House of X and Powers of X
X-Men: The Seminal Moments, the documentary web series Marvel has been posting on YouTube in advance of Jonathan Hickman's line-wide X-Men relaunch, has reached its final chapter And rather than looking back at the titular seminal moments of the past, this one looks to the future: to the upcoming release of House of X and[...]
Details on Marvel's Final Acts of Evil Annuals
Acts of Evil, the Marvel Summer annual event rehashing the concept of the classic Acts of Vengeance crossover, is wrapping up this September with three previously-announced annuals: Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider, Wolverine, and Moon Knight Marvel sent out a press release today with the covers for all three issues, and simultaneously released longer descriptions of each[...]
Which X-Woman Had Sex With Cable to Create Major X? [X-ual Healing 6-12-19]
Read on for recaps of all of last week's X-Men comics in X-ual Healing! Sworn to sell comics for Marvel executives who feared and hated the fact that Fox owned their movie rights, The Uncanny X-Men suffered great indignities, but with a corporate merger on the way, the X-Men can finally get back to doing what they do best: being[...]
Marvel Shocker: Joe Quesada Admits Donny Cates is His Secret Love Child
In the biggest Marvel scandal since the time we learned Akira Yoshida wasn't a real person, or maybe even the time we learned Bill Jemas wasn't a real person, Marvel executive Joe Quesada has taken to Twitter to admit that he is the father of global entertainment superstar Donny Cates It all began when Cates[...]
Marvel Posts Another Spider-Man Teaser, Dispelling All Prevailing Theories
On Sunday, Marvel Comics posted a Spider-Man teaser, an image of the number "4" created from spider webbing, leading to a flurry of speculation over what the teaser could mean. #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/tqeAGUaEVl — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) June 16, 2019 The two most obvious theories were that Spider-Man would be crossing over with the Fantastic Four in some way[...]
Marvel Reveals Designs for 7 New Mutants for Powers of X, X-Men Relaunch
As Jonathan Hickman's relaunch of the X-Men draws ever closer, Marvel has revealed six new character design sheets by artist R.B Silva for new mutants debuting in July's Powers of X #1 We've seen some of these characters in preview art, but this redacted art makes clear that these are all new characters making their[...]
Jordan White Says Marvel Universe Doesn't Have to Obey Laws of Logic
We don't have to explain it." Those were words famously said by then-Editor-in-Chief of Marvel, Joe Quesada, about the widely reviled events of One More Day, in which Spider-Man made a deal with Mephisto to save his Aunt May at the cost of erasing his marriage with Mary Jane from continuity.   Except, those weren't actually his[...]
3 Classic Comic Book Ad Pages from the Howard the Duck #1 Facsimile Edition
This week, Marvel will release a facsimile edition of Howard the Duck #1, reprinting the comic exactly as it appeared back in 1976 That means everything is the same, including the advertisements And while Howard the Duck #1 is a fine comic by Steve Gerber and Frank Brunner, we can't help but be a little[...]
Laying on the Superhero Guilt Trip in Marvels Annotated #4
Marvels Annotated #4 hits stores this week, remastering the classic series by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross And this preview of the issue is all about Phil Sheldon laying on the superhero guilt trip, describing the lack of respect the citizens of the Marvel Universe have for heroes like the Avengers. But if you think about[...]
Never Take Advice from Wolverine - Infinity Watch #5 Preview
But when you're Hector Bautista… Hopefully, Hector is able to sort all of this out before the end of the issue, as otherwise Marvel won't be able to publish any more comics since time will be stopped forever in their universe God damn Wolverine. Wolverine Infinity Watch #5 hits stores on Wedneday. Wolverine Infinity Watch #5 (of 5) (W)[...]
Daredevil Gains an Unfair Advantage in War of the Realms: War Scrolls #3 (Preview)
You would think creatures called "dark elves" would know how to fight in the dark though. War of the Realms: War Scrolls #3 hits stores on Wednesday. War of the Realms: War Scrolls #3 (of 3) (W) Jason Aaron, Christopher Cantwell, Charlie Jane Anders (A) Andrea Sorrentino, More (CA) Alan Davis THE MUST-READ COMPANION TO THE WAR OF THE[...]
Marvel Spinning Up a Fantastic Four/Spider-Man Crossover?
Marvel Comics is teasing something to do with both Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four in an upcoming comic The House of Ideas took to Twitter on Father's Day to tweet an image of a number four made out of a spider web. #MarvelComics pic.twitter.com/tqeAGUaEVl — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) June 16, 2019 The assumption here is that Marvel is[...]
Capitalism and Kryptonite in Tony Stark: Iron Man #13 (Preview)
And yet… …he's not about to turn it down, either. Meanwhile, Tony Stark is busy making Superman references in a Marvel comic book… Wait, we thought that was alcohol? Or maybe Civil Wars? Or power outages. Tony Stark: Iron Man #13 hits stores on Wednesday. Tony Stark: Iron Man #13 (W) Gail Simone (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) Clayton Crain WAR OF THE[...]
A New Guardians Team Already?! Guardians of the Galaxy #6 Preview
It looks like things are moving along pretty quickly in Marvel's cosmic universe, as we see in this preview of Guardians of the Galaxy #7 It feels like it was just a few months ago when Thanos was killed at the end of the Infinity Countdown/War/Whatever super-mega-crossover event Perhaps that's because it was just a[...]
The Privilege of the Kingpin in Daredevil #7 (Preview)
Next week's Daredevil #7 gives us some insight into how the other criminals of Marvel's New York City are dealing with the Kingpin becoming mayor And in this preview of that issue, we see the Kingpin gathering the New York City crimelords for a meeting of the minds inside a bank vault… something a few[...]