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Wolverine and Cyclops: X-Problem Solvers [X-ual Healing 3-6-19]
Let's get on with things… 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 objectively the best franchise in all of comics. Uncanny X-Men[...]
Someone in Shuri #6 Hasn't Seen Into the Spider-Verse
Into the Spider-Verse is an Academy Award-winning film which grossed over 360 million dollars, but even so, it seems like some people in the Marvel Universe missed the memo In this preview of next week's issue of Shuri, a villain doesn't seem to know who Miles Morales is, referring to him as a "bootleg Spider-Man." Harsh! The[...]
Ego the Living Planet Fights Climate Change in Asgardians of the Galaxy #7
As the Trump administration forms a panel to deny that climate change exists, in the Marvel Universe, humanoids as parasites destroying the environment is a quite literal thing, at least in this preview of next week's Asgardians of the Galaxy #7, where the titular Asgardians become thorn in the side of Ego the Living Planet… Well,[...]
The Punisher Canceled a Second Time in Next Week's Punisher #9
The world is still getting over the cancellation of all of Marvel's Netflix shows, including the critically acclaimed Punisher… so fans still heartbroken over that show's loss may not want to look at this preview of next week's issue of Punisher, which shows Frank Castle getting canceled again, in a much more permanent way. Well, okay,[...]
Dazzler's Hippie Hipster Makeover in Apocalypse and the X-Tracts #1
Dazzler has undergone a number of makeovers over her long career, most of them, when taking into account Marvel's constantly shifting timeline, making little sense, from disco queen to punk rock icon But in the world of Age of X-Man in next week's Apocalypse and the X-Tracts #1, Dazzler takes on a new image: 90s[...]
Drunk Super Heroing in Old Man Quill #3
A lot of people probably think Old Man Quill is just the latest attempt by Marvel to cash in on the Old Person ____ trend of making comics set in the future starring elderly versions of popular characters But could it actually be a cautionary tale about the perils of super heroing while intoxicated? Well, probably not[...]
Remembering the Importance of a Good Origin Story in Magnificent Ms. Marvel #1
Marvel isn't taking any chances, offering not one but two origin stories for the titular Ms Marvel in next week's relaunch First up, the legend of Ms Marvel as told on another planet in the future… And then, it seems, Ms Marvel's origin told from her own perspective, over brunch… Will that be all? Or will we[...]
[SXSW 2019] Marvel: From Comics to Screens Reminds FilmFest Attendees *GASP* Comics Exist
Marvel Comics Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada and Editor-in-Chief C.B Cebulski took over a packed ballroom at the Austin Convention Center during SXSW (South By Southwest) on its opening day- Friday, March 9th- to deliver an important message to a rapt audience of cinephiles: READ YOUR COMICS. During their hour-long presentation, they went through all of the[...]
A Solution for Age of X-Man Continuity Problems in Spider-Man/Deadpool #47
Marvel Comics has a problem When you're publishing 20 X-books in a single month, it's hard to keep track of all the timelines Sometimes a character is supposed to be over here, but they're actually over there If they're a Wolverine, they're everywhere You know how it goes. In the case of Dani Moonstar, appearing in[...]
Marvel Strike Force Celebrates First Year Sales and Alliance War Update
FoxNext Games are celebrating a pretty good milestone for Marvel Strike Force just in time for the Alliance War update featuring Captain Marvel First off, the mobile game managed to reach $150 million in its first year, which is a pretty good success rate for an app in today's market considering it's fighting things like Fortnite[...]
Captain Marvel is on Track to Make $155M-$160M Opening Weekend
It looks Marvel Studios has another hit on their hands The Hollywood Reporter has released the current box office projections and Captain Marvel is currently tracking to make a $155-$160 million domestically This comes from extremely solid Thursday previews with $20.7 million and a Friday that is projected to make another $60 million. Even at $150[...]
Stan Lee at the US premiere of his movie "Thor: The Dark World" at the El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood.LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 4, 2013
It's not a Marvel movie until there is a Stan Lee However, those cameos now have entirely different meanings now that Lee has passed away The first was his cameo in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse which was somehow heartbreaking and uplifting Now we have Captain Marvel and this one is also a little heartbreaking to[...]
Spider-Man True Believers
We've been talking a lot lately about the distressing number of Spider-Man books Marvel has been publishing lately In April alone, 14 comic books starring or co-starring Peter Parker are set to be released, not even counting Spider-person comics starring or co-starring Miles Morales as Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Superior Spider-Man, or anyone else in the Spider-person-family[...]