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  The first Darth Vader series from Marvel Comics' Star Wars line is a tough act to follow Kieron Gillen had such an amazing handle on how to write not only Vader himself, but also the Emperor, and his wonderful creations Doctor Aphra, Triple-Zero and Beetee, Cylo, and many more It felt like a natural ending when the[...]

Marvel co-creator G Willow Wilson was asked if trade waiters kill comics: Since I mostly read trades, am I saving or killing your industry? Does being a millennial change the answer? — Rob Wieland's Darkplace (@robowieland) June 6, 2017 And she replied, refreshingly: https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/status/871926289422274561 Wilson elaborated: https://twitter.com/GWillowWilson/status/871927189771563009 And noted that, in fact, publishers should be expected to know what they're doing in[...]

Last week, we learned that fan-favorite series Runaways will return to Marvel in September, with acclaimed young adult author Rainbow Rowell and artist Kris Anka at the helm In an interview with Vox conducted by fellow author Emma Straub, longtime comic book fan Rowell explained how she got the gig writing what she calls her[...]

The troubles come on the heels of a $100.5 million domestic opening weekend for Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman, breaking the record for highest opening weekend by a female director by a huge margin and completely changing the narrative of the DC superhero movie universe, positioning the DCEU as a leader to Marvel's aging MCU, which[...]

This is something that's been VERY long overdue at Marvel While the company has made an effort to diversify and have included LGBTQ+ characters in various team books or as supporting characters, they haven't featured any gay characters in their own solo ongoing book The closest would be Daken, a bisexual man, during Dark Reign,[...]

There were a lot of things that Holland was unfamiliar with when it came to the American school system, so when he joked that he should go undercover, Marvel took him seriously: "I guess they didn't get my British sarcasm So the next thing I know, I had a backpack with a pencil case on my[...]

Why did it take so long? Well, partly because the modern superhero movie era has been ruled by Marvel Studios, which was under the control of Marvel Chairman and Donald Trump advisor Ike Perlmutter until Kevin Feige wrested control in 2015 As a result of the Sony email hacks that same year, we were treated to[...]

We mentioned that old friend Chris D'Lando had left Marvel Comics in his PR role a month ago Well, it looks like he's had no trouble moving on… Super pumped to announce I'm joining the team at @Reed_POP as of today! Really looking forward to working with all these talented folks. — Chris D'Lando (@DlandoCalrisian) June 5,[...]

Chris Hemsworth is not happy when it looks like the Russo brothers have left him out of yet another battle for 'Avengers: Infinity War'.

It's only June so a lot of us aren't thinking about 2018 as far as Marvel properties go We're waiting for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok and Inhumans 2018 is going to be a huge year for Marvel properties on television and Entertainment Weekly posted a video of all of the properties we're getting in the[...]

I've even written "Secret Invasion" at one point. As do ABC News (twice) during their advertorial for Marvel Comics and Secret Empire, previewing the page above, we also learn that the Punisher-turned-Hydra will be going after the Champions in Secret Empire: Uprising… While in the mind-forest of wherever, Good Steve is facing a few of his old[...]

On the strength of critical acclaim and positive word of mouth, Wonder Woman has become the third movie in 2017 to top $100 million domestically in its

Dog bites man isn't news, after all, but man bites dog? Now that's news. This one started when writer of Bleeding Cool favorites Kim & Kim and Quantum Teens Are Go, Magdalene Visaggio, mused about the comic book industry's sacred lifeblood: the never-ending stream of super-mega-crossover event comics: what if there's no big marvel event next year and books can[...]

we should collide worlds😏 — Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) June 4, 2017 Could this be how the first Marvel/DC Cinematic Universe crossover begins? Probably not, but stranger things have happened. Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot had a question for Thor: Ragnarok star Chris Hemsworth, and their friend, journalist Katie Couric, was happy to relay the message between them[...]

The year long shoot of Avengers: Infinity War lumbers on and this time we have actors Josh Brolin giving us a tease behind the scenes. Brolin is playing

Winston Duke plays the villain M'Baku aka Man-Ape in the upcoming 'Black Panther' but he was also confirmed to return for 'Avengers: Infinity War'.

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] *Ties in with the Secret Empire crossover Sam Wilson: Captain America is the best Marvel comic written by now-controversial writer, Nick Spencer, with Astonishing Ant-Man coming in at a close second. Sam Wilson has been a phenomenal book that has been more than willing to tackle heavy subjects with grace and tact (for the most part)[...]

[rwp-review-recap id="0"] *Ties in with the Secret Empire crossover Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo put together a really strong Doctor Strange series at the beginning of All-New, All-Different Marvel It was one of the many gems that initiative brought together, despite much of the backlash to it. The fact that the two were leaving did cause a bit[...]

in honor of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 reaching $800 million worldwide he posted a video of him dancing to create the opening dance number.

Secret Empire: Uprising #1 has a great premise, but It’s just a shame that it’s fumbled and dropped within the first two bleeding pages.

In addition to appearing in scores of superhero movies, theme park ride safety videos, Honda CRV Super Bowl commercials, Zootopia lawsuits, Karen Gillan's Instagram, burger chain Hall of Fames, and subscription box EXCLUSIVE variant covers, he can now add joint promotional TV spots between Sony, Marvel, and the NBA to promote Spider-Man: Homecoming and the[...]

The newcomers include Captain Marvel, Black Panther, Wasp, Ms Marvel, Vision, and Ant-Man. The first one up follows Ms Marvel's first official day as an Avenger It's supposed to be a great first day, but like many newcomers, she has to find out if she'll be able to have the confidence to join the team[...]

So when Meet The Movie Press's Jeff Sneider predicted back in February that a LOST alum would be cast in a major role in Marvel's Inhumans, he was actually casting a wide net rumor that has paid off twice already, and appears to be paying off a third time now First, Anson Mount, who played[...]

Hot Toys Cosbaby line of stylized figures have become pretty huge and their planned line in support of Spider-Man Homecoming is rather massive.

I do apologize to any hardcore comic-geeks who happened to be named Martha and are aunts, this isn't about them; it could as readily be called the Uncle Martin Test. In the case of Marvel's marketing efforts, they have often managed to find ways to attract an audience which includes individuals from beyond the men and women[...]

Diamond Select has detailed the two gorgeous Iron Heart And Phoenix statues they'll be bringing to this year's International Comiccon (SDCC).

Director Dearbhla Walsh was talking to The Hollywood Reporter about directing the last two episodes of Fargo and let this little nugget of information sneak through. From Tudors to Penny Dreadful, you've directed a lot of television that has aired stateside, but was this your first time crossing the pond, as it were, to direct episodic[...]

Marvel Comics is going through a second printing spree… Captain America: Steve Rogers #17, Star Wars: Darth Maul #3, Venom #6, #150, Weapon X #3, X-Men Blue #3 and X-Men Gold #2, #3 and #4 have all sold out at Diamond Comic Distributors and have gone to second printings. Look for them all on the 5th July. [...]

Last month, we told you that Thony Silas replaced JonBoy Meyers on The Royals #4 for Marvel Now Silas is the latest artist to sit down for their video series Quickdraw where he draws those very same Royals It's nice to see that Marvel is back to using the Quickdraw format to promote their artists and[...]

As we predicted yesterday, novelist Rainbow Rowell will write the new Runaways series from Marvel this September, with Kris Anka (as we also predicted) (pip pip) on art The announcement follows a series of teasers featuring the book's original cast, including a last one today featuring Gert, who died in Runaways Vol 2 #18 way[...]