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The Vision And The Redskins…
It will say much about them… The Vision #4 is published by Marvel Comics tomorrow.   Tomorrow sees the release of The Vision #4 by Tom King, Gabrielle Hernandez-Walter and Jordie Bellaire. Tom King is expected, by this website if nothing else, to be the new Batman writer But with The Vision, Grayson and Sheriff Of Babylon, he's doing[...]
Mike Hawthorne And Deadpool Make It Rain
Marvel put out a preview for Deadpool #8 today, the first part of the Deadpool vs Sabertooth storyline, and it included a cover by artist Mike Hawthorne The cover seen below shows Deadpool 'making it rain' with unique faces on each bill Hawthorne took to his twitter account and posted the original pencils for the[...]
What Did The Secret Wars Ever Do For Us? 
By Ian Melton   Secret Wars has made a video game canon; well as least a version of it so far.  This week's Contest of Champions, issue #5, actually has quite a few big "moments" for the Marvel Universe brought to us by the new Jonathan Hickman, Al Ewing.  In his current three titles for Marvel, Contest[...]
The Science And Visual Effects Behind Marvel's Agent Carter
Marvel has released two new videos that tie into Marvel's Agent Carter The first is an over 11 minute look at the visual effects from the first season While the second is a discussion about the science of intangibility with Reggie Austin who plays Dr Jason Wilkes and an actual scientist Dr Clifford Johnson They[...]
Marvel Comics Cancels The Black Knight – What's Next?
Reading the Amazon solicitations like tea leaves the other week, we noted that it appeared that a few Marvel titles showed the signs of being about to be cancelled. Extra issues, or surprisingly few issues being added to upcoming trade paperbacks, and he removal of Volume 1 from some of them… And The Black Knight was one of[...]
Reggie Austin Talks Being Intangible On Agent Carter
One of the interesting twists already on the second season of Marvel's Agent Carter is the inclusion of Dr Jason Wilkes (Reggie Austin) Wilkes starts out as a scientist working on Zero Matter for Isondyne and getting involved with helping Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) But when he fights over possession of the Zero Matter with[...]
Marvel Moves 90 Infinity Comics To Its All-You-Can-Eat Digital Service
Infinite Comics is the layered digital comic brand from Marvel Comics, modelled after Alex De Campi' comic book design for Valentine, and what we, at Bleeding Cool, call decampi comics as a result. Available through ComiXology and the like, Marvel have now moved 90 issues of them over to the all-you-can-eat digital buffet of Marvel Unlimited. Electricomics'[...]
Marvel's Hercules Comic, A Little More LGBTQI Than You May Have Been Led To Think
When Marvel launched the comic book Hercules, Marvel was initially applauded for publishing a comic with a lead bisexual character. The problem was that the creators, editor and publisher had forgotten that a previous comic had suggested that Hercules was bisexual, with Northstar as one of his previous lovers. And Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso came straight out[...]
Ms. Marvel And Richard McGuire's 'Here' Win Big At Angoulême 2016
The prestigious Angoulême Awards for 2016, the ost prestigious awards in the comic industry and awarded each year at the Angoulême Comic Art Festival in France, have been announced, based on their Official List announced last year. And there are some surprises, with two US winners – and one of them from Marvel Comics, the first time the publisher[...]
"I've Got Stan Lee's Job" – Axel Alonso On Best Part Of Working At Marvel
In the latest Ask Marvel, fans query the Marvel Editor in Chief Axel Alonso about the best part about working for Marvel, which hero he'd team up with and if the Maestro could heat up a burrito so hot that he couldn't eat it What questions got rejected? [youtube]https://youtu.be/w-wataTYVFQ[/youtube] In the latest Ask Marvel, fans query[...]
Poe Dameron Gets A Store Celebration From Marvel Comics
There's a lot of love for Poe Dameron after seeing Star Wars:The Force Awakens, but Marvel may be the first to throw an actual celebration for him Or, at least, for the launch of his new comic book, originally titled Star Wars: Poe Dameron #1. Retailers who order 100% or more of the comic, as they[...]
Retailers Get Exclusive Covers As The Wait For C-3PO's Red Arm Backstory Extends
And now it has been delayed to the very end of March. But that has given Marvel the opportunity to offer retailers something extra for the Star Wars: C3PO #1 special. A retailer exclusive variant edition You know the drill, order 3000 of an exclusive edition, maybe a 1500 black-and-whote version too, pay the artist fee and[...]
Judge Rules on Ike Perlmutter's DNA Cross Motion For Sanctions Over DNA Retrieval
  Donald Trump shakes hands with Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter at a bill signing. Oh boy. Tonight, Donald Trump announced that Marvel Comics CEO Isaac "Ike" Perlmutter, dubbed the most powerful person in comic books by this very website, and his wife Laura Perlmutter donated over one million dollars to Trump's "Donald Trump For Veterans" event, held as counter[...]
The Thorn On The Rose You Never Expect – Loki 101
Marvel has released a new Marvel 101, this time focusing on Loki This show not only his history of being adopted by Odin and raised as a brother to Thor, but his ability to reincarnate and his grand designs on ruling Asgard But you look at the drawns of him as a child in the[...]
Retailers Complain About Collapsing Marvel And DC Sales
 While Marvel's sales are ok, this has been truncated by the avalanche of product thats been sent to us this season While I was a big DC store for over fifteen years, they have dramatically fell to third place here in about a year It seems to me that Marvel is doing "carpet bombing" of all[...]
An Informed Story ARC Begins With Venom: Space Knight #3
Today brings the release of Marvel Comics' Venom: Space Night, a comic that will delve into the trials, perseverance, and eventual triumph of wounded veterans The information is coming from the Wounded Warrior Project, and writer Robbie Thompson has consulted with WWP spokesperson and double amputee Dan Nevins to create an accurate story. By using Flash[...]
Six Important Moments From Marvel's Agent Carter – Better Angels
This article contains spoilers for the recent episode of Marvel's Agent Carter. . . . . . Last night's Marvel's Agent Carter showed that looking up names of old comic characters pays off, Peggy Carter works better with a team, and we got one of the coolest cameos in a Marvel live-action project yet Let's take a look at the important[...]
Agents Of SHIELD Get An Honest Trailer And Parody
Screen Junkies tend to stick with films when doing their Honest Trailers, but this time they turned to television to do one about Marvel's Agents of SHIELD They seem to like the show, accepting the restrictions it has on it as an excuse for the things they don't like But this seems to be an[...]
Today, Iceman Comes Out To Another X-Man
Note the hands-behind-back stiffness. As they both do their very best impersonations of Basil Exposition. Anole is one of the few male gay superhero character at Marvel who actually get stories written about them A lizard-skinned look, he was one of the few mutants to remain in such a form after House Of M, and after a[...]
Marvel's Dead No More – It's A Spider-Man Thing
Dead… No More Comic Book? Is Marvel getting rid of the comic book forever. Oh no, sorry, that's the logo added by the website run by James Vascardi, to this teaser passed over by his old boss at Marvel, David Gabriel. And suggesting that the "Dead No More" may refer to the Spider-books. Uncle Ben? Gwen Stacy? Doc[...]