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Another look around the trademark challenges going on right now. Marvel Entertainment are challenging Brian M Flynn for his attempt to register a trademark for his Inhumanoids action figures and toy figures, based on the toy and cartoon line from the eighties Weirdly, Marvel was involved with that cartoon, but their current interest is in its similarity[...]

Marvel has released a deleted scene from the film where Drax explains to Rocket and Groot that his tattoos are the story of his life… and the story of his family The scene ended up not being needed to bring across his pain… but Dave Bautista does a good job bring it across in this[...]

And it's really fun. It fits into the same kind of space as Damage Control did, skirting around the edges of the rest of the Marvel universe, trying to make it make some kind of sense In this case, a role for those with powers that doesn't make them superheroes or super villains, just really useful and[...]

From Star Wars: A New Hope Chewbacca: Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrgh! C-3PO: He made a fair move. Screaming about it can't help you. Han Solo: Let him have it.

And the Terrigen Mist that triggers the latter, killing the former. Possibly due to the new physical structure of the All-New All-Different Marvel Universe that has seen ISO-8 become stable in normal space How is that going down? Well in New Avengers, which we already commented on for it's Kree/Skrull hookups, not well for Sunspot[...]

From today's New Avengers #4… we have a story of two people, one Kree, one Skrull… destined to fight each other. But instead of fighting… they did something else. And now… Okay, it's a tale as old as time, but am I the only one who thought of another comic book being published today, currently on its thirty-second[...]

No sooner have we named him the most powerful person in the comics industry for 2015, then we learn how Isaac Perlmutter, CEO of Marvel Entertainment, has become further embroiled in a dispute with his neighbour Not Fox Studios, not Kevin Feige, but his actual neighbour, going back to 2011. Florida businessman Harold Peerenboom has subpoenaed[...]

These are the nominees selected by Diamond Comic Distributors for retailers to vote on for the Gem Awards… yes Bleeding Cool Magazine is mentioned, and yes it won't win again, not up against The Avengers. Note how few books are priced at $2.99 these days, to qualify for that category… Comic Book Publisher of the Year –[...]

Besides Thor, he co-created most of the Marvel Universe, including Captain America, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, Iron Man, The Silver Surfer, and so many others As writer, artist, innovator, his legacy is unparalleled All the grandeur and energy that infused Kirby's artistry is evident here—this is the next best thing[...]

CEO of Marvel Comics, and one of Disney's largest shareholders, he has been taking interest in other parts of the media conglomerate's activities Such that he went to Lucasfilm and demanded that the Star Wars comics license was ripped from Dark Horse and given to Marvel With the new film in cinemas, Marvel turned the license[...]

Well if Marvel are up for a Thick Of It/ Spiderman crossover, I'm happy to help https://t.co/vL5kkhkDmD — Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) September 16, 2015 And this is it as it has been printed, out this week. Awww…. @tomwhx Too hard to get every single person to sign off on it Sorry. — Avoid Murder Hornets, Stay Home (@DanSlott) December 20,[...]

As well as the fifty books for next year's Free Comic Book Day, Funko will be providing comic stores will special Free Comic Book Day figures from Funko's

In March, Joe Books is continuing its partnership with Disney that has seen it translate Disney TV shows and movies into comics, and creating new work for everything from Frozen to Cinderella, including Amy Mebberson's Princess series. Now it is publishing original novels based on Marvel's character The first, Thor: Dueling With Giants is written by[...]

Joe Quesada The face of Marvel Comics Chief Creative Officer at Marvel, Joe Quesada is the man most publicly associated with the publisher – aside from Stan Lee that is has become far more hands on of late After the dismissal of the Marvel Creative Committee earlier in the year, he has been a lot more[...]

No's Comics & Games Superstore of Marietta, Georgia Rodman Comics of Ankeny, Iowa Jesse James Comics of Glendale, Arizona Yesteryear Comics of San Diego, California Jetpack Comics of Rochester, New York Fat Jack's Comicrypt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Who had this to say Marvel's single digit titles still going strong[...]

As they do with many an "event", Marvel are launching party promotions for the release of Avengers Stand Off: Assault On Pleasant Hill Alpha #1, on March 2nd. Which basically means exclusive offerings, including limited edition variant covers and promotional items And available to retailers who whose orders on the comic exceed 125% of their orders for[...]

Earlier this week Marvel announced that they would be adding a reprint of Vision #1 to the back of Spider-Man/Deadpool #1. I think the last time Marvel did this was with Inhumanity #1, to Amazing Spider-Man It's an interesting way to increase the sampling of something a publisher thinks its potential audience just hasn't found And[...]

A few changes 'twixt publication and solicitation... Deadpool #7 is solicited with art by Scott Koblish, Danilo Beyruth, Mike Hawthorne, Tony Harris &

No one has quite the power – and willingness to use it – to take a completely unknown comic book creator and make them the talk of the town as well as pulling mainstream comic creators from their Marvel and DC teat Many, like Mark Millar, Robert Kirkman, Scott Snyder, Kieron Gillen, Rick Remender and[...]

A "Build Your Own Classic Captain America" Promo Item Set from Marvel And tied to the Avengers Standoff series The Steve Rogers, rather than the Sam Wilson model More evidence? If a store exceeds 150% of orders for All-New All-Different Avengers #2 when they order Avengers Standoff: Assault On Pleasant Hill: Alpha #1, they'll get 2 free[...]

He relinquished the title of Captain America to Sam Wilson, The Falcon, who is now the lead in the comics. Well, next year is the 75th Anniversary of Captain America. He has a new film, Captain America: Civil War. Free Comic Book Day is giving away a Captain America #1 (though no cover is revealed). The Avengers Standoff event[...]

In celebration of Captain America's 75th Anniversary, ABC will be airing a special event on January 19th at 8 PM just prior to the Season 2 debut of Marvel's Agent Carter. The one-hour special will look at the history of the character from 1941 until now and feature guest from both the comic and live action[...]

Marvel are really bumping up the second prints of late… here's a batch coming out or the first week of February. Silk #2 Spider-Gwen #3 The Ultimates #2 Guardians Of The Galaxy #3 Deadpool #3 Contest Of Champions #3 Squadron Supreme #1 Ultimate End #5 Marvel are really bumping up the second prints of late… here's a batch coming out or the[...]

Head hunted by Marvel for their TV line, Agents Of SHIELD was very much down to Loeb, and he pushed that forward into Agent Carter and the Netflix shows While there was always a political division between TV and film at Marvel, the recent coup that saw Kevin Feige wrest Marvel Films from the rest of Marvel Comics – but[...]

But #StarWarsKanan 9 is available tomorrow! As is #StarbrandandNightmask #1! — Greg Weisman (@Greg_Weisman) December 16, 2015 This is the solicitation for Kanan, the ongoing Marvel series based on the Star Wars Rebels cartoons, originally called Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan, and written by Greg Weisman. KANAN #12 GREG WEISMAN (W) • Andrea Broccardo (A) Cover by MARK BROOKS •[...]

One of the few comic book artists and DC Comics who can guarantee to get attention and publicity – when he can find the time. Position next year depends upon: Finishing All Star Batman And Robin… Photo by Kendall Whitehouse 15. Tom Brevoort (UP) The old guard of Marvel Comics consolidated into one big bearded man[...]

A look around some of Marvel's comics published today to try and work out just what's going on… That's how Squadron Supreme begins With the destruction of the Battleworld And the new Squardon Supreme members as survivors of the Battleworld and their own realities…. But how did this happen? What did Namor do? Well the final page[...]

Kieron Gillen recently DJ'ed for Run DMC. Honest. One hell of a muso, . These days, he writes the musically obsessed Phonogram and The Wicked + The

Okay so it's possible that all the Marvel Comics solicitations for March 2016 all went live while I was watching Star Wars… so here you go Sorry. We have more hints that Invincible Iron Man will be the comic to watch with this new arc, hinting ahead to Civil War II, while International Iron Man uncovers[...]

Marvel will be doing a Women of Power Variants month this March and they have released which 25 issues will be involved as well as sent out four of the covers. Marvel SVP Sales & Marketing David Gabriel had this to say: From returning favorites like Spider-Gwen and Ms Marvel to new characters like Moon Girl, 2015[...]