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There are plenty of "tribal knowledge" facts that we discuss every day, but increasingly those are divorced from the reality of sales… leaving us wondering why on earth the publishers are making the decisions they are. While it's fun to imagine that the heads of Marvel and DC are incompetent lunatics, high on paint fumes and[...]

We salute you, and the keenness you bring to your passion. Remember the first Civil War II crossover where all the crossover issues and series were lifted, some of them selling over 100,000 as a result, and transforming the way Marvel did events? Yeah, that's not happening these days In a week with more Civil War[...]

Since May, sixty donors giving at least $100,000 each have made up $15.4 million of donations to a committee raising funds for Donald Trump and the Republican Party One of those was Laura Perlmutter, who donated $449,400, the maximum allowed. Married to Marvel CEO Ike Perlmutter, the Perlmutters backed a Marco Rubio-supporting SuperPAC before, to the tune of $2 million[...]

One of the best and most underused characters in the Marvel Universe, fans are eagerly awaiting his own film. Marvel has put together a list of the Top 10 Black Panther stories of all time… can't say I argue too much with the list But they didn't pick any from the Black Panther solo series of[...]

I haven't come across the folks at Wisecrack before and I'll admit that when I clicked to watch the video I expected some comedy because of their name… but their take on the Philosophy of Marvel's Daredevil is an extremely well thought out and presented examination of the psychology and themes being presented in the[...]

In the latest clips from Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man vs the Sinister 6, principal Stan… or Stan Lee… fights against Carnage as the villain takes over the school For an older gentleman, his Mop-fu skills are strong Oh, Spider-Man and Agent Venom help out a bit too. This episode airs Sunday at 9 AM on Disney XD. [youtube]https://youtu.be/D31uM0UsQPU[/youtube] [...]

Tom Hiddleston's Emmy-nomination isn't slowing down his work on Thor: Ragnarok. EW.com talked to the actor shortly after learning of his nomination for

As part of their pre-SDCC announcements, Dynamite has sent out a press release telling us that the new graphic novel White Sand sold out in less than a

The below image, revealed by EW.Com, is a new poster that Marvel will be handing out at SDCC this year The piece depicting Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange was done by artist Ryan Meinerding. The site also asked Cumberbatch to compare the Sorcerer Supreme to his other popular character Sherlock Holmes. "The two men are intelligent," says Cumberbatch. And?[...]

But a legal battle between the two creators ended with the rights belonging to Gaiman who then sold them to Marvel She was introduced into the Marvel Universe in 2013 and established as Thor's long lost sister during the Original Sin storyline in 2014 More recently she has joined up with the Guardians of the[...]

Marvel are going to be releasing a new Iron Fists series later this year, written by Kaare Andrews with art by Afu Chan. It features Danny Rand and an apparently six-year-old Asian girl as another Iron Fist. It has been suggested that this is Pei, who first appeared in Kaare Andrews'  Iron Fist: The Living Weapon in 2014[...]

Marvel is a town without mutants Unless they are Deadpool There are seven Deadpool related titles I can count Did I miss any? Mind you, they have also reduced the amount of Inhumans titles, it seems, to Uncanny Inhumans and Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur. Miles Morales/Spider-Gwen is a love match that I'm hoping Peter Parker will[...]

is still there, by Ryan North and Erica Henderson. As is Punisher by Becky Cloonan and Steve Dillon. Daredevil has a crisis of faith, from Charles Soule and Ron Garney. Power Man And Iron Fist see Harlem go up in flames, from David Walker and Sanford Greene. Totally Awesome Hulk sees Silk, Winter Soldier and Ms Marvel visit, written[...]

Avengers is also getting a Marvel NOW! relaunch, from Mark Waid and Mike Del Mundo. It all looks rather dark And appears to have the Doctor Doom Iron Man amongst the Vision, Sam Wilson Captain America, Jane Thor, Russian Wasp and… some fellow with a gun if I could see the image I might be able[...]

No creative team is mentioned. The current Nova seems busy enough in Champions and other titles. But this is another example of Marvel going Twice-Characterly. See more coverage through the day with this link. Art courtesy of ScanBro on 4chan/co That's what my bearded industry insider who is looking nervously around from side to side is saying. A new Nova[...]