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Remember that Avengers cover we dissected, showing us eight months in the Marvel universe future, which seems to have played out in all manner of interesting ways? Falcap, Worthless Thor and more? Well now the New Avengers cover is starting to play out. We see Thanos, possibly as an Avenger if we could imagine such a thing[...]

The season finale of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D left a lot more questions than answers. We still don't know who or what the blue alien was What Agent Phil Coulson will now do as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D and what their new direction will be[...]

Anyway there's a Marvel editorial summit some time next week and I want those guys to have it beforehand so… yeah, time's up. Bring on Pete and Dud… [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPm79YGIiyc[/youtube] Here is the solicit for Thunderbolts #32, out in October. THUNDERBOLTS #32 BEN ACKER & BEN BLACKER (W) KIM JACINTO (A) Cover by DAVID YARDIN • The Punisher vs[...]

Well, it's a working theory. Bleeding Cool has reported on Marvel executives' extreme dissatisfaction with Fox Studios, who hold the rights to make X-Men and Fantastic Four movies, making its way out into banning Marvel sketch card artists to draw Fantastic Four movies, creators asked not to create new IP for X-Men and Fantastic Four books,[...]

Pure bloody minded guesswork and I'm not that satisfied with any of them so the answer will probably be d) something else. Last night, Marvel sent out a press release stating, Marvel Announces An All-New Thundering Title On 'The View' with the news that on ABC's magazine programme at 11am today, Marvel would be announcing its "explosive[...]

Here are the pencils from Rick Veitch for the new cover for Miracleman #9, the birth issue, out next month from Marvel Comics. The retailer warning for the comic now reads "Miracleman #9 – GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING Please note that the upcoming Miracleman #9 contains graphic content, including a detailed scene of childbirth." This is how they did it[...]

Disney has announced the full main voice cast for Big Hero 6, an animated adaptation of a Marvel comic that does not tie into the Marvel cinematic universe We've also got some character designs and the first TV trailer… The film will feature Ryan Potter as Hiro Hamada; Scott Adsit as Baymax; T.J Miller as Fred;[...]

Who says that committed machine gun enthisiasts can't be nice? On the website ak47.net, user The_Macallan who describes himself as "Typical White Person"

Talking about journalism and earlier plans, sci-fi, horror and fantasy novelist Charlie Stross wrote,   Sounds like I got out just in time …! (It was either ditch the journalism and go 100% full time as a novelist, or ditch the journalism, keep writing novels 50% of the time, and do work for hire for Marvel Comics —[...]

To be announced at or before San Diego Comic Con. I presume this is a new monthly Marvel comic book starring the now-revealed sister of Thor and Loki, Angela, who was brought up heaven by the angels after the War on Asgard, or similar retcon. Angela, written by Kieron Gillen and Marguerite Bennett. But it could, I suppose be[...]

Today, Marvel are due to respond to the case from Jack Kirby's family and estate, represented by Marc Toberoff, regarding the definition of work for hire in a freelance capacity – which the Supreme Court will be considering whether or not to hear in September This could impact on the ownership and revenue created by[...]

Last night actor Michael Douglas was a guest on the David Letterman show and was asked about his upcoming role in Marvel's Ant-Man Douglas, who is set to play Hank Pym, admitted he wasn't really a comic book guy and that he's afraid to speak too much about the movie for fear of getting a[...]

It represented a creative renaissance at Marvel, the idea that anything could be done with these characters, including portraying an Avenger it a bow and arrow trying, unsuccessfully to deal with his home life, his pet, his landlords and fellow tenants Superior Foes Of Spider-Man, among others, owes it a great debt of gratitude It[...]

Well, now Marvel have a few more people to invite to their Women Of Marvel panel at San Diego Comic Con Of late it seemed to have shrunk down to Kelly Sue DeConnick, G Willow Wilson and Sara Pichelli on regular books, just as DC Comics started to really ramp up their numbers. But the[...]

Last month we pointed out DC Comics had increased their marketshare of the direct comics market against Marvel in May, after a number of months suffering in the low twenties. In May, DC Comics basically maintained that, their dollar share dropping from 30.04% to 29.88% an their unit share dropping from 33.52% to 33.20% Not even a half point drop[...]