Chris Evans has been in an ongoing twitter war with known white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. You might remember us bringing it up last week in regards to our ongoing "should you punch Nazis?" debate. For a brief recap, we've asked Warren Ellis who agrees that Nazis are 100% punchable, as well […]
Fantagraphics is getting in on some of that sweet Nazi punching action to promote their upcoming book, Take That Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War. The 176 page full color softcover book by Mark Fertig collects over 500 restored comic book covers featuring superheroes taking on the top Nazi, Adolf Hitler. There's […]
Evelyn Beatrice Hall summarised the beliefs of philosopher Voltaire with the much-quoted line "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it", often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech. The people should be able to say whatever they like. And that opposing voices […]
Do you subscribe to Warren Ellis' newsletter? You probably should. Because you get treated with gems such as the following take on the debate on whether it is acceptable, or not, to punch a Nazi in the face in the street, if he or she is not actually literally causing you harm at the […]
@DarrenCriss @youngthegiant @Harrison_SteveM i saw someone attacking melissa benoist and telling her they wouldnt watch supergirl anymore — tish loves caity (@clexaureguis) January 22, 2017 Lots of big stories this week. But one post from yesterday really went viral. Take it away, Melissa… Top Ten Traffic Of The Week The Actual Supergirl Warns Donald Trump […]
After white supremacist Richard Spencer was punched in Washington DC after Donald Trump's inauguration yesterday, Twitter was subjected to a lecture by Captain America writer Nick Spencer about how people shouldn't punch Nazis because Free Speech. But punching Nazis is as much a part of the genetic makeup of a superhero as masks, capes, and skintight spandex […]
So, white supremacist Richard Spencer was punched in the head while speaking on camera on the streets in Washington, DC, yesterday. Nick Spencer, current writer of Captain America suggested this was a bad thing. The internet disagreed. Captain America was created to punch fascists. If you don't understand that, you need to stop writing the […]
Tom Brevoort is Executive Editor and Senior Vice President of Publishing of Marvel Comics. And if you thought you had a bad day yesterday… Second night in a row, stuck on a train in Farmingdale that's going nowhere. Miles from home. — Tom Brevoort (@TomBrevoort) January 21, 2017 …he clearly had a worse one. Also, […]
Tensions were high during the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States today. So high, in fact, that… Richard Spencer got punched in the face during the protests at Trump's #inauguration pic.twitter.com/oQAwtbtEeT — Gender🚁Professecs (@gprofessx) January 20, 2017 Captain America writer Nick Spencer took to Twitter to denounce the punching, as […]
If you haven't made it to Washington DC to either attend or protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the forty-fifth president of the United States, don't worry: you can still watch it live on TV. And if you don't have a TV because you've already packed up all of your things to be ready […]
I may not be particularly proud of it. But when I read the news about President Obama commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning so that she would be freed later this year, my first thought was "what will Nick Spencer think?" Because, as Captain America writer, a few years ago he wrote what I thought […]
Aspiring comic writer turned politician turned successful comic writer Nick Spencer has sat down to answer some questions for the first Ask Marvel of the new year. Spencer, whose first published work Existence 2.0 came out through Jim Valentino's Shadowline imprint at Image, has made quite a name for himself at Marvel having written Iron […]
It's January, so it's time for an Image Comics Humble Bundle to support the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. As in, they did one last year. But that's enough to make it a thing. Running into Image Comics Day on February 1st, there are $428 worth of digital comics available at a pay-what-you-want price. […]
'Member Watchmen? 'Member? Today's Justice League Vs Suicide Squad #5 is the latest to titillate us with a Watchmen reference in an attempt to make us think that it also somehow ties in with the much hyped and teased merging of the Watchmen characters with the DC Universe. So for those who come across a […]
For more than a year leading up to the United States presidential election, Captain America writer Nick Spencer has dedicated all his free time, every waking moment, day or night, rain or shine, even when he should be sleeping, or working, to tweeting about Hillary Clinton. Nick Spencer lived and breathed tweeting about Hillary Clinton. When […]
From today's Captain America: Sam Wilson #15 from Nick Spencer and Angel Unzueta. Not only do we meet Demolition Man's boyfriend for the first time… We also get this moment of healing. For all sides to put aside their issues of conflict and come together as one America. Writer Nick Spencer, realising that the time […]
A lot has been said about the Hillary Clinton campaign's ground game and how it may affect voter turnout in the U.S. presidential election on November 8. But perhaps more vital than that legendary ground game is the campaign's social media presence, led by the unlikely figure of comic book writer Nick Spencer. Since Clinton first announced […]
We told you that we were getting Civil War II: The Oath, last week. And now it has come to pass. Before Cup O' Joe at San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel PR has allowed CBR to confirm its details. It looks like Civil War II: The Oath will involve Captain America and his oath to Hydra, […]
You'd have thought Nick Spencer might have had enough of Captain America controversy for one year. Not a bit of it. And I don't mean him starting a #GiveCaptainAmericaElsaAsAGirlfriend hashtag. In 2003, Christopher Priest wrote the short-lived superhero team book, The Crew. He wrote about its origin as something thematically similar to Three Kings and […]
So who got death threats yesterday? Oh that's right, Nick Spencer, for writing a Captain America comic book that they didn't like (though with art from Jesus Saiz, how could they not??) https://twitter.com/nickspencer/status/735466503303233536 It's at this point that I'd like to reiterate that Captain America is a fictional character. Marvel Comics is invested in Captain America. […]
