Author: Matt Tuck

by Matt Tuck | May 11, 2018

Here’s a fact for you: Donny Cates sells comics. Retailers are singing his praises because anything with Cates’ name on it is bringing in customers. Just this past Wednesday, Venom #1 debuted to high sales, making him three-for-three in terms of Marvel...

by Matt Tuck | May 5, 2018

It’s all about Thanos. Whether we’re talking comics or movies, Thanos is reigning over Marvel with an iron fist. While he’s consistently been a top-tier villain in the Marvel Universe, the release of Infinity War along with the blisteringly hot Thanos Wins storyline...

by Matt Tuck | April 21, 2018

A lot has been said about Stan Lee and his public appearances lately. Earlier this month at the Silicon Valley Comic Con, fans worried about him being mistreated and wondered if he was even fit to be doing a signing. A friend of mine was in...

by Matt Tuck | April 16, 2018

Infinity War is looming, and the film promises to change the current Marvel Cinematic Universe landscape. Marvel has commented that the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy movie lineups will change after Infinity War, and they’ve been teasing that there will be...

by Matt Tuck | April 10, 2018

It is the standard comic book cliche that death is only temporary. Whenever a main character (or even a minor character, for that matter) is given the axe, a few years - sometimes months - later, and he/she is back in the fold. Marvel and DC...

by Matt Tuck | April 9, 2018

As we countdown the days to Infinity War, Thanos reigns supreme in the public eye. After ten years of waiting, we will finally get to see him in a featured role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after lurking mostly in the shadows throughout...

by Matt Tuck | March 31, 2018

Remember that scene in Gladiator when Proximo told Maximus and the other gladiators-to-be about how he was going to make money from their deaths? “I did not pay good money for you for your company,” he said. “I paid it so I could...

by Matt Tuck | March 31, 2018

After years on the shelf, Marvel’s first family is set to get a relaunch. It’s about time. Around 2015, the Fantastic Four gradually faded away. The original series, which had been renumbered a couple of times, came to an end with FF...

by Matt Tuck | March 30, 2018

Good Lord. I’ve commented before about the number of variants being produced these days. Virtually every other comic on the shelf has a variant, and if Marvel or DC really wants you to buy it, they’ll put out multiple variants. Action Comics...

by Matt Tuck | March 22, 2018

Silver Surfer is on the cusp of absolutely blowing up the comic scene, and if you don’t have those classic Surfer keys, you’d better act quickly. If you haven’t noticed, the Silver Surfer is making a bit of a comeback. First, he’s the...