Category: Key Issues
Once upon a time, those old issues of Thor were more or less reserved for the hardcore God of Thunder fans. Ever since the MCU went cosmic, Marvel Studios has been pulling story ideas from the pages of the Mighty Thor, and that isn't about...
A freedom fighter from a post-apocalyptic future, the grim warrior known as Killraven is a Marvel fan favorite and the star of the ‘War of the Worlds’ saga originally adapted by Neil Adams and Gerry Conway in Amazing Adventures vol. 2, issues #18-39 (from May 1973...
Now that Endgame is over and Thanos has been dispatched, the anticipation is building for Galactus to join the MCU. If the cost of his first appearance is out of your price range, where do you go for other key issues? That's...
After Thanos, it’s quite possible Marvel will bring Galactus in as the Big Bad to threaten the Universe. Then again, speculation is running wild that Annihilus will be the ‘next Thanos’. What both the above characters have in...
Marvel is preparing for a slew of adult cartoons on Hulu’s streaming platform. While the exposure will help all the characters’ mainstream appeal, the biggest impact will be on an old favorite: Howard the Duck. Even passing fans are aware of Howard after...
Are you collecting your Wolverine keys? You don't want to ignore two of his most popular antagonists: Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike. While Sabretooth's debut remains a hot seller, Lady Deathstrike's first appearance is quietly beginning to heat up. Following up from yesterday's post, "Weapon X," let's delve...
The concept of a ‘multiverse’ is something comic books love, and use to either tell complex stories or explain away inconsistencies in a given character’s history. The latest ‘Spider-man’ trailer, that was dropped the other day, made many people take notice of the direct references to...
Heroes are only as good as the villains they face, and with Wolverine coming to the MCU (eventually) he brings a host of new faces to the party in the form of the Weapon X program. Keeping pace with April's X-Men theme, I can't ignore the...
The writing in Alan Moore's comic book Watchmen #1 is thoughtful, prophetic, and a slice of the cold war all rolled into one. It impressed me as a detective story but the tone is somber warning humanity of overstepping. This comic is the source material for an...
The hot rumor entering Phase Four is that Hercules will be the star of the Eternals. If that’s the case, he is going to need a godly adversary, and there’s one already established in the MCU: Ares. Here are three of the God of War's...
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