Category: Comics

by Matt Tuck | May 20, 2020

Following the success of Punchline, DC Comics is introducing three new characters and a new Lantern corps in Legion of Super-Heroes #6. Time to add it to your pull list. Superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis posted a teaser to his Instagram account, heralding...

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by Jeff @ TakeRoot | May 20, 2020

There's always talk of the next team coming to the big screen. Any of them could, but here's why the future MCU won't be about Avenging, but Defending. The Defenders: That Other Team of Superheroes The Defenders are kind of weird group. The original cast included a lineup...

by Matt Tuck | May 19, 2020

Spider-Man may be the hero, but Mary Jane's Silver Age appearances are collectors' gold as her keys heat up. Peter Parker and Mary Jane are as synonymous as Superman and Lois Lane or Reed and Sue Richards. They are an iconic couple, and it's just not...

by James Jou | May 19, 2020

To compete for newsstand space against magazines and DC Comics’ 100-pagers, Marvel began publishing their own thicker books… the Giant-Size. While the wildly unpopular and unvaluable Giant-Size X-Men #1 could benefit from more exposure with yet another article, we will instead look beyond to some of the...

by Norman Robinson | May 19, 2020

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier are an interesting team-up. Both rely on technology to do their thing. Though Winter Soldier is supposed to be a Cap clone as far as physical abilities go. The Falcon is simply a normal combat soldier. The word combat should be...

by dgagnon | May 18, 2020

Nova - a star that dies too early In 1976 Marvel introduced the teenage hero Nova in the hopes of recapturing the success of the early Spider-Man series.  Despite a big push, including an early crossover with Spider-Man, the comic was cancelled after a 25 issue run. ...

by dgagnon | May 17, 2020

A Canadian Super Villain?? Today's featured villain is Frank Hall, a Canadian researcher working on a machine to enhance gravity.  When a mistake in his work causes graviton particles to merge with him he discovers that he can control gravity and becomes the supervillain, Graviton! Taking...

by Jeff @ TakeRoot | May 16, 2020

Have you been enjoying the Al Ewing and Joe Bennett Immortal Hulk series as much as I have? Let's look at some of the characters and key issues. Immortal Hulk I'm generally hesitant of reading superhero mags these days because I like the completed series. I like...

by bdeschaine | May 16, 2020

This is my third piece on newsstand variants from the 1990s, you can find the others here and here. In this article, I present ten more comics from the 1990s that you might want to consider grabbing in newsstand if you can...

by Matt Tuck | May 15, 2020

It looks like Ghost Rider will return to live-action, but which Ghost Rider will it be? The safe bet is on Johnny Blaze or Danny Ketch, but Cosmic Ghost Rider is tailor-made for the MCU. Somehow, someway, Marvel Studios is going to bring Ghost Rider...