Many fans and critics have been enjoying the new ABC mini-series Agent Carter. The series follows Peggy Carter after the “death” of Captain America and right away she is thrown into action. She needs to help her old friend Howard Stark from being framed. With the success of Agent Carter will we see these Marvel […]
There are always some comic characters that we all feel didn’t get the shot they really deserved. The comic characters that we think only need a new direction to really pop and become something special. These can range from already well-known, mainstream, characters to the obscure and z-list. This semi-rant is about the latter, for […]
Did you see the third Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer? Of course you did. It came out like four days ago, that’s like a century in Internet time. Plus, you know, it’s a highly anticipated movie. Just in case, take a look: The first Avengers movie was, if we boil it down, a pretty serviceable […]
The Marvel Comics mini-series event Secret Wars is just a few months away now. Though we don’t know exactly what will come out of it, there are some working theories on the Internet. One possibility is an entire line-wide reboot. Another perhaps more likely scenario is the merging of numerous alternate realities, yielding a new […]
That’s right, another month has come and gone so it’s time for my monthly “Best/Worst Comic Book Covers” list. The last one seemed to go over well so I am continuing the tradition… for now. I also think it’s important to emphasize that I mean no disrespect when including covers under the worst list, nor […]
Spider-Gwen #1 debuted this week, taking place in a world where Gwen Stacy was bitten by a radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker. Well there are other differences too I suppose. Ben Grimm is a hard-nosed cop, Frank Castle is an even harder-nosed police captain, and Gwen belongs to a band called The Mary Janes. […]
The new book The Avengers Vault is a coffee table-style art book written by comic book writer Peter David and published by Thunder Bay Press. As the Marvel Cinematic Universe has shifted more and more attention to “Earth’s Mightiest Heroes,” Marvel has determined ways to emphasize the Avengers team, from animated shows to merchandise. This […]
Thor. The current female one, not the classic version. I wasn’t the most optimistic when her creation was announced. Since then I’ve warmed up to it. The fact that they’re keeping her identity a mystery adds some much needed depth to the idea, plus it helped that she was pretty solidly written from the beginning. […]
With Secret Wars on the horizon, and with the (hopefully) fall of the Ultimates Universe – here comes rolling down a top 5 that strikes down to my very core. The top 5 stories that I consider the Ultimate Universes best offerings. Sorry, but full disclosure – this does not contain any Jonathan Hickman. Just […]
So it has come to this. Sony, humbled by the wreck that was Amazing Spider-Man 2, has decided that its in everyone’s best interest to let Spidey join the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Awesome! Right? I mean, isn’t this is what we’ve been waiting for? Spider-Man alongside Captain America! Thor! Not only that, but it’ll be […]
