One has to wonder when enough will be enough for DC Comics, and really any publisher that goes this far, when it comes to the various editions they release for consumption. How many different ways they can reinvent the wheel and try to set the speedometer back to zero so something old and trite now […]
Black Panther has been a very popular character for many decades at Marvel Comics, but he hasn’t always been able to sustain an ongoing solo series. While there have been much loved runs such as those by Christopher Priest, there have been long stretches when Black Panther didn’t muster the sales for a solo series. […]
Check out Kat’s thoughts on if Hope Summers should be in the upcoming X-Men films. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
DC/Warner Bros’ Suicide Squad isn’t out yet and we already have a breakout star: Slipknot. Roving gangs of people both online and off obsessing over each costume choice, each line of precious dialogue, each fleeting scene. It’s no surprise. The character has been immensely popular in the comics for years. Really, it’s surprising this is […]
One of the biggest absences in the Marvel NOW! announcements is the X-Men. The sole X-Men-related series is the ominously-titled Death of X. During San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Comics released some information about a limited-series called Inhumans vs. X-Men. Neither of these series seems to promise good things for mutants. Furthermore, there has been […]
Over the past few weeks, Marvel Comics has been slowing releasing details of their upcoming Marvel NOW! push. Marvel NOW! isn’t a reboot or relaunch – it’s a marketing and branding platform. Last week, a large checklist of Marvel NOW! series titles was released with creative teams. This may not be the entire slate of […]
Did you hear? The new Iron Man is Riri Williams, a black teenage girl. Among a bunch of positive comments there exploded the usual reactionary glut of comments as with nearly every character change. If you’re at all familiar with this type of change, then you’ll pretty much know what I’m talking about without any […]
Spider-Man is real weird nowadays. It’s always something with this guy, obviously, comics are a never-ending medium. If it’s not a bunch of clones competing to be the “real” one, it’s the devil trying to steal Spidey’s marriage. Still, since the beginning of All-New, All-Different Marvel, the state of Spider-Business has been in disarray. Now, […]
Check out Kat’s thoughts on if the Supergirl TV show should add Miss Martian. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below:
Last week, I wrote an article about Marvel Comics’ attempts to change their long-established iconic superheroes with younger, “legacy” versions. Marvel created a buzz-storm yesterday with their latest legacy update – making Riri Williams the new main character for Invincible Iron Man. Whether she will be called Iron Man, Iron Woman, War Machine or some […]
