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By dailypop As far as placing Thor in the same world as Iron Man, things get more than a little tricky. On one hand you have a playboy in a billion-dollar suit of armor painted like a race car, on the other is a God of thunder from the fabled realm of Asgard. Never mind casting the right person for Captain Ameri...

Why you should be reading this comic. Focus on issue #575.

Can closure happen properly in a comic book with an extensive and complicated page layout, like the typical Marvel comic book published as iPhone-ready comic books and now available for the iPad?

By Travis With all of the acclaim that the Fantastic Four title is getting, you might think that boosting it is unnecessary, but there are tons of people who have given up on comics entirely, or quit a particular title and haven’t found their way back to it with the creative team change. This is a specia...

By J. Caleb Mozzocco “In certain creative hands, in certain dramatic situations, the pleas, insults and hauntings of the dead can be delicious fun, inventive, cruel, horrible and ingenious”: Writing for The Comics Journal, Rich Kreiner has great praise for the Black Lantern zombies as being a vast improv...

So you’re telling me that the new Avengers featuring Gorilla Man and the JLA featuring Congorilla is sheer coincidence? YOU expect me to believe that comic book writers love giant apes? Come on now. Next you’ll be telling me they like Dr. Who.

By Russ Burlingame This week, though, the Disney Insider e-mail newsletter was delivered to fans’ e-mail boxes, with the headline “Are You a Disney Comic Book Fan?” and a feature story attached that introduced fans to Boom! and even linked to the Boom! site. Featuring an interview with Boom! CEO Ross Richie...

By DS Arsenault Posted in Marvel Comics Tagged: Brian Reed, Captain Marvel, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, DS Arsenault, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Reviews, Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel #49, Ms. Marvel #49 review, Mystique, Reviews, Sana Takeda, WCBR, Weekly Comic Book Review By...

§ Editing is hard: Marvel and DC make many, many changes in their announced creative teams. § The Guardian catches on: Jonathan Ross starts new career as comic book author. If comic book author is the preferred job choice for deposed chat show hosts, maybe Conan O’Brien will follow suit?

By Troy Brownfield Marvel released a new image teasing their “The Heroic Age” event, and it certainly seems that Agents of Atlas mainstay Gorilla-Man might get a shot being one of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Granted, as we reported, Marvel won’t cop to that being the new Avengers line-up for the new Avenge...

By Graeme McMillan We See... Stana Katic from Castle in the title role, for one thing. But while this character has started to show up more regularly in Marvel's superhero books over the last few years (Daredevil, especially), we'd happily see someone take her back to her quirky hardboiled update of the old fash...

§ ICv2 briefly interviews Chip Kidd on his STRANGE TALES cover for Marvel. § It seems that imagining sex lives for Disney characters just never gets old — even The New Yorker thinks this trope is funny. They did at least update the references. : —When Mickey leers at Minnie in the waterfront bar...

§ Marvel has made some promotions. Tom Brevoort is now a Vice President, Executive Editor, as has Axel Alonso, and Steve Wacker has been promoted to Senior Editor. Alonso and Wacker both got their first rise to prominence at DC, while Brevoort is a Marvel man all the way. Congrats to all three!

By Travis Captain America 602, Dark Avengers 13, Dark Wolverine 82, Incredible Hercules 140, The Mighty Avengers 33, Thunderbolts 140, and Uncanny X Men 520 Captain America 602 by Greg Pak, Fred van Lente, and Rodney Buchemi Uncanny X Men 520 by Matt Fraction and Greg Land

By Travis This year I am starting something new. I will continue to review the vast majority of Marvel and DC comics every week, but I want to single out a series every now and then to highlight some good work. This... This year I am starting something new. I will continue to review the vast majority of Marvel a...

By DS Arsenault Posted in Marvel Comics Tagged: $2.99 Comics, $3.99 Comics, Baxter Building, Bruce Banner, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Conspiracy Theory, Dave Stewart, Doc Samson, DS Arsenault, Ed McGuinness, Fall of the Hulks, Fantastic Four, Fearsome Four, Hulk, Hulk #19, Hulk...

These ten picks are emblematic of pretty much the whole list — one worth analyzing a bit in terms of the breadth of the selections — this is “the new mainstream” or whatever you want to call it now, a mix of manga, non-event superheroes, licensed adaptations and YA graphic novels from mainst...

By Travis We end with the Angel’s first encounter with the new Captain America. The series is still on a slow burn, but it’s weird to see how trying Iron Man is with its formula, while the execution of the Marvels Project is entertaining, despite much of its familiar content, if you’re a fan of Marvel hi...

By DS Arsenault Posted in Marvel Comics, X-Men Tagged: Axel Alonso, Bishop, Cable, Cable #22, Cable #22 review, Comic Book Reviews, comic books, comic reviews, Comics, DS Arsenault, Duane Swierczynski, Gabriel Guzman, Hope, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Reviews, Reviews, Sebastian Girner, Thom...

By Travis Nation X: X-Factor 1, New Mutants 9, Siege 1, and Ultimate Spider-Man 6 Nation X: X-Factor 1 The best issue of this title so far. Too bad the first eight had to stink. Ultimate Spider-Man 6 Yeah, I’m still bored. This is not the best way for Marvel to start off a new year.

Exclusive deals ensure that companies get the full use out of certain creators and prevent competitors from using them. In return, creators can gain higher page rates and guaranteed work for a period, as well as a number of employee benefits. There have been exclusive wars between Marvel a...

By paladinking Posted in Marvel Comics, Reviews Tagged: Alex Evans, Ben Grimes, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four #574, Fantastic Four #574 review, FF, Franklin Richards, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm, Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics, Mr. Fantastic,...

By Travis Captain America: Reborn 5, Dark Wolverine 81, Realm of Kings: Inhumans 2, Ultimate Comics Armor Wars 3, X-Factor 200, X-Force 22, and X-Men: Legacy 230 Captain America: Reborn 5 Ultimate Comics Armor Wars 3 X-Force 22 X-Men: Legacy 230

By paladinking Posted in Marvel Comics, Reviews Tagged: Alex Evans, Avengers, Captain America, Comic Book Reviews, comic reviews, Dark Reign, ghost, Invincible Iron Man, Invincible Iron Man #21, Invincible Iron Man #21 review, Iron Man, Madame Masque, Maria Hill, Marvel Comics, Matt Fraction, Ok...

By Travis In the comic world, events are not quite as important, but there is a potential pattern that has emerged, and it represents one of the biggest shifts in a generation, if the pattern will sustain and further strengthen: DC is pulling ahead of Marvel Comics.

By Travis Avengers: The Initiative 30, Dark Wolverine 80, Invincible Iron Man 20, Ms. Marvel 47, New Avengers 20, New Mutants 7, Secret Warriors 10, and Thor Giant-Size Finale 1 Avengers: The Initiative 30 Invincible Iron Man 20 Ms. Marvel 47 Thor Giant-Size Finale 1

By Graeme McMillan Well, watching the movies? Not necessarily a bad idea. Watching Ultimate Avengers: The Movie, Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise Of The Panther (Well, kind of. See below), The Invincible Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Next Avengers and the Hulk Vs. movies in one sitting? One of the dumber ideas I've had i...

By pozzyfreak Posted in Marvel Comics, Reviews Tagged: Brian Reed, Carol Danvers, Catherine Donovan, Comic Book Reviews, Dark Reign, Disney, Ikari Studios, Iron Patriot, Karla Sofen, Kyle Posluszny, Marvel Comics, Ms. Marvel #45, Ms. Marvel #45 review, Norman Osborn, Philippe Briones, Storytell...

By dailypop She revealed she had not been pitched the role as part of an overarching masterplan flowing into The Avengers and Iron Man 3. She explained: “Marvel is about building these characters, building a fanbase around these characters and being able to extend their life in the movie world.

By Yib-Yab This doesn't mean that I don't have a slight weakness for Marvel Comics from the mid to late 70's or early 80's. See, even though I was a DC kid growing up, I did end up with some Marvel comics here and there, mostly purchased for me as gifts.

By Brian Cronin Uncanny X-Men #168… Daredevil #232… Fantastic Four (Vol. 1) #57… What's up with the Panel 3/Giant Beltbuckle connection? Top 70 Most Iconic Marvel Panels, ... Never mind me, I'm obviously drunk today, and forgot the Marvel focus. Though the Daredevil one is utterly brilliant.

By Greg Burgas As for comics, well, I dove into Jim Starlin’s Adam Warlock stories, which are, to say the least, batshit insane. I’m not sure yet if it’s more batshit insane than Starlin’s other 1970s space epic featuring Captain Marvel, but it’s getting there. I just read Strange Tales #181, which featur...

By dailypop First appearing in the pages of Invincible Iron Man in 1968, Mark Scarlotti actually has much in common with Tony Stark. Both a re gifted men with a creative streak and penchant for invention. However, while Tony Stark was born into greatness, Scarlotti did not earn it or have it thrust upon h...

By Johanna Similar Posts: Wolverine: Inside the World of the Living Weapon § Marvel Worth Reading: Web of Romance, Young Avengers #10, She-Hulk #5, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane #3, Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #2, Nextwave #1 § Make Your Own Comic § Ranma ½ Book 2 § Marvel Super Hero Squad Gets Cartoon Wo...

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By Brian Cronin Okay, during the mid-90s, Marvel was cranking out a whole lot of books, so there were a few issues that sort of fell through the cracks. Particularly when they tried out a line of 99 cent tie-in books to the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, titled Avengers Unplugged and Fantastic Four Unplug...

By dailypop First appearing back in 2002 as a run-of-the-mill crook who happens upon a mystical cloak and boots that grants him invisibility and flight, Parker Robbins resurfaced in the pages of Brian Michael Bendis’ New Avengers as a somewhat changed character. This was part of Bendis’ habit of pic...

By rss@youtube.com (bassart32) Watch Forrest draw Shazam! from Marvel comics. Time lapsed to 8 min. Author: bassart32 Keywords: Marvel comics shazam movie the rock spider man batman lee stan rob joker how to draw bassarts.com forrest bass Added: January 23, 2009

By shadowvenom Ben Berger Posted in Marvel Comics, Reviews   Tagged: Danny Miki, Dexter Vines, Ed McGuinness, Guru eFX, Jeph Loeb, Marko Djurdjevic, Marvel Comics, Ultimate Hulk, Ultimate Hulk Annual 1    Jeph Loeb (writer), Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vines (pencils p1-9), Marko Djurdjevic, Danny M...

By rss@youtube.com (MadcrowProductions) Author: MadcrowProductions Keywords: Iron Man The Incredible Hulk Marvel Avengers Edward Norton Robert Downey Jr. Jon Favreau Nick Fury Stan Lee Fan Trailer Fanmade Fanfic Mashup Mash Up Recut What If Crossover Madcrow Productions Added: January 1, 2009

By Greg Hatcher 10. The Marvel movies. I’ve always loved Westerns and I have great affection for Western comics. While I’m at it, I’ll plug a couple of Marvel hardcovers I picked up cheap as well– Marvel Westerns and Ghost Rider: Trail of Tears. 2. Comics scholarship.

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By pandax_pro Disclaimer: Marvel’s though we honestly think they abuse Steve and Tony more then we do Rating: PG-13 Warnings: Contains slash, mpreg. Go here for divergences from 616 canon. *info and story contains spoilers through Secret Invasion* ...

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By Chris Marshall Podcast #103 - The one hundred third podcast! Quick show for you today. Not much in the way of news, although CrossGen and Checker Book have announced an exciting team-up. I go over a very light New Releases Schedule, it seems that most everything was brought out for Christmas and now it is tim...