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• Weekly Marvel Review: April 07, 2021 (Week 14)

  By Brian Bradley on April 15, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Marvel crowns its newest cosmic king and queen by wrapping two big story events revolving around Knull’s invasion and the Phoenix’s contest for a new host. With all the action taking place in King in Black and Avengers, only one… Read More ›

• Monthly Marvel Preview: April 2021

  By Brian Bradley on April 6, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  All the Marvel ladies get another anthology one shot. Though the solicitations only call out Jennifer “Hulk” Walters, Captain Peggy Carter and Marrow (the latter two not counted in our preview estimates), the cover for Women of Marvel suggests top… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 31, 2021 (Week 13)

  By Brian Bradley on April 3, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Characters down on their luck, damned and cursed take center stage to wrap up the month of March. Creator Daniel Warren Johnson kicks off a new series for Beta Ray Bill that highlights Bill’s insecurities when compared to Thor, the… Read More ›

• Disney Character Bracket Challenge – Hero Characters

  By Brian Bradley on April 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  For a company that is so well known for its line of Princess characters, you could be forgiven for believing that they do not have a lot to offer in the male protagonist category. But numerous tough matchups appear right… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 24, 2021 (Week 12)

  By Brian Bradley on March 30, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  Symbiotes spread Carnage across the pages of Marvel comics. In the midst of “King in Black,” Knull gets upstaged by two of his more famous progenies—Carnage and Scream. However, Knull still makes the most of his two appearances by earning… Read More ›

• Disney Character Bracket Challenge – Support Characters

  By Brian Bradley on March 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  All sorts of brackets pop up this time of year to capitalize on the bracket-making, March Madness craze. Disney characters, movies and songs are frequently seen in competitions, but many of these brackets seem to exclude some classic movies and… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 17, 2021 (Week 11)

  By Brian Bradley on March 19, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  The theme of friends making amends featured in two issues this week. In Champions #5 by Eve L. Ewing and Bob Quinn, Viv Vision comes to her teammates’ aid and helps them put an end to the Underage Superhuman Welfare… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 10, 2021 (Week 10)

  By Brian Bradley on March 16, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  The kids are alright. Following our 2020 ruling that characters staring in a solo title or team book get automatically included in stat tracking—so long as that book takes place in the 616—the Children of the Atom get invited to… Read More ›

• Overpowered Comics Giveaway – Slott’s Fantastic Empyre

  By Brian Bradley on March 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Two of Marvel’s big events from 2020 are slated (Slotted?) to be given away in the latest Fantasy Comic League Overpowered Comics Giveaway! Enter for your chance to earn all of the Empyre books, including the tie-ins, as well as… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 03, 2021 (Week 09)

  By Brian Bradley on March 8, 2021 • ( 2 )

  

  With all the symbiotes slithering around the Marvel Universe, it comes as no surprise that the Sonic power sees a lot of action. Though typically a power most associated with vocal characters such as Banshee, the heroes defending Earth are… Read More ›