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• Weekly Marvel Review: March 23, 2022 (Week 12)

  By Brian Bradley on March 28, 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  The machine uprising receives a new ally in their war against the mutants. Depowered, defiled and then deceased, Moira MacTaggert remains determined to destroy Professor Xavier and the dream of Krakoa. She earns the only Character Development for the week… Read More ›

• FCL Podcast 28 – Mighty Morphin’ Power Changers

  By Brian Bradley on March 28, 2022 • ( 1 )

  

  Brian and Shaun evolve their thinking on the Size and Morph ability, merging them into one overlapping Class ability. The conversation then morphs into a rehash of what it means for Class hierarchies to break down into one another. They… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 16, 2022 (Week 11)

  By Brian Bradley on March 21, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  In a light week, nobody registered any major Character Developments. Wolverine survives his trip down memory lane with the conclusion of the X Lives of Wolverine mini series. He gets the most notable Defeats Antagonist from the week when he… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 09, 2022 (Week 10)

  By Brian Bradley on March 14, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Spring approaches, and as such, the cycle of life and death starts anew. The Punisher gets his 13th volume and a big Character Development when his new employer, The Hand, resurrects his long-dead wife. In an alternate universe where Steve… Read More ›

• FCL Podcast 27 – Super Sonic Waste of Skin

  By Brian Bradley on March 14, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Brian and Shaun vocalize their support of the Patron Saints of Sonics in DC and Marvel comics: Black Canary and Banshee. They spotlight the top Sonic users from both publishers, going as far back as Banshee’s first appearance in 1966… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: March 02, 2022 (Week 09)

  By Brian Bradley on March 7, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Antagonists unite to begin the month of March. Octavia Vermis, with assistance from Rose Roché, assembles a collection of villains who have been troubling Jess Drew in Spider-Woman. Stegron, Lady Bullseye and the Brothers Grimm join the Anti-Arach9, though there… Read More ›

• Monthly Marvel Preview: March 2022

  By Brian Bradley on March 1, 2022 • ( 0 )

  

  The devil gets his due in March, and so does the Kingpin potentially. The “Devil’s Reign” event comes to a close with two issues in the five week month. That also includes the event tie-in books, namely Daredevil: Woman Without… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: February 23, 2022 (Week 08)

  By Brian Bradley on February 28, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Marigold, Black Widow’s ward, gets added to the database this week, which is good timing since Black Widow will need all the help she can get after the Living Blade cuts off her arm. Maybe she can take a page… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: February 16, 2022 (Week 07)

  By Brian Bradley on February 21, 2022 • ( 3 )

  

  In a rare turn of events, two books tie for the top score. Fantastic Four gathers 24 characters to fight the Reckoning War and scores 65 total points. Thor also receives a review score of 65 while also bringing together… Read More ›

• FCL Podcast 26 – A Change in Tempo

  By Brian Bradley on February 20, 2022 • ( 2 )

  

  Brian and Shaun introduce a timely new power to the Fantasy Comic League review system; the Temporal ability. They discuss time manipulating characters and the various ways they can break down the new Class ability. In the beginning, the hosts… Read More ›