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• Fantasy Comic League 2019: The Free-for-All Format

  By Brian Bradley on December 28, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The Fantasy Comic League, a statistic-based review format developed in early 2014, begins 2019 with its biggest change yet. Currently, League participants join four other members in a division and choose which Marvel characters to review by drafting them. Now,… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: December 12, 2018 (Week 50)

  By Brian Bradley on December 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Ain’t no party like an X-Men party, cause an X-Men party lasts all month long! Five of the core mutants celebrate with four appearances each. Jean Grey continues to lead her teammates in Uncanny X-Men, the end of her X-Men:… Read More ›

• Weekly Division Standings: December 2018

  By Brian Bradley on December 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Latveria 365 EvSynWilliams 81 ivoryhaze95 77 KingofTysons 71 JamesBSheppard 70 ladiesofcomics 66   Multiverse 358 DarrinHyrup 84 (39) ShaunMartineau 84 (27) mvbrat91 75 alufash87 70 mikebittner2099 45   Red Room 350 spyderladies13 103 Flesheater 72 Lennie_Roxx 71 Broadwaybandit5 61 TheChrisFerrell… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: December 05, 2018 (Week 49)

  By Brian Bradley on December 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Slashing through the snow, Deadpool’s come to save the day… and Christmas! Wade Wilson agrees to his least-jolly assignment ever when a bunch of scorned children take out a hit on Santa Claus. The merry merc restores Santa’s good name… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: November 28, 2018 (Week 48)

  By Brian Bradley on December 7, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Thief is back to steal another “Hero of the Week” title in the Fantasy Comic League. Peter Parker brushes off his recent cold streak with his second top performance in three weeks. This time he claims it for… Read More ›

• Monthly Marvel Preview: December 2018

  By Brian Bradley on December 1, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  It’s beginning to look a lot like X-Mas. The X-Men celebrate the holidays, and their return to prominence, by dominating the top-tier of the Fantasy Comic League appearance estimates. Nine of the uncanny mutants represent December’s best bets, top among… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: November 21, 2018 (Week 47)

  By Brian Bradley on November 29, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  The X-Men continue their dominance of November, and this time, the real McCoy proves to be the Fantasy Comic League’s Beast of burden. The mutant’s premiere scientist, Hank McCoy, nearly triples his previous best performance and ascends to the top… Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: November 14, 2018 (Week 46)

  By Brian Bradley on November 21, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Nearly two-thirds of the drafted Fantasy Comic League heroes assemble in the second week of November. After five modest weeks in October, Captain America and Spider-Man lead the characters in acquiring 198 points throughout 14 titles. The explosive week of books… Read More ›

• Weekly Division Standings: November 2018

  By Brian Bradley on November 14, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Latveria 389 KingofTysons 109 EvSynWilliams 83 JamesBSheppard 79 ivoryhaze95 67 ladiesofcomics 51   Negative Zone 383 SuperiorComic16 100 arbitrarygenius 95 KirstenStephens 70 Bainst06 65 MrNiceGuy18_58 53   Midtown 367 swampy19 100 iaytd 89 anthonybachman 74 blerdwords 56 aiyo78 48  … Read More ›

• Weekly Marvel Review: November 07, 2018 (Week 45)

  By Brian Bradley on November 13, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Jean Grey completes her comeback year when she ascends to the top of the Fantasy Comic League power rankings for the first time. Since her resurrection at the beginning of 2018 and through her leading role in X-Men: Red, Jean’s… Read More ›