Assemble Your League
The start of March proved that superheroing is a team sport. Marvel released six team books to kick off the new month, including the new spin-off series Domino: Hotshots, which continued the adventures of Neena Thurman's band of mercenaries. In this outing, Black Widow and White Fox joined the team. However, the top team book... Continue Reading →
There is no honor among thieves, and no love lost between Marvel's biggest antagonists. The biggest Fantasy Comic League events in the final week of February all revolve around the antagonists fighting each other. The Amazing Spider-Man, the biggest book of the week, focuses on Kraven preparing for his next big hunt. Its 37 points come... Continue Reading →
The Wastelands is no country for old men, but lately there have been a lot of comics for them. The Universe known as Earth-807128, popularized in the Old Man Logan story line, continues to grow with the introduction of Old Man Quill and his reformed Guardians of the Galaxy. Old Man Quill takes the top honors... Continue Reading →
The Gods of the Norse pantheon get a lot of coverage in the Marvel Universe due to Thor's popularity, but Hercules and the Greek Gods take center stage in the latest Avengers event. Unfortunately, their star turn seems to be short-lived. In the first issue of Avengers: No Road Home, Nyx, the Greek Goddess of... Continue Reading →
Marvel claims to have a stable of more than 9,000 characters and they are doing their best to Ravage the Fantasy Comic League Appearance category with them. After a month of gorgeous group shots and gang-ups, the Fantasy Comic League decides to establish a guideline for the characters they track. So despite several of Yondu's Ravagers... Continue Reading →
There ain't no party like a West Coast party cause the West Coast Avengers don't stop. Kate Bishop's latest iteration of the California-based team attracts plenty of attention with its colorful cast of characters. Unfortunately, most of that attention comes from a newly formed West Coast Masters of Evil led by Madame Masque. In the latest... Continue Reading →
Following the (temporary) erasure of the X-Men from the Marvel Universe, the cosmic characters step up to fill the void. The biggest names in the galaxy such as Adam Warlock, Beta Ray Bill and Silver Surfer bear witness to the Last Will and Testament of Thanos in a relaunched Guardians of the Galaxy series. The Mad... Continue Reading →
Nearly five years after the Fantasy Comic League began, the rules continue to evolve. This time, the League Illuminati debate the difference between Brainwashing and Mind Control and what it means for characters who fall under the sway of another character. Specifically the Horsemen of Salvation in Uncanny X-Men and Ransak the Reject in Spider-Man/Deadpool. The final decision:... Continue Reading →
It's the X-Men's world and the rest of the Marvel characters are just living in it. That extends to the Avengers, who expand their roster even further under Black Panther's leadership. The Avengers' new Chairman recruits an assortment of B-, C- and D-list level heroes to form his Agents of Wakanda team. This includes characters... Continue Reading →
