March ended with Strange, Galactic Forces on the Rise. X-Force, the team book of the week with 25 points, answered one of Marvel’s most recent mysteries: What is Kid Cable’s origin? The answer was similar to his elder self’s background…. Read More ›
Reviews
Weekly Marvel Review: March 20, 2019 (Week 12)
Once a hero, always a hero. The Fantasy Comic League Illuminati cemented that latest ruling on scoring characters who are taking a break from their super powered personas. In regards to the latest week of Marvel Comics, this worked in… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: March 13, 2019 (Week 11)
Kraven the Hunter donated a boatload of animals to the Central Park Zoo. Marvel’s most prolific big game hunter dropped nearly two dozen animal-based characters, from Armadillo to White Rabbit, into a fight for their life in the latest Amazing… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: March 6, 2019 (Week 10)
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… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: February 27, 2019 (Week 09)
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… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: February 20, 2019 (Week 08)
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… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: February 13, 2019 (Week 07)
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… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: February 6, 2019 (Week 06)
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… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: January 30, 2019 (Week 05)
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… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: January 23, 2019 (Week 04)
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… Read More ›