Shang-Chi ends the year a winner. Not from a Fantasy Comic League perspective, mind you. He finished just outside of the Top 20 performances with a review score of 119, six points fewer than the prior year. But he does… Read More ›
Avengers
Weekly Marvel Review: December 21, 2022 (Week 51)
Allegiances are put to the test this week. To prove his allegiance, Black Panther shares his secret Killswitch plans with Captain America, Captain Marvel and Thor. Though he contents his intentions were noble, his teammates are not as willing to… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: December 07, 2022 (Week 49)
Peter Parker has had a rough year. He began the year in a coma with Ben Reilly taking his place as the main web-swinger for three months. Now, Ben leads a demonic invasion from Limbo to seek revenge on Parker… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 30, 2022 (Week 48)
Novembers ends with a small release of books. Marvel releases a mere five mainline titles, but they literally explode with action. The explosions are numerous for Dazzler, Jubilee and Boom-Boom in X-Terminators, with seven Energy-based powers between the trio. The… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 23, 2022 (Week 47)
The line between hero and antagonist blurs for many Marvel characters in the Fantasy Comic League. Beast represents the biggest example of this in recent times. Dr. McCoy, Krakoa’s Head of Security, pushes the limits of his responsibilities, going so… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 16, 2022 (Week 46)
They say “nothing gold can stay,” a phrase that should hit close to home for Iron Man writer Christopher Cantwell. He closes out his 25-issue run on the Golden Avenger’s latest series, but moves on to another businessman/adventurer. Norman Osborn,… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 09, 2022 (Week 45)
Shathra adds several more spider-characters to her Hive and thus several new characters get added to the Fantasy Comic League database. The new additions include Spider-Man Mini, from the Mini-Marvels universe; Sakura Spider, from the Deadpool: Samurai series; and Spider-UK, who… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 02, 2022 (Week 44)
The antagonists sit out the start of November. Only eight antagonists make an appearance in the first week, and half of those come from the latest X-Men: Red issue. In 13 issues, only one notable moment occurred as well. Tony Stark,… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: October 19, 2022 (Week 42)
A series of revelations come to light this week. In Iron Man, Ironheart—disguised as Cobalt Man—reveals her plan to keep the Mandarin’s Ten Rings for herself and defies Tony’s request to give them up. In Thor, Meridius—Eddie Brock’s deceptive future… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: October 12, 2022 (Week 41)
Things are looking up for the mutants, despite having a book titled Death to the Mutants being released. The two deaths which happen in that issue happen to belong to the Eternals. Ikaris, who has been upset that an Eternal’s resurrection… Read More ›