Characters reveal their allegiances and join new teams, starting with Gentle in Black Panther. The Wakandan mutant turns out to be one of T’Challa’s many sleeper agents around the planet, well planets would be more appropriate as the mutants’ reach extends… Read More ›
Avengers
Weekly Marvel Review: January 19, 2022 (Week 03)
To make way for one character’s return, a few others must perish. Former Avenger Jack of Hearts returns in She-Hulk, but characters like the Masked Raider and Phastos die in Defenders and Eternals, respectively. Phastos isn’t the only character to fall in Eternals, as Thena… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: January 12, 2022 (Week 02)
Big moves happen in the Marauders book, with three Character Developments coming in the way of role changes within the Hellfire Trading Company. Emma Frost and Sebastian Shaw step down from their posts as part of the ruling class and the… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: December 22, 2021 (Week 51)
In the Marvel Universe, reality can be deceiving, and deception can become your reality. As is the case for Robbie Reyes who begins his reality hopping adventure in Avengers Forever to stop the Multiverse Masters of Evil from wiping out any and… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: December 01, 2021 (Week 48)
It took three years of antagonizing the Avengers, but Red Widow finally breaks through with her 17th and 18th appearances marking her induction into the Fantasy Comic League review system. In doing so, she brings Power Princess and Blur over… Read More ›
FCL Podcast 18 – Strange Influences
Brian and Shaun discuss the many ways that Marvel has influenced them and their respective kids. They review how the Death of Doctor Strange impacts the magical corners of the comic universe. The hosts have an agreeable discussion about the… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 10, 2021 (Week 45)
After a slight delay, the Thing and Venom drop the first issue of their new series—a third run for Grimm and a fifth run for the symbiote. The Thing’s story takes him back to the early days with his current… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 03, 2021 (Week 44)
The Avengers and the students of the Strange Academy experience the fallout from the Sorcerer Supreme’s death. A slow week due to distributor delays and supply chain jams hitting the comic book industry results in several titles’ release dates getting… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: October 13, 2021 (Week 41)
The Hulk puts up his best week of the year, but his performance in the finale to Al Ewing’s critically acclaimed Immortal Hulk series fails to earn Bruce Banner his first Hero of the Week title. In the end, the… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: October 06, 2021 (Week 40)
The new creative team behind the Beyond era of Amazing Spider-Man takes the reigns with issue 75. Apart from putting Ben Reilly back in the starring role and sidelining Peter Parker for the time being, they also bring Colleen Wing… Read More ›