To quote early 2000s rock band Motion City Soundtrack, “The Future Freaks Me Out.” More specifically, Marvel’s 2099 future freaks me out since there’s currently two versions of it running around. The original-now-destroyed timeline reappears with Symbiote Spider-Man 2099 series…. Read More ›
Blonde Phantom and Golden Girl, the newest additions to the Fantasy Comic League database, hail from the early days of Marvel comics and make an Appearance in the latest anthology comic celebrating Marvel’s storied stable of female heroes. Outside of… Read More ›
The start of the Ultimate Black Panther series adds five new characters—Black Panther; his Queen, Okoye; his sister, Shuri; his destiny, Storm; and his rival, Killmonger, who starts off in the Hero category in this universe. Synch and Talon account… Read More ›
The new Ultimate Spider-Man title kicks off and the titular characters get added to the database along with Rabble, Miles Morales new self-proclaimed archnemesis. Also newly included are Devil-Slayer and the LMD of Contessa Fontaine. The Gang War provides another… Read More ›
Despite his death, Magneto maintains a heavy presence in the comics. In Scarlet Witch, his clone Joseph sacrifices himself to make up for betraying Wanda’s trust. That accounts for the sole Character Development for the week. Magneto’s retro title comes to… Read More ›
If you haven’t bonded with a symbiote by now, can you really be considered one of Marvel’s top characters? Black Widow becomes the latest hero to receive a symbiote familiar—appropriately named Widow—in Venom. Sibling rivalry in X-Men: Red results in… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›
Typically, big event stories end with the hero riding off into the sunset after saving the day. However, the conclusion of Devil’s Reign gives Kingpin, the event’s main antagonist, a (somewhat) happy ending. But it’s not just Wilson Fisk finding a… Read More ›
Marigold, Black Widow’s ward, gets added to the database this week, which is good timing since Black Widow will need all the help she can get after the Living Blade cuts off her arm. Maybe she can take a page… Read More ›
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