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 ›
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Weekly Marvel Review: October 05, 2022 (Week 40)
Judgement Day has come, now comes a day of reckoning. Starfox, the new Prime Eternal, makes the controversial decision to provide humans with access to the Eternals’ city as the destruction of Earth gets underway. Bucky Barnes comes face-to-face with… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: August 17, 2022 (Week 33)
Do you believe in Magik? Honestly, Illyana Rasputina, the youngest—and arguably the fiercest—member of Krakoa’s Great Captains doesn’t need you to believe in her. Ever since aligning with Cyclops during the X-Men’s “Schism” nearly a decade ago, she has cemented… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: July 13, 2022 (Week 28)
The events of the summer are upon us. On a “small” scale, in terms of comics, the Fantastic Four win the Reckoning War, the recent self-contained event in their ongoing title. The precursor to the war between the X-Men and… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: June 08, 2022 (Week 23)
Wedding bells can be heard in the distance in Amazing Spider-Man. It’s not the wedding fans have long waited for, but Beetle gets engaged to one of Peter Parker’s good friends, Randy Robertson. Doctor Doom accepts a proposal of his own,… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: May 18, 2022 (Week 20)
A handful of characters explore their identity, their heritages and their overall place in the world—or even other worlds, such as Arakko. Among the Eternals, Ajak learns that the Deviants they hunt are more favored by their Celestial gods. Druig… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: April 13, 2022 (Week 15)
Did you know that Laura Kinney’s skeleton is not completely coated in adamantium in the same way that Logan’s is? Well, Proteus didn’t, and now the younger clone gets an adamantium upgrade courtesy of the Five. In addition to the… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: April 06, 2022 (Week 14)
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 ›
FCL Podcast 29 – The Reign Whips Down
Brian and Shaun whip out a quick review of the recently concluded Devil’s Reign event. They then snap back to the Fantasy Comic League power reviews to clearly define the Whip power. They debate the distinction between Whip and Ensnare…. Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: March 23, 2022 (Week 12)
The machine uprising receives a new ally in their war against the mutants. Depowered, defiled and then deceased, Moira MacTaggert remains determined to destroy Professor Xavier and the dream of Krakoa. She earns the only Character Development for the week… Read More ›