New series include Hellcat and The X-Cellent. Since this is their second title book, the members of X-Cellent earn a spot in the Fantasy Comic League database. Concluding series include Gold Goblin and Secret Invasion, both featuring defining character moments for… Read More ›
Falcon
Weekly Marvel Review: February 08, 2023 (Week 06)
Bishop is no stranger to traveling across time or dimensions, but he finds himself in a peculiar situation in the first issue of Bishop: War College. When Tempo’s temporal abilities get knocked out of whack during a training session, Bishop finds… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: January 11, 2023 (Week 02)
Kang’s time has come and his latest conflict with the Avengers begins in the new series, Avengers: War Across Time. Taegukgi, Tiger Division’s leader, learns the true origin of his powers. New characters added to the database include the mysterious… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: December 28, 2022 (Week 52)
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 ›
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: 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: August 24, 2022 (Week 34)
Let the judgement begin. Strange alliances form as the people of Earth face their upcoming trials. Emma Frost strikes a deal with the Deviants. Peter Parker signs up to work for Norman Osborn at the new Oscorp. Ghost-Spider teams with… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: June 29, 2022 (Week 26)
No sooner had Cyclops shared mutantdom’s biggest secret—that of mutant resurrection—than a few of their members opted out of the resurrection cycle. Magneto and Storm, both members of Arakko’s Great Ring, destroy their Cerebro back-ups in a show of good… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: May 11, 2022 (Week 19)
When it comes to comic book releases, Marvel tends to follow Hydra’s mantra: Cancel one series, two more will take its place. In the slow week, with only six scoring books being released, the current Shang-Chi series comes to an… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: April 20, 2022 (Week 16)
There are a lot of benefits to joining a team of superheroes, especially one as prestigious as the Avengers. Namor, Phoenix, Valkyrie and the Starbrand officially take their place among Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. But it’s not just heroes that see… Read More ›