Only in comics can a character who is dead, or in a coma, or suffering severe neck trauma, can still rake in the points and place in the top performances of the week. Despite a whole series focused on the Death… Read More ›
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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: August 04, 2021 (Week 31)
August picks up right where July left. Spider-Man’s deadliest foes surround him in Sinister War, symbiotic showdowns in Extreme Carnage and another entry in the annual backup stories that lead to the “Infinity Heist.” As far as new books of… Read More ›
FCL Marvel 2021 Stats 2.0: Heroes
DC Hero Link DC Antagonist Link Marvel Antagonist Link Krakoa Link Marvel is much more straight forward than DC when it comes to tracking potential appearances. They don’t use digital titles and outside of Krakoa, you have a very reliable… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: July 07, 2021 (Week 27)
The X-Men once again release the top book with some of their top characters filling out the top performances. No, not the new mutant team book, X-Men #1. The latest issue of the tangentially-related Children of the Atom sees their… Read More ›
FCL Podcast 03 – “I Call My God ‘Daddy'”
Brian and Shaun celebrate Father’s Day by counting down Marvel’s Top 10 fathers based on their performance in the Fantasy Comic League review system. They discuss Eddie Brock’s evolution into being a caring father to his son Dylan, and an… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: June 02, 2021 (Week 22)
Talk about an exclusive guest list. Not just the Hellfire Gala, but the Fantasy Comic League database. For the first time in a long time, no new characters get added to the review system. Surprising given all the opportunities for… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: May 19, 2021 (Week 20)
Another crack forms in the world of Heroes Reborn. Echo, the recently crowned Phoenix, appears in a Ravencroft Asylum fully in possession of her new abilities and fully aware that something is wrong with the world. She becomes the second hero… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: May 05, 2021 (Week 18)
Heroes Reborn puts the Avengers title—and its members— on ice momentarily. And in Captain America’s case, that can be taken literally. So, with the Avengers relying on cameo appearances to start the month, plenty of other characters took their shot… Read More ›
Monthly Marvel Preview: May 2021
After two and a half years, the Squadron Supreme of America gets the spotlight and replaces the Avengers when the “Heroes Reborn” event begins. As such, a lot of the top tier characters do not have a lot of expected… Read More ›
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