Rules are made to be broken, and Nightcrawler breaks a major Krakoa rule at the end of the world. Despite the impending end of the world, there remains new beginnings. Boom-Boom, Jubilee and Dazzler start a new adventure together in… Read More ›
Marvel Girl
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: August 10, 2022 (Week 32)
It’s good to be bad, at least in the 1980’s and 1990’s. Eight antagonists get added to the Fantasy Comic League database, mostly some callback cutthroats in Venom: Lethal Protector, including the original Whiplash, Melter, Constrictor and Justin Hammer. Also… Read More ›
Monthly Marvel Preview: August 2022
The Eternals strike first in their crusade against the mutants. As would be expected, the Avengers and X-Men make up the top tier of estimated appearances with several A.X.E. tie-in comics being released. Spider-Man, unsurprisingly, remains a top pick with a… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: July 20, 2022 (Week 29)
Even beyond the grave, Dr. Strange defends reality from mystic and cosmic threats. Although this time he, via his Tarot deck, enlists Blue Marvel to gather the new team of Defenders. The new Defenders series by Al Ewing and Javier… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: June 22, 2022 (Week 25)
Ever since the Krakoan era began, it seems mutants have been making headlines every day with world-changing news. First, they create their own nation. Next, they develop cure-all medicines to share with allied nations and then breath life into Mars…. Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: February 16, 2022 (Week 07)
In a rare turn of events, two books tie for the top score. Fantastic Four gathers 24 characters to fight the Reckoning War and scores 65 total points. Thor also receives a review score of 65 while also bringing together… Read More ›
FCL Podcast 26 – A Change in Tempo
Brian and Shaun introduce a timely new power to the Fantasy Comic League review system; the Temporal ability. They discuss time manipulating characters and the various ways they can break down the new Class ability. In the beginning, the hosts… Read More ›
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: August 18, 2021 (Week 33)
A pair of characters each earn their 36th overall appearance to meet the threshold for inclusion in the Fantasy Comic League review database. Tempo, who debuted in 1990, likely joins the main Marauders’ crew in a matter of issues anyway,… Read More ›