Spider-Man’s “Dark Web” and unraveling web kick off the new year. Shathra, the main antagonist of the latest Spider-Verse event in Spider-Man, gets added to the database. Other newcomers include Wrongslide, Spinneret, Iron Fist (Fan Fei), Trevor Fitzroy, and Corruptor…. Read More ›
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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: December 21, 2022 (Week 51)
Allegiances are put to the test this week. To prove his allegiance, Black Panther shares his secret Killswitch plans with Captain America, Captain Marvel and Thor. Though he contents his intentions were noble, his teammates are not as willing to… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: December 14, 2022 (Week 50)
Monica Rambeau gets a new series with an old title. She returns to her roots in the premier issue of Photon, adopting her previous moniker and visiting her family in New Orleans. The Savage Avengers meet a fatal end in 2099… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: December 07, 2022 (Week 49)
Peter Parker has had a rough year. He began the year in a coma with Ben Reilly taking his place as the main web-swinger for three months. Now, Ben leads a demonic invasion from Limbo to seek revenge on Parker… 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: November 23, 2022 (Week 47)
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 ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 16, 2022 (Week 46)
They say “nothing gold can stay,” a phrase that should hit close to home for Iron Man writer Christopher Cantwell. He closes out his 25-issue run on the Golden Avenger’s latest series, but moves on to another businessman/adventurer. Norman Osborn,… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 09, 2022 (Week 45)
Shathra adds several more spider-characters to her Hive and thus several new characters get added to the Fantasy Comic League database. The new additions include Spider-Man Mini, from the Mini-Marvels universe; Sakura Spider, from the Deadpool: Samurai series; and Spider-UK, who… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: November 02, 2022 (Week 44)
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 ›