Unless your mutant ability is to always win—like Isca the Unbeaten—than you must accept that in life you will inevitably win some and conversely lose some. Marvel’s heroes are not immune to this universal truth. In X-Men: Red, Sunspot teaches… Read More ›
Mr. Fantastic
Weekly Marvel Review: May 04, 2022 (Week 18)
May, the month of the Multiverse, begins with a new member of the Multiversal Masters of Evil meeting the six appearance minimum within a year. Despite the latest Avengers Forever title featuring Doom Supreme, the majority of the Avengers’ antagonists remain… 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 ›
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 ›
Weekly Marvel Review: January 12, 2022 (Week 02)
Big moves happen in the Marauders book, with three Character Developments coming in the way of role changes within the Hellfire Trading Company. Emma Frost and Sebastian Shaw step down from their posts as part of the ruling class and the… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: December 01, 2021 (Week 48)
It took three years of antagonizing the Avengers, but Red Widow finally breaks through with her 17th and 18th appearances marking her induction into the Fantasy Comic League review system. In doing so, she brings Power Princess and Blur over… Read More ›
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: September 22, 2021 (Week 38)
Three titles drop their final issues this week, with a recently-concluded series receiving a one shot finale. Reptil and X-Corp finish their short runs at four and five issues, respectively, while Guardians of the Galaxy ends with issue 18. However, Al Ewing’s cosmic… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: September 15, 2021 (Week 37)
Kang looks to be making a late push in the Antagonists’ ranks. With three more appearances in the last five weeks—and 49 total points spanning six overall apps—Kang now ranks as the sixth best antagonist for the year. Those numbers… 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 ›