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 ›
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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 ›
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: October 05, 2022 (Week 40)
Judgement Day has come, now comes a day of reckoning. Starfox, the new Prime Eternal, makes the controversial decision to provide humans with access to the Eternals’ city as the destruction of Earth gets underway. Bucky Barnes comes face-to-face with… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: September 28, 2022 (Week 39)
There was a lot to receive in the final week of September. The next round of judgements are received. A.X.E.: Avengers focuses on Iron Man and passes the Celestial god’s test. Never mind the fact that the Celestial god happened to… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: September 21, 2022 (Week 38)
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 ›
Weekly Marvel Review: September 07, 2022 (Week 36)
Judgement Day is upon the Marvel Universe and several characters unwillingly line up to have their worth determined by the fickle Celestial God. But while the Progenitor is playing mind games with the world, some characters are being mindful of… 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 ›