Brian and Shaun love to disagree over the MCU’s latest film, Thor: Love and Thunder. Shaun believes it’s a love letter to director Taiki Waititi’s irreverent sense of humor; Brian thinks Waititi blunders two pivotal plot points from the comics…. Read More ›
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Weekly Marvel Review: July 06, 2022 (Week 27)
Several books and events repeat from the previous week. Both Sabretooth and X-Cellent each drop their second issue in as many weeks. Sabretooth also snags another Character Development for leaving behind his own version of Hell on Krakoa. Steve Rogers… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: June 29, 2022 (Week 26)
No sooner had Cyclops shared mutantdom’s biggest secret—that of mutant resurrection—than a few of their members opted out of the resurrection cycle. Magneto and Storm, both members of Arakko’s Great Ring, destroy their Cerebro back-ups in a show of good… Read More ›
Monthly Marvel Preview: July 2022
After a slight delay in its release, this summer’s big event begins with A.X.E.: Eve of Judgement. So, to repeat the disclaimer from last month: the below appearance estimates only take into account the characters seen on the book’s cover,… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: June 08, 2022 (Week 23)
Wedding bells can be heard in the distance in Amazing Spider-Man. It’s not the wedding fans have long waited for, but Beetle gets engaged to one of Peter Parker’s good friends, Randy Robertson. Doctor Doom accepts a proposal of his own,… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: May 25, 2022 (Week 21)
Another week, another relaunch of an X-Men title with more mutants joining new teams. But it’s not just the mutants taking up new roles. After Wilson Fisk’s retreat from New York City, Luke Cage becomes the city’s new mayor, but… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: May 18, 2022 (Week 20)
A handful of characters explore their identity, their heritages and their overall place in the world—or even other worlds, such as Arakko. Among the Eternals, Ajak learns that the Deviants they hunt are more favored by their Celestial gods. Druig… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: May 11, 2022 (Week 19)
When it comes to comic book releases, Marvel tends to follow Hydra’s mantra: Cancel one series, two more will take its place. In the slow week, with only six scoring books being released, the current Shang-Chi series comes to an… Read More ›
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 ›
Monthly Marvel Preview: May 2022
The delays plaguing Marvel continue into the month of May, so all appearance estimates should be taken with a bigger grain of salt than normal. Several issues which were scheduled to begin, or double ship in May, are now slatted… Read More ›