Let the judgement begin. Strange alliances form as the people of Earth face their upcoming trials. Emma Frost strikes a deal with the Deviants. Peter Parker signs up to work for Norman Osborn at the new Oscorp. Ghost-Spider teams with… Read More ›
X-Men
FCL Podcast 38 – Telepathic TeleSnapic
Brian and Shaun snap to attention and dive into Marvel Snap, a new mobile, strategic, card battler developed by Second Dinner. Brian shares his thoughts on the gameplay mechanics, the revealed cards, and his hopes for future updates. The hosts… Read More ›
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 ›
FCL Podcast 37 – An Axis of Summer Events
Brian and Shaun take a spin around DC and Marvel’s summer comic book events: Dark Crisis and A.X.E.: Judgement Day, respectively. The hosts discuss some of the major players in both events as well as the creators’ level of involvement… Read More ›
Weekly Marvel Review: August 03, 2022 (Week 31)
Marvel took readers to the “Edge of Spider-Verse” for the first time nearly a decade ago. The first event in 2014 focused on Peter Parker and the Superior Spider-Man and introduced the popular characters of Ghost-Spider, aka Spider-Gwen, and SP//dr…. 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: July 13, 2022 (Week 28)
The events of the summer are upon us. On a “small” scale, in terms of comics, the Fantastic Four win the Reckoning War, the recent self-contained event in their ongoing title. The precursor to the war between the X-Men and… Read More ›
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 ›