The 1990s were a period of boom and bust for the comic book industry. Many of the highest-selling single issues of all time (like X-Men #1, still the record holder with more than 7 million copies moved) were released during that decade, and the two major publishers were churning out huge quantities to meet the demand…
Note: This article contains plot points of Ant-Man And The Wasp.
In addition to releasing what will almost certainly be the two biggest films of the year, Marvel Studios is celebrating its decade of blockbuster movies with a new series of 33 posters highlighting the many heroes of the MCU. But after giving them all a thorough perusal, we have one pressing question that must be…
Pietro “Quicksilver” Maximoff sacrificed himself to save the Earth at the end of Avengers’ “No Surrender” storyline, and while the rest of Marvel’s heroes think their speedster ally is dead, the new Quicksilver: No Surrender miniseries reveals what happened after Pietro disappeared in a bright flash of light. Written…
Every two weeks, Big Issues focuses on a newly released comic book of significance. This week, it is The Mighty Thor #706. Written by Jason Aaron (Avengers, Southern Bastards) with art by Russell Dauterman (Superbia, Cyclops) and colorist Matthew Wilson (The Wicked + The Divine, Paper Girls), this issue concludes…
[Warning: This article discusses major plot points of Avengers: Infinity War.]
With the Avengers at the core of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the franchise has gotten a big push in comics over the past decade, spawning multiple titles that expanded the team’s presence in the Marvel Comics line-up. This gradually diluted the brand with too many books taking on the Avengers name and pulling the…
We’re still trying to wrap our heads around the far-reaching consequences—some weird, many worrying—of Disney’s decision to buy a big chunk of 21st Century Fox this week, bringing any number of beloved properties under its omnipresent umbrella. Still, even as worries about media monopolization gnaw at our hearts, it’s…
Avengers: Too Many Characters (just kidding!) dropped its first trailer this morning, and the biggest takeaway (aside from Star-Lord’s little ’stache) has to be the wreckage of ultra-villain Thanos, who we’ve seen do little else aside from float through space for three dozen movies now. Though his size and knockout…
Every two weeks, Big Issues focuses on a newly released comic book of significance. This week, it’s Marvel Legacy #1. Written by Jason Aaron (Southern Bastards, The Mighty Thor) with art by Esad Ribić (Thor: God Of Thunder, Secret Wars), Steve McNiven (Secret Empire, Civil War), colorist Matthew Wilson (The Mighty Thor…
Roberto da Costa has had a fascinating journey in Marvel Comics. He was originally introduced in the ’80s as part of the teenage New Mutants, and would stick with the team when it was rebranded as the more extreme X-Force of the ’90s. He was a member of the supervillain organization the Hellfire Club, went back to…
Chris Hemsworth has slowly emerged as the Marvel cinematic universe’s MVP, with the Thor actor’s ability to pivot between badassery, pathos, and sharp one-liners getting better with each appearance. Still, some might say he remains an unappreciated part of the MCU, a perspective he confronts head-on in a new clip…
Occupy Avengers has been Marvel’s strongest Avengers series this year, so it’s a pity that the book has struggled to gain an audience. Much of the blame can be placed on the title, which ties the book to a social movement that lost steam years ago. But it didn’t help that the book spun out of Civil War II, a messy…
After audiences saw Spider-Man fight and crack wise in Captain America: Civil War, his spin-off adventures seemed all but guaranteed. Sure enough, Tom Holland’s dance card started to fill up, beginning with his invitation to Spider-Man: Homecoming. But even though there will probably always be a desire to see Peter…
Next week is a big one for Nadia Pym, Marvel’s new Wasp. She’s stepping into the solo spotlight with her first ongoing series, The Unstoppable Wasp, and over in the pages of Avengers she’s racing through the timestream to save her superhero teammates from being killed as babies. The story of this latest Avengers…
The Hawkeyes are doing very well for themselves with their new Marvel Now! series. Kate Bishop’s new series had an exceptional debut this week, and while she takes the reins of the Hawkeye solo title, her predecessor Clint Barton is at the center of Occupy Avengers, a new team book from writer David F. Walker and…
Kamala “Ms. Marvel” Khan loves writing fanfiction, but now that she’s a superhero herself, she finds herself cast as a major character in other users’ imaginary narratives. These fanfictions make up the majority of the content in next week’s All-New, All-Different Avengers Annual #1, featuring an exciting lineup of…
Like a comic book collector obsessively rearranging their longboxes—or, more accurately, like a major movie studio delicately tinkering with one of the most lucrative film franchises in the history of the world—Marvel Studios has announced a name change for its upcoming Avengers sequels. For as long as we’ve known…
A.V. Club film critics A.A. Dowd and Ignatiy Vishnevetsky return to Farmhouse Tavern to talk Captain America: Civil War, its predecessors, and the state of the Marvel superhero movie.
Captain America: Civil War isn’t out yet (more’s the pity), but the film’s relevant merchandise is already seeing the light of day. Now, a certain segment of the population—we’re obviously talking about Marvel fans here—had begun to resign itself to waiting as the same old (male) molds were filled anew with plastic…
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