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With Marvel rejiggering its Avengers lines after Siege, readers have been introduced to a number of same ol', same ol' new recruits. If we had our druthers, how would we arrange the Avengers roster? More »
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DC's hyper-successful Blackest Night series will, we know now, be followed by a year-long series/event called Brightest Day. But is this really DC's answer to Marvel's "Heroic Age" era of optimism, or should we expect something more ambitious? More »
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The Avengers titles have long been Marvel's cash cows, but with the advent of Siege, every one of them will fall under the editorial ax this April. More »
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The first issue of Marvel Comics' big event, Siege, hits stores this week, bringing to a close storylines that've been going on for the last few years. But if you've missed those stories, don't worry: We're here to help. More »
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Following Marvel's Civil War, the superheroes of Marvel's United States found themselves offered a choice: Either register their secret identities with the government and become federal employees, or else consider themselves criminals and be hunted down like rabid dogs if necessary. Of course, with Iron Man in charge of that latter operation, things never really got that bad - In part because many of the newly-criminalized superheroes were Iron Man's former friends, and in part because Marvel didn't really want to completely demonize the character while he had a movie about to come out. But, following 2008's Secret Invasion storyline, everything changed in the Marvel Universe... and not for the better. More »
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Unlike Captain America and Iron Man, Thor managed to miss out on the overgrown hissy fit that was Marvel's Civil War by, essentially sleeping through it. Not that that mattered, because he had already previously fallen out with both heroes over the subject of religious freedom of a small European nation (Admittedly, said argument included Thor invading the nation to assure religious freedom and Iron Man and Captain America having to remind him that invading nations isn't a good idea through the use of their fists, but still). Quickly following that confrontation, however, Thor managed to avert the ancient Norse prophecy of Ragnarok but, in the process, put himself and all fellow Norse Gods to what was called "The Sleep of The Gods." More »
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Even though he won, Iron Man was left massively damaged by the events of Marvel's Civil War. Seen by many heroes - and even more fans - to have trended towards the fascistic in his pursuit of those who opposed the Superhero Registration Act, his placement as Director of SHIELD coincided not only with the return from outer space of the Hulk resulting in widespread destruction across New York City but also an invasion by a race of shape-changing aliens that, again, left large parts of New York City destroyed but more importantly made it clear to everyone in the world how ill-prepared Tony Stark was to be in charge of national security issues. More »
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For years, Captain America fought a terrorist organization called Hydra, whose motto was "Hail HYDRA! Immortal HYDRA! We shall never be destroyed! Cut off one limb and two more shall take its place!" Apparently, Cap learned from their example, because even though one Cap was assassinated on the steps to a courthouse following the events of Marvel's Civil War, there are now two Captain Americas running around*, trying to save the country. How did that happen? More »
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Almost all of the status quo that Siege seeks to overturn got its start in 2006's Civil War event: Iron Man and Captain America falling out (and, in fact, coming to blows on more than one occasion)? That was here. An over-present government seeking to control the activities of superheroes? From here. Norman Osborn's rise to power? Yeah, that begins here as well. More »
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It's the last week of new comic releases of the year (Well, kind of, but I'll get to that later), so it's a good thing that tomorrow's haul at your local comic store is full of comfort and joy. Almost. More »
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Wondering how long it'd take for the events of September 11th to go from real life tragedy to thoughtless plot McGuffin? Marvel's new mega-event Siege demonstrates that the answer is "eight years, and we can kill even more people." More »
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Fittingly, perhaps, for our book and comic theme week, there's a lot to buy in comic stores tomorrow. Whether you're looking for zombies, space opera, superheroes, detectives or even just a new Dr. Horrible, there's something here for you. More »
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Killer puppets and wily foxes offer the best thrills in this week's new comic releases, but there's also a nice taster for curious potential Hellboy fans and even the seventh issue of a six issue mini-series. Hello, Comics We Crave! More »
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You can tell that we're getting closer to Hallowe'en, just by looking at this week's new comic releases: Vampires! Zombie plagues! Frankenstein's Monster! Nikolai Tesla! Okay, maybe not that last one. But these are still Comics We Crave. More »
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Whether you're looking for superpowered pets, non-moving motion comics, classic tales retold or spelunking adventure the way you want it, there's only one place to look this week: Your local comic book store. Why, yes: These are comics we crave. More »
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Fans feeling as if you have to buy every book that Marvel publishes in order to follow their favorite characters can take one piece of good news from the Mondo Marvel panel this afternoon: No more crossovers. Well, for awhile. More »
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Jailbait psychopaths and government organizations offering secret deals? It can only be the latest ploy from Marvel Comics to make sure that you'll pick up the first issue of Captain America: Reborn. More »
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Hope you've been saving up your pennies recently, because this week's comics are full of new treats for you to savor, whether they're Gotham Girls, deadly alien Predators, or Barack Obama in a loincloth. Okay, maybe not that last one. More »
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After weeks of taking it relatively easy, there's only one way to look at this week's new releases: Marvel are back to wanting all of your money. But steampunk and weird goodness are available elsewhere. More »
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The best part of Marvel's entire Dark Reign event? That might end up being Dark Wolverine, where Wolvie's son pisses everyone off by stealing daddy's identity. We spoke to writer Daniel Way about the series. More »
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This week's comics get into the holiday spirit with stories about Santa Claus, murdered politicians and biblical apocalypses. Break out the eggnog lattes, sit back and relax. These are the new comics we crave. More »
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Marvel Comics is playing the teasing game again, with this preview image for Dark Avengers, launching in January. Right now, Marvel isn't even saying who the Dark Avengers are - but they're willing to hint at their identities to get people talking. Take a look at tomorrow's icons today after the jump. More »
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Marvel Comics released a teaser image for an unnamed project yesterday that seemed to mix two of their iconic characters together, asking "Who is the Iron Patriot?" We've got the full image, plus our guess on the answer (Spoiler: It's probably not Tony Stark), under the jump. More »
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Click to viewApparently, Marvel Comics took the success of The Dark Knight pretty badly, if this recently-released teaser image is anything to go by. Maybe a little too badly - I mean, killing Iron Man because his movie wasn't the biggest hit of the summer? Isn't that going a little too far? While the publisher isn't saying what comic this image is from, we're wondering if it has something to do with Dark Reign, the next stage of superhero drama for Marvel's heroes following the end of Secret Invasion. More »
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