Every now and again, comic book writers try to infuse superheroes' foibles with societal relevance or their own personal political beliefs. But in fictional worlds where Galactus the World Devourer tries to eat the biosphere every two weeks, these attempts can get downright baffling.

How does a guy known for writing Punisher and Wolverine tackle the highfalutin fantasy of Asgard? If you're comic scribe Jason Aaron, you bring in berserkers, beer, beards, and a mystical serial killer who targets gods.

In this excerpt from Sean Howe's new book Marvel Comics: The Untold Story, we delve deep into the glory days of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the mid-1960s.

Avengers vs. X-Men wrapped up this week, and both Earth's Mightiest Heroes and (most of) Marvel's merry mutants dodged a fiery demise at the hands of a resurrected Dark Phoenix.

Tucked away in some crazy marketing ploy exclusive app designed to get fans to spend all of their money on new Avengers Blu-rays and DVDs is some very nice Thanos concept art. Behold the macho, ribbed chin of the Avengers' next big problem. This art was hidden inside the Avengers Initiative: Marvel Second Screen…

When famous science fiction heroes make the jump to children's coloring books, usually the characters' dignity is jettisoned in the process. But such was not the case with the 1983 Uncanny X-Men Super Activity Book. Indeed, this unheralded tome — in which Magneto builds a frightening "Alphabet Beast" — may very well be…

Animator Luis Pelayo Junquera has taken one of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's most poignant Punisher tales — "Do Not Fall In New York City" — and transformed it into a dream-like short movie. This story sees Frank Castle not going up against his usual coterie of mafiosos, but a troubled soldier he knew from the Vietnam…

After reading this advertisement, how many artisanal bassoon rental shoppes thought to themselves, "Well, that's what I've been doing wrong. Time to hire the Green Goblin and the Thing to hang outside my store for three months straight." (It's also worth mentioning that if you recruited Captain America for your bookmark…

Today is Labor Day stateside, and many of you are enjoying a brief respite. Not Captain America though — Marvel Comics' star-spangled crusader has been fighting crime for decades (only to pause for twenty odd years to be frozen in a glacier). Such a track record guarantees an off day (or eight), so here they are,…

Can you feel a nip in the air? We sure as heck can't, because it's still August and hotter than the Twilight Sword of Surtur the fire demon. But when the weather turns, these titles will be landing in your neighborhood comic shop.