Norman Osborn, one of Spider-Man’s oldest and fiercest foes, will return in Spider-Man #7 and #8, following Spider-Man #6/#900’s introduction of the new Sinister Adaptoid android villain which possesses all the powers of the Sinister Six. Amazing Spider-Man #8 cover (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) Perhaps best …
Read More »All of DCs July 2022 comics and covers revealed
DC’s July 2022 solicitations are full of the summer month’s traditional emphasis on hotdogs, baseball, and fireworks … just without the hotdogs and baseball. But look up, it’s bringing the fireworks. So what’s happening in July? Both core Batman titles – Detective Comics and Batman – get brand new creative …
Read More »Thor and Venom team up in July … nuff said
Just after pitting Thor against the other hero he’s writing in an ongoing series, the Hulk, writer Donny Cates is returning to Venom after a lengthy, redefining run on the symbiote anti-hero to bring Venom face-to-face with Thor in Asgard. But unlike in Hulk Vs. Thor: Banner of War in …
Read More »Madripoor – the Marvel comics history of the MCUs exotic and dangerous island nation
Madripoor is back. The fictional rough-and-tumble island nation made its Marvel Cinematic Debut debut in 2021’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier as the headquarters of the Power Broker, AKA Sharon Carter, and now it has made another MCU appearance … … or at least another MCU mention, anyway, briefly …
Read More »Best Fantastic Four villains
The Reckoning are making a bid to become some of the best Fantastic Four villains of all time. The Fantastic Four are in the midst of a dire new crisis in the current ‘Reckoning War’ storyline, which introduces new villains known as, what else, the Reckoning, who have even the …
Read More »Spider-Man 2099 returns in May and brings Marvels alt-future timeline with him
Just as Peter Parker turns 60 in 2022, Spider-Man 2099 celebrates his own 30th anniversary, with the Spider-Man of the future returning to prominence along with the whole world-setting he inspired with Spider-Man: Exodus, a five-issue limited series that kicks off with the Spider-Man 2099: Exodus – Alpha #1 special, …
Read More »Exploring the origin and legacy of Ben Reilly and Spider-Man – The Clone Saga with its creators
Ben Reilly, the so-called ‘Spider-Clone’ whose role in Peter Parker’s life defined the ’90s epic and contentious ‘Clone Saga’ storyline, has undergone a new transformation after his latest stint filling in as Spider-Man. In Amazing Spider-Man #93, Ben takes on the new villainous identity of Chasm, with some apparent new …
Read More »Best superhero best friends
People, let me tell ya ’bout my best friend. He’s a Dark Knight from Gotham with a Batmobile and a utility belt. Well, not my best friend – but Superman’s best pal Batman. We’re usually careful about putting words in the Man of Steel’s mouth, but we’re fairly sure he’d …
Read More »How the Watcher prevented the Marvel Universe Earth from being a utopia in 1966
As anyone familiar with the Marvel Universe knows, the omniscient beings known as the Watchers are forbidden from interfering with the events of the timelines that they observe, tasked only with, well, watching and recording all of time as it unfolds around them. However, as fans also know, Uatu, the …
Read More »Before Thor experiences Love and Thunder hell have to deal with Lightning and Lament
Before Thor experiences Love and Thunder on July 8, he’ll have to deal with Lightning and Lament in June. Thor: Lightning and Lament is a new one-shot special publishing on June 29 that is almost certainly part of an effort to stock the shelves with new Thor titles for the …
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