Marvel Comics is never without a concurrent variant cover theme or two, particularly as drawn by the artists it’s identified as ‘Stormbreakers‘ – its “next generation of elite artists.” The publisher has just revealed its latest Stormbreaker variant cover theme, Marvel’s greatest couples, and looking at the list of the …
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August is a big anniversary month for comic books. In addition to August 8, 1961, being the release date of Marvel’s Fantastic Four #1 (yes, despite the cover reading “1 Nov.”), August 28 is the birthday of FF co-creator Jack Kirby, almost inarguably one of the two most influential creators …
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Michaela Coel has joined the cast of Black Panther 2 in an unspecified role, Variety (opens in new tab) reports. You’ll remember Coel from her starring role in HBO’s 2020 drama series I May Destroy You, which she also wrote, co-directed, and executive produced. The series centers around Coel’s Arabella, a …
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Marvel’s Black Panther has been around since the ’60s, and has had many different incarnations – the intense, involved storylines of the ’70s by Don McGregor and Billy Graham, the over-the-top adventures by Jack Kirby, the high-profile run by Reginald Hudlin and John Romita Jr, and the recent by Ta-Nehisi …
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The death of Chadwick Boseman is a fresh and painful memory just one month after his passing, and in this week’s Marvel Comics titles he is being eulogized and remembered by someone who knew him for over 20 years: Black Panther writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. Beginning with a Black Panther quote …
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Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Black Panther run is in its final issues, and Brian Stelfreeze, the original artist of that run, says it was “really moving” to discover how much the character means to people. (Image credit: Image Comics) “It was really moving to see what that character meant to people,” Stelfreeze …
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This week was far from your typical span of boring March days. After The Division 2 (opens in new tab) and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (opens in new tab) were officially revealed and everything happened in the Nintendo Direct (opens in new tab), you might think it’s time …
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“It’s hard for a good man to be a king.” Spoken in a mystical dream, these words resonate across Ryan Coogler’s splendid Black Panther, the MCU’s 18th movie – and its first one centred on a superhero of African origin. What it means to be a leader is a crucial …
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