The best Marvel Comics stories ever also stand among some of the best fiction stories ever told in any medium – with many of the venerable publisher’s most well-known tales already being adapted into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and more likely on the way. Though the best Marvel Comics stories …
Read More »Dark Crisis expands as Doctor Light emerges as a key figure for the future of the DCU
Dark Crisis is getting a little bigger. DC has announced the event is expanding by four new tie-in issues, including two new one-shots in October and November. updated Dark Crisis checklist (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) October’s Dark Crisis: The Deadly Green #1, which, like the title suggests, …
Read More »Archie brings back Jinx for gruesome horror in August
Archie Comics is wishing readers a Happy Halloween… in August? The publisher has just announced Chilling Adventures Presents… Jinx’s Grim Fairy Tales, a one-shot anthology hosted by a grown-up Jinx Holiday. The issue will feature three separate stories, and it will kick off a season of new Archie horror titles. …
Read More »Catwoman faces a Batman: The Animated Series fan-favorite villain in comic books, finally
Another baddie joins Batman’s comic book rogues’ gallery in Catwoman #43, and fans of Batman: The Animated Series may recognize her. On the final page of the issue, written by Tini Howard with art by Bengal, colors by Jordie Bellaire, and letters by Tom Napolitano, a red jumpsuit-wearing woman introduces …
Read More »Amazing Spider-Man #900 swings in this summer to celebrate 60 years of Spidey
Spider-Man turns 60 this summer, having debuted in 1962, and Amazing Spider-Man #900 (opens in new tab) (AKA Amazing Spider-Man #6) will arrive just in time to mark the wall-crawler’s sexegenarian anniversary by pitting Spidey against a villain who puts a new twist on his classic foes the Sinister Six …
Read More »Harley Quinn rockets into space and a weekly release this August
Harley Quinn’s Task Force XX Space Extravaganza will begin and end this August, taking ‘go big or go home’ to a whole new level in the process. Starting August 2, the comic will be released weekly, and it will conclude with the double-sized Harley Quinn 2022 Annual #1 at the …
Read More »Carnage sets his bloodthirsty sights on a classic Thor villain this summer
The bloodthirsty Carnage symbiote is now loose in the Marvel Universe without a host in its own ongoing title, and in August, Carnage #6 will pit the vile villain against another of Marvel’s most malevolent miscreants, Malekith the Accursed. Carnage #6 will kick off a new arc from writer Ram …
Read More »Jim Lees iconic X-Men #1 is a popular homage this year
1991’s X-Men #1 remains one of the best-selling comic book issues of all time, thanks in large part to Jim Lee’s now-iconic cover art. It spreads over four interlocking covers to show the entire, expansive X-Men team of the era, facing off with their arch-enemy Magneto in an updated version …
Read More »Ultraman returns in The Mystery of Ultraseven this August
The Ultra saga isn’t quite done yet, as Ultraman returns to Marvel Comics in August with a brand new series: The Mystery of Ultraseven. Written by Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom, with art by Davide Tinto, David Lopez, and Gurihiru, the series will continue exploring the pop culture phenomenon Ultraman, …
Read More »Venom villain The Sleeper Agent gets a new look for “Venomworld”
Venom is about to embark on a new story arc titled ‘Venomworld’ starting in August’s Venom #11, and with the new story comes an evolving look for the new villain the Sleeper symbiote courtesy of series artist Bryan Hitch. Who and what the so-called Sleeper Agent is remains a building …
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