Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, is quickly becoming one of the top current stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe thanks to her well-received starring show WandaVision, which was even nominated for several Emmy Awards. (Image credit: Marvel Studios) But before Wanda was the growing center of the MCU, she was …
Read More »The Secret Life of Pets writer thinks he can get Alan Moore on board for Watchmen Pets
What if Nite-Owl was an actual owl? Or Rorschach was, I dunno, like a mean, stray dog, maybe? What about Doctor Cat-hattan? These are the kind of hard-hitting questions writer Brian Lynch, known for his work as the screenwriter of The Secret Life of Pets (opens in new tab) and …
Read More »Rethinking the Scarlet Witch as the likely next Sorcerer Supreme … again
Doctor Strange is going to die… We have no doubts about that. Such are the lives (and often the many deaths) and careers of Marvel and DC superheroes and villains, where being dead is often a temporary inconvenience. Only the exact nature and ultimate duration of his death remains to …
Read More »Seven new Marvel comic series featuring X-Men, Captain America, more coming as digital exclusives
Marvel is launching several new comic book series as a part of an upgrade to Marvel Unlimited, its Netflix-style flat-rate digital comics service. The comic series announced (opens in new tab) so far are: X-Men Unlimited Outgoing ‘Head of X’ writer Jonathan Hickman is launching a new volume of the …
Read More »Batman Day 2021 plans revealed
DC celebrates 2021’s Batman Day on Saturday, September 18 and this week the publisher revealed additional details as to what Dark Knight content will be featured to mark the occasion, some premiering before and after the official day. (Image credit: DC) (Image credit: DC) (opens in new tab) On the …
Read More »Jungle Cruise 2 reportedly in the works with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt
Jungle Cruise 2 is officially a go at Disney, with Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt returning to star in the sequel. According to The Hollywood Reporter (opens in new tab), Jungle Cruise has raked in over $100 million since its theatrical premiere last month, so it’s no surprise to hear …
Read More »Is the original Captain Marvel being resurrected? Marvel is still making us guess
Marvel has been playing around with the idea of a return of Mar-Vell, the original Captain Marvel in the upcoming ‘The Last of the Marvels,’ the latest story arc in writer Kelly Thompson’s Captain Marvel series starring Carol Danvers… And they’re still playing around with it. The publisher continues to …
Read More »DC delays Justice League, Batman / Catwoman, 26 more comics due to supply chain issues
DC has informed retailers that a sizeable portion of its upcoming releases will be delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing impact on global supply chains. “DC faces an unprecedented strain on the global supply chain, affecting all of us in the comic industry and beyond,” reads a statement circulated …
Read More »Best Flash stories of all time
Barry Allen, the Silver Age Flash, has become one of DC’s most popular heroes thanks in large part to his long-running (get it?) CW show and his key role in the Justice League movie. Now, Barry Allen is getting his own movie based on the story Flashpoint, which will dig …
Read More »Novelist Walter Mosley makes his Marvel Comics debut with The Thing
2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the Marvel Universe, which kicked off with 1961’s Fantastic Four #1 (opens in new tab), and the publisher is celebrating by giving the heart-and-soul of the FF, Ben Grimm, his own The Thing five-issue limited series written by acclaimed novelist Walter Mosley, making his …
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