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Brad Meltzer is an uber-successful prose novelist, a non-fiction author, and even a TV show host – but he’s also a comics writer. And more importantly to him, he’s a comics fan. An unabashed comics fan. “I’m from the philosophy of: if you read comics, say it loud and say …

Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson recently guided an iconic Marvel hero through a cosmic crisis in Empyre: Captain America (opens in new tab), and now he’s following that up by getting his hands on a version of the entire Marvel Universe in Marvel Zombies: Resurrection (opens in new tab), which has …

The fiery flames of the Phoenix Force are flickering on the proverbial horizon, as Marvel has announced she’ll return this fall for a new Avengers storyline, ‘Enter the Phoenix.’ (opens in new tab) Originally created by Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum in the pages of X-Men, the Star-Child (as she’s …

Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man will be celebrating 850 issues on October 7 with the release of the current volume’s Amazing Spider-Man #49 (opens in new tab). And in addition to a lead story from the current run’s creators, they are also welcoming Spider-Man creators of the past – including Kurt Busiek, …

Writer Al Ewing’s Immortal Hulk ongoing series has rewritten the rules of what it means to be a Gamma-mutate like Bruce Banner – and on September 23, Bruce’s cousin Jennifer Walters (a.k.a. She-Hulk) is going to learn firsthand just how harrowing the experience can be, in Ewing and artist Jon …

Jim Lee is arguably the most popular American comic book artist of the past 30 years. He’s also the head of arguably the largest superhero comic book publisher in the world as the chief creative officer/publisher at DC. In his 30+ years in the business, he’s created A-list characters for …

The X-Men line’s first crossover of the ‘Dawn of X’ era is about to kick off in X of Swords: Creation #1 by writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Pepe Larraz, which provides some backstory and lead-up for the Tarot-themed, sword-wielding X-Men event. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) (opens in new tab) …

You know about Oz – but do you know about The O.Z.? As in the Occupied Zone. Writer David Pepose and artist Ruben Rojas have reimagined Frank L. Baum’s fantastical realm into a gritty Hurt Locker-esque war story. (Image credit: Ruben Rojas/Whitney Cogar/DC Hopkins) (opens in new tab) Scheduled to …

Deafening darkness and big-rig truckers – welcome to Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel’s new series Nocternal. (Image credit: Tony S. Daniel/Tomeu Morey (Best Jackett Press)) (opens in new tab) This new creator-owned, ongoing series from the two longtime Batman creators keeps the darkness, but trades in Bruce Wayne and …

With deaths, double-crosses, and surprise weddings, Marvel said the last issue of Empyre would be one of the defining moments of their star-spanning event. But I’d said they were wrong — because the real highlight of the series is here. Empyre #5 credits Written by Al Ewing and Dan Slott …