Captain Marvel – while something of a B-list Marvel character for most of the history of the women and men who have held the title – has been elevated to A-list over the last few years takes to some yeoman’s work of several comic book creators, along with the character’s …
Read More »The Scarlet Witch is one of the most influential characters in Marvel Comics history
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 »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 »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 »How to pronounce Shang-Chi the official Marvel way
Shang-Chi and Legend of the Ten Rings, Marvel Studios’ next theatrical MCU entry opening September 3 has now released two full-length trailers and a newer shorter trailer and for the first time in the new spot, the lead character’s name is actually said out loud… …and its pronunciation may take …
Read More »The oral history of DCs original Suicide Squad
Three decades ago in the DC comic book series Legends (opens in new tab), readers were introduced to a government official named Amanda Waller, a.k.a. ‘The Wall.’ The Wall had a plan to deal with problems that needed to stay out of the public eye and that regular superheroes wouldn’t …
Read More »Inside the podcast-turned-graphic novel Bubble where monster-hunting apps are made real
What if Pokemon Go was real – and more vicious? That’s the conceit of the upcoming graphic novel Bubble (opens in new tab), which centers on a new app called Huntr which allows users to post monster sightings and then track them down for money. (Image credit: Tony Cliff/Natalie Riess …
Read More »The transformative legacy of magical girl manga
Mahou shoujo (magical girl) manga and anime has been one of the most influential subgenres of contemporary American comics. From recent creator-owned series such as Kevin Panetta and Paulina Ganucheau’s Zodiac Starforce (opens in new tab) and Mildred’s Louis’ Agents of The Realm (opens in new tab), but even back …
Read More »Inside Bone author Jeff Smiths exploration of the secret origin of the human race in Tuki
Jeff Smith is best known for his seminal comic book series Bone (opens in new tab), but right now he’s in the midst of shedding new light on his latest big project, Tuki. Jeff Smith’s Tuki is the prehistoric story of a man who takes in three lost children to …
Read More »Whats next for Jhonen Vasquez? The cartoonist talks Invader Zim comics finale, more
Writer/artist Jhonen Vasquez has what you could call an unconventional path to success, but like his hit characters Invader Zim (opens in new tab) and Johnny the Homicidal Maniac (opens in new tab), it works for him. (Image credit: Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group) (opens in new tab) After a self-imposed …
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