The Latest Breaking News from Marvel Comics

I’m an old-school comic book fan and a cynic. Every week, there are just too many comic books to choose from, and not all are worthy of attention. I’m not saying not to read new and different comics. I am saying that there are some comics and creative runs that…

It’s easy to forget that the lion’s share of modern comic book fans are “casuals” or “normies.” The biggest modern comic book fans don’t read comic books. They know nothing about source material comics. Instead of being a cranky old guy yelling at clouds, I want to tell you about…

Sadie Sink might be playing the apprentice of Jon Bernthal's Punisher in Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Color me surprised about this galaxy-sized revelation.

The Comics Code, censorship guidelines that dictated what could and couldn’t be depicted in comic books since 1954, became less strict in the 1970s. Comic publishers began ignoring or meeting the bare minimum of the Code by then. By the 1970s, comic books could depict violence more realistically, graphic death,…

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Looked very different, one of the most recognizable Star Wars characters almost did

This official tie-in title was created in collaboration with the film's director, Dan Trachtenberg.

Review of screenplay, novel, and comics suggests film-makers made late decision to make diminutive Jedi master green

Comic book creators are like painters and artists who only sometimes get the recognition they deserve after they pass. They work for relatively less money as work-for-hire freelancers for corporations with now multi-billion-dollar IPs. Some of these creators create characters they don’t own, which become household names. While a contract…

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