Every new Marvel comic book on sale in August, AKA the Marvel Comics August 2022 solicitations are here, and Marvel is serving up more AXE Judgment Day in the dog days of summer. And Spider-Man officially turns 60: Amazing Fantasy #15 introduced the Wall-Crawler to the world in August 1962. …
Read More »The Avengers raise a glass to George Pérez in a touching personal tribute
April 20’s Avengers #55 features a heartfelt tribute to artist George Pérez, arguably the most iconic Avengers creator of all time, and it was drawn by the greatest Avengers artist of all time – George Pérez. Pérez died on May 6, 2022. The special tribute, almost certainly the effort of …
Read More »All-star tribute to the last George Pérez to be published in all DC June titles
DC will celebrate what would have been the 68th birthday of iconic comic book creator George Pérez for the entire month of June with a special two-page spread honoring one of the most beloved figures in the comic book community. Pérez died on May 6, 2022. Illustrated by a multi-generational …
Read More »Marvels new July 2022 comics and covers revealed
It’s only April but in comic book terms summer is heating up with Marvel Comics July 2022 solicitations and cover previews. Something of a monthly holiday for hardcore fans, for you more casual comic book readers, that’s a catalog of every comic book and collection Marvel will offer for sale …
Read More »The Avengers wasnt always a franchise – then New Avengers changed everything
The word “franchise” is thrown around a lot in comic books circles, but if there’s one property over the last 20 years that has evolved in a way that has genuinely earned the “franchise” label, it’s Marvel Comics’ The Avengers. While always a high-profile title, The Avengers wasn’t always a …
Read More »Peach Momoko reimagines Marvels Civil War in Demon Days: The Iron Samurai
Marvel ‘Stormbreaker’ artist Peach Momoko is returning to her Japanese folklore-inspired ‘Demon Days’ continuity this summer (which Marvel is now calling the ‘Momoko-verse’) for a four-issue limited series which adapts one of Marvel’s most famous modern stories into her style: Civil War. Demon Wars: The Iron Samurai #1 cover (Image …
Read More »JLA/Avengers reprint to honor George Pérez gets a release date
The legendary crossover limited series JLA/Avengers is finally being reprinted after years of unavailability. There’s just one catch, though; the new edition, released through the Hero Initiative on Wednesday, March 16 in cooperation with DC and Marvel Comics to honor its artist George Pérez, will be limited to 7,000 copies. …
Read More »Heroes punching heroes – the best superhero rivalries in comics
Heroes fighting heroes is a staple of Marvel Comics storytelling, and in 2022 the publisher is leaning heavily on the trope, pitting Thor and the Hulk against one another this spring in ‘Banner War‘ and then upping the ante in the summer when the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Eternals …
Read More »Marvels May 2022 comics revealed
April showers bring May flowers goes the old saying, and in Marvel Comics the publisher’s full May 2022 release schedule brings a bouquet of blossoming new #1s. Sam Wilson begins his second go-around as Captain America in his new solo ongoing series Symbol of Truth. And the Savage Avengers are …
Read More »Skrulls take over for Iron Man, Venom, Hulk, and more in Marvels May variant covers
The Skrulls are back in a big way in the Marvel Universe – and not so coincidently, also the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in 2022. As a companion to a Secret Invasion follow-up in May by writer Ryan North and artist Francesco Mobili starring Nick Fury and Maria Hill, Marvel is …
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