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Marvel Comics’ current Death of Doctor Strange (opens in new tab) and The Trial of Magneto (opens in new tab) limited series both focus on the deaths of high profile heroes from the Marvel Universe – namely Doctor Strange and Scarlet Witch.  While the fates of both Stephen Strange and …

Well, okay, so much for those big Marvel comic book deaths. For you readers who may find the headline to this story familiar, Newsarama published a previous story about Marvel’s unusual and noteworthy strategy of killing off Peter Parker/Spider-Man, the Scarlet Witch, and Doctor Strange at about the same time …

If there is one constant in the world of Batman, it’s change. Batman as a superhero, as a civilian, as a mentor and father figure, and as DC’s flagship hero and most reliable sales draw is always evolving, and lately he’s evolving more than ever.  Writer James Tynion IV recently …

With the Marvel Studios films, Thor has gone from one in a long line of mythological heroes people might know to arguably the most popular mythological hero out there. (Sorry, Hercules). But how similar is Marvel’s version of Thor to what he was based on, the Thor from Norse mythology? …

Who killed Wanda Maximoff (AKA the Scarlet Witch)? That’s core question every X-Fan and Marvel comics’ character is asking after the shocking events of X-Factor #10 (opens in new tab), leading into the current X-Men event The Trial of Magneto. Spoilers ahead for Trial of Magneto #1 and 2. (Image …

The Legion of Super-Heroes is a big part of the DC mythos, and although the teen team from the future don’t currently have a book on the shelves, they are coming back to challenge their 21st-century counterparts, the Justice League. Between their impending crossover with the Justice League, writer Brian …

Ravonna Lexus Renslayer made her Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Loki season one, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw. And though, as the chief judge and administrator of the Time Variance Authority Ravonna was one of the show’s central characters, fans were left with more questions than answers about her following the …

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 …

From 2002 to 2005, writer Mark Waid and the late artist Mike Wieringo, alongside inker Karl Kesel and an editorial team led by Tom Brevoort, embarked on a 35-issue run as the creative force behind the Marvel Comics’ Fantastic Four (opens in new tab) title. Waid’s involvement was somewhat ironic, …