Thor: Love and Thunder is about to strike like lightning in cinemas, but there’s so much more to the legend of the God of Thunder in Marvel Comics – 60 years worth of stories in 2022, to be exact. But what are the best Thor stories in Marvel Comics? If …
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Dr. Jane Foster will make her debut as the Mighty Thor in Thor: Love and Thunder in just a matter of days. And with Natalie Portman’s return as the Mjolnir-wielding Jane come many questions about where she’s been since she last appeared in the MCU, how she’s wielding Mjolnir, and …
Read More »Gorr the God Butcher – the Marvel history of Christian Bales Thor: Love and Thunder villain
Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher, the main villain of Thor: Love and Thunder, is a “monster,” according to the actor. And if he’s anything like his comic book counterpart, that’s almost certainly an accurate description for the next big MCU villain. While Gorr the God Butcher isn’t a household supervillain …
Read More »The Illuminati – the super-secret superhero society that pulls the strings in Marvel Comics
The MCU now has an Illuminati. Well… had an Illuminati, as nearly the entire team was wiped out by the Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, now streaming on Disney Plus. As viewers of the film know, the MCU version of the secret squad of heroes …
Read More »America Chavez – the Marvel history of Doctor Strange 2s powerful new teen hero
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now streaming on Disney Plus, and new viewers of the horror-tinged superhero film are getting to know America Chavez, one of the MCU’s most potentially powerful young heroes – and a teen hero who already has her super-strong bona fides in the …
Read More »Clea – the Marvel history of Charlize Therons new MCU character explained
Now that Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness is streaming on Disney Plus, new audiences are meeting Clea, the current Sorcerer Supreme in comic books and Strange’s ex-wife, played by none other than Charlize Theron in one of the film’s two post-credits stinger scenes (the one that’s not a …
Read More »Ms. Marvels MCU origin is tied to the extremely obscure Marvel team The ClanDestine
Ms. Marvel episode 4 is now streaming on Disney Plus, and with a trip to Karachi, Pakistan, Kamala Khan is learning much more about the secret family history that lies at the root of her newfound powers. And rather than connecting to the relatively well-known Marvel Comics concept of the …
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What happened to Jason Todd? From the very beginnings of the Batman White Knight saga, created by Sean Murphy, that’s been the question on readers’ minds. Little hints have been given along the way but, so far, those hints only showed up as they pertained to other characters such as …
Read More »How Batman: The Animated Series changed the DCU forever
Batman: The Animated Series ran for just 85 episodes across four seasons in the early ’90s, but its impact is still being felt 30 years later. For many, as noted by Catwoman writer Tini Howard, Batman: The Animated Series defines Gotham and its cast of characters – and the DC …
Read More »Superman: Space Age is historical fiction about hope against the backdrop of hopelessness
The DC Universe has seen its fair share of Crises, including the current Dark Crisis, but none are more iconic than 1985’s Crisis on Infinite Earths. That’s why it’s the endpoint for Mark Russell and Mike Allred’s Superman: Space Age, a three-part limited series that explores Superman’s life in the …
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