Marvel’s Last Defender Gets His Own Series- Did Iron Fist Measure Up to the Netflix Legacy? By Nolan P. Smith When it was announced that Marvel would be bringing a slew of series to Netflix, with the plan of leading up to a Defenders series, which would unite all the heroes, I was ecstatic. Daredevil, Jessica Jones, and Luke Cage […]
Marvel Brings Mary Jane Watson Variants to celebrate the launch of the Spectacular Spider-Man Face it, comic book fans – you just hit the jackpot! Your eyes do not deceive, True Believer. Mary Jane Watson is getting a superhero overhaul this June at your local comic shop for a series of MARY JANE WATSON VARIANTS coming to your local comic […]
Marvel’s Royal Family Takes Center Stage in Royals By Staff Reports A myth from the future. A quest to the farthest stars. A legend written across galaxies. This April, the Inhuman royal family departs on an odyssey to save their race in ROYALS #1 – the brand-new series from fan-favorite writer Al Ewing (The Ultimates, U.S.Avengers) and red-hot artist Jonboy […]
Marvel’s Old Canucklehead Logan Earns His R-Rating By Nolan P. Smith For 17 years, Hugh Jackman has portrayed the most popular mutant on the planet on the silver screen. But with Logan, Jackman’s run as Wolverine has come to an end, and what a way for it to end.
New Creative Team Joins This June as Old Man Logan and the Maestro Tussle By Staff Reports Prepare for a new spin on an old favorite as two iconic Marvel mainstays meet in brutal combat once more! Only this time, the former Wolverine will be challenged like never before as enemies from his past rear their ugly heads. Enter…THE MAESTRO! […]
The Last Defender Comes Forth When Iron Fist Releases on March 17th By Nolan P. Smith First it was Daredevil, and we were blew away. Then Jessica Jones, that gave us a different kind of a hero and a villain you couldn’t help but hate. With Luke Cage, we got a hip hop infused epic of a man denying his […]
Latest trailer for the all new, all different Logan hits the internet By Nolan P. Smith Is it March 3rd yet? 20th Century Fox released the latest trailer for Logan, the film billed as Hugh Jackman’s last Wolverine film. We get quite a bit in this trailer- Laura going all X-23 on a Reaver, a sick yet optimistic Professor X, […]
The Human Rockets Hit a Home Run with the Sophomore Issue of Nova By Nolan P. Smith The second issue of the new Nova series is exactly what I wanted to see when the new series was announced. With it, not only do we get to see the interactions between the returning Nova Rich Ryder and current Nova Sam Alexander, […]
Nova Rockets Back to the Spotlight… Both of Them By Nolan P. Smith Marvel Comics lost a major character years ago when Nova died fighting Thanos in deep space. The human rocket was not only a member of the New Warriors, but part of the interstellar police unit known as the Nova Corps, becoming a legend when he ended the […]
Marvel Vs Capcom Returns for a New Fight in Late 2017 By Staff Reports In case you missed Sony’s announcement at PlayStation Experience, Marvel and Capcom have joined forces once again to bring you the next epic chapter in our highly acclaimed cross-over series: Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite! Universes collide with fun, frantic player-vs-player battles. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will […]
Marvel’s Doctor Strange is the prescription for success By Nolan P. Smith I can honestly say I never imagined I would be doing a review on a movie based on Marvel’s Doctor Strange. To see a character like Strange get the major motion picture treatment really hammers in the point of the age of cinematic wonders we now live in. […]
A New Host Means a New Venom This November By Staff Reports This November, it’s good to be bad. From the far reaches of space the symbiote returns to the choked alleys and darkened streets of New York City in the all-new VENOM #1! Fan-Favorite creators Mike Costa (Web Warriors) and Gerardo Sandoval (New Avengers) spin an iconic new tale […]
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Brings Back Our Unlikely Heroes and Awesome Music By Nolan P. Smith “Do you need a hug?” Marvel’s biggest gamble in the cinematic universe returns with a sequel on May 5th as the Guardians of the Galaxy return. The sneak peek doesn’t show us a lot, but what we do see? The gangs back together, […]
Logan looks to close out Wolverine’s story in grand fashion, and with a SNIKT! By Nolan P. Smith “She’s like you, very much like you.” March is officially the month that we will see Hugh Jackman’s final performance as the best there is at what he does: Wolverine. But if the trailer for Logan is any indication, this is not […]
All-New Digital Comic MADAYA MOM Tells the True Story of a Family’s Fight for Survival Inside Syria By Staff Reports ABC News and Marvel today announced MADAYA MOM, an original digital comic detailing the harrowing true story of one family’s struggle to survive in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya. An extraordinary tale of courage and resilience, the heroic MADAYA MOM shows strength […]
We are the Champions… Marvel Brings Together a New Team of Heroes By Staff Reports— The Marvel Universe is fractured. Heroes who once stood together now position themselves in against one another. The next generation of heroes are fed up! It’s time for a change. It’s time for a brighter tomorrow. Enter…the CHAMPIONS! Six determined young heroes out to change […]
All Hail the King for Jack Kirby Week! By Staff Reports— He’s the King of Comics! A man who left an indelible mark upon the medium, using his peerless imagination to create some of the greatest stories and characters ever told. All this week, join Marvel.com for a celebration devoted to all things Kirby with Marvel’s KIRBY WEEK. Jack “The […]
By Nolan P. Smith Gwenpool could have been an utter disaster. The idea, spawned from a variant cover featuring Gwen Stacy dressed in a pink Deadpool suit (sans pants), this book could have easily been written off as a cash grab to the Deadpool popularity. Instead, for the first three issues, this book has been fun, funny and a joy […]
The Iconic Enchanted Tiki Room Springs to the Four Color Page this October (By Staff Reports) – The world famous attraction comes to Marvel Comics for an all-new adventure! Today, Marvel Entertainment and the minds at Walt Disney Imagineering are proud to announce ENCHANTED TIKI ROOM #1, the newest Disney Kingdoms limited series coming this October! Pack your sunscreen and […]
The Issue That Lit The Internet Ablaze is Here with Steve Rogers: Captain America #1 By Nolan P. Smith With the latest Marvel event, Stand Off, coming to an end, we saw the once decrepit, old Steve Rogers get rejuvenated back to his Captain America self. So with this issue, we get a full-fledged Captain America series starring the man […]
Marvel’s Merry Mutants Take Center Stage in Civil War II: X-Men #1 (By Staff Reports)– As the heroes of the Marvel Universe stand against one another, the Mutants will face their own war. Today, Marvel presents your first look inside Civil War II: X-Men #1 – a new Civil War II series from writer Cullen Bunn (Uncanny X-Men) and artist Andrea […]
Marvel’s Moon Knight fights for his sanity with debut issue By Nolan P. Smith Before I start this review, I should let you in on a secret- I have been a fan of Moon Knight for a very long time. Strong Batman comparisons aside, I always loved the design of the character, as well as how off the wall the […]
Gwenpool Makes a Splash in Debut Issue By Nolan P. Smith Deadpool-mania has been running wild for years now, and with the hit film that dropped in February, his popularity is growing by the day. So when it came time for a month full of variants honoring the long departed Spider-Man character Gwen Stacy, artists created her in the vision […]
Superstar Creators Launch Empress This April! This April, two of the biggest names in comics join forces to bring you a brand-new sci-fi adventure unlike any other! Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman: The Secret Service) teams with Stuart Immonen (Star Wars, All-New X-Men) to bring you EMPRESS #1 – a brand new series launching as part of Marvel’s creator-owned ICON imprint. […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith Editor (Victor Valley)— Three issues in to Old Man Logan- how time has flown; our groggy hero has made a list, checked it twice, and already eliminated the villain who wrecked havoc on his family in a distant, alternate future. He even went toe to toe with a not so Banner Hulk. Beaten to a […]
Marvel’s Heroes for Hire Shine in Power Man and Iron Fist’s Return to Comics Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Power Man and Iron Fist #1 is here in 2016. As casual comic book fans now know the name of Luke Cage from the hit Jessica Jones series on Netflix, it’s time they learn about the duo Cage is known […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—The first issue for the new Old Man Logan series was spectacular, as it brought the time displaced Logan into the Marvel Universe we all know and love. We saw Logan’s agenda in the first issue- after taking out the D-list villain Butcher for crimes he committed in Logan’s era, the old Wolverine turns […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—One of the most anticipated films of 2016 is officially now in theaters across the world: Deadpool has hacked his way onto the silver screen, and the world of cinematic superheroes will never be the same. The Deadpool name in films has been mired in controversy and setbacks for the past 10 years: many […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Deadpool is everywhere now: he has multiple series and mini series, a movie hitting the big screen, and merchandise at every mall. So now, we get another series, this time, a team book lead by the Merc with a Mouth- but is Deadpool and the Mercs for Money worth YOUR money? By Cullen Bunn […]
Review by Nolan P. Smith (Victor Valley)—Wait, Spider-Man #1? Another series featuring the wall crawling Peter Parker? Well, no, not exactly. Spider-Man #1 kicks off a pretty huge milestone for the old web-head, as Miles Morales, the Spider-Man from the Ultimate universe, is now in the main Marvel U. Does the world need two Spider-Men? Let’s go ahead and just […]