Earlier this year, we got Frank Castle back on our TVs, and now it’s time for the Punisher to make a return to comics, too. Marvel’s gun-toting antihero is coming back to the page in Punisher: Red Band, a five-issue miniseries from Ben Percy (Wolverine) and Julius Ohta (Iron Man). The last time we saw Frank was back […]
Marvel Retitles New Thunderbolts Comic to New Avengers
Now that we know why the Thunderbolts are really called that in the movie, history’s repeating in the comics. Say hello to your New Avengers. The comic previously announced as New Thunderbolts, asterisk and all, is in actuality the newest iteration of the Avengers offshoot team founded in 2005. Written by Sam Humphries (Uncanny X-Force) and drawn by […]
Marvel Comics’ Next IP War Is With the Predator
Over the last year, Marvel Comics characters have gotten into bouts with the Alien, and are about to do the same with Godzilla. Who’s up next? Who else but the Predator, who’s getting live-action and animated movies this year? After tangling with Black Panther, Wolverine, and Spider-Man (which starts this week), the intergalactic game hunter is […]
Marvel’s Iconic Swimsuit Special Is Making a Summer Comeback
Summer is drawing closer, and things are about to heat up. For Marvel, the warm weather is as good a time as any to provide a blast from the past: the return of its cheeky Swimsuit Special. In the early to mid-’90s, Marvel would release these one-shots from various creative teams that would show the […]
The X-Men’s Fabulous Hellfire Gala Is Getting a Belated Eulogy
One of the most exciting things about the X-Men’s Krakoa era was the annual Hellfire Gala. The looks, the voting for new team members, the big events! Sure, the last one ended with a lot of dead Krakoans and the island under attack, but before that, the Gala was pretty rad. Now that the mutants […]
Godzilla Ain’t Just Invading Marvel, He’s Gonna Destroy It
Back in March, Marvel launched a crossover comic featuring its heroes going up against Godzilla. That miniseries only has two issues out right now, but it’s certainly not a one-and-done, because there’s already a sequel book coming, and it sounds like the King of the Monsters is really playing for keeps this time. On Friday, […]
The Latest Marvel Comics Stunt Choice Makes Mary Jane Your Newest Venom
In Marvel Comics’ latest Spider-swing, Al Ewing and Carlos Gómez are giving Mary Jane Watson a new venomous lease on life. This comes on the heels of a second Gwenpool variant in the form of Gwen Stacy in her recent run. It’s almost as if they really want to have Peter Parker’s Spider-Man have some […]
Charles Xavier, Marvel’s Messiest Asshole, Is Going to Space
Throughout the history of the X-Men, there’s been one constant: Charles Xavier makes everyone’s lives just absolute hell. Sooner or later, everyone in his circle finds a reason to hate him, and then he goes away to ruin someone else’s life until his students and surrogate family “need” him again. After terrorizing his fellow mutants […]
Marvel’s Imperial Event Will Change Its Hierarchy of Cosmic Power
Every year, Marvel tends to have a couple of event miniseries that shake things up for every comics character, or just certain characters within their own corner of the universe. While the heroes are currently dealing with Doctor Doom’s takeover of Earth, some stuff’s about to go down up in the stars, too—and House of X […]
Marvel and DC’s Comics Will Cross Over Once Again
After years of their movies going up against each other, Marvel and DC Comics are coming together again on the page with a new crossover. At this week’s ComicsPro retailer expo, Marvel and DC’s respective editors-in-chief C.B. Cebulski and Marie Javins jointly announced the upcoming event, which they teased would be hitting sometime this year. […]