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Marvel Comics: Joe Quesada
by Russell Lissau (Thu 10-26-2000)

Marvel Comics Editor in Chief Joe Quesada is, without question, the most wanted man in comics. Over the course of a typical hour, close to a dozen people knock on Quesada’s office door or ring him up on the phone, asking him about everything from story id...

Comicscape: Conquering the Marvel Universe with Robert Weiner
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-11-2008)

... original Marvel comics. KA: Once you had narrowed your criteria, how did you go about researching and compiling such a book?  Where did you do your research?  Who did you talk to?  Did anything really interesting or unexpected happen al...

Comicscape - December 17, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-17-2003)

...a devoted Marvel Comics fan for most of my comic book collecting life[, but it] seemed that the Cover art to the long-awaited JLA/Avengers #1. © 2003 Marvel/DC older I got, the less I liked my Marvel Comics. Bankruptcy and retroactive cont...


David Hine: Comics, Manga, & More!
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Fri 11-10-2006)

I got into the indy comics scene late, so I never heard of David Hine until a few years ago when he began working for the stateside offices of Marvel Comics. In a short space of time there were a few Marvel miniseries: Daredevil Redemption, Son of M., th...

Marvel Comics November Solicitation HEROES
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics line of hero books: INCREDIBLE HULK #34Cover by Kaare AndrewsWritten by Bruce Jones; art by John Romita, Jr. and Tom PalmerBeginning a new era as legendary horror comics' writer Bruce Jones (Creepy, Eerie), pen...

Marvel Comics November Solicitation Marvel Knights
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics Marvel Knight line:MARVEL KNIGHTS MAGAZINE #8The conclusion to Kevin Smith's acclaimed run on DAREDEVIL! The Punisher continues his killing spree! The Inhumans face a war they don't want! Plus, more T&A -- and ...

Publisher releases partial list of 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME
by Eric Moro (Thu 09-20-2001)

"You have voted; we have tallied the results; and come October and November, we will reveal to you the 100 GREATEST MARVEL COMICS OF ALL TIME, celebrating Marvel's 40-year history," said Director of Editorial Operations Bob Greenberger to a packed Comic-C...


Marvel Comics makes change to First Look program
by Eric Moro (Wed 06-27-2001)

Marvel Comics President Bill Jemas announced today a major change in the publisher's "First Look" program designed to bring the House of Ideas up to speed with competing publishers."For the past few years, retailers have been able to see sample comic book...

Marvel Knights: 10 Years at WW Philly
by Robert T. Trate (Sat 05-10-2008)

... years in Marvel Comics history. You can purchase your tickets for Wizard World Philadelphia at http://www.wizarduniverse.com/wizworeas20.html.   Robert will be on hand at Wizard World Philadelphia bringing Mania all the latest.

Which Hollywood director is writing for Marvel Comics?
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 10-08-2004)

In an interview with the comic book website Newsarama, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada revealed a new top secret project coming out early next year from the company. "We're about two weeks, maybe sooner, from breaking some news but let's just sa...

Preview the ART OF MARVEL COMICS
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 08-26-2003)

This coming November Marvel Comics will release a hardcover collection of some of their most memorable art published in the past two years. THE ART OF MARVEL COMICS VOL. 1 will be the first in a series of volumes showcasing the stellar artwork by some of ...


Marvel Comics November Solicitation SPIDER-MAN
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics Spider-Man line: SPIDER-GIRL #40Cover by Pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonWritten by Tom Defalco; art by pat Olliffe and Al WilliamsonIt's time for "A Death in the Family," as a member of our colorful cast ends up ...

The end of Marvel Comics?
by Eric Moro (Wed 02-20-2002)

While avid readers are aware of the fact that fan favorites Peter David and Dale Keown are hard at work on "The Last Hulk Story" (an imagining of what the final installment in the green goliath's comic book would entail), what they don't know is that Marv...

Marvel Comics Changes
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 02-14-2002)

Marvel Comics has announced several changes for upcoming titles and trade paperbacks.Here's a rundown:The AVENGERS/DEFENDERS WAR TRADE PAPERBACK, originally solicited to run 176 pages and cost $17.95, will now be 128 pages and will cost $14.95.The BLADE: ...

Marvel Comics November Solicitation MAX
by Eric Moro (Wed 08-22-2001)

Due out this November from the Marvel Comics MAX line:ALIAS #3Painted cover by David MackWritten by Brian Michael Bendis; art by Michael GaydosRed-hot writer Brian Michael Bendis (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, DAREDEVIL) and artist Michael Gaydos (THE CROW) contin...


Marvel Comics vs Science: The 5 Most Absurd Superhero Origins
by Jay Pinkerton (Fri 01-18-2008)

...f some of Marvel Comics' most beloved characters. Whether blasting off to Mars, getting bombarded with radiation or simply watching their families die and vowing to fight crime in a leotard afterwards, Marvel superheroes' career-starting legends all sh...

Marvel and Lions Gate headed straight-to-video
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 05-25-2004)

Today Marvel Enterprises (the parent company of Marvel Comics) and Lions Gate Films announced a new partnership between the two media giants that will see the development and release of eight animated films based on Marvel's comic book superheroes. All ei...

Going Digital with Marvel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-28-2007)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Avengers Initiative Basic Training Vol 1 Prem HC $19.99 Ben: The first thing is to get them to make their poopies outside. Kurt: Having a child has sent you on the long spiral downwards towards coprophelia.   B...

MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE CREATIVE TEAM FOR NEW WOLVERINE MANGA (Mon 04-21-2008)

...hing (via Marvel Comics) and toys, with emphasis on feature films, home DVD, consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions. Marvel's strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportu...


MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND DEL REY MANGA ANNOUNCE TWO NEW SERIES BASED ON X-MEN, WOLVERINE (Sun 12-09-2007)

...hing (via Marvel Comics) and toys, with emphasis on feature films, home DVD, consumer products, video games, action figures and role-playing toys, television and promotions. Marvel's strategy is to leverage its franchises in a growing array of opportu...

Marvel Encyclopedia, Yarbro, Elliott, & More
by Pat Ferrara (Tue 10-17-2006)

...ublishing Marvel Comics' character roster boasts some of the best known and most popular characters ever conceived-heroes that are international household names, both as comic book stars and movie stars, such as Spider-Man, the Hulk and Wolverine. This...

Marvel Adds Trade Paperbacks
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 01-22-2002)

Marvel Comics has added 46 new titles to its trade paperback backlist."We've seen explosive growth both in the number of titles added to our backlist, and subsequent trade paperbacks sales," says Marvel marketing communications manager Bill Rosemann. "So ...

Words and Pictures: Comics vs. Literature
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 03-26-2008)

...mething! MARVEL COMICS Black Panther #35 $2.99 Daredevil #106 $2.99 Kurt: Jesus, I don’t know whether to blame Marvel or my main man Ed Brubaker for hitting the reset button on this series, but here we are, back to Frank Miller’s run.&n...


Marvel cranks up X-MEN line
by Eric Moro and Mike Whybark (Wed 01-22-2003)

Marvel Comics recently discussed their plans to contribute to the hoopla around this year's release of X-MEN 2, the highly anticipated follow-up to Bryan Singer's first X-MEN film."Unfortunately a few years ago when X-MEN came out, we really dropped the b...

Marvel Select Moon Knight
by John Denning (Sat 07-22-2006)

Recently Marvel Comics started a new ongoing series for everyone's favorite cowl-wearing, gadget-wielding crime-fighting billionaire vigilante of the night (ok, second favorite). In the spirit of the series, Marvel Select has just released their latest hi...

Marvel announces new Epic imprint line
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-26-2003)

Dusting off one of the company's old brand names, Marvel Comics announced today that they will be launching a new imprint of creator and company-owned comic books to be published under the Epic Comics banner. Furthermore, in an effort to lower production...

Marvel has a new contract with Joe Quesada
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 08-01-2003)

Marvel Comics has announced that it has extended the contract for Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, keeping him at the steering wheel of the company's line of comic book characters. Quesada has been EiC of Marvel for the past three years and been involved in a...


Comicscape - April 28, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 04-28-2004)

.... © Marvel Comics Quesada writes and illustrates DAREDEVIL: FATHER #1 (Of 5), which probably means there won't be a scene from the inside of someone's mouth this time. (Oh ye of short memories...) You could also celebrate DD's 40th anniversary by...

Marvel announces plans for new rating system
by Eric Moro (Thu 07-05-2001)

Since it made the decision to stop the use of the Comics Code Authority rating system, Marvel Comics has been working to a develop a new means by which to self-regulate its books. Debuting in the "Marvel" section of next month's PREVIEWS, the following is...

Marvel Alternate Takes
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 01-19-2002)

...opy; 2001 Marvel Comics The ULTIMATE line - Up to this point, you might get the impression that most of Marvel's alternate realities were curiosities at best, embarrassing failures at worst. And you'd be right (OK, I'm sure there's a fan of NIGHTMASK o...

EA, Marvel partner on superheroes
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 02-06-2004)

...aditional Marvel comics as well as video games have a lot to be excited about as they will be able to fight it out between established Marvel Super Heroes and EA's new heroes in original scenarios."No ETA for when we could expect to play these new vide...


From Comics2Film to Comics: YOUNG ANCIENT ONE's Rob Worley -- Part One
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 12-23-2003)

Call it karma, call it fate, but the universe seems to be showing some kind of symmetry when the creator of the Comics2Film website gets the chance to write for Marvel Comics. That creator, Rob Worley, is the brains (and writer) behind YOUNG ANCIENT ONE, ...

Big 2 Comics Companies Looking Safe
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 09-12-2001)

Early reports from employees at both Marvel Comics and DC Comics indicate the companies were safe after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City on Tuesday.Both towers of the World Trade Center collapsed within 90 minutes of being ...

Marvel World Premiere Serials
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 02-18-2002)

Every Marvel Comics title published in May 2002 will feature a five-page Marvel World Premiere Serial.The following titles will include all-new chapters of the Spider-Man/Kraven story, "You Can Call Me Al", by writer Ron Zimmerman and penciler Al Rio. And...

MARVEL LEGENDS
by Andrew Kardon (Mon 04-29-2002)

Toy Biz is a place where Legends are made. No, really. Yes, these guys continue to put out some fantastic action figures based on the coolest Marvel Comics characters around. But that’s not what’s so legendary about them. Uh uh. The NY-based toy company i...


Marvel and "Guiding Light" team up
by Karl Schneider (Fri 10-27-2006)

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Marvel Comics has partnered with CBS' daytime soap opera Guiding Light to produce an episode in which a character is zapped by an electrical current and becomes infused with superpowers, including the ability to levit...

WWPhilly: Marvel Secret Invasion Panel
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 06-03-2008)

The room was crowded. As Joe Quesada approached the podeum we were all instructed to put on our Skrull masks. If you have been out of the loop, haven’t been to a Comic Con this year yet or (heaven forbid) don’t read Marvel Comics, those pesky ...

Marvel superheroes take a trip into 3-D
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 06-24-2003)

3-D comic books? They may be happening sooner than you think.Yesterday it was revealed that Marvel Comics and X3D Technologies, a three-dimensional graphics firm, had partnered to produce a line of 3-D comic books featuring Marvel's stable of superhero ch...

Marvel Mangaverse Preview
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 03-15-2002)

Marvel Comics has released four pages from MARVEL MANGAVERSE #1, the first issue of the new series spinning out of the Mangaverse event earlier this year."We all knew we had something special on our hands when we launched the Mangaverse event back in Janu...


Marvel Signs Deal with Artisan for 15 Franchises (Wed 05-17-2000)

If anything, Marvel has been showing a momentum that both the company and the comics industry hasn’t seen for a while with software deals, the Ultimate Marvel line of comics, internet deals, and now, as reported in Variety, a joint venture agreement with ...

Marvel to push its comic book line on upcoming DVDs
by Eric Moro (Wed 06-27-2001)

You’ve got to hand it to Marvel Comics when it comes to ambition. Not only has the publisher launched a new marketing strategy that utilizes online trailers to promote its upcoming releases (the first one, ULTIMATE X-MEN #7’s “Return to Weapon X,” can be ...

Marvel Studios finds COO
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 01-20-2004)

...ring more Marvel Comics characters into feature films, television series and direct-to-video products.Maisel comes from a background working for the largest entertainment agencies in show business. He has worked for Creative Artists Agency (CAA), The W...

Marvel makes Middleton exclusive
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 04-02-2003)

Artist Joshua Middleton has signed an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics. Middleton, the ongoing cover artist for Marvel' forthcoming NEW MUTANTS series will also provide interior art for another mutant book, NYX (publishing date still to be announced...


Marvel finds its PUNISHER
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 04-03-2003)

...r."In the Marvel Comics books, the character is a former soldier named Frank Castle who witnesses the murder of his wife and two children, accidentally gunned down by two rival mobs while on a picnic outing. Seeking a way to bring the guilty to justic...

Marvel re-adjusts prices
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 04-03-2002)

Marvel Comics has announced it is restoring the original cover prices for BLACK PANTHER, CAPTAIN MARVEL and SPIDER-GIRL. Marvel had previously announced that the three titles would undergo a 25-cent price hike to ensure another full year of publication. ...

Marvel announces 411
by Eric Moro and Mike Whybark (Tue 01-21-2003)

...ll Jemas, Marvel Comics president and COO. "We think it's probably the bookend or the other side of the 9-11 coin where we have an opportunity without any expressed political agenda other then to provide a forum for people to express their own views in...

'80s Comics Redux, Part 2
by Tony Whitt (Wed 06-26-2002)

As we saw last time, there aren't that many other TV-to-comic properties from the 1980s that lend themselves as well to a revival as G.I. JOE, TRANSFORMERS, and THUNDERCATS do. While many animated series (and far fewer live action series) were adapted as ...


Marvel To Publish G.I. JOE And TRANSFORMERS Trades
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 10-10-2001)

Marvel Comics has reached an agreement with Hasbro to publish a line of trade paperbacks reprinting Marvel's comic books based on the G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS properties. The two series will go on sale in April and, based upon retailer and reader demand,...

Bogart to Marvel, McTigue to Harris
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 10-10-2001)

David Bogart is leaving Harris Comics as editor-in-chief to join Marvel Comics as managing editor. Harris subsequently has announced that Maureen McTigue will be its new editor-in-chief.At Marvel, Bogart will work with editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and dire...

Dabel-ing in Comics
by JENNIFER M. CONTINO (Sat 02-10-2007)

...he world, Marvel Comics, releasing the adaptation of Laurell K. Hamilton's most famous creation, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter?  For answers we turned to one of the founders of the company, Les Dabel ...    MANIA: I think some people...

Marvel unveils CABLE trailer
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 02-01-2002)

... click on Marvel Comics above and follow the links.


Marvel Announces HEROES Contributors, Details
by Eric J. Moreels (Thu 09-20-2001)

Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada recently revealed some of the creative talent signed on for the publisher's HEROES benefit book, the proceeds of which will go to the New York City Fire and Police Departments and the American Red Cross in light o...

Marvel domain names up for grabs
by Eric Moro (Thu 08-30-2001)

CINESCAPE's own X-Fan scored a major coup today, discovering that Marvel Comics has let go several of its more popular (or unpopular, depending on what side of the fan spectrum you fall) Internet domain names. Among them is www.Ironman-TheMovie.com, which...

Marvel To Publish Super-Size Hardcovers
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 11-15-2001)

Marvel Comics on Wednesday announced a line of super-size hardcover collections. The first wave of coffee-table book volumes will hit stores in March.Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada says that the inspiration for the hardcovers came from the DAREDEVIL: ...

Marvel Titles 40 Pages In December
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 10-24-2001)

Marvel Comics announced that all of its titles in December - its 'Nuff Said month - will be 40 pages.The 'Nuff Said issues will include the plots of the stories for the extra eight pages.The 19 titles not involved in the event - including limited series, ...


ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP #9
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 11-24-2001)

...ence of a Marvel Comics in their universe, dutifully recording the real-world exploits of the FF and other heroes? Well, that same gimmick turns up here as the Spider/Skrull fight tumbles through Joe Quesada's office and the Marvel bullpen, with the ex...

MARVEL DOUBLE-SHOT: Twice as nice!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Fri 10-12-2001)

...NFARE and MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS. Not only will DOUBLE-SHOT provide another welcome shot of nostalgia for the revitalized company, but it will also run longer than its initial commitment of four issues."We held it over due to popular demand and too mu...

Marvel delays "Civil War #6"
by Karl Schneider (Fri 12-01-2006)

According to Newsarama, Marvel Comics will delay the release of Civil War #6 until January 3rd, two weeks later than the previously announced date.According to Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada,“The decision to delay Civil War #6 was both a strateg...

Top 10 Best Of Comics 2001, Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Sat 12-29-2001)

...cs. Marvel Comics' FANTASTIC FOUR © 2001 Marvel Comics #10) THE DARK KNIGHT STRIKES AGAIN - Perhaps one of the most anticipated announcements in comics (second only to the long rumored and now scheduled JLA/Avengers team-up, to be written b...


Top 10 Best Of Comics 2001 Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 12-31-2001)

...opy; 2001 Marvel Comics #4) Marvel Drops the Comics Code Authority and launches the MAX mature readers line - It may have been more of a publicity stunt than a bold stand against the restrictions of an outdated system. After all, the Code hasn't meant ...

Stan Lee Talks Comics, Movies, and WHO WANTS TO BE A SUPER HERO
by Stephen Lackey (Thu 08-09-2007)

...f some of Marvel Comics greatest heroes, as if you didn’t already know) and series producer and Andy Sheer, I was excited for the opportunity.    One issue I had with last season, among many, was that the ideas of the series just felt...

'80s Comics Redux, Part 1
by Tony Whitt (Mon 06-24-2002)

For those of us who experienced the '80s the first time around, the recent successful returns of comic series such as TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE makes it feel like Christmas all year round. Following the recent news that THUNDERCATS will soon experience a ...

Comicscape: Five Successes in Mainstream Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 06-04-2008)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Amazing Spider-Man #561 $2.99 Ben: The best book EVER!   American Dream #3 (Of 5) $2.99 Ben: My God! I just had a dream that I said Amazing Spider-Man was the best book ever and got killed by rampaging fan...


What's next for Marvel Next
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 12-23-2004)

... in other Marvel comics. "We recognized that the ideas that make up these characters are really wonderful," said Marvel's Editor-In-Chief Joe Quesada. "We wanted to give them a unique and powerful focus, showing everyone that these characters and their...

Marvel, Vivendi Chase Online Role-Players
by Mike Whybark (Mon 09-23-2002)

A 10-year deal announced on September 19 creates a licensing arrangement whereby Vivendi Universal Games obtains online gaming rights to virtually the entire range of Marvel Comics characters, specifically including SPIDER-MAN, the INCREDIBLE HULK, and ...

More Marvel Movies Info
by Frank Kurtz (Thu 07-26-2001)

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige has been giving the latest word on a number of projects based on Marvel Comics characters.While talking to the Comics Continuum, Feige touched upon the following properties:BLADE 2Feige says, "It's coming along very well. We've...

Marvel releases info on "Gold Bug"
by Karl Schneider (Tue 03-13-2007)

Marvel Comics has released some additional details about the story of a planned publication, Gold Bug, which will be written by Orson Scott Card and take place in the universe of Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead.The story, entitled Gold Bug, be...


Marvel experiments with "widescreen" format
by Eric Moro (Thu 07-05-2001)

They've changed their roster. They've changed their look. Now, publishing powerhouse Marvel Comics is changing the X-Men's format... their physical book format, that is.In the upcoming NEW X-MEN 2001 ANNUAL, the House of Ideas will experiment with a new p...

Comicscape February 2, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-02-2005)

... to limit Marvel Comics to no more then one X-Men-related title in any two week period. Unfortunately President Bush, having gotten considerable kickbacks from Marvel, vetoed it." Ah, so that's it...and here I thought conservatives would argue for les...

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: FANTASTIC FOUR 51-60 - Tom Brevoort
by Craig Shutt (Wed 11-08-2000)

Marvel Masterworks Editor Tom Brevoort wasn’t worried that his new volume of Silver Age reprints, containing Fantastic Four #51-#60 and Annual #4, would ship late. And the hardcover’s appearance in late October, two weeks earlier than its solicited Nov. 8...

Winner of the Marvel New Talent Search: Dean Nuckols!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 08-15-2001)

...ery first Marvel Comics New Talent Search, the entries for which were collected at this summer's San Diego Comic-Con. Nuckols stood out among the "mountain of entries" and will soon draw an upcoming issue of Marvel's THOR."Dean won a hard-fought compet...


The Advantages of Digital Comics and Why I Will Never Like Them
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-13-2006)

...5) $2.99 MARVEL COMICS Annihilation #2 (of 6) $2.99 Captain America #21 $2.99 Civil War 3rd Ptg Mcniven Sketch Var #2 (of 7) $2.99Kurt: Wow, this totally makes me feel better and closes the gaping wound felt by retailers across the country. I h...

POWERS, KABUKI move to Marvel
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 04-09-2004)

Marvel Comics has announced today plans for a new creator owned imprint line called Icon, to publish comics with characters outside the Marvel Universe. Launching this July the first two books published by Icon will be Brian Michael Bendis' POWERS and Dav...

Reading Comics on the Phone or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Clickwheel
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-18-2007)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Annihilation Conquest Quasar #1 (Of 4) $2.99 Ben: Just like the old Quasar, just with constant lesbian action. Kurt: I’m there.   Avengers Classic #2 $2.99   Avengers Initiative #4 WWH $2.99 Ben: ...

Marvel Universe: Bearded Thor Special Edition Bust
by News Editor (Mon 08-29-2005)

Alter Ego Comics has announced the upcoming Bearded Thor Special Edition Bust.Only 500 pieces of the 6" bust will be produced worldwide. The figure was sculpted by Gabriel Marquez. It features a hand-numbered base with matching box and Certificate of Aut...


Stuart Moore to leave Marvel
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 06-14-2002)

Stuart Moore, editor of the Marvel Knights line, will be leaving his Marvel Comics staff position in July to concentrate on a writing career. "When Stuart first came to Marvel Knights I was certain of two things," Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada says....

MARVEL ZOMBIES #1
by Kurt Amacker (Fri 12-09-2005)

MARVEL ZOMBIES occurs in an alternate universe opened in the pages of ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR a few issues ago. Marvel teased that story as a crossover between the Ultimate Universe and the regular, 616 timeline, but 'twas not to be (to great relief). I...

MARVEL inks deal with THQ for videogame rights
by James Stevenson (Tue 04-09-2002)

THQ announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Marvel to produce videogames based on Marvel franchises.The deal grants THQ the rights to ALL classic, TV and film versions of the various Marvel franchises for a five year period, and allows ...

Digital Debate
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-20-2006)

...01 $2.99 MARVEL COMICS Astonishing X-Men #17 $2.99Al: Uh...chick fight!Kurt: Are they going to make out afterwards? Astonishing X-Men Sketch Var #17 $2.99 Blade #1 $2.99Al: Once more into the breach! Marvel has tried a few times to revive this ...


WWPhilly: A Look at The Marvel panel
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 06-03-2008)

...ditors of Marvel Comics had little creative influence on the feature film products because the films were done by other studios.  This has all changed with Marvel doing their own films in house.  The influence of the committee can clearly be ...

Marvel's Quarter Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 10-14-2002)

Marvel Comics on Thursday announced a Quarter Comics program that will see the price of selected titles cut to 25 cents several times during 2003.According to Marvel, the program will focus retailers' and readers' attention on the company's finest charact...

Comics After Katrina II: Tedd Walley and Mathilda
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 02-13-2008)

...d) $4.99 MARVEL COMICS Amazing Spider-Girl #17 $2.99 Amazing Spider-Man #550 BND $2.99 Ben: Spider-Man and the online version of the local Belleville paper. Anita Blake VH HC First Death $19.99 Anita Blake VH HC First Death Dm Ed $19.99 Black Pa...

The Stan of Steel: Marvel Man Stan Lee on his Current Projects
by Edward Gross (Fri 05-26-2000)

...e between Marvel Comics and DC Comics, and it was virtually impossible to imagine those universes coming together—at least until the mid ‘70s when the icons from both companies, Spider-Man and Superman, teamed up for the first time. It was a pretty rev...


Comicscape - February 11, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 02-11-2004)

... I read a Marvel comics book and I actually got the sense the character I was reading about was a part of the Marvel Universe. Every title seems like a stand alone these days. I buy a lot fewer titles than I used to because I feel no inclination to bra...

C.B. Cebulski joins Marvel
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 01-30-2002)

Fanboy Entertainment’s C.B. Cebulski has joined Marvel Comics as an associate editor.Cebulski, who assisted associate editor Brian Smith in orchestrating the Marvel Mangaverse event, joins Marvel after spending years working in the manga and anime fields....

MUTANT X Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Tue 12-04-2001)

Marvel Comics - which temporarily shelved its MUTANT X comic book in October - has announced its new plans for the TV spin-off, which include a new format and release schedule.Editor Andrew Lis says that MUTANT X will now start in March as a series of one...

Merry Marvel Mutants on the march again!
by Brian Thomas (Tue 11-25-2003)

...on of the Marvel Comics series in high style, with some great acting, f/x and fight scenes. The two-disc set in either widescreen 2.4:1 or fullscreen includes two commentraks, interactive multi-angle scene study, behind-the-scenes featurettes, Mak...


BLADE Comics in March
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 12-07-2001)

Marvel Comics has announced it will launch its ongoing BLADE series, part of the adult-oriented MAX line, in March to coincide with the theatrical release of BLADE 2.Chris Hinz is writing the book, with Steve Pugh providing art for the first arc. Timothy ...

CLAMP Goes Marvel (Sun 06-20-2004)

An initially unsourced piece of news in the manga forum indicated that popular manga group CLAMP will be working on some sort of project with Marvel Comics due out in 2005. The character to be dealt with wasn\'t named but it was said to be someone that yo...

CAPTAIN MARVEL #26
by Tony Whitt (Sun 01-06-2002)

Rick Jones has had a hard time lately. Not only has he been turned into an old man, he's been mugged by a young guy trying to get together enough money for Christmas. Worse, the mugger has stolen one of the Nega-Bands. Depressed and suicidal, Rick prays f...

Jim Shooter Returns to Marvel
by Rob Allstetter (Thu 12-06-2001)

Jim Shooter, former editor-in-chief at Marvel Comics, is returning to Marvel.He will be writing an eight-issue AVENGERS series. The series will also mark the return of Korvac, the team's cosmic arch-nemesis. Editor Tom Brevoort is currently narrowing down...


At One With The Force, Marvel Style - Part 1
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Mon 05-27-2002)

Long before Dark Horse made STAR WARS into a comic book cottage industry, Marvel Comics tackled the challenge of expanding on George Lucas' galaxy far, far away with a monthly comic that occasionally delved into bizarre territory (a pastel-hued talking ra...

Marvel Heroes Losing Costumes?
by Frank Kurtz (Mon 10-29-2001)

The age of spandex-clad super heroes may be slowly coming to an end... or so writer Grant Morrison and Marvel big shot Joe Quesada say about it.While talking to the London Sunday Times, Morrison gave his take on the coming possible evolution of the typica...

Comicscape - December 3, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 12-03-2003)

.... © Marvel Comics way DC and Marvel are different: can you imagine Marvel ever doing a book called SPIDER-MAN FAMILY? They probably could now; not only is there SPIDER-GIRL, issue #67 of which ships this week, but there are plenty enough Spidey t...

No MIB comics?
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 05-10-2002)

... yet from Marvel Comics, and I don't know if they've even been scheduled," MIB creator Lowell Cunningham says. Self-publishing might become an option. "That's a possibility in the future, not at this particular moment," Cunningham says. "I have a co...


THE HOUSE THAT MARVEL BUILT
by Scott Collura (Mon 10-08-2001)

...opy; 2001 Marvel Comics o X-MEN: EVOLUTION #1 is based on The WB cartoon series that was recently re-upped for a second season. To coincide with the show about teen X-Men, this will be an ongoing series, written by Devin Grayson (GHOST RIDER) and with ...

Shining Knight
by Russell Lissau (Mon 07-30-2001)

In the ten months that editor Stuart Moore has been with Marvel Comics, the publisher has become the most talked-about company in comicdom. A lot of that has to do with the personality and business acumen of Moore's boss, Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada, but ...

Marvel Ultitoon sequel
by Brian Thomas (Sat 08-05-2006)

BARNYARD opened yesterday. Did you see it? What do you think of it? Let us all know before you take a stab at our Prize Closet items. We have 5 copies of XIAOLIN SHOWDOWN Complete First Season to give away, courtesy of Warner Bros. To enter, send an emai...

CAPTAIN MARVEL: THE POWER OF HOPE
by Craig Shutt (Wed 08-09-2000)

Following on the heels of two past annual tributes, Alex Ross and Paul Dini are teaming up again this November to present fans with a blockbuster Treasury-sized comic book. This year, the two will focus on DC`s Captain Marvel as he meets children in a hos...


MARVEL KNIGHTS DOUBLE SHOT
by Tony Whitt (Fri 04-12-2002)

When Marvel announced it would begin an internal censorship process rather than putting its titles up for approval by the Comics Code Authority, I, like many others, thought it was ultimately a good move. Still do, in fact. But when I read stories like th...

DVD Shopping Bag: Marvel vs. DC
by Robert T. Trate (Tue 07-15-2008)

This week there are two, count them, two DC Comic live action TV properties being released on DVD. There is not one Marvel release this week. The two comic book powerhouses have been battling each other for decades. The battle has spilled over from the co...

Marvel Studios Pressuring WB/DC To Change?
by Jarrod Sarafin (Fri 07-11-2008)

While today seems to be a rather slow news day, some interesting speculation is going on within Hollywood and the trades this morning. It seems that word has been leaked of some changes happening between Warner Bros. and DC Comics and their partnership in...

Comicscape - November 26, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-26-2003)

...opy; 2001 Marvel Comics music producer/engineer in the entertainment industry for 12 years, and I can only attest to the damage caused by Napster, Kazaa, and the rest. No matter what people tell you, they will never purchase anything that is available ...


Archie Comics announces "Civil Chore"
by Karl Schneider (Wed 02-14-2007)

Archie Comics has released the following press release to announce a new Archie comic, Civil Chore.Press release:From the pages of Marvel Comic’s Civil War to DC’s World War III, the comics community has been facing strife and conflict, turnin...

Comicscape: Five Reasons Why Comics Are Better Than Movies
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-09-2008)

... A $2.99 MARVEL COMICS Amazing Spider-Girl #22 $2.99 Amazing Spider-Man #565 $2.99 Anita Blake Vh Guilty Pleasures TP Vol 01 $14.99 Annihilation Conquest HC Book 02 $39.99 Captain America White #0 $2.99This is by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. It&r...

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up Ends
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 02-13-2002)

Brian Michael Bendis, writer of ULTIMATE MARVEL TEAM-UP, announced that #16 will be the final issue of the title.Bendis psoted teh following statement on his bulletin board:"UMTU was pitched and conceived as a finite series. Joe (Quesada, Marvel's editor-...

COMICS, SEXUALITY, AND THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 10-11-2006)

... dignity. MARVEL COMICS Annihilation #3 (of 6) $2.99 Ares God Of War TP $13.99Al: This Michael Oeming mini was better than I expected it to be, and worth checking out just for the scene where Ares lights himself on fire and catapults himself into a...


Comicscape - November 19, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-19-2003)

.... © Marvel Comics of researching this article alone, mind you), I found a Torrent collecting the entire run of Marvel's WWII series THE INVADERS, and I have yet to hear any news that Marvel will be releasing it soon, or to find a comics shop that...

Comicscape: Five Problems with American Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-28-2008)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Angel Revelations #1 (of 5) $3.99   Daredevil #107 $2.99   Essential Rampaging Hulk TP Vol 01 $16.99 Reprint of Marvel’s old black and white Hulk magazine.   Excalibur Classic TP Vol 5 $24.99...

Comicscape: Waiting for the Trade: What Will Happen to Monthly Comics?
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-13-2008)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Amazing Spider-Girl #23 $2.99 Has Marvel tried to cancel this one yet, too?   Amazing Spider-Man #567 $2.99   Astonishing X-Men #25 2nd Ptg Bianchi Var (PP #826) $2.99 Really f-cking great. I’...

Politics in Comics or The Follies of Didacticism
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 11-29-2006)

...y.  MARVEL COMICS  Avengers Galactic Storm Vol 2 TP $29.99  Avengers Next #2 (of 5) $2.99  Al: Katie Power from Power Pack joins up, in case you're interested. Kurt: Must…not…make…same…tired&helli...


How to Make a Monster: The Mechanics of Horror Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-27-2006)

...ppointed. MARVEL COMICS All New Off Handbook Marvel Universe A To Z #9 $3.99 Amazing Spider-Man #535 Cw $2.99 Black Panther #20 $2.99Al: The marginalization of Storm continues. What's the female version of emasculation, anyway?Kurt: I had a real...

Cinescape's Top Ten Worst in Comics 2001
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 12-26-2001)

Over all, 2001 will be a year most of us will be glad to put in the past, but for the comic book industry, it wasn't all that bad. Marvel revitalized itself, the other companies churned out some top quality entertainment, and comic book films showed how m...

HULK writer exclusive with Marvel
by Rob Allstetter (Fri 07-19-2002)

Marvel Comics announced on Thursday that INCREDIBLE HULK writer Bruce Jones has signed an exclusive deal with the publisher. "Crafting stories that cut to the heart of the title character, Bruce is carving a new audience for INCREDIBLE HULK," says the bo...

MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 2004
by Tony Whitt (Mon 11-29-2004)

Christmas stories in comic books generally fall into one of two categories: they're either so full of the Christmas spirit and thus so cloyingly sweet that you need an IV drip of insulin to get through them; or they're much the same as any regular superhe...


Comics, in Birmingham
by Matt Kamen (Mon 08-28-2006)

Another slow, quiet week in the UK means I spend the week panicking about what to fill the column with. I finally find some notes of interest and then WHAM!; the week's DVD releases suck. Sigh... Comics, in Birmingham The Birmingham Comics Show mentioned ...

MARVEL AGE: FANTASTIC FOUR
by Tony Whitt (Tue 04-20-2004)

As many of you know by now, I generally lead off my reviews by giving a plot synopsis of the book in question, but in this case it's hardly necessary to do so. Most of those interested in reading MARVEL AGE: FANTASTIC FOUR #1 are already familiar with the...

Ryan signs exclusive deal with Marvel
by Patrick Sauriol (Tue 11-30-2004)

Marvel Comics has announced that they have signed penciller Michael Ryan into an exclusive three-year contract. "I'm pretty excited," reports the penciller of NEW X-MEN: ACADEMY X. "It's great knowing the only place I want to work wants me working only fo...

CITY OF HEROES faces the wrath of Marvel
by Patrick Sauriol (Fri 11-12-2004)

NCSoft's hit video game CITY OF HEROES, which lets gamers create their own superhero and interact with other costumed crusaders online, has been slapped with a lawsuit by Marvel Enterprises, the parent company that owns Marvel Comics. The comic book publi...


Animated Comics
by Rob Allstetter (Wed 08-15-2001)

... the show.Marvel Comics waited until X-MEN: EVOLUTION's second season to start a comic based on the show. "We want to make sure it's not just a pale imitation of the cartoon," Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada said.The book will be written by Devin Gr...

Comicscape - September 28, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 09-28-2005)

Last week, I asked everyone to send me their thoughts on story pacing decompression versus compact and the "talking heads" trend versus balls out action. Sometimes things just come together, because I got a lot of compliments on the column and some real...

MICRONAUTS Comics Next Year
by Rob Allstetter (Mon 11-26-2001)

Josh Blaylock, who masterminded the return of G.I. JOE to comic books this year, announced at the Mid-Ohio-Con Saturday that he will be publishing MICRONAUTS comic books next year.Blaylock also announced a G.I. JOE: BATTLE FILES mini-series and firmed up ...

Comicscape February 16, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-16-2005)

...ced me to Marvel Comics. He also graciously sold me a bunch of his old comics. I was hooked. I was soon buying THE UNCANNY X-MEN, THE FANTASTIC FOUR, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, THE AVENGERS, DAREDEVIL... you name the Marvel comic, and...


DC Comics' Illustrator Aparo Dies
by News Editor (Wed 07-20-2005)

DC Comics' illustrator James N. Aparo, who worked for the comic book publisher for over 30 years, has died. Aparo drew such characters as Batman, the Green Arrow, Aquaman, Spectre and more. He was 72."His big break came in the late 1960s when he was work...

Take the redpill and read THE MATRIX COMICS
by Patrick Sauriol (Thu 10-30-2003)

Even before the release of the first film and its stunning success, free comics were a part of THE MATRIX. Before the release of the first MATRIX movie back in 1999, former Marvel Comics editor Spencer Lamm sought out some of the industry's top writers an...

At One With The Force, Marvel Style - Part 2
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 05-29-2002)

...ok at the Marvel Comics STAR WARS saga! Just prior to RETURN OF THE JEDI, Vader stepped in for a special appearance in STAR WARS #80. © Marvel Characters Inc. The return of the erstwhile Anakin Skywalker at the end of the Shira Brie story a...

DAREDEVIL: YELLOW - Tim Sale
by Russell Lissau (Mon 11-27-2000)

... chief at Marvel Comics. His replacement as the creative head of Marvel Knights is Stuart Moore, a former editor with DC’s Vertigo line. Moore, whose editing credits include such well-regarded titles as Transmetropolitan, Preacher and Hellblazer, can’t...


Comicscape - January 12, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-12-2005)

.... © Marvel Comics first story arc ends even if his obsession with that stupid looking coat hasn't in GAMBIT #6 ($2.99).The new artistic team of Tom Fowler and Rodney Ramos début with GREEN ARROW #46 ($2.50), as Kukla, Fran, and Ollie go to visi...

Running up the Hill with Brandon Thomas
by Kurt Amacker, Columnist (Wed 01-23-2008)

...#6 $2.99 MARVEL COMICS Amazing Spider-Man #548 BND $2.99 Ben: Meaning Ben’s Not Down. Kurt: Or, Buy Now, Dumbass. All right, I was really reaching with that one. Annihilation Conquest HC Book 1 $29.99 Astonishing X-Men #24 $2.99 Kurt:...

Bizarro Comics!
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Wed 06-20-2001)

When the comic book awards are handed out next year, this brilliant hardcover collection deserves to win every category for which it qualifies. BIZARRO COMICS! is a tour de force by some of the best and brightest in the so-called "alternative comics" scen...

From Comics2Film to Comics: YOUNG ANCIENT ONE's Rob Worley -- Part Two
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 12-24-2003)

.... © Marvel Comics was somewhere in between. C2F has always been written in a dry, matter-of-fact voice and, like I said, you're writing from a set of facts. So it's a different style of writing. Still, the practicing of the craft is essential and...


Comicscape - January 7, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-07-2004)

...th Marvel Comics' THOR © 2001 Marvel Comics his heat vision, not only stops the enchanted hammer with his bare hand(?), but knocks Thor out with one blow while spouting something about how his universe is a couple of power levels above Tho...

Stan Lee vs. Marvel?
by Mike Whybark (Thu 11-07-2002)

SUPERHERO HYPE takes a look at a brewing dispute between comics-industry legend Stan Lee and the superhero entertainment publisher he helped to build, Marvel Enterprises.DOW JONES BUSINESS NEWS dug up a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission i...

Kevin Smith not allowed to fart at DC comics
by Christopher Allan Smith (Thu 05-16-2002)

... revealed Marvel Comics has the same policy. He also complained about Marvel's policy of not reprinting issues, even for fans who desperately want to buy hot items published by the house ideas built. Smith's latest comic book adventure, SPIDER-MAN/BLAC...

REBEL VISIONS: THE UNDERGROUND COMICS REVOLUTION, 1963-1975
by Mike Whybark (Fri 11-01-2002)

The roll call of the dead at the end of this book makes it clear that a career choice as an underground cartoonist was a good route to an early grave. Ten of the thirty-five creators and publishers the author, Patrick Rosenkranz, focuses on in the book ar...


ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: Brian Michael Bendis
by Edward Gross (Wed 09-13-2000)

Marvel Comics will be the first to admit that comics have hit on hard times in recent years. Some of the company`s key titles have lost their once impenetrable foothold in the marketplace, and marquee characters such as Spider-Man have lost their stature ...

Comicscape - December 7, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-07-2005)

I got a great batch of mail from last week's column about Marvel's Ultimate and DC's All-Star imprints. But before we get to your letters, a couple of things happened in the comic world upon which I must opine. The X3 trailer hit the web on Monday. You ca...

ULTIMATE X-MEN
by Russell Lissau (Wed 12-20-2000)

Before you read the first issue of Ultimate X-Men, you’ve got to do one important thing: Forget everything you know about Professor Charles Xavier’s merry band of mutants.Forget the heroes you love. Forget the villains you hate. Forget the costumes. Forge...

Comicscape - July 2, 2003
by Tony Whitt (Wed 07-02-2003)

...sident of Marvel Comics would ever think that we'd enjoy the First Family of comics going off into the realm of wacky sitcom, a realm in which they've never done well on the few occasions when the book has strayed there. Even Waid's humor makes the boo...


Comicscape - November 17, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 11-17-2004)

.... © Marvel Comics implies that comics and politics mix-because 'green arrow [sic]' has a character with AIDS?! Uhhh...the reason the writer added the character is not due to 'comsumer [sic] demand' (that would be a democracy) but rather 'his own ...

The (Super) Power 100
by THE EDITORS OF CINESCAPE (Tue 08-05-2003)

...: He gave Marvel Comics its first real Hollywood success with Blade, and he's been trusted to shepherd that franchise through two more installments. Goyer is an indispensable Marvel moviemaker, and he still writes JSA for DC on top of it!Future Echoes:...

Comicscape: The Ever-Expanding Comic-Con
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-06-2008)

...hat reads Marvel comics will very likely be up for seeing Hugh Jackman at a panel about the new Wolverine movie. The forthcoming Watchmen film generated a huge amount of buzz on the convention floor this year. And, while movies have largely e...

Slicing Cold Cuts with Lance Stahlberg
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 02-27-2008)

...orrible. MARVEL COMICS Best Selling Authors Sampler Pi Ben: Denny’s goes cannibal. Kurt: This is possibly the funniest thing you have ever written. Black Panther Annual #1 $3.99 Captain America #35 $2.99 Criminal 2 #1 (MR) $3.50 Daredevil...


Comicscape - September 22, 2004
by Tony Whitt (Wed 09-22-2004)

...s over in Marvel Comics. I realize that the X-Men seem to have hit a popularity high (particularly after the amazingly good movies!), but I think Marvel seems to Cover to BATGIRL #50 by James Jean. © DC Comics be depending too much on the...

Wizard World 2000: Dark Horse Signs Tony Daniel
by Matthew F. Saunders (Sun 08-06-2000)

...e regular Marvel Comics and special Marvel Knights logos.* Following his current scripting run on Daredevil, which ends with issue #15, writer David Mack will be painting four issues, starting with Daredevil #16. Brian Michael Bendis will be scripting ...

Free Comics Day reminder
by Christopher Allan Smith (Fri 05-03-2002)

A public service announcement from CINESCAPE: Remember, tomorrow is the long scheduled Free Comic Book Day. Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Image, and many independent comic book publishers have printed issues of titles specifically for comic book shops to give a...

ACTOR Launches in LA
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 07-03-2001)

...e Comics, Marvel Comics and Wizard Entertainment. The announcement of ACTOR's formation coincides with the 40th anniversary of Marvel Comics and a resurgence of interest in comics from the mainstream press, thanks largely to film releases like THE X-ME...


Comicscape - January 5, 2005
by Tony Whitt (Wed 01-05-2005)

...3 © Marvel Comics "In regard to my sexuality, however, that invisible, elusive, mysterious, thing that no one wishes to discuss or understand, they claim that I am making a conscious decision to be homosexual. I, according to them, have a choice,...

Hollywood Writers and Mainstream Acceptance
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 04-11-2007)

...dquo; and Marvel Comics, even if it lands on CNN.  Most people only know the most prominent names in music, film, television, and writing.  Everyone knows Tom Cruise, but ask ten randomly selected people if they know about Kevin Smith.&nbs...

Zuda and the Future of Web Comics
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 07-11-2007)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Amazing Spider-Girl #10 $2.99   Anita Blake Vh First Death #1 (of 2) $3.99   Annihilation Conquest Wraith #1 (of 4) $2.99   Blade #11 $2.99   Civil War Chronicles #1 $4.99 Did you love Civil...

TROUBLE kicks off Epic Comics
by Patrick Sauriol (Wed 03-26-2003)

Since the release of the cover artwork for TROUBLE #1, comic book message forums and online chat rooms have been buzzing about what the first announced comic from Marvel's new Epic imprint could be about. With a photo cover showing two young women in bik...


Comicscape: Robert Kirkman Calls You Out
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-20-2008)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Amazing Spider-Man #568 JRJR Sketch Var (Pp #823) NWD $3.99 Ben:New Ways to Die gets rolling. I’m giving a copy to my wife.   Amazing Spider-Man #568 NWD $3.99   Captain America #41 $2.99 &nbs...

Detective Comics
by KURT AMACKER (Fri 08-04-2006)

DETECTIVE COMICS now has one thing going both for and against it Paul Dini. To clarify: as in his revered BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES, Dini shows a thorough understanding of both the title character and his rogues' gallery in relatively short stories, b...

Lis, Smith Advance Up The Ranks Of Marvel Editorial
by ERIC J. MOREELS (Fri 10-12-2001)

In addition to recruiting top creators from outside their ranks, Marvel proved today that they also value homegrown talent. Andrew Lis, formerly an Assistant Editor in the X-MEN family, has been promoted to Editor. Joining him in upward movement is Brian ...

Digital Destruction
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 12-05-2007)

...   MARVEL COMICS   Annihilation Conquest #2 (Of 6) $2.99 Ben: Between this and Sinestro Corps the space epic is back in a big way.   Avengers Initiative Annual #1 SII $3.99   Fantastic Four Visionaries John Byrne TP Vol 08 ...


Comicscape - May 3, 2006
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 05-03-2006)

Greetings, and welcome to another week of COMICSCAPE, where I make sequential art matter. Last week, I expounded upon the relative merits (and lack thereof) of Marvel and DC's new plan to accept advertiser money for ostensibly discreet product placement i...

Punisher, The
by Corona's Coming Attractions (Mon 02-23-2004)

...lished by Marvel Comics.Premise: After his wife and children are killed by the mob, FBI agent Frank Castle launches his own personal war against organized crime.Release Date: April 16, 2004.Comments: This was originally made into a film starring Dolph ...

Fantastic Four
by Development Heck (Sat 07-02-2005)

... owned by Marvel Comics.Premise:Exposed to the random mutation effect of a experimental machine while in space, designer Reed Richards, his fiancee Susan Storm, and pilots Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm, are torn apart and reformed atom-by-atom. Soon after...

THE SENTRY
by Trent D. McNeeley (Wed 07-19-2000)

You know him. You just don`t remember him. His name is Robert Reynolds, and he`s the most powerful character the Marvel Universe has ever seen. At least when in his guise as The Sentry.`Sentry is the Marvel Universe`s Superman,` says Paul Jenkins, who wil...


Comicscape - August 3, 2005
by Kurt Amacker (Wed 08-03-2005)

I thought my crossover critique in last week's COMICSCAPE would garner mail a plenty, but to no avail. My rant about the FANTASTIC FOUR movie must've driven away my readership or something. Fortunately, I received a few thoughtful, lengthy letters that co...

AKA BENDIS
by Arnold T. Blumberg (Tue 09-04-2001)

As many comic book readers are aware, this fall sees the launch of a new line of Marvel Comics specifically designed to appeal to mature readers. The MAX titles will feature frank subject matter, cruder dialogue (presumably where appropriate), and a darke...