Daredevil #4 Written By: Charles Soule Art By: Ron Garney Release Date: 2/25/16 People forget how hard it is to write a comic book. It’s a medium all to itself that relies on visual art to tell a story with some conversational flourishes to provide heart and characterization. But that story itself is a difficulty, because it […]
By now, we’ve all seen the Super Bowl TV spot for Captain America: Civil War, but let’s just watch it again. OK! Friend versus friend. By this point, you’ve probably decided whether you’re #TeamCap or #TeamIronMan, and we’re not here to talk you out of it. Instead, we wanted to take a scientific look at […]
Caterpillars turn to butterflies. Ice melts into water. All things must eventually return to their true state, and the same is true of Steve Rogers. Over the past few years, Rogers’ has been stripped of the Super Soldier Serum that made him Captain America, and the mantle has passed to his pal Sam Wilson while […]
Captain America: Sam Wilson #5 Written By: Nick Spencer Art By: Paul Renaud Release Date: 1/16/16 Captain America, more than any other comic book, is a political exercise. It’s right there in the name, of course, but it’s also baked into the character. When Steve Rogers was selected to be America’s first Super Soldier (75 years ago today!), it was […]
A-Force #1 Written By: G. Willow Wilson Art By: Jorge Molina Release Date: 1/05/16 Of all Marvel’s All-New, All-Different titles it’s launching throughout the winter, A-Force might be the most anticipated. Written by G. Willow Wilson, who single-handedly turned Ms. Marvel into a pop culture phenomenon, and drawn by the reliably fantastic Jorge Molina, A-Force made headlines for being the first […]
Captain America: Sam Wilson #4 Written By: Nick Spencer Art By: Paul Renaud Release Date: 12/23/15 Captain America: Sam Wilson isn’t just one of the best all Marvel’s All-New, All-Different relaunch, it’s one of the best major comic series on the market right now, period. Nick Spencer has crafted a book that harkens back to some of Marvel’s earlier, weirder adventures […]
First Look: Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange This morning, Entertainment Weekly did the world a huge solid and gave us our first look at Benedict Cumberbatch, the Internet’s boyfriend, as Doctor Strange, Marvel’s Sorcerer Supreme. Behold! Check out the full grid of official images and concept art below: It’s about as faithful to his comic book depiction […]
The Ultimates #2 Written By: Al Ewing Art By: Kenneth Rocafort Release Date: 12/09/15 WHAT??? In my last review, I mentioned how excited I’d been for Al Ewing’s take on The Ultimates based on the tagline alone: “Ultimate problems need ultimate solutions.” The idea Marvel’s smartest, most powerful characters buzzing around the furthest reaches of outer space solving the universe’s […]
Daredevil #1 Written By: Charles Soule Art By: Ron Garney Release Date: 12/2/15 “I am Matt Murdock. I am Daredevil. And I am not afraid.” Those are the first words of Charles Soule and Ron Garney’s Daredevil #1, and it’s comforting. The recent All-New, All-Different relaunch of Marvel titles have given us a slew of characters with new identities and […]
Captain America: Sam Wilson #3 Written By: Nick Spencer Art By: Daniel Acuna Release Date: 11/18/15 Where to even begin with this issue? The first couple issues of Captain America: Sam Wilson were well-written, socially relevant and contained enough biting political commentary to warrant the scorn of Fox News. As someone who appreciates sharp political discourse and the intersection of comic book […]