SECRET EMPIRE #8 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Daniel Acuna Additional Art: Rod Reis; Sean Izaakse & Java Tartaglia Letterer: VC’s Travis Lanham Recap Page Art: Andrea Sorrentino Cover: Mark Brooks Variant Covers: Dan Mora & Edgar Delgado; Andrea Sorrentino; John Tyler Christopher; Keisuke Mizuno Release Date: 08/09/17 Rating: Rated T+ Price: $4.99 The seeds of […]
PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1 Main Story Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Adam Kubert Colorist: Jordie Bellaire Letterer: Travis Lanham Back-Up Story Title: Spider-Fight Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Goran Parlov Colorist: Nathan Fairbairn Letterer: Travis Lanham Release Date: 06/21/17 Rating: Rated T+ Price: $4.99 Peter Parker bitten by a radioactive spider while in high school […]
Captain America: Sam Wilson #22 Writer: Nick Spencer Penciler: Sean Izaakse Colorist: Nolan Woodward Letterer: VC’s Joe Caramanga Price: $3.99 Release Date: 5/31/17 Plot: Sam creates an Underground Railroad amid the tyranny of the Secret Empire. Story: Sam Wilson is no longer Captain America. At least he doesn’t think he is. In Captain America: Sam Wilson #22, Sam has laid […]
Greetings True Believers, last month Marvel announced the companion series for the upcoming event, Secret Empire, called Secret Empire: Brave New World. They also announced that, in said series, a new Patriot would debut, but they did not mention who was behind the mask. Nor did they mention anything about him, beyond his hero identity […]
Marvel’s Most Influential African and African-American Characters For Black History Month, The Marvel Report is discussing the origins and journeys of some of Marvel’s most prominent African and African-American characters. Monica Rambeau Monica Rambeau first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16 in 1982 as Captain Marvel. Before receiving her powers she was a lieutenant […]
AVENGERS #2 Writer: Mark Waid Penciller: Mike del Mundo Colorist: Mike del Mundo & Marco D’Alfonso Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit Price: $3.99 Release Date: 12/7/16 After the youngest members departed to form Champions, the current team of Avengers is down to six. Or seven, if you include Spider-Man. But once Vision’s plot to kidnap the villain Kang as a baby results in dozens […]
Written By: Nick Spencer Artwork By: Daniel Acuña Lettered By: VC’s Joe Caramagna Cover By: Daniel Acuña Plot: Sam Wilson continues to fight the Americops on the streets, while financial backer of the Americops take Sam Wilson’s actions into their own hands. U.S. Agent, John Walker, isn’t a big fan of how Sam Wilson has […]
All-New, All-Different Avengers #10 Written By: Mark Waid Art By: Mahmud Asrar Colors By: Dave McCaig Letters By VC’s Corey Petit Release Date: 06/01/16 Rating: Rated T+ Price: $3.99 After the Secret Wars Tony Stark is left without all his money to fund the Avengers and the Avengers remain disassembled. When a alien attacks a […]
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 […]
Whew. After an exposition-heavy first issue that spent a lot of time with introductions, Nick Spencer and Daniel Acuna waste no time in jumping right to the action in a deeply layered second issue that manages thrilling action and nuanced characterization, even though it’s almost entirely told in backstory. We pick up with Sam […]