Many people associate the beginning of the Marvel universe with the first issue of Fantastic Four released in 1961. At least at the onset, it seemed that the stories in Fantastic Four were happening in ‘real-time,’ but slowly, time in the Marvel universe began to change, stretching and compressing and even fully reversing itself from […]
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Back in 1963, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the world to the six founding members of the X-Men, comprised of Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, and Professor X. Roughly twelve years later, the popularity surrounding the superhero team had grown exponentially. This led Lee and Kirby to introduce twelve new mutants to the franchise, […]
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From the Human Torch to Captain America, find out who made our list of the 50 most iconic Avengers of all time, ranked.
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Many people associate the beginning of the Marvel universe with the first issue of Fantastic Four released in 1961. At least at the onset, it seemed that the stories in Fantastic Four were happening in ‘real-time,’ but slowly, time in the Marvel universe began to change, stretching and compressing and even fully reversing itself from […]
5 minute read
Back in 1963, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the world to the six founding members of the X-Men, comprised of Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Jean Grey, and Professor X. Roughly twelve years later, the popularity surrounding the superhero team had grown exponentially. This led Lee and Kirby to introduce twelve new mutants to the franchise, […]
14 minute read
From the Human Torch to Captain America, find out who made our list of the 50 most iconic Avengers of all time, ranked.
22 minute read
As the saying goes “crime doesn’t pay,” but perhaps it should be amended to include “and neither does being a superhero.” In the comic book world, heroes often earn a great deal less than their villainous rivals. Sure, some heroes like Iron Man and Black Panther have more riches than they could ever hope to […]
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Have you ever wondered what The Witcher’s Geralt would look like if drawn by prolific artist and current Co-Publisher and Chief Creative Officer of DC Comics, Jim Lee? Well, you’re in luck. During a recent Twitch stream, Lee recently shared a step-by-step video of himself drawing Geralt from The Witcher and as you might expect, […]
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From “Timecop” to “Mystery Men,” you probably didn’t know the following movies were actually based on a comic book.
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The comic book world is full of heroes of every variety. Many had humble beginnings as mild-mannered, uncomplicated crime fighters who only got involved in situations with clear cut distinctions between right and wrong. But not all characters see things so black and white. For some, heroic deeds fall on a tortuous greyscale gradient where […]
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Let’s face it, one of the things that make sci-fi movies and TV shows so exciting is that there’s constantly some sort of doomsday weapon or nullifier that threatens to wipe out civilizations in the blink of an eye. So, in honor of these fantastic and high-tech devices that tend to bring destruction, we’ve put […]
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