In this category, find articles about collectibles and comic books, as well as coverage of some comics-related movies and books here.
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Greetings Masters of Evil! We are proud to welcome you into the new Dark Reign of the Marvel universe with the Thunderbolts comics reading guide! The Thunderbolts have gone through a number of iterations in the comics. But the consistent thread is that they are a team of misfits, featuring a wild mix of heroes and villains alike. The lineups have
Read MoreHello Marvel fans from across the multiverse! Welcome to the Secret Wars comics reading guide! As the Multiverse Saga continues, time is running out before Marvel Studio’s Avengers: Secret Wars hit theaters in May 2027. Surely you know the name “Secret Wars”, but what actually happens in the ultimate multiverse crossover event? Before you start an incursion of different reading orders,
Read MoreBatman and Son is a 2006 comic book arc written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Andy Kubert and Jesse Delperdang, appearing in Batman #655-658. This story introduced Damian Wayne, Batman’s son with Talia al Ghul, into the DC Universe. Damian, trained by the League of Assassins, is sent by Talia to disrupt Batman’s crime-fighting. Beyond the main story, the Batman
Read MoreLook, up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…. Captain America! Welcome to the Sam Wilson comics reading guide! Before we get into the full reading guide below, here are some quick recs for Sam Wilson’s time as both Falcon and Captain America in the comics: Captain America Sam Wilson Comics Recommendations: Prologue Captain America (1968) #117-119, 133-134,
Read MorePoison Ivy: The Virtuous Cycle collects the first 6 issues and 2 prelude stories of the ongoing series by G. Willow Wilson & Marcio Takara. With 25 issues currently lined up and more on the way, it is one of the longest and most successful Poison Ivy series of all time. The book also won the Outstanding Comic Book award at
Read MoreIt’s Pride Month! This means celebrating with Pride events and enjoying LGBTQ+ television, games, books. Star Wars, in recent years, has finally started including LGBTQ+ characters, writers and directors into the franchise. For a long time, they were not showing these characters in the movies, with audiences having to wait all the way until 2019 just to see a background kiss
Read MoreHappy Pride month! To celebrate all our favorite queer stories in comics, we’ve put together a giant LGBTQ+ reading recommendations guide just for you! These comics cover community picks, creator spotlights, popular recommendations & critical darlings. We’ve got everything from superhero books to indie gems to webcomics. Enjoy reading! Make sure to also check the “Additional Resources” section at the end
Read MoreJeff Lemire’s Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. is a nine-issue run focusing on the bizarre and scary adventures of Frankenstein and his allies. This series began in 2011 when DC Comics rebooted the DC universe with Geoff Johns’ Flashpoint and ran until 2013, after an additional eight issues by Matt Kindt. [Editor’s Note: This review of Frankenstein, Agent of S.H.A.D.E. was written
Read MoreSuperman Smashes the Klan is a three-issue miniseries from 2019, written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Gurihiru. The first Superman comic from a creative team entirely of Asian descent, it is an intentionally refreshing retelling of the Superman origin story. And being outside from canon, it’s easily accessible for new readers as well. The resonant themes and lovable art
Read MoreNowadays, just about every popular manga gets picked up, spun around, and put out as an anime. For the most part, that’s great! It can be wonderful to have multiple versions of your favorite stories, or to see a story you love reach a wider audience. But manga is an art in its own right, and some manga simply does not
Read MoreJames Gunn broke the fandom internet yesterday by posting an image of David Corenswet’s brand-new Superman suit on a random Monday morning. As always, fans went crazy on social media, dissecting what they liked and didn’t like. And it was fun, but I still wanted to dive deeper into the differences and references to past suits. For me, the most interesting part
Read MoreEarly May is often the best time to be a nerd, with Free Comic Book Day, which takes place on the first Saturday in May and May the 4th (Also known as Star Wars day) often happening mere days from each other. Sometimes, however, the nerd gods make it so they both fall on the same day, as with this year,
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