Welcome to the Kingpin comics reading guide! Ever since his origins in 1967’s iconic Amazing Spider-Man #50 by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., Kingpin has become a massively popular character across the Marvel universe. Kingpin’s reign has dominated multimedia, with celebrated portrayals in Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Daredevil (2003), Daredevil (2015), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and countless video games. But
Read MoreIt’s been quiet in the world of Marvel LLCs and Limited Companies recently. The focus has been on Marvel’s new Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania movie and their upcoming slate. But it appears that the Disney-owned studio is making moves again as we go deeper into Phase 5 and prepare for Phase 6 and beyond. Marvel Studios just registered two new production companies
Read MoreThe Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a massive cultural phenomenon for over a decade, with each new release garnering immense hype and box-office success. They’ve become known worldwide for their ambitious and tightly interconnected cinematic universe, with each new film or television series building upon the last. However, Marvel Studios’ previous few projects have hit some bumps in the road, with
Read MoreMarvel Studios is known to film extensively in the Georgia area, but later this year the comic movie powerhouse is taking their production on the road, with plans to film in Washington. This came to light when DC Mayor Muriel Bowser’s team held a press conference yesterday dubbed “Ninth Annual March Madness.” At 21:40 in the video, LaToya Foster, director of DC’s OCTFME, discussed
Read MoreMarvel Studios tried something new in 2022 with the introduction of Special Presentations as a new medium for storytelling. Special Presentations are like mini-movies on Disney+, similar in fashion to the one-shots utilized in the early phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. These began with Werewolf by Night, followed closely by Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and it seems they
Read MoreIt’s been almost a month since Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania released, and we’re still discussing it. Phase 5 started with a movie that has garnered a lot of opinions and, in our case, a lot of questions. Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) ant-marched into our hearts and definitely had us looking out for the little guy. The Cosmic community had so many Quantumania
Read MorePhase 5 of Marvel Studios MCU has officially kicked off with the arrival of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania in theaters. The Multiverse Saga is in full swing and Marvel Studios, like the powerhouse they are, isn’t slowing down anytime soon. With Agatha: Coven of Chaos and Daredevil: Born Again both filming, and numerous other productions in different stages of development,
Read MoreIn February, comic book fans saw the first episodes of Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. The second half of the season just premiered, and we’re so excited to talk about it. Over zoom last January, I chatted with Steve Loter and Rodney Clouden, executive producers for the hit animated series. Steve Loter made his mark on animation as the director of numerous episodes of Kim
Read MoreIt’s certainly been a long bumpy road waiting for Mahershala Ali’s Blade movie after it was announced during SDCC in 2019. Fans have been excited about the Oscar-winning actor taking over the role, but also very anxious about the news of delays and director changes, and what that might mean for the production. I’m happy to share some good news in
Read MoreIn this latest book review from my reading nook here at The Cosmic Circus, I’m reviewing the novel that started the Marvel: Xavier’s Institute series, Liberty and Justice for All by Carrie Harris. In this introductory novel, two young students of the New Charles Xavier School go on a training mission. It’s their first time flying solo and it’s supposed to
Read MorePhase 5 kicked off this past month with the premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The film highlighted a very important story motif introduced in several projects of Phase 4: the Multiverse. The Multiverse as a story point includes introducing the concepts of alternate universes, variants of characters, and of incursions between two or more universes. These concepts were also explored
Read MorePhase Five kicked off with a bang last weekend with the release of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Despite divisive viewpoints on the film’s quality, one aspect Marvel fans have united over is an appreciation for Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror, our next Avengers-level threat! We finally unraveled the mysteries of Janet’s (Michelle Pfeiffer) time in the Quantum Realm and Kang
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