Hey kiddos, welcome to the Young Avengers comics reading guide! Created in 2005 by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, the Young Avengers have quickly become one of Marvel’s most beloved young hero teams. With many of these heroes rapidly making their way to the MCU (including Cassie Lang, Kate Bishop, Eli Bradley, Billy & Tommy Maximoff, Kid Loki, and America Chavez)
Read MoreWelcome to the Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur comics reading guide! With the new Disney show starring Diamond White, Fred Tatasciore, and Laurence Fishburne coming soon, now is the perfect time to catch up with Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur comics! Here’s what you need to get started: Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur Comics Recommendations: Moon-Boy & Devil Dinosaur: Devil Dinosaur (1978) #1-9
Read MoreMarvel Studio’s next big blockbuster, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, arrives in a little over a month and many fans still aren’t quite sure what to expect from Quantumania. Marvel has continued their trend of leaving fans in the dark up until the last moments before release. The world finally got a much better look at the film via a brand-new
Read MoreIn Carrie Harris’ Witches Unleashed: A Marvel Untold Tales Novel, Lucifer has escaped from Hell. In the process, his soul was split into 666 different pieces that possessed 666 recently deceased people. The Ghost Rider has been busy tracking them down and I do mean busy. 657 pieces of Lucifer’s soul have been sent back to Hell, but the next one proves
Read MoreIn this episode, Brian, Ayla, and Anthony discuss Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock aka Daredevil, from the Netflix series to his recent appearances in the MCU. A future episode will discuss what lies ahead for Daredevil in the MCU, so follow us and stay tuned! WARNING: This episode contains spoilers for Netflix’s Daredevil, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Hawkeye, and She-Hulk. Episode 16: Daredevil
Read MoreMwhahaha hello my helpless victims! I see you have chosen to suffer the wrath of the MODOK comics reading guide! George Tarleton (A.K.A. the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing) (A.K.A. M.O.D.O.K.) got a small taste of fame in 2021 with Patton Oswalt’s underrated Hulu show, but it was not enough for the Fabulous Forehead! Next month, MODOK is set to
Read MorePhase 5 will kick off this February with the premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. This film is one of the more essential films in the Multiverse Saga, promising “the birth of a new dynasty.” This new dynasty, of course, will be led by none other than Kang the Conqueror. Although we have seen only a fraction of what Jonathan Majors has in store
Read MoreSince the conclusion of The Infinity Saga and the explosive first phase of The Multiverse Saga, a larger focus of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on magic. Recent rumors have surfaced that point to a new Wong-centric Strange Academy series. Here I’ll explore the possibilities for characters we might see here, and provide some interesting tidbits about the series from
Read MoreHey peanuts! Welcome to the Cassie Lang comics reading guide! Cassie used to be simply “Ant-Man’s daughter”, but now she’s evolved into a full-fledged superhero in her own right! A major part of the Young Avengers in the comics, Cassie is now the latest young hero to join the MCU, played by Kathryn Newton in Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania! Cassie
Read MoreHello Ant-Fans and welcome to the Ant-Man & The Wasp comics reading guide! Hank, Janet, Scott, Nadia, and… Eric? There are so many Ant-Mans and Wasps that if we tried to include all their stories, our Ant-Man guide would turn Giant-Man sized! Instead, gathered below are some of the most essential and most enjoyable stories from Ant-Man & The Wasp comics
Read MoreThe Marvel Universe has become a force unto itself. After 15 years and 40 movies and series (and counting), keeping everything straight in your head can get a little difficult. And if you didn’t get in on the ground floor it can be downright overwhelming to try and join now. Enter Smart Pop Explains Marvel Movies and TV Shows. This unauthorized
Read MoreMarvel has worked with a lot of great composers like Alan Silvestri, Michael Giacchino, Henry Jackman, John Paesano, Patrick Doyle, Tyler Bates, Brian Tyler, Ludwig Göransson, and Natalie Holt, among others. But what about great composers who have yet to debut in MCU? And what films/series could they compose for? Below are my top picks for composers that I believe would
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