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What If…? Reading Guide

Time. Space. Reality. Comics. This is more than a linear guide. Welcome to the world of What If, where we ponder the question “What If…?” As we travel deeper into the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, now is the perfect time to wrap our minds around the prisms of endless possibility, where a single choice can branch out into infinite realities: What if

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Book Review: ‘Making It So: A Memoir’ by Sir Patrick Stewart

Sir Patrick Stewart is a beloved actor on stage and screen, both big and small. He’s best known for his roles as Star Trek’s Jean-Luc Picard and Marvel’s Professor Charles Xavier, but who was he before these roles? Where did he come from? His RP British accent and his strong, authoritative demeanor give the impression of a high-class upbringing, but the

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New Comics Spotlight: September 2023

Welcome to September everyone. This time, we’re going to be trying a slightly different format with the New Comic Spotlight. Instead of reviewing each week’s comics, I’ll be previewing a large selection of comics scheduled to come out over the next month. I’ll include the intended release date with each title but publishers are notorious for changing release dates on comics

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New Comics Spotlight: August 16, 2023

Hello again my fellow comic nerds. Come along with me as we journey through lands of secrets, fears, and what-ifs. Nothing is as it seems this week. Hidden tales and knowledge will come to light. Maybe not all will be revealed, but we’ll certainly know more than we do now after reading new comics from August 16, 2023. [This week’s comics

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Exploring The Future Team-ups of the MCU: Phases 5 and 6

Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was all about new beginnings, individual stories, and expanding the horizons of the MCU further than ever before. In a cinematic universe where everything seems so interwoven and interconnected, it’s hard for solo projects to exist in the MCU without at least some reference to their larger-scale universe. As the MCU further explores the Multiverse

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Book Review: ‘The Phoenix Chase: A Marvel School of X Novel’ by Neil Kleid

Neil Kleid’s The Phoenix Chase is the newest addition to Aconyte book’s Marvel School of X line of novels. This time Kid Omega’s friends get captured and the only way to save them is by turning to those with more experience than him. Working on a team isn’t Kid Omega’s style, but if he’s going to track down the deadly Phoenix

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Book Review: ‘Liberty & Justice for All: An Xavier’s Institute Novel’ by Carrie Harris

In 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

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High Evolutionary Reading Guide

Greetings, you unevolved, low-life scum! Welcome to the High Evolutionary comics reading guide! After a stunning debut at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, the world has been waiting breathlessly for Chukwudi Iwuji’s performance as the High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. Here is what you need to get started with High Evolutionary comics, as we prepare for one of the

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Multiversal Avengers We Could See in ‘Secret Wars’

Marvel Studio’s Phase 5 is ready to kick off this month with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, a film that features Kang and is assumed to tie significantly to the Multiverse. With that in mind, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the fans are barrelling towards the most ambitious film and crossover to date: Avengers: Secret Wars. One of the biggest questions

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