Author: James

Space Brothers Vol. 46 debuted at No. 1 in the latest Oricon weekly manga ranking supplied for publication, selling an estimated 138,012 physical copies in Japan. The final volume of Chuya Koyama’s series finished just 4,482 copies ahead of The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 17, while all three Top 3 titles were new entries. Together, the…

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Ever since Sadie Sink was cast in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, her character’s identity has been a closely guarded secret. The most popular theory was that she was the MCU’s version of the iconic X-Man, Jean Grey. But other theories persisted, like the mutant Firestar, or even Jean Grey’s daughter, Rachel Summers. But, as it…

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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” gave us the best live-action Spidey in decades, and it also introduces a future member of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s X-Men. After much speculation, Jean Grey (Sadie Sink) indeed joins the movie. Interestingly enough, her mutant abilities have been reimagined quite a bit — presumably because she’s still young and her powers…

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Back in 1987, Willi Smith, a New York City–based designer with a keen interest in democratizing fashion, took an unusual celebrity client. Marvel Comics commissioned him to design Mary Jane Watson’s wedding dress in celebration of Spider-Man’s 25th anniversary. The resulting series of sketches—a traditional lace-adorned white gown, a blue miniskirt set, and a black-and-white…

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