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Despite the setback of Supergirl’s critical and box office failure, James Gunn’s new DCU is not about to shut down over one flop. Via a report from Deadline, it looks like the Jimmy Olsen-centric “DC Crime” series for HBO Max is still chugging along, even though it doesn’t have an official greenlight from Warner Bros.…

Slowly, but surely, “Avengers: Doomsday” is coming into focus. Marvel Studios and Disney are playing this one close to the chest, being very deliberate about how and when they decide to reveal the much-anticipated entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the world. Now, though it wasn’t necessarily intended to be shown to the world…

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Although it was heavily rumored for some months now, it’s now confirmed: Marvel Studios will return to Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con 2026, with a special presentation. This is separate from the rumored Spider-Man: Brand New Day panel, which is said to be happening, and would be a Sony Pictures panel. The Marvel Studios…

But before we get to this week’s comic strips we need to catch up to a couple from last week

For the past 20+ years, explaining who Supergirl is has been as simple as saying “Superman’s cousin.” But that hasn’t always been the case. From before her introduction, Supergirl has suffered from the “Last Kryptonian” problem. Does it make Superman less special if there are other survivors of his doomed planet? The schools of thought…

Whenever Hollywood launches a new shared cinematic universe, it’s hard to avoid comparing it to Marvel. In the 2010s, the Marvel Cinematic Universe transformed into the film industry’s biggest franchise by telling a sprawling, interconnected saga consisting of 23 films, bringing together a plethora of separate sub-franchises in a way audiences hadn’t seen before. Marvel…

Thor is easily one of the greatest characters created in Marvel’s Silver Age. If you look back at Marvel back then, you can see the characters that Stan Lee created and the ones that Jack Kirby was more in control for and the Odinson was one of the latter. Kirby loved mythology and cosmology –…

Batman has the most iconic origin story in superhero history. Ever since the deaths of his parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne, at the hands of a mugger in Crime Alley, Bruce Wayne has dedicated his life to punishing the criminal underworld that took his family away by becoming Batman. This historic origin story perfectly conveys…

X-Men ’97 Season 2 has increasingly drawn the Avengers into the story, but that repeats a huge comic book mistake. The first season of X-Men ’97 quietly accomplished the impossible, drawing together all the various ’90s animated shows into a single shared universe. It’s a genius strategy, making this a direct forerunner of the MCU,…