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In the previous must-read new comic books article, Marvel Comics fans saw what was supposed to be the end of the Ultimate Universe in Ultimate Endgame and Ultimate Finale. However, it looks like things could continue

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Since the 1960s, Marvel Comics has published the ongoing adventures of iconic superheroes like Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man and so many more who have become an essential part of Americana and pop culture. Audiences have gravitated toward these characters on screen, yet they’ve also enraptured generations of true believers on the page. And now…

Twenty-six years ago, 20th Century Fox helped build the modern superhero genre by adapting Marvel’s most famous mutant team for the silver screen. Before shared universes dominated the theatrical landscape, X-Men proved that comic book adaptations could receive both critical acclaim and generate massive box office returns, the perfect results for any studio. The resulting…

He grew up: that’s the important thing to remember. He had swaggered into the lecture hall in Bloomington that morning with the same confidence he swaggered into Marvel Comics two years earlier: with the assurance of a pro. Gerry Conway had come to Indiana in September 1972 to deliver a guest lecture at Indiana University’s…

Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for X-Men ’97 Season 2 episode 4. Obviously. 2 years on from X-Men ’97‘s masterpiece episode “Remember It,” Marvel might have finally outdone Gambit’s heartbreaking death with an even bigger one. The Ragin’ Cajun met his end in a glorious sacrifice, taking down a huge Sentinel in Genosha in easily…

The superhero of the moment isn’t Superman or Batman. Nor was she created by legacy studios like Marvel or DC Comics

In the 1970s, the X-Men faced cancellation, and reprints were all that carried the comic book series on. However, with Giant Size X-Men introducing the new mutant heroes to the team, it changed everything, and the title skyrocketed in popularity. By the 1980s, the X-Men were the most popular characters in Marvel Comics and the…

Clayface has always been a favorite of mine when it comes to the Batman’s rogues gallery. That largely comes from the stellar two parter “Feet of Clay” from Batman: The Animated Series, a series of episodes that condensed the long and convoluted story of Clayface into a singular and tragic narrative