Category: Marvel Comics
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I have to tell you, I wasn't sure what to expect from The Fantastic Four: First Steps. The history of Marvel's first family on film has been more than rocky, what with the Roger Corman boondoggle (financially if not creatively) in 1994, the two entertaining but lightweight attempts in the 2000s (which I liked more…
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My latest book, A Philosopher Reads… Marvel Comics' Daredevil: From the Beginning to Born Again, is now available — if you're curious, check out the introduction below (and also see my recent posts at Psychology Today drawn from the book). – — — —- —– —- — — – I don’t know about you, but…
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With the release of Thor: Love and Thunder quickly approaching, I'm pleased to share the introduction to my recent book, A Philosopher Reads… Marvel Comics' Thor: If They Be Worthy, for your enjoyment. – — — —- —– —- — — – Who among us has not doubted our worth or worthiness at some point…
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Captain America is in a weird spot these days, and it has nothing to do with the Red Skull or Hydra. (At least, not that we know.) Since Ta-Nehisi Coates' run on Captain America ended in July 2020, the Sentinel of Liberty has been without an ongoing monthly title. (UPDATE: This changes in April, as…
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SPOILERS FOR SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME BELOW! SO MANY SPOILERS! My son and I saw the new Spider-Man film yesterday afternoon in a large theater with about twenty other people—which was a Christmas miracle, given how most showings sold out over opening weekend and our hesitation to see it amongst a large crowd in the…
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SPOILERS FOR THE CURRENT RUN OF DAREDEVIL BELOW! For the last year, Daredevil has been in prison, where he was sentenced in Daredevil #24 for second-degree manslaughter, resulting from the eventual death of a burglar he beat up in the first issue of the current run. Since he's been incarcerated—as Daredevil, mind you, avec mask…
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Thanks to Vince Skolny for the title of this post! Today's post on Captain America #176—the pivotal issue that bridges the "Secret Empire" and "Nomad" storylines—marks the 100th post at the Virtues of Captain America blog. The blog launched on July 9, 2018, just under eleven months ago, with Avengers #4, and I've regularly posted…
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Well that was something! After rewatching Avengers: Infinity War Thursday night, I saw Avengers: Endgame Friday morning by myself—well, me and the hundred other people in the sold-out small theater, but you knew what I meant—and then again with my kids in a much larger (but still sold out) IMAX theater. I grouse a lot…
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Marvel Comics nicely timed the release of the latest Captain America #1—by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Sunny Gho, and Joe Caramagna—for July 4th, and this is appropriate for so many reasons. The most obvious is that this is a new start for the Sentinel of Liberty, but it also fits the state…
Mark D. White 