Category: Marvel Comics
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Be honest–who else got a Bob the Builder vibe from the cover of Invincible Iron Man #506, revealed today in Marvel's July 2011 solicitations? (Click thumbnail for a larger version.) Was it just me? Nah, impossible…
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I was intrigued by the serendipity of having both Steve Rogers and Uncle Sam, the Big Two's respective "symbols of America," commenting on the current state of political discourse and unrest in this week's high-profile Fear Itself #1 and the criminally neglected Freedom Fighters #8. SPOILERS BELOW THE FOLD…
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Marvel just announced that Captain America and Bucky will continue the current Captain America numbering when Captain America relaunches with a #1, both appearing in July (this, of course, is similar to how Journey into Mystery continues the current Thor numbering when he gets new number #1). CA&B will be written by Ed Brubaker and…
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Maybe not the most surprising post, but oh well… Rich Johnston called it a month ago, but Marvel confirms it through the New York Daily News this morning. A good way to start a Monday, eh? UPDATE (Monday, April 4): By Twitter, Ed Brubaker said "I'm afraid everyone will have to wait for tomorrow to…
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This week's mammoth 70th anniversary Captain America #616 is packed full of great stories and art, from Ed Brubaker's updating of Bucky's situation and Steve's continued dilemma about donning the stars and stripes once more (continued thematically from the terrific Captain America #615.1), to the surprise reprinting of commissions of Cap from two of my childhood…
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This post, which I had intended to write since Daredevil: Reborn #3 came out last Wednesday, was inspired by recent comments on one of my posts on self-loathing at Psychology Today, and also serves as a companion piece to my post on Green Arrow from earlier this year. I really doubt revelations of tortured self-loathing on…
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Just announced at C2E2 (and anticipated by Rich Johnston), Mark Waid will helm the relaunched Daredevil title, joined by artists Paolo Rivera and Marcos Martin. Read the story at Marvel.com for more details–interestingly, Waid wants to amp up the superheroing (presumably compared to Bendis' epic run as well as Brubaker's, both emphasizing the crime aspect…
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With a tip o’ the hat to Daniel Hawes, I bring you this article by Kyle Munkittrick on transhumanism (human enhancement) with examples drawn from the “prime” Avengers–Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor–plus the Hulk. I would take issue with some of the author’s descriptions of the four characters–especially the Big Three–but he makes some excellent…
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Wow, I thought Christos Gage was just kidding when he had Hank Pym mention Superhuman Ethics Class in Avengers Academy #8 (noted here), but he was serious: in this week's Avengers Academy #10–pencilled by the incomprable Sean Chen, by the way–class is in session! And how do our students (and teachers) do? Let's see… — SPOILERS…
Mark D. White 