All Entries Tagged With: "Marvel Comics"
Review: Superior Spider-Man #9
It’s been roughly four months since Dan Slott “killed” Peter Parker, but he has decided that he needs to stick it to us again. Superior Spider-Man #9 is a good issue, and fixes problems, but still has a couple of hiccups. Spoiler warning for Amazing Spider-Man #700 and Superior Spider-Man #1-8 Slott starts the issue [...]
Amazing Spider-Man 700: Grown Men Do Cry.
This was going to be my review of Amazing Spider-Man 700 (ASM 700) by Dan Slot, but we have covered that on our site already – here. Instead, I’m going to reflect on the issue and the series from a more personal perspective. If you have NOT yet read ASM 700, you will want to [...]
Review: All-New X-Men #5
After four stellar issues, I would have been fine with a good issue of All-New X-Men. Instead, Brian Michael Bendis and Stuart Immonen gave us the best issue of the series yet. It’s a good time to be an X-fan. With Uncanny X-Men relaunching soon, Bendis makes a fine decision in teasing what that book [...]
A Comic Book Collector’s Top 15 Undervalued Or Overlooked Speculator Picks
Have you ever been asked “What comics do you recommend for speculating/ investing in to hopefully turn a profit at a later date”? Well, even if you haven’t this article is sure to shed some light into just what comics one should be looking at!
Uncanny Avengers #1 Review
Marvel NOW! has finally come upon us. The first title of the relaunch, Uncanny Avengers, has been released. Does it live up to the months of hype? I’d say yes, if only Marvel could have kept their lips sealed a bit. Rick Remender is one writer who can do no wrong. Every title he touches ends [...]
Avengers vs X-Men #12 Review
After six months, Avengers vs X-Men has come to an end. Marvel proved that they could make a good event, let alone one that double shipped each month. So how was the ending to AvX? Good, even with a hiccup or two. WARNING. SPOILER WARNING FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT It would have been easy for [...]
Hawkeye #2 Review
Matt Fraction is one quirky writer. Anyone who has followed his career knows this. Hawkeye seems to be the perfect writing opportunity for his writing style. #2 is a better issue than #1, and that’s a hard feat to top. Fraction introduces Kat Bishop to the book. She is Hawkeye from the Young Avengers. Fraction gives [...]
En Memoriam: Michael Clark Duncan (1957-2012)
Monday, September 3, 2012. This year’s Labor Day started like any other Labor Day…full of happiness, sunshine, and a day of festivity with family or friends to look forward to. Sadly today though, for Hollywood, the rest of the entertainment world and us movie and comic book lore fans, we lost a “giant”, literally and [...]
Remembering Joe Kubert (1926-2012)
Hello Readers…this feature, we honor the life and passing of the comic book industry’s biggest pioneers and legends, Joe Kubert. What we can say to begin with, this gentleman, comic art scholar, teacher, and creator molded the backdrop for several of comic book legend’s most remembered characters and was a driving force of many an [...]
SDCC ’12: More Details About ‘Punisher War Zone’
Marvel Comics has revealed more details about the new series Punisher: War Zone, which starts with the event This is war!
SDCC ’12: Second Trailer For Marvel’s Avengers: Battle for Earth
And here comes the second trailer for Marvel’s game ‘Avengers: Battle for Earth”, which will be released in consoles later this year. Check it out!
Thomas Jane Deals Out Punishment In Dirty Laundry: An Independent Punisher Film
During the Thor and Captain America panel at Comic Con, Marvel Studios confirmed that they had gained back the rights to The Punisher. Later, they also confirmed that they had both Punisher and Blade back and were interested in bringing them back to the silver screen. Don’t get too excited just yet, there has been [...]
SDCC ’12: New Iron Man Armor Unveiled
A couple of days ago we uploaded the Iron Man Hall of Armor display at Comic Con. You remember it right? It was on our Facebook which you “like.” If not open a new tab and do that. Anyway, recently unveiled at that display was a new edition. The newest Iron Man armor for Iron [...]
Marvel Studios: A Difficult Start But A Fantastic Movie History Part 2
We continue our look at the marvel movie history so far. This time looking back at the end of the 90′s and 2000/2007 where movie pearls such as Blade, X-Men and Fantastic Four were conceived and released with various outcomes.
Avenging Spider-Man #9 Review
Avenging Spider-Man has been in an identity crisis the last couple of issues. It started out as a team up book, and was an old fashioned good time. But suddenly it became a book about helping other books. This month, it’s helping the soon to be launched Captain Marvel book. #8 helped out “Ends of the Earth,” [...]
Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One Box Set REVEALED!
If you thought Marvel and their Avengers were done taking your money, you thought wrong, since the movie surpassed the $600 million mark in domestic grossings. Marvel is set to release a special 10-disc, 6-film Blu-Ray collector’s set of all their movies released thus far. And NOW he have our official first look! Fest your eyes!
Pages From Deadpool Kills The Marvel Universe #2
Deadpool kills the Marvel Universe is one of the new miniseries we’ve been keeping our eye on lately. You probably remember the couple of pages of Deadpool offing Spidey a few days ago. It looks like that fatality comes in issue #2. CBR has three pages from the second issue of the series kicking off [...]
Marvel Explains Marvel NOW!
Marvel’s recent announcement about the Marvel NOW! initiative was met with mixed reactions by fans. Some were intrigued by the reshuffling of artists and writers for new books, while others were concerned that this was just code for a complete universe reboot. Fans can now rest easier, Marvel has been out and about reassuring fans [...]
Marvel Studios: A Difficult Start But A Fantastic Movie History Part 1
Long before Marvel heroes flooded the screens of cinemas around the world with Hollywood blockbusters, special effects and box office records, they soured a difficult start on the screens. Marvel Comics, as we know it today, acquired in 2009 by $4.24 billion by the Walt Disney Company, has gone through some very hard times.
Collectors Corner: The Amazing Spider-Man From Hot Toys
So Hot Toys just released more pictures of the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man figure. Although we dont get a very clear picture of Andrew Garfield’s face, expect to see it soon. Check out s0me of the pics: “One of the most popular superheroes is back on big screen as a new chapter in the [...]
IMAX Exclusive Amazing Spider-Man Poster For Midnight Screening Unveiled
The Amazing Spider-Man is getting ready to swing into theaters on July 3rd. In one week, Andrew Garfield picks up the Spider-Man mantle in the retelling of Peter Parker’s origin story. If you book your tickets for an IMAX 3-D screening of the midnight premiere, you’ll be one of the lucky few to snag this [...]
Marvel Movie News: Ant Man And Guardians Of The Galaxy
Marvel is still being tight lipped about what Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will consist of, the closest we’ve got is a rumor of a Black Panther movie and the news that Edgar Wright’s Ant Man is “closer than its ever been.” It looks like there may be some credence to the Ant [...]
Avengers vs X-Men #6 Review
After a few lackluster issues, it looked like Avengers vs X-Men had gone sour fast. But out of the sky comes…..a great issue? Jonathan Hickman finally discusses the aspect that everyone has been begging for: the philosophical debates. Many of the characters in this issue discuss both sides of this fight, and whether anyone is actually [...]
FAN REVIEW: Essential Iron Fist Volume 1
Bruce Rule is a fan of Iron Fist (seriously who isn’t) and he has reviewed amongst other comics, Essential Iron Fist Vol. 1 We are featuring his review here at Comic Book Therapy and we hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Make sure you leave your comments below. Essential Iron Fist [...]
Analysis of May’s Comic Sales
With AvX in full swing, there was no doubt in anyones mind that they were going to be ruling the May charts. But no one thought by this big a lead. Look at the bottom of this article to see how everything worked out. As you can see Avengers vs X-Men ruled the top ten. DC owns [...]
