Comic Book Review: Astonishing X-Men Volume 1: Life of X

Comic Book Review: Astonishing X-Men Volume 1: Life of X

July 09, 2018   comic books, Marvel, Review, X-Men,

Astonishing X-Men is the newest title as part of Marvels ResurXion relaunch of the X-Men, an initiative to bring back the X-Men to their former glory. How good of a job does the first Volume of the series do and what essential X-character makes his long awaited return in it?

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Black Lightning Review: Should You Be Watching The CW's New Superhero Show?

Black Lightning Review: Should You Be Watching The CW's New Superhero Show?

January 24, 2018   comic books, DC, Netflix, Review, TV,

Courtesy of The CW

Black Lightning is the newest addition to The CW's superhero line-up and currently the talk of the town. So is it worth checking out and how does it compare to other Arrowverse shows? I'm going to give you the rundown.

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Why FOX's New X-Men show The Gifted Is Worth Your Time

Why FOX's New X-Men show The Gifted Is Worth Your Time

January 14, 2018   comic books, Marvel, Review, TV, X-Men,

Courtesy of Fox

In an age where superhero movies dominate the box office and almost every channel or streaming service has some kind of comic book TV adaption in its lineup, it’s understandable to ask if we really need another show about superheroes.  With FOX’s new show, The Gifted, the answer to that question is a resounding yes, and I'm going to tell you exactly why.

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Dan Slott Accidentally Tweets Possible Major Spoiler About Mephisto/Osborne In His Final Amazing Spider-Man Arc

Dan Slott Accidentally Tweets Possible Major Spoiler About Mephisto/Osborne In His Final Amazing Spider-Man Arc

December 20, 2017   Marvel, News, Spider-Man,

A couple days ago Marvel released the March 2018 solicitations that suggest long time Amazing Spider-Man writer Dan Slott might be leaving the title after his almost ten-year run. Shortly after that Dan Slott accidentally posted a tweet that could contain a major spoiler for the story.


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Italian-American Heroes in Marvel and DC Comic Books

Italian-American Heroes in Marvel and DC Comic Books

December 16, 2017   comic books, DC, Marvel,

There has been a lot of talk about diversity and representation in comic books lately. Today I will give you a quick overview of characters with an Italian background in Marvel and DC.

You might be surprised about some of the names you'll find on this list.


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How To Get Started Reading Comic Books

How To Get Started Reading Comic Books

December 09, 2017   comic books, DC, Marvel, Marvel Unlimited, reading,

So you want to start reading comic books? Great! 

But you don’t know where to start? You’re not alone. It can seem quite overwhelming at first with all the different titles, characters and decade long publication history. 

But if I could get into it, so can you. 

In the following I will give you some tips and suggestions on how to get started on your new life consuming hobby and how to get the most out of it. 

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