Browsing: Marvel

Or – “What The Publishers These Days Call A Great Jumping-On Point…” I’ve commented many times on my great dislike of both the 90’s Ghost Rider revamp and the “Elvis-As-Hipster-Doofus” take that was the Nick Cage movie.  As with many of my dislikes, it’s not out of sheer bastardry that I rage against the corporate machine, but because of my deep love of a DIFFERENT version of the character.  I came into Johnny Blaze’s run as Ghost Rider late (with the last issue of that run, #81, actually) and worked my way backwards through his character history until I now…

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There’s a new era of X-Men comics coming your way, and this week, Major Spoilers’ own Matthew and Stephen crack open X-Men #1 and give it a glance.

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When it comes to casting a large group of superheroes, Matthew Vaughn has his hands full with X-Men: First Class.  The latest casting news has Caleb Landry Jones to play Banshee. FROM THE WIKI An Irish mutant, Banshee possesses a “sonic scream,” capable of harming enemies’ auditory systems and causing physical vibrations. He is named after the banshee, a legendary ghost from Irish mythology, said to possess a powerful cry, although the banshee spirit is invariably female. A former Interpol agent and NYPD officer, Banshee was always a decade older than most of the X-Men and had only a relatively…

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You can consider this the lead up to the Friday Sing-Along as Marvel released a music video to hype the just released Shadowland series. It’s the battle for the soul of New York in SHADOWLAND #1, on-sale NOW! Superstars Andy Diggle & Billy Tan present the birth of the Marvel Universe’s greatest villain as the Avengers, Thunderbolts, Moon Knight and more must join forces to stop this deadly foe! Now, for the first time, experience the powerful new music video celebrating this landmark Marvel event. via Marvel

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Or – “Heel Turn Or Swerve?  Only Vince And The Writing Team Know For Sure…” The real fact of the matter regarding Daredevil is that he’s pretty much ALWAYS been marginalized in the Marvel Universe.  Sure, there was the Fantastic Four Crossover back in the day, and he played a role in Contest Of Champions (aka Marvel Super-Heroes At The Winter Olympics, a story I’m sure I should tell one of these days) but generally speaking, Matt Murdock doesn’t come and play in all the superheroic reindeer games.  Things are about to change, though, as DD is going to be…

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Marvel has announced that Enter the Heroic Age and Young Allies #1 have both arrived on the Marvel Comics App available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. “Both of these issues present readers with a look at some of our most acclaimed series in this bold new era for Marvel,” said David Gabriel, Marvel Senior Vice-President of Sales & Circulation. “Working with our retailer advisory committee, we believe introducing single issues of our acclaimed series to our Marvel Comics app users will encourage them to visit their local comic shops for the next chapters of these series. Whether you’re…

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