Ms. Marvel episode 6 has brought a blockbuster finale to the first season of the Disney Plus streaming show – and with it, a final twist in the way Kamala Khan and her superhero origins are brought to the MCU. Spoilers ahead for Ms. Marvel episode 6 – don’t say …
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Marvel Comics just revealed that Captain America’s shield has a secret history that may be tied to a secret, evil organization. But revealing big secret histories around parts of Marvel Comics lore that we think we know in and out is par for the course for the Marvel Universe – …
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In the twin 2019 limited series House of X and Powers of X (opens in new tab), the X-Men brought all of mutantkind to their own nation founded on the living mutant island Krakoa. And in summer 2021, they held their first Hellfire Gala event, welcoming non-mutants from around the …
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The Justice League is dead. There is no Justice League. But Pariah is building new worlds from the essences of legacy heroes, Nightwing isn’t convinced about the deaths of such important figureheads, and the DC Universe is torn over what to believe or where to go next. All of this …
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A tyrannosaurus called BatWalker hunts evil in Growltham City. A triceratops called WonderDon readies for battle on her utopian island of Trimyscira. A brontosaurus called Supersaurus protects the humans of Metraaaghpolis. If these dinosaur puns don’t bring a giant smile to your face, you probably won’t enjoy The Jurassic League …
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The Marvel match-up of the year is here. On May 10, the House of Ideas releases Hulk Vs. Thor: Banner of War Alpha #1, the first chapter of the five-part ‘Banner of War’ crossover featuring the latest mano a mano showdown between Avengers powerhouses Hulk and Thor. But just why …
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On May 6, 2020, George Pérez died, five months after the beloved comic book legend announced to the comics community that he had a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months to one year to live. Within minutes of that December announcement, Pérez’s fans responded – and the response …
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Jane Foster is well known as one of the longest-running and most powerful heroes to wield Mjolnir (and one of a very few who can claim the name ‘Thor’), and now we’ve got our first glimpse of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor in the new Thor: …
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Alex Ross and Mark Waid’s DC landmark limited series Kingdom Come celebrated a milestone 25th anniversary in 2021. One of DC’s bestselling comic book series and then collections in its long history, which Newsarama readers selected as the best DC Comics story of all time, was first published in May …
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Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley are gearing up to introduce a new Hulk nemesis known as Titan, who has been billed as the “deadliest Hulk” in the Marvel Universe. And as it turns out, it’s looking like Titan is actually a new version of Hulk himself. (Image credit: Marvel Comics) …
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