The Marvel Rundown: Is Marvel’s Latest Monster Mash Terrorizing or Tired?
Civil War II doesn’t seem that far behind us, but we’re already starting a new phase of Marvel with the debut of Monsters Unleashed #1. With recent teaser images, we can already start to...
The Marvel Rundown: A War of Two Excellent Marvel Books
Personal confession time: I love events! I love giant, bombastic events taking place in huge, shared universes, I just don’t think that most of them are very good. Oftentimes, people lose sight of what...
The Marvel Rundown: Nadia Pym is a Breakout Star in her First Wasp Ongoing...
I'll be the first to admit to being a little cold on some of the Marvel debuts recently, but this week is loaded with surprises. If the Marvel Universe is supposed to be the world...
The Marvel Rundown: Jennifer Walters is in a Post-CIVIL WAR II State of Mind
Civil War II has concluded and we've got our thoughts and two brand new ongoings in the post-Civil War II Marvel Universe. Marvel NOW! 2.0 has begun in final days of 2016 but what...
MARVEL RUNDOWN: Twas’ the Wednesday before Christmas and Three Marvel Ongoings debuted!
We’re less than a week away from Christmas, but this week. Marvel launched an astonishing three ongoings. The publisher has unleashed the Guardians of the Galaxy property in full force with the debut of...
The Marvel Rundown: The Nature of Freedom and Justice is Challenged in CAPTAIN AMERICA...
This week, two Marvel #1's shipped and they both have one thing in common: amazing cliffhangers that are the product of a long period of careful foreshadowing and preparation. I love it when good plans come together, and boy do they ever in Captain America #1 and Nighthawk #1.
The Marvel Rundown: Civil War II #0 exceeds expectations
Civil War II is a Marvel comic so big that one prequel issue can't possibly cover all the details of the conflict's catalyst. This event, which pits Captain Marvel against Iron Man, is the latest in a long line...
The Marvel Rundown: Is Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther Too Opaque to Love?
The first issue of Black Panther, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Atlantic), drawn by Brian Stelfreeze (Wednesday Comics) and colored by Laura Martin (Thor) was a technical success. The character of Black Panther was fueled by...
The Marvel Rundown: Is Marvel’s newest take on the Thunderbolts punishing?
This week in The Marvel Rundown, we're taking a look at a shiny pair of new #1s. First, we examine The Punisher, a series about Marvel's resident badass on call whose reputation was recently bolstered...
The Marvel Rundown: PLEASANT HILL Ends, THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC Begin
If you are anything like me, chances are good that you missed out on the bulk of the last crossover event, Marvel Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill. The latest crossover has a sort of...
The Marvel Rundown: Is The Uncanny Inhumans worth your dollars?
This week on The Marvel Rundown nothing is new...so that means we can just hang up this column and leave it out to dry...right? Wrong. There is a lot going on in All-New, All-Different...
The Marvel Rundown: So Why Did C-3PO Have a Red Arm, Anyways?!
This week, Marvel is following up their stellar Black Panther #1 launch with some special one-shots and series kick-offs! First up author James Robinson (Fantastic Four) and illustrator Tony Harris (Ex Machina), who last collaborated on the lauded series...
