I received this e-mail today regarding the Greatest Fantastic Four runs of all time: I really enjoyed your attempt to bring rigor to the question of comic book run quality in your fantastic four article. Yeah the inputs are entirely … Continue reading
Kree-Skrull War Review (1971-1972) What is the historical importance of the Kree-Skrull War story arc? It started a space war theme in the Marvel Universe (40 years in real time!) that is still referenced today in almost every major title … Continue reading
Although the 1980s marked the most obvious and hyped Marvel crossover events (such as Contest of Champions and Secret Wars), the 1970s had special storylines that could be considered crossover events. So many people have different definitions of what makes … Continue reading
Avengers: The Origin Review: I had let these comics just stack up, as I was not motivated to read a retelling of something every Marvel fan already knows: Loki had used the Hulk to get to Thor, and his plan … Continue reading
So I read a cute story by Karl Kesel (a true pro, it wasn’t his fault that he had to use the sliding time-line) in The Amazing Spider-Man Annual 37 (read) about the – ahem- first meeting between Captain America … Continue reading
So Marvel’s event- 7 years (or is it 10- in the making) has come to an end in May 2010. Yes, I have mixed feeling about Marvel’s Siege event. There is one thing that Brian Michael Bendis and Joe Quesada … Continue reading
Civil War got me back into following the Marvel Universe, although I collected Civil War much after it was published. It lead to Iron Man turning heel, the death of Steve Rogers, Spider-Man unmasking, and a bunch of new Avengers … Continue reading
As of Amazing Spider-Man #604-let me just analyze the status quo assuming you don’t read the current Spider-Man comics: Peter Parker works for Frontline- Ben Urich’s small-time honest newspaper. J. Jonah Jameson is the mayor of New York, and sends … Continue reading
