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
THOR Review (2011): I was pleasantly surprised with THOR, became engrossed with it and really felt pumped once things started to get going. The movie is a different take on the Marvel Universe- it is action fantasy as opposed to … Continue reading
X-Men in the 1960′s: here is a quick overview of the original X-Men in the 1960′s. I have read X-Men 1-42 recently. This is not a review of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, or Roy Thomas. This is about the actual … 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
Who had the best Fantastic Four run? Who had the worst Fantastic Four run? That was the question I wanted to answer myself as opposed to believing the talking heads and parrots with no perspective or hands on knowledge of … Continue reading
Which creative team (or writer) had the best Fantastic Four run for Marvel Comics? I just started Mark Waid’s Fantastic Four run, which the message boards at the time had heralded as “the best Fantastic Four run since John Byrne”. … Continue reading
Warning: this article is an informed generalization, okay? As I research all of my comics, I will eventually graph my hypothesis and present evidence either way. As someone who has read entire runs (with no skips) of Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible … Continue reading
Is Stan Lee overrated? That seems to be a talking point for comic book geeks, who freely take pot-shots at classic writer Stan Lee, since creators like Alan Moore, Erik Larsen, Gerald Jones, and others have gone on the record … Continue reading
As someone who remembers how DC Comics 1990′s editors refused to acknowledge its Silver Age and Golden Age comic book continuity, I’m glad the fans demanded change and received it. A few years ago I read CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS … Continue reading
