X-men Anime Looks like the animation and style for this X-men Anime series is good. But I know the anime taste is not for everyone. Still it’s always good to see a new X-men animated series.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31623 In the new Spider-Man story, the Jackal will return. And he is in his classic costume. I think it’s great to see the Jackal again. We haven’t seen him since the mid 1990s Clone Saga. And even then he had a needless ugly costume. I think the Jackal has always had the...
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31648 IDW Comics will publish Thor: Artist Edition. The work of Walter Simonson’s The Mighty Thor issues 337-340 and 360-362. I just find it very odd that Marvel would give another company permission to make a book like this? Why not just COPY the IDW artist edition style and make their own in-house...
I think one of the last great, and truly revolutionary artists on Spider-Man was Todd McFarlane. I remember reading back then the issues and they were something else to behold. There is a reason why McFarlane is so highly regarded as an artist. And his Spider-Man work was breathtaking. His influence on the...
Just saw Iron Man 2 today and it’s excellent. Maybe cause we’re used to him now, or cause the origin is so dramatic. It’s a little less dramatic then the first one. So maybe a slight notch below, but still an excellent movie. And the final big battle was great and saved it. War...
Thinking of Mary Jane Watson, in terms of today’s Spider-Man books. I think the character is irreversibly Damaged Goods, and can never be fixed in the Spider-Man books. Looking at her, or bringing her back into the current Spider-Man books with a recurring role, just cannot happen. When fans look at her, they...
In the Amazing Spider-Man #623-624, Peter Parker gets fired and us Unemployed. I guess their trying to reflect today’s economy and people who have lost their jobs. But truth is, I’ve stopped caring for the book. And while Spidey is my favorite superhero. In terms of the current comic books and buying it? I...
Sony Spider-Man 1 image found on google with my caption Just read the news that Sam Raimi and Tobey Maquire are out and will not be part of Spider-Man 4 and a reboot is in the works. There were script troubles and NO DOUBT Sony was not happy at all that they had to...
Picture found on google with my caption Besides the rise in comic book prices to $3.99 at Marvel for many books and mini-series, one thing that slipped under the radar and didn’t get much attention is that Marvel raised the prices on their collected editions. I was in the comic shop recently just to...
Amazing Fantasy 15 cover with my caption Kirby Estate Going After Spider-Man Unpacking The Kirby Reclamation Case Wow what a news surprise! What a bunch of crap in my opinion! Having read a lot about the creation of Spider-Man. It’s clear to me, that a Lee/Kirby Spider-Man WOULD NEVER have been the same as...
Various Kirby co-creations with my caption Kirby Estate Goes after Marvel This news is a surprise! It appears that Jack Kirby, or rather his Heirs in the form of his Estate are going to sue both Marvel and now Disney. They are going for the Copyright ownership of the characters Kirby created or that...
Spider-Man and Captain America by Joe Quesada with my caption Comic Book Resources I took the above images from the Comic Book Resources link above on his Cup O’ Joe art. Spidey was a One More Day Wizard picture. Cap was from the Reborn story cover art. I put my text in both and...
Marvel Characters image found on Google with my caption I’m sure you heard the news by now. That Disney plans to buy Marvel and all their characters. My reaction? Utter Surprise! For all the comic news gossip / journalism sites, I never saw or read about this coming. Yet, wouldn’t their be news of...
Of the properties that Marvel owns the rights to produce movies, which do you think is their best property? I’d like to state, and feel free to add to the list, but I don’t think Marvel owns the movie rights to these properties. Spider-Man is Sony and company. X-men, Wolverine, Magneto, Fantastic Four, Daredevil...
Superman, Hulk, Spider-Man images with my caption Siegels Get More Superman Recent Court Rulings Have given Superman’s creators Family, co-ownership of the character, with DC DC comics owning the rest. It seems in the last few years copyright laws have changed. And what is happening in the Superman case is legal. And you you...
Thor and Dr. Strange image with my caption Looking over the Marvel Comics characters of the 1960′s, very few Heroes wore capes on their costumes. Of the group only Dr. Strange and Thor wore capes. That’s it. Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, X-men, Hulk, etc. no one else got a cape. Was it Stan Lee who...
Captain America image with my caption I hate to mention this but of all I heard about how great the Joe Simon / Jack Kirby team was to comics, and their is no doubt they did a lot for the industry. I think almost none of their characters really did last. Only Captain America...
Amazing Spider-Man One More Day covers with my caption Since One More Day and the issue of Marriage is an important issue. I can’t help but think about it again. I recently saw the movie Fireproof DVD (click this link to read about the DVD), and it was quite good. But if you do...
Red Hulk with my caption I just read Hulk #600 and I remember reading months ago that the Red Hulk identity would be revealed. Well it was a lie because it is NOT revealed in this issue. In fact there are plans for a Red She-Hulk now and a battle of the Hulks crossover...
Article By: Bobby Ponterio I was thinking about 1960′s Marvel and what made that foundation of a universe great, why those characters and books got popular, and I came up with 3 concepts which I will expand upon: 1. Community 2. Lack of Space Alien Origins 3. Relatable Heroes 1. Community The Marvel Heroes...
Amazing Spider-Man #601 cover with my caption I must admit J. Scott Campbell does have his moments as an artist. And this is one of his best covers. I like how subtle it is. It has a picture of Peter and MJ together in a photo above her. There is a Spider-Man mention in...
Iron Man 2 image with my caption Marvel has wrapped up principal photography of the Iron Man 2 film. What this means basically is the actors have shot all their scenes. Now the film will go into post production where the special effects, editing, and piecing together the film happens. I wrote a reply...
Marvel Man History Marvelman promo image with my caption Something rare happened at the SDCC and the news was supposed to be big. You can head over to your favorite comic news sites for all the details. This post is my view on the situation. I’m actually not impressed, and this news is not...
Spider-Man picture with my caption One thing I’ve noticed is that until the 1990′s Spider-Man had a great, almost easy to follow continuity. His history was not really messed up, or had big gaps of reboots, timeline jumps, or continuity problems. I’ll qualify this by giving bad continuity examples. Over at DC Comics, Superman,...
With Captain America Reborn, I just read Cap #600 and Reborn #1. And to me the details are still fuzzy about what exactly is going on. It appears that Steve Rodgers mind was sent time traveling to the past. While his body is in a time freeze type stasis. And that the Red Skull...
Kiel Phegley: Phase two of this controversy comes from Rob Liefeld, logged on to Twitter and “As the guy that created, designed and wrote his first dozen appearances, Shatterstar is not gay. Sorry. Can’t wait to someday undo this. Seems totally contrived.” As the Editor-in-Chief, how do you respond to that? It’s one thing...
I wrote the following blog post in another group on 4/19/08 but since I’m shutting that group down soon. I thought I’d post it here, because it’s a good post and I still want it out there. I was on a comic forum and posted this reply. Thought it was worth putting here. It...
Captain America Lives Again It seems in a few months Captain America will be reborn and turn up alive again at Marvel Comics. I think this is partially a reason why comic book fans, who have grown older have become cynical of comic books, or lost interest. Why care if a character dies, when...
John Turitzin, Marvel’s general counsel and EVP of the executive office During the presentation, Turitzin gave an overview of Marvel — a “cash machine,” he called it — and the various ways it makes money, from publishing and licensing to the more recently added Marvel Studios division. Like I said on Friday, one of...
Wolverine is A Patchwork Character When I hear the casual comment by writers that: ‘Wolverine was created by Len Wein’ I can’t help but wince. When you look at Wolverine as we know him today, you have to realize he is a virtual patchwork character with no one major creator responsible for the overall...
