Over the past few years, Marvel has released an annual Point One special, a one-shot anthology showcasing various “teasers” of what to expect in the comics throughout the coming year. Having yet to announce one for 2015, this week’s Uncanny Inhumans #0 serves most effectively as a model substitute. Boasting an over-sized page count and a pair of back-up features, it has the ground floor feel of the “next big thing” from cover to cover. [Read more…] about UNCANNY INHUMANS #0 Review: “Begin Times!”
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Rage of Ultron Review!: Does ‘The Killing Joke’ For Ultron Live Up To The Hype?
What’s the defining Ultron story of the last 15 years? It’s a deceptively tricky question to answer, especially when you realize Kurt Busiek and George Perez’s “Ultron Unlimited” (from Avengers #19 to #22) was 16 years ago. Rage of Ultron attempts to fill the void, but can this Marvel OGN do one of the Avengers greatest villains (in)justice? [Read more…] about Rage of Ultron Review!: Does ‘The Killing Joke’ For Ultron Live Up To The Hype?
X-O MANOWAR #35 Review!: “EXTINCTION EVENT”
Part 2 of the story “Dead Hand” finds the action in full swing a hop, skip and a jump away from Earth in the Alpha Centauri star system as Aric of Dacia – X-O Manowar – is flying in space, trying to outrun a huge solar flare. He’s racing against time to reach the planet Loam, homeworld of his former enemies, the race known as the Vine, in an attempt to warn them to evacuate everyone from the planet while there’s still very precious little time. [Read more…] about X-O MANOWAR #35 Review!: “EXTINCTION EVENT”
How’s The New Marvel Unlimited Desktop Reader?
Marvel quietly updated their MU desktop reader in early 2015, after approximately 2 years in a “beta mode” that was pretty clearly designed to test out mobile app functionality.
The flash and beta reader options are gone, meaning this is the desktop reader for all MU subscribers, as well as the easiest reading option for Windows 10 readers, or any other device without a custom app. How’s it looking? [Read more…] about How’s The New Marvel Unlimited Desktop Reader?
History of Batman #8: The Duality of Two-Face – Batman in 1942, Part Two
The year 1942 ends on exciting high notes for the Batman in ‘Detective Comics’, ‘Batman’ and ‘World’s Finest’. From the introduction of Harvey Kent who would become Harvey Dent / Two-Face to more incredible World War II propaganda cover art by Jack Burnely, the Dynamic Duo continue to save wherever their cape and cowl falls in and out of Gotham. Let’s take a look at more tales of Penguin, Joker and the unjust that plagued Batman’s city during this Golden Age. [Read more…] about History of Batman #8: The Duality of Two-Face – Batman in 1942, Part Two