There’s not much use fighting it anymore – Marvel’s Netflix and ABC TV output has hit a serious creative rut, and is frankly stuck in an unfamiliar realm of mediocrity. [Read more…] about Marvel’s Defenders Review! Marvel TV Is Stuck
Marvel Reviews
I Can Legacy Clearly Now #6: Avengers #672 – Worlds Are Colliding, Jerry!
Avengers #672 opens with extremely effective and intriguing framing. From top to bottom, the page – written by Mark Waid and rendered by Jesus Diaz – presents Peter Parker, Spider-Man, delivering a flash-like vibrating warning. As your eye-line tries to uncover the infinitely overlaid message, Peter transitions panel by panel into Miles Morales, the Champions’ Spider-Man. [Read more…] about I Can Legacy Clearly Now #6: Avengers #672 – Worlds Are Colliding, Jerry!
I Can Legacy Clearly Now #5: Spirits of Vengeance #1 – Nostalgia Rides Again
Marvel’s relaunch of Spirits of Vengeance is one of a handful of new series launches within Marvel Legacy. The premise, as executed by the creative team of Victor Gischler and David Baldeon, essentially builds their own version of Justice League Dark
I Can Legacy Clearly Now #4: Iron Fist #73 – Long In The Sabretooth
In theory, Marvel’s “Legacy” initiative is intended to restore Marvel’s strong history while simultaneously keeping the door open for new readers. [Read more…] about I Can Legacy Clearly Now #4: Iron Fist #73 – Long In The Sabretooth
I Can Legacy Clearly Now #3: Jessica Jones #13 – Purple Pills
Even before David Tennant crafted the vile Zebediah Killgrave into one of the most memorable villains of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jessica Jones’ life was wholly corrupted by the Purple Man. The through line of Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos’ excellent Alias