He was named Minion, a creation of Advanced Idea Mechanics in the hopes of averting a mysterious threat from the future. He was sent through time and space to absorb the minds of the universe’s greatest scientists and warriors. But due to absorbing the personality of a self-proclaimed freelance peacekeeping agent (i.e., bounty hunter) named … Read more
A monkey becomes an assassin in the latest animated series from Marvel Studios, with all ten episodes available to stream on Disney+ from January 26. Combining a decent plot, appealing animation and a strong comic performance from Jason Sudeikis, it’s an entertaining series that greatly improves upon its source material. Matthew Turner enjoys some monkey … Read more
Meet the cast of Marvel Studios’ first martial arts blockbuster, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, in a new featurette below. Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Awkwafina (Katy) and Meng’er Zhang (Xialing) answer a few questions about their real-life characters here, interspersed with a few choice clips from the movie. As the campaign hots up, there are six new character posters too… … Read more
As the Marvel Museum Collection releases the movie Black Panther mask, Philip Bates ponders who could wear it next after Chadwick Boseman’s much-too-early passing. Chadwick Boseman’s death in August 2020 shocked the world. His impact on cinema was massive, and comic-book fans were left questioning who could take on the mantle of the Black Panther in the … Read more
Sure, Spider-Man: No Way Home may be all people are talking about right now, but allow Kelechi Ehenulo to remind us about the newest incarnation, Miles Morales, and his rich, exquisite history – not to mention a breathtaking debut in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and the upcoming sequel, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One). Before he took that … Read more
Celebrating the launch of the Marvel Museum Collection, Philip Bates strains to lift his pen in order to ask “Who is Worthy to lift Thor’s hammer?”. “Whosoever holds this hammer, if they be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.” But who is really worthy enough to lift Mjolnir, Thor’s mystical hammer? What does “worthy” actually mean? And … Read more
Great news! The Marvel Movie Collection is to be extended. Due to the success of the collection we are extending it to 120 issues! This means the collection will be able able to feature characters from the very latest Marvel Studios movies, including Captain Marvel! First up, in issue 81, here’s a peek at Kraglin, as portrayed by Sean … Read more
Way before Spider-Man: Homecoming, even before Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man guested in a Marvel Cinematic movie! OK, it’s a bit of fun, but a fan theory had it that the young boy showing his allegiance to Tony Stark by standing up to Justin Hammer’s drones in 2010’s Iron Man 2 (below) was Peter Parker. During the press junkets … Read more
Crossovers. Love ’em or hate ’em, you can’t get away from them. Now Ralf Collie and James Corray Smith can reveal the Top Ten DC/Marvel Crossovers… 10. Daredevil/Batman – Eye for an Eye (1997) Writer: DG Chichester Artist: Scott McDaniel Pairing Batman and Daredevil seems obvious, but the potential of the combination is not really lived up to … Read more