Marvel

People who know me are generally surprised when they find out I'm a huge fan of Phonogram, the ode to the power of music...

Just in time to celebrate the Raimi-esque casting of Paul Giamatti as The Rhino in the next Spider-Man movie, Diamond Select Toys has released 9-inch Rhino action figure.

It's not that they weren't go before, but now they ‘but now they even have a whole name: Marvel’s Phase Three, as Marvel studio head Kevin Feige told MTV:

Marvel seem to be making a proper investment in their female characters in 2013, with a number of new books launching and several of...

Whooooeeee is it time again for a new mega crossover event ALREADY? Yep, Marvel's AGE OF ULTRON is rolling out in March, and previews are being released -- here's a couple of teaser images by In-Hyuk Lee—it must be said, they are very nice.

Research for Sean Howe's Marvel Comics: The Untold Story has dug up a lot of long-forgotten dirt, but here's a particularly sad one:Marvel selling art by Romita, Sinott, Kane, Sal Buscema and more to a Winnipeg art gallery for $1000:

Another week where I purposely ignore Saga! What devilry is this? Surely answers must be forthcoming. This week I'll be reviewing X-Men #40, Hoax Hunters...

Two of the stronger X-Men titles during an incredibly strong period for X-Men titles in general, April will sadly see the cancellation of both...

The big sales news for December was definitely coming out of the Marvel Now relaunch and the "death" of Peter Parker.  Big numbers on...

A very cute cat with an extra claw named Lil Bub visited Marvel Comics, and thus perhaps the greatest post ever on the Marvel...

The Oscar nominations were announced the other day. To no one’s surprise, the screenplay for The Avengers was not among them. That’s a shame, because the screenplay for The Avengers is a startling model of precision, density and propulsion. It manages to juggle no fewer than ten wildly disparate main characters in its ensemble cast and give each of them weight, clarity and purpose. Dear readers, I’ve worked on many a comic-book movie, none of which ever got near production. To get one superhero narrative to work is damn near impossible; The Avengers soars with seven.

Brian Michael Bendis took to the Marvel Conference Phone this week, to listen in awe to the sonorous sounds of the comics press. Talking about his imminent relaunch of Guardians of the Galaxy with Steve McNiven, he was joined on the call by editor Steve Wacker, who alternately sighed and yelped “NO” every time the writer revealed a little too much about the upcoming stories.