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Writers:  G. Willow Wilson Marguerite Bennett Artists: Jorge Molina Craig Yeung Colorists: Laura Martin Matt Milla Letterer:  VC's Cory Petit Marvel's Mightiest Women finally get their own explosive series! In a secluded...

The Beat Staff has been...busy lately with two events going on and the Ultimate Universe coming to an end (sort of) this week. All...

Even without an issue of Secret Wars proper this week, the news coming out of Marvel regarding the event has been overwhelming. Get a...

I've seen a lot of speculation about Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by Ryan North and Erica Henderson being on the edge of the cancellation zone, but the first four issues are getting a reprinting—their third—with connected covers by Henderson and new copy by North. This is sort of interesting to me, without knowing any of the behind the scenes on it, as it seems to speak to a special interest in the book, which features a college age heroine who has fun with pals while beating Galactus. It definitely has an all-ages vibe to it, and a bit of a cult following. It's certainly one of the most unusual books Marvel is publishing so it's nice to see it get a boost, even as it suggests the book is more successful than it seems from the charts alone.

A few E3 2015 predictions and some Secret Wars giveaways.

Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Esad Ribic Colors: Ive Svorcina Letters: Chris Eliopoulos • WHEN THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS GONE, ALL THAT REMAINS IS BATTLEWORLD! • LEARN THE SECRETS OF THIS BRAVE NEW REALM...

I kind of missed the tidal ebb and flow over Jill Lepore's analysis of A-Force in the New Yorker while I was at TCAF. I saw it in my feed and figured it would ignite some debate but I was misled by the title on the piece

Youthful veteran star, 18-year-old Asa Butterfield has been tapped to play Spider-Man in the MCU/Sonyverse, according to Latino Review. Spidey's role in the MCU is not yet known but he'll probably appear in Captain America; Civil War because everyone else is, as well.

Thor #8   Story: Jason Aaron Artist: Russell Dauterman Colors: Matthew Wilson Letters: Joe Sabino Publisher: Marvel     This is it, seven months of mystery and red herrings all culminate in Thor #8....

Perhaps the shocked, butthurt and offended legions who felt that turning Thor into a woman would destroy their view of masculinity as they sounded The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women can rest a bit easier now. Her identity has been revealed and that is a sure sign that Old Man with Penis Thor is coming back soon. In cas eyou are wondering, the story was spoiled many places, as FemmeThor #8 with the above reveal cover is coming out tomorrow, but the official Marvel version of the leak seems to be here at Vulture, where writer Jason Aaron chats and reveals that

D23 Expo starts to reveal what fans will see in Anaheim this August.

From the time the Scarlet Witch first appeared in X-Men #4 (March 1964), her fictional adventures have been pretty complicated. Now a new, eventually...