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Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/1/19 – It’s the cosmic rays! I warned you about ’em!

02/01/2019 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald 1 Comment

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 2/1/19 – It’s the cosmic rays! I warned you about ’em!

Tom Brevoort takes us into the Stan and Jack creaive dynamic.

Filed Under: Kibbles 'n' Bits, News Tagged With: clair napier, claire napier, douglas rushkoff, Fantastic Four, gary reed, high end comics arts, Jack Kirby, jana schirmer, jose homs, lauren weinstein, mads mikkelson, POLAR, saul steinberg, shi, SPACE MOUNTAIN, Stan Lee, stoors, the 9 panel grid, Tom Brevoort, twitter bad, zidrou

And the Comics Industry Person(s) of the Year are: Stan Lee and Olivia Jaimes

01/14/2019 4:00 pm by Heidi MacDonald 8 Comments

And the Comics Industry Person(s) of the Year are: Stan Lee and Olivia Jaimes

The Man reigned over our year, but newcomer Olivia Jaimes made her voice heard.

Filed Under: Top News Tagged With: 2018 creator survey, 2018 person of the year, annie koyama, Dav Pilkey, ginga gagliano, jarrett j krosoczka, lauren weinstien, liana finck, lisa hanawalt, Luke Pearson, ngozi ukazo, olivia jaimes, person of the year, Stan Lee, Tom King

Four Places You Can’t See Ant-Man in the AVENGERS 4 Trailer

12/07/2018 11:30 am by Alexander Lu

Four Places You Can’t See Ant-Man in the AVENGERS 4 Trailer

Don’t worry, he’s definitely there, though.

Filed Under: Marvel, Movies Tagged With: Ant-Man, Avengers, avengers 4, Avengers: Endgame, Marvel, Stan Lee

The End is Near: AVENGERS 4 Trailer Promises Heartbreak, Vengeance

12/07/2018 9:22 am by Alexander Lu

The End is Near: AVENGERS 4 Trailer Promises Heartbreak, Vengeance

Good morning, true believers! Are your knees weak? Your arms heavy? Your heart pounding with the force of a linebacker’s tackle on Superbowl Sunday? Well, Marvel is finally ready to relieve you of your burdens with the release of the first trailer and title reveal for Avengers 4. The film, directed by Infinity War directors […]

Filed Under: Movies, Top News Tagged With: Avengers, avengers 4, Avengers: Endgame, Black Widow, Captain America, guardians of the galaxy, Hulk, Iron Man, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey Jr, Stan Lee, Thor, Trailer

Check Out Marvel’s Upcoming Stan Lee Tribute Covers

12/04/2018 4:00 pm by Ricardo Serrano Denis

Check Out Marvel’s Upcoming Stan Lee Tribute Covers

Marvel has announced it will pay tribute to Stan Lee via trade dress on the covers of some of the titles to be released between December 19-January 9. Both main covers and variant covers will feature the trade dress, although, according to Previewsworld.com, variants will receive the trade dress on a case-by-case basis. Marvel’s response […]

Filed Under: Marvel, Stan Lee Tagged With: Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, stan lee media, trade dress, tribute

The Marvel Rundown: Disassembling UNCANNY X-MEN, and the mutant legacy of Stan Lee

11/14/2018 12:30 pm by Beat Staff

The Marvel Rundown: Disassembling UNCANNY X-MEN, and the mutant legacy of Stan Lee

We talk about the latest relaunch for Marvel’s merry mutants, and look back at Lee and Kirby’s original X-MEN #1

Filed Under: Marvel, Reviews, Top Comics Tagged With: Jack Kirby, Marvel, Stan Lee, The Marvel Rundown, Uncanny X-Men

The Industry Reacts to News of Stan Lee’s Passing

11/12/2018 2:47 pm by Samantha Puc

The Industry Reacts to News of Stan Lee’s Passing

When news of comics legend Stan Lee’s passing hit social media, the reactions came from all over the world.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: facebook, Instagram, Marvel Comics, Stan Lee, Twitter

What If…Stan Lee Had Hosted a Talk Show In the Late ’60s?

10/24/2018 4:15 pm by Joe Grunenwald

What If…Stan Lee Had Hosted a Talk Show In the Late ’60s?

Video of a young Lee engaging in a roundtable discussion with a group of young newspaper editors is a fascinating look at the living legend.

Filed Under: Stan Lee Tagged With: 1968, discussion, Pilot, Stan Lee, Talk Show, YouTube

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/15/18: A mysterious shape

10/15/2018 9:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Kibbles ‘n’ Bits 10/15/18: A mysterious shape

§ Nice Art: Jules Feiffer has begun a new comic strip at Tablet magazine, American Follies.  Feiffer, 89, finished up his graphic novel trilogy, and keeps on cartooning. § Speaking of  Feiffer, Paul Morton in the LA Time Book Review looks at that trilogy and the final volume, The Ghost Script: A decent summary of the […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ace comic con, avengers 4, Chris Evans, CXC, dosplay, india comic cons, Jules Feiffer, spider-man 3 evil dance, Stan Lee, tablet magazine, the ghost script, Tom Hiddleston, venom

The Vision Turns 50! But Can We Solve His Mysterious Origin?

08/08/2018 1:30 pm by Kate Willaert

The Vision Turns 50! But Can We Solve His Mysterious Origin?

Why did Stan Lee want the Vision to be an android?

Filed Under: Comics, Marvel, News Tagged With: Avengers, Carl Burgos, Fantastic Four, Jack Kirby, Joe Simon, Stan Lee, the vision

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