marvel comics

Marvel Comics is the popular appellation for Marvel Worldwide Inc, a comic book publisher created in 1939 as “Timely Publications.” Marvel and its rival DC are the “Big Two,” comprising the vast majority of the comic book industry. The modern Marvel Comics is best known for the creations of Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko and others: The Fantastic Four, Spiderman, X-Men, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, which have all been adapted into movie franchises in the past ten years along with other well known heroes such as Captain America and Thor. The superhero team of the Marvel Universe is called The Avengers, and a major motion picture adaptation is currently being filmed by writer/director Joss Whedon for release in 2012. Marvel Comic characters are also the centerpiece for the superhero land at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. Marvel was purchased by the Walt Disney Company in 2009.

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• The Cool Exec With The Heart Of Steel

  
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  Iron Man 3 , the latest Marvel Comics movie, was, as I told you dudes on Friday, awesome! How awesome, you ask? Good question. Why not take this poll and find out? But this trilogy of Iron Man movies isn’t the first time we’ve been introduced to the Armored Avenger or his alter ego, Tony Stark. There was a ...
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• Deadpool #9 – Review

  
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  By: Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn (Writers), Mike Hawtorne (Artist), Val Staples (Colorist) The Story : Deadpool tries his very best to help Michael as he has to deal with Vetis and the fact that he has to kill several people for him. The Review : Color me surprised. I was not expecting so serious an issue of this ...
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• Avenging Spider-Man #20 – Review

  
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  By: Christopher Yost (Writer), Marco Checchetto (Artist), Rachelle Rosenberg (Colorist) The Story : Spider-Ock gets on a S.H.I.E.L.D helicarrier in order to free the Chameleon from their prison, just as the Russian are getting ready to do the same. What are the odds? The Review : I do have to say it’s a strange ...
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• Stir the Pot Saturday: Week 19

  
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  Welcome back, everyone! Just a quick reminder of what our goal for each and every Saturday is: Stirring the pot is the act of causing trouble for the sake of your own amusement. So we here at Comic Booked would like to formally invite you to discuss, debate, and start some shit talkin’ about the characters, the ...
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• Marvel Retro Collection Wolverine Alarm Clock

  
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• Deadpool #9 in stores

  
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• Marvel Goes Geometric

  
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  No, your eyes are not failing you. These Marvel Comics heroes are rendered in geometric blocks. Eric Dufresne has captured the essence of our favorite heroes in imagery that brings back memories of your childhood kaleidoscope. You can almost imaging the pieces of the artwork clicking into place to finally form the ...
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• Hilarious New Screens Arrive For Deadpool

  
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• Avengers Assemble?

  
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• Gender Issues: X-Men

  
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  When Marvel teased their new X-Men series, people were in a tizzy deciphering the image. A segment of DNA, with XX embedded in the strand. When it was confirmed as an all-female team, everyone had an opinion, including writer Brian Wood. Cover and Art by Olivier Coipel Wood’s approach to the book is a ...
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• Behind The Panels Issue 56 – Judge Dredd: The Cursed Earth Saga

  
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• Harrison’s Comics Exclusive GID Ghost Rider Marvel Pop! Vinyl Figure by Funko

  
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• Dan Adkins, RIP

  
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• Dude Review: Iron Man 3

  
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  When Marvel’s  The Avengers movie came out last year, with cinematic representations of some of my favorite superheroes — Captain America, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury and, of course, Iron Man — I thought it couldn’t get any better. I was wrong. Very, very wrong. Marvel Comics continues its ...
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  This papercraft is the Mjolnir , a hammer that appears in publications from Marvel Comics, the favored weapon of the superhero Thor, the pape [Read More…]
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