The Heroic Age

The status quo of storytelling in Big Two comics is an endless series of status quo shifts and it's been this way for quite some time. The aftermath of one "big story" usually leads right into the next one, and what seems like a third of any given set of titles will fall under some sort of banner, letting us know that the book in question is a part of a larger story, even if the connecti

Marvel's Heroic Age is going to be a time of bright, shiny fun and inspirational heroes who don't need to fear the dark forces of Norman Os- ... Wait, what? Vampires are coming back to ruin our fun? SWEET! Turns out the X-Men are going to have their hands full with fighting off the legions of the undead...

With the announcement of their upcoming "Heroic Age," Marvel has vowed that after years upon years of Civil Wars, Secret Invasions and Dark Reigns, they're planning on telling stories of "a brighter Marvel Universe" full of "a renewed sense of hope and optimism...