Marvel Comics

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

A close reading of Marvel's recent "Siege" event revealed a very unique structure underlying the story: the whole thing read a lot like a giant Pokémon battle between superheroes and supervillains with Asgard as the arena. Just imagine Thor and the Sentry stored inside Pokéballs, waiting in Captain America and Norman Osborn's potion-lined pockets and the whole thing totally just works. T

The majority of Marvel's single-issue offerings will hit near $4 this July, and unlike its first family of superheroes, this price rising trend might seem less-than-fantastic to fans. Comicbookresources' Bill Reed broke down July's solicitation stats to reveal that 70 (or 68 percent) of Marvel's books will retail for $3...

While most superhero comics readers sample series from both sides of the Big Two, the old-school rivalry between Marvel and DC continues to cause some fans to pick sides. The band Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship understands this, and explores just how serious some readers take their publishing preference in the unpredictable music video "I Like Marvel, You Like DC...

It's okay. You can say it. I know it's not popular, but I promise, I won't tell anybody - you're nervous about Joss Whedon directing "The Avengers" for Marvel Studios. No, this does not make you a bad person, or even a bad nerd. Joss Whedon simply isn't everybody's cup of tea...

Ulises Farinas, creator of the webcomic MOTRO for the ACT-I-VATE collective, had a series of prints available at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival in New York that ventured into familiar fictional universes by way of Lego mini-figures...

Since his mainstream comics debut nearly five years ago, writer Fred Van Lente has been one of our favorite writers, climbing slowly but steadily to prominence by self-publishing books like the Xeric Award-winning "Action Philosophers" while simultaneously rising through the ranks at Marvel Comics, making his name first in the "Marvel Adventures" line aimed at younger readers,

Hasbro debuted a number of impressive Marvel offerings at this past week's New York City Toy Fair 2010, but one of the most bizarre (and endearing) had to be "Tony Starch," the Iron Man version of Mr. Potato Head. Joining the ranks of "Spider-Spud" as Marvel's second potato-ized hero, the tuberous Armored Avenger could potentially set a precedent for future film-to-toys adaptat

As your grandmother and soap-obsessed coworker have no doubt told you, "Guiding Light" is coming to an end this week after 72 years. Again, 72 years. It's officially the longest-running program in any medium, having debuted on radio way back in 1937...

Marvel Comics, the publisher that brought the world Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor, The Fantastic Four and thousands of other characters, turns 70 today, but August 11 is a fateful day for others as well, including those with very special ties to the publisher: Prolific comic book artist (who rose to fame at Marvel), Image and Wildstorm founder Jim Lee turns 45 today...