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My Favorite Monster: Why The Thing Is A Prince Among Monsters
My Favorite Monster: Why The Thing Is A Prince Among Monsters
It feels almost too clichéd to be worth saying: whether you're naming a favorite superhero or a favorite comics monster, the Thing is no surprise for the top of either list. In fact the archetype of the monster as member of a superhero team started with him, and with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, who introduced the character in Fantastic Four #1. He wasn't exactly the first superheroic monster, but he was the first one who wasn't a loner, and the first whose gruff but self-conscious demeanor contrasted with the sunnier dispositions of his non-monstrous teammates.
Vote on the Best and Worst Comic Book Romances, Round VI
Vote on the Best and Worst Comic Book Romances, Round VI
From Wally West and Linda Park, to Harley Quinn and Mistah J, we're asking you to vote on comics' most famous couples so we can determine the best (and worst) romantic partnerships that comics have to offer. If you think the couple is star-crossed and meant to be, vote 'True Love.' If you think they've got unstable chemistry and can only end badly, vote 'Bad Romance.' In today's polls, a classic theme; beauty and the beast. Monsters and the people who love them are a recurring motif in fiction, and the tradition has proved especially popular in comics, whether it's Bigby and Snow, Bruce and Betty, or Swamp Thing and Abby. If a monstrous outcast can find love, is that the truest love of all? Or are some people too terrible to love?
Link Ink: ‘Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes’ On iOS, ‘Pizza Cats’ On DVD And An Iron Man Mark I Revoltech
Link Ink: ‘Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes’ On iOS, ‘Pizza Cats’ On DVD And An Iron Man Mark I Revoltech
Gaming: Lego Batman: DC Super Heroes is now available on iOS devices. Toys: A 6" Revoltech Iron Man Mark I from the first Iron Man movie is on the way in Japan (and likely internationally) for about $48 USD. Anime: Discotek Media's English dubbed Samurai Pizza Cats complete box set (52 episodes on 8 DVDs) will arrive on July 30 for about $80...
Link Ink: Alternate ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie Looks, Lazer Lips And Glass Helmets, And Strong Webs
Link Ink: Alternate ‘Fantastic Four’ Movie Looks, Lazer Lips And Glass Helmets, And Strong Webs
Movies: If you thought the 2005 Fantastic Four film was a departure from its Marvel Comics source material, wait until you see the unused concept art for Dr. Doom and the Thing by Constantine Sekeris. Art Shows: "Lazer Lips and Glass Helmets", an art show featuring nearly 20 new retro-futuristic pieces of artwork by Ming Doyle and Toby Cypress, will kick off a 7 p...