It's not easy for superheroes, or villains, to find love.Leading a double life and keeping secrets can put a strain on a relationship - especially if it turns out one of you is trying to kill the other when you put on your masks. Even if you clue them in on your secret identity, needing to save ...
Let's face it: Superheroes don't always succeed.Although they save the day more often than not, there are moments when many comic book characters fall short. Sometimes all that's needed to correct a mistake is a little time travel, possibly multiple trips if the first solution causes an even ...
When I say "Christmas special," you probably think of television, either an annual program headlined by various and sundry celebrities or an episode of a series that airs when December rolls around.But another episodic medium - comic books - has its share of holiday installments as well.On many ...
Twenty years ago, I didn't meet Stan Lee.As a high school graduation gift, my mother took my best friend, Jeff, and me to the Chicago Comic Con. On the second day, we headed over to the massive Marvel Comics booth to see who would be signing autographs when. Suddenly, I heard a familiar ...
By Evan BevinsSome comic book characters have developed unearned reputations as bad, lame or useless.I'm not trying to convince you that Sleepwalker is awesome (he is) or Zauriel should be a Justice League mainstay (he should). Instead, I'll present 10 of the most unfairly maligned mainstream ...
Sometimes one alter ego just isn't enough.Superheroes have been known to take on an additional costumed persona (or four) in an effort to fight the good fight, protect their identity or deal with a mental breakdown.Bruce Wayne, of course, spends most of his nights dressed like a bat, beating ...
Face it, obscure Spider-Man-adjacent characters, you just hit the jackpot.In an effort to make as much money as it can off the Spider-Man movie rights acquired years before Marvel Studios was a Disney-backed powerhouse, Sony seems to be throwing every character under that license at the wall to ...
West Virginia tends to be overlooked as a setting in a variety of media.It's as true in comics as anywhere else, but there have been a few occasions where superheroes, villains, monsters and more have visited the Mountain State.Both the Hulk and Batman have battled misunderstood man-monsters in ...
The proliferation of comic book movies has produced some excellent adaptations that bring the spirit and, in some cases, the letter and artwork of the originals to life. Other aspects have resembled their comic counterparts in name only.But perhaps the most comic-accurate aspect of the Marvel ...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is based on more than 75 years of comic book stories, but the movies are now influencing their own source material.Here's 10 ways how:10. Phil CoulsonA year before beloved S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Coulson was brought back after his on-screen demise in "Avengers" to ...
