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The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Constantine, Batman vs. Robin, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agent Carter, […]

Introducing Marvel’s Age of Miracles

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Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s Age of Miracles… Last week’s Ant-Man teaser introduced worldwide audiences to the character of Scott Lang, a con-man who’s on his way to become part of something greater than himself. The character’s story arc greatly resembles that of Lang’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) colleague Tony Stark: both men are presented as […]

Marvel heroes are unleashed with NetEase Games variant covers

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Marvel has announced that it is set to celebrate its partnership with China’s NetEase Games with a series of variant covers throughout October which are inspired by the mobile collectible card game MARVEL Duel; check them out here…   The latest collaboration between Marvel Entertainment and NetEase Games, China’s leading internet and online game services […]

Marvel heroes get X-Treme with new variant cover series

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Chris Claremont and Salvador Larocca’s X-Treme X-Men launches this November, and Marvel has announced that it will mark the occasion with a series of X-Treme Marvel variant covers where some of the industry’s leading artists take the publisher’s biggest heroes back to the days of over-the-top excess; check them out here… On Sale 11/2 BLACK […]

Captain America 4 enlists The Cloverfield Paradox director Julius Onah

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It seems that Anthony Mackie’s Captain America movie is readying for take-off, as Variety has revealed that Marvel Studios has enlisted The Cloverfield Paradox helmer Julius Onah to direct the as-yet-untitled Captain America 4. The sequel will serve as follow-on from the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which ended with Mackie’s Sam […]

Chris Evans offers up his candid feelings on potential Captain America MCU return

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Although the Marvel Cinematic Universe is shifting its attention towards a new generation of heroes post Avengers: Endgame, there are many fans still clamoring for more of the OG Avengers, such as Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark and Chris Evans’ Captain America. However, it seems Evans might not share the same views as the fanbase as […]

Comic Book Preview – Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #1

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Steve Rogers’ new series Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty launches this coming Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue here courtesy of Marvel Comics… “The shield isn’t what you think. It’s not your symbol. It’s theirs.” The shield is one of the most iconic images in the world. It […]

Comic Book Preview – Captain America: Symbol of Truth #1

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Sam Wilson takes centre stage this coming Wednesday as Marvel launches the new series Captain America: Symbol of Truth; check out the preview of the first issue here… CAPTAIN AMERICA SOARS AGAIN! Sam Wilson picks up the shield once more—and enters a world of trouble! Following a lead from Misty Knight, Sam intercepts a mysterious […]

Captain America Comics #1 sells in record breaking $3.1 million deal

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While modern comics may struggle at times, the historic issues still sell big. We see that today as a record-breaking new sale just happened for one of Marvel’s most famous comics. A near-mint copy of Captain America Comics #1 was sold for $3.1 million during Heritage Auctions’ comics and comic art events. This giant comic […]