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The Fantastic Four returns to Marvel Games, new comic book variant covers revealed

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As part of Fantastic Four Week, Marvel has announced that the First Family is set for a return to Marvel video games, with with Fantastic Four content set to feature in Marvel Contest of Champions, Marvel Future Fight, Marvel Puzzle Quest and Marvel Strike Force. And to celebrate their return, Marvel will be releasing four […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige updates on Disney’s Fox takeover

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Late last year, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company was seeking to acquire 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets, in a deal that will have huge ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, allowing Marvel Studios to bring characters from the X-Men and Fantastic Four worlds into the fold. Despite a late effort […]

Preview of Fantastic Four: Wedding Special #1

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The past couple of comic book weddings haven’t went exactly as planned, and so Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters will be hoping they can get hitched without a hitch this coming week in Fantastic Four: Wedding Special #1, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… Come and celebrate the […]

Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #4

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Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #4… Two weeks ago, Fantastic Four #3 released late. Little has been said about the delay, but it’s fair to assume that the departure of artist Sara Pichelli might have been somewhat related. Issue #4 arrives right on time, however, unaffected by the delays. Stefano Caselli takes over art duties […]

Avengers 4 co-director expects Marvel to take its time integrating the X-Men and Fantastic Four

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Joe Russo, the co-director of Avengers 4, has addressed the notion of intergrating new characters into the MCU once the Disney/Fox deal goes through. One of the biggest stories in Hollywood over the past year has been the Disney/Fox deal that would as a result see the Marvel characters owned by Fox able to join the […]

Doctor Doom and Galactus will clash in Marvel’s Fantastic Four #7

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Two of the First Family’s most iconic foes are set to clash this February as Doctor Doom squares off against Galactus in the pages of Fantastic Four #7. Check out the cover artwork from series artist Esad Ribic… It’s a battle between Galactus and Doctor Doom, and Marvel is excited to reveal their epic clash […]

Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #3

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Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #3… “Truly awful.” Throughout my fandom of the Fantastic Four, having read the majority of the comics in existence with that name or logo somewhere on the cover, I have been disappointed numerous times. Good ideas squandered? Check. Those are legion. Wildly off-base characterization? I see you, Matt Fraction. Ideas […]

Conan battles Marvel heroes and villains in Conan the Barbarian variant covers

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With Conan set to make his grand return to Marvel for the brand new Conan the Barbarian ongoing series, the publisher has announced that it is celebrating the occasion by releasing a series of variant covers throughout December and January showcasing the sword-slashing hero facing off against some of Marvel’s most important heroes and villains. […]

How Marvel is setting up the future of the MCU

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George Chrysostomou on how the future of the MCU is being set up… What was once a pipe dream in the mind of a competent producer has become a unprecedentedly successful shared cinematic universe, tying in movies and TV into a coherent world of characters and locations. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it has come […]