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After the Endgame: Can Marvel Studios Do It Again?

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the MCU’s success to this point, and wonders whether they can repeat the formula again… So the dust has settled. A whole slow building 11 year phase of Marvel films (it’s had splits in among those, but everything stems all the way back to Tony Stark’s first outing). Attempting to […]

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 […]

Why Margot Robbie is better than Pirates of the Caribbean

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Margot Robbie’s decision to set sail with a Pirates of the Caribbean spinoff and why it could lead her down a disappointing path… In the wake of a pandemic shut down throughout the world, the film industry took a major hit. Big theatrical releases pushed back, and film productions delayed. Even […]

Iron Man and the X-Men go Retro with new Marvel Legends Series figures from Hasbro

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As part of Hasbro Pulse Con 2022, Hasbro has unveiled a new wave of retro-inspired Marvel Legends Series six inch figures set to hit shelves in the coming months and featuring the X-Men characters Dark Phoenix, Longshot, Avalanche, Spiral, Multiple Man and Wolverine, as well as a Retro Iron Man; check them out here… Retro […]

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies By Director Influence

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Harri Knight-Davis ranks the MCU by level of director influence… The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a gigantic phenomenon. With its 29th film now in cinemas and seventh Disney+ show fast approaching, it can be easy to roll up to the next MCU instalment with the expectation of action-packed, comedy-filled bonanzas. However, behind every Marvel […]

Marvel launching new Invincible Iron Man series ahead of Tony Stark’s 60th anniversary

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In preparation for the character’s 60th anniversary in 2023, Marvel has announced that writer Gerry Duggan and artist Juan Frigeri will launch a brand new era for Tony Stark this November with the arrival of Invincible Iron Man #1. “It’s my privilege to try and follow Christopher Cantwell and his collaborators’ stellar run on Iron […]

Marvel’s Beyond Amazing covers celebrate 60 years of Spider-Man

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As part of the web-slinger’s 60th anniversary celebrations, Marvel has assembled some of the comic book industries greatest artists for a series of twenty Beyond Amazing variant covers, which celebrate every aspect of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Check them out here… SEE ALSO: Marvel celebrates 60 years of Spider-Man with Amazing Fantasy #1000   Beginning […]

LEGO unveils I Am Groot and Iron Man Armory Infinity Saga sets

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The LEGO Group has revealed two new LEGO Marvel The Infinity Saga sets in ‘I Am Groot’ (76217), a 476-piece buildable Baby Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 , and Iron Man Armory (76216); check out the official promotional images here… Put a movable model of Baby Groot from the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]