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Captain Marvel director teases the film’s “emotional” tribute to Stan Lee

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It will be bittersweet for fans this Friday with the release of Captain Marvel, the first chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe to release following the death of comic book legend Stan Lee late last year. As we know, Lee had already shot his cameos for Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame prior to his passing, […]

Comic Book Review – Fantastic Four #7

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Allen Christian reviews Fantastic Four #7… Fantastic Four is a book steeped in history. Responsible for laying the foundations for the Marvel universe, both cosmically and terrestrially, it’s a book that comes with heavy expectations, and decades of baggage. Dan Slott insists on being here every month, and that counts for something. This is meat and […]

Kevin Feige says Marvel’s Disney+ shows will be “entirely interwoven” with the MCU movies

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While the Marvel mantra has always been “It’s All Connected”, it’s become increasingly clear over the years that there’s been a big divide between the feature film and TV side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, in that Kevin Feige and company at Marvel Studios appear to have very little interest in what Marvel Television has […]

Patton Oswalt on his upcoming role as Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.

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Last month it was announced that Patton Oswalt is set to lend his voice to the character of M.O.D.O.K. – a.k.a. the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing – for a new animated series at Hulu, and now Oswalt has been speaking about his upcoming role as the Marvel villain during an appearance on Late Night […]

Comic Book Preview – Domino: Hotshots #1

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Marvel launches its new series Domino: Hotshots from Gail Simone and David Baldeón this coming Wednesday; take a look at a preview of the first issue here… BULLY, BRAWLER, MERCENARY, SPIES: THE MARVEL UNIVERSE’S HOTTEST TEAM IS HERE! Domino and her pals Outlaw and Diamondback are caught between warring nations! And it’ll take a whole new […]

Marvel unveils more War of the Realms variant covers

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Marvel has unveiled four more variants for the first issue of its War of the Realms event series, with covers from Amanda Conner, J. Scott Campbell, Olivier Coipel and Guiseppe Camuncoli; take a look here… SEE ALSO: The War of the Realms variant covers reimagine Marvel heroes as Asgardian warriors SEE ALSO: Marvel’s The War […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Ziggy Pig: Silly Seal Comics #1

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Marvel’s 80th anniversary celebrations continue this Wednesday with the release of Ziggy Pig: Silly Seal Comics #1; check out a preview here… NOT SO FUNNY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU? Once they were superstars of the Funny Animal Comedy circuit! Now money and fame have ruined their friendship. Will it ruin their lives? Ziggy Pig: Silly […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix director on why the trailer spoils a major death and how it impacts the plot

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This week saw the release of the latest trailer for 20th Century Fox’s upcoming Marvel swansong X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and somewhat surprisingly, it decided to reveal one of the movie’s most closely-guarded secrets: that Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique is set to fall victim to Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey as she transforms into the Phoenix. Well, during […]

Avengers: Endgame on course to break Infinity War’s record box office opening weekend

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Although it’s still a couple of months away from release, early box office predictions for Avengers: Endgame are suggesting that the Marvel blockbuster is on track to smash the record for the biggest ever opening weekend at the domestic box office. According to Researcher Exhibitor Relations (via Dark Horzions), Avengers: Endgame looks set to open to […]