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Marvel celebrates Deadpool’s 30th anniversary with Rob Liefeld variant covers

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2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the Merc with a Mouth, and to mark the occasion co-creator Rob Liefeld is returning to Marvel for a series of 30 Deadpool variant covers depicting Wade teaming up with heroes from all corners of the Marvel universe. Here’s a sneak peek at the first covers, which see Deadpool […]

Hot Toys’ Movie Masterpiece Series Venom collectible figure revealed

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the Movie Masterpiece Series special edition Venom 1:6 scale figure which is inspired by the appearance of the Symbiote in Sony’s Tom Hardy-headlined Marvel blockbuster Venom. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $405; check it out here… Long-awaited by fans, Sideshow and Hot Toys present the […]

Comic Book Preview – Web of Venom: Empyre’s End #1

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Marvel’s Web of Venom: Empyre’s End #1 hits comic book shops this Wednesday, and you can take a look at the official preview here… FOR WEEKS, chaos engulfed Earth and space alike. First, the corpse of serial killer Cletus Kasady was bonded to a remnant of a mysteriously powerful alien symbiote, resurrecting his psychotic alter […]

Marvel unveils King in Black #1 variant covers

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As Knull prepares for his conquest of the Marvel Universe this December, Marvel has unveiled five variant covers for King in Black #1 from artists Leinil Francis Yu, Superlog, Peach Momoko, Phillip Tan and Ian Bederman; check them out here… After a campaign across the galaxy, Knull’s death march arrives to Earth and, worse yet, […]

Venom and Deadpool lead Diamond’s bestselling comic books and graphic novels of August 2020

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of its direct sales figures for August 2020, with Marvel Comics leading both the comic book and graphic novel charts with Venom #27 and Deadpool Classic Vol. 1 respectively. And, with DC no longer under Diamond for its distribution, Marvel completely dominates both charts – the only non-Marvel title […]

The Marvel Universe gets Knullified with December variant covers

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The God of Symbiotes is set to make his long-dreaded arrival in the Marvel Universe in this December’s King in Black event, and the publisher is celebrating the occasion with a series of Knull variant covers featuring ‘Knullified’ versions of some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes! Check out a selection of the variants here… Look […]

Marvel heroes team with Fortnite characters on crossover variant covers

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To  coincide with the upcoming Nexus War event in Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 4 – which will feature a number of  Marvel heroes crossing over with the amazing world of the Fortnite via character skins and weapons – Marvel has announced a series of crossover variant covers set to arrive this September and October […]

Exclusive Interview – Editor and Multimedia Artist Nina Helene Hirten discusses her work on Duncanville, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp and and more

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With titles such as Sony Pictures’ Venom, Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp and Universal’s Curious George: Royal Monkey to her name, it’s safe to say that editor Nina Helene Hirten has a very large range. Her latest project being FOX’s animated series Duncanville co-created by Amy Poehler, Mike Scully and Julie Scully, which was […]