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The Best Laid Plans
When you pick up Part One of the Future Imperfect story from 1993 by Peter David and George Perez, its cover shows a fighting-mad Hulk leaping over what appears to be a split display of present and...
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This Old Hammer
As a comics reader, some of the most thrilling stories I can remember involve the God of Thunder, Thor, charging into battle with his invincible hammer, mighty Mjolnir, raised in defiance. And no...
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Now Let's See You Levitate
I'm not sure if anyone has sealed the deal yet to play Dr. Strange in a film, but there's no shortage of worthy stand-ins should the hold-outs end up asking for too much dinero. Nice work, all of...
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Angry Birds
I was giving some thought to what kind of Thanksgiving Day post to create this year--and it occurred to me that, with all the villains out there who have a connection with birds, it might be fun to...
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Gerry Conway's Brief Stop on The Avengers
Along with pitching in on many of Marvel's stories in a wide range of books, writer Gerry Conway would also distinguish his career at the company by devoting more extensive time to Marvel's flagship...
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J'accuse!
It's never a pleasant experience to watch an Avenger get called on the mat and endure the formality of a disciplinary hearing. We've seen it with Ms. Marvel, as well as Henry Pym and, to a lesser...
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The Symbiote Makes The Man
The story involving Spider-Man's black costume from the mid-1980s involves a curious timeline--particularly since it plays a large part in the promotion of several existing comics as well as the launch...
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No Driver Is Safe!
Action Comics #1 certainly makes for a tempting cover to parody:So you might enjoy this look at two such efforts by Marvel artists Todd McFarlane and John Byrne, who pay homage to this true...
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False Gods
I don't know about you, but sometimes I like to open a comic book and find a good brawl waiting for me. And that's just what you get when you open Mighty Thor #217--because when you think of brawling,...
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Speak No Evil
Can YOUName This Marvel Villain??This man looks like he has something to say, doesn't he? And none of it good, because this is Jason Cragg, the Voice of Doom--possibly the earliest incarnation of those...
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As Luck Would Have It--The Black Cat!
In mid-1979, a new foe--and what would turn out to be a new love interest--was introduced in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man:Felicia Hardy, the Black Cat, had a knack for rigging accidents which,...
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The Hammers Of Thor
This issue has to hold the record for the most usage of the word "Thor" on a single cover:The Thor Corps, a thankfully unofficial name for this grouping of three versions of Thor--Beta Ray Bill, Eric...
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The Freaky Friday of Thor and Loki
Alert reader B Smith pointed out recently that, in our look at the last seven issues of Jack Kirby's run on Mighty Thor, Kirby's final issue on the title was actually #179, rather than #177. And since...
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Spider-Man Meets Dr. Doom!
When Marvel was just starting its line of new characters in the Silver Age, you saw a good deal of showmanship in the way it presented them--not only on the covers of the comics, but also in the...
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Heaven Help Me
Every now and then, a comics cover will feature a character who, for whatever reason, is looking up to the heavens in anguish, or consternation, or helplessness, or maybe all of the above. It's a card...
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Heroes Reborn
We've come to the end of our three-part look at the Avengers/Invaders twelve-issue series from 2008-2009, where the Invaders find themselves brought forward in time to 2008 and the Avengers struggle to...
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The Art Is Out There
With all the great artistic talent that's contributed to Marvel Comics, it's also important to note those who have received some measure of inspiration from their efforts, in the form of work created...
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Doctor's Orders
Sometimes our heroes juggle so much on their plates, it's a wonder more of them don't end up going crazy. You'd think a few of them would at least be in therapy, wouldn't you? Quicksilver certainly has...
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When Asgard Dies!
Whatever you may think of Tom DeFalco's writing on Fantastic Four and his seeming inability to connect to the essence of that famous team, his handling of Mighty Thor might be enough to make you forget...
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Great Scott! It's The Son of Spragg!
When I saw the cover to Journey Into Mystery #68, I had an instant feeling of déjà vu, even though I wasn't reading comic books in mid-1961 when the issue was published.The creature's name, "Spragg,"...
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