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Reviews of Blackest Night #6, X-Men Legacy #231, Fantastic Four #574 & HALO Bloodlines #1

FANTASTIC FOUR #574 - It’s Franklin’s birthday and much too Johnny’s dismay, the kid’s only request was that Spider-Man be there. Artie and Leech (formerly mutant friends of Franklin’s from waaaay back…) and three of the Power Pack kids also attend. The FF also seem to have adopted one of the Wizard’s clones they found still alive in his HQ. Roughly the same age as Franklin they have named him Bentley (The Wizard’s real name…) although he insists on being called thirty-two. After everyone has en...

Reviews of Thor #604, Iron Man #20 & 21 and Fall of the Hulks Alpha and Gamma

THOR #604 - We finally get to see Thor kicking some major villain booty! The Lady Kelda (last seen in Thor Giant Sized Finale…) means to avenge the death of her love, William, by the hands of Dr. Doom’s Asgardian cyborg minions. When she confronts Doom, he quickly and easily dispatches her by ripping out her heart to use in his continued experiments. Loki wisely throws himself at Baldar’s mercy as he prepares to confront Doom with the rest of the Asgardian warriors. Doom sends his new creations ...

Comic Review of Hulk #17, Ares #2, Superman Secret Origin #3, Image United #1 & Fantastic Four #573

Rating System: 0 to 1.5 stars = save your money unless you are just mindlessly collecting the title. 2 to 3.5 = worth a shot if you are up to trying something new or wanting to get back into a title. 4 to 5 = a must buy for any comic reader. FANTASTIC FOUR #573 - Jonathan Hickman has really started something special with his run on Fantastic Four. We saw in last issue that as Ben and Johnny were heading for a quick vacation on Nu-Earth, Franklin and Val stowed-away in the Fantasti-Car. When t...

Marvel Releases Trailer for the Upcoming Siege Event

Siege may be shaping up into the fall of Norman Osborn and the return of the "Big Three" Avengers. With Cap back, Tony upright and Thor ticked, Normie is in for a beatin' of epic proportions. More more info on this event here and be sure to watch the trailer below. Visit Things From Another World for a massive selection of Marvel comics and more.

Comic Reviews For The Week Of 10/28/09

Rating System: 0 to 1.5 stars = save your money unless you are just mindlessly collecting the title. 2 to 3.5 = worth a shot if you are up to trying something new or wanting to get back into a title. 4 to 5 = a must buy for any comic reader. ANTI-VENOM: NEW WAYS TO LIVE #2 - I get it. Venom is popular. So was the Joker rip-off, Carnage. I’m a big Marvel and Spidey fan, but I firmly believe that the Symbiote Saga and the Clone Crap have damaged the Spider-Man books so bad that even “big” event...

February sees “Doomwar” Breakout In The Marvel Universe

Dr. Doom has finally gone too far in the eyes of Marvel’s heroes. When Storm is framed for a crime in Wakanda and sentenced to death; her friends and family step in to find out who’s behind it. When all signs point to Dr. Doom, former king and Black Panther, T’Challa decides he’s had enough. Calling in or promising favors from across the Marvel Universe, T’Challa manges to recruit the new Black Panther, Wolverine, Deadpool, the Fantastic Four, Emma Frost, Namor and many more “wildcards” that wri...

ComicCenter Talks About Marvel Movie Franchise Reboots…

Griz & The Undercover Fanboy talk Marvel movie sequels and reboots. Free Shipping for Halloween at MarvelShop.com!

Ghost Rider Sequel in the Works Along With Reboots of Most Existing Marvel Franchises…

Nicolas Cage loves comics. It’s no secret. Ghost Rider was his first real foray into the world of comic movies and most people gave it a fail. But with Disney’s buy of Marvel, everybody is Hollywood is scrambling to either hold onto their Marvel movie rights or grab their ankles and wait for Disney to drill the box office. Columbia Pictures has been a little cool to doing a Ghost Rider sequel, even with Nick Cage talking it up in the media. Now they are planning to get a follow-up movie on the f...

The Honeymoon is Over For Disney & Marvel…

Talk about going to bed with a beauty and waking up with a beast… Disney has to be feeling a little buyer’s remorse this week after get a letter from the heirs of Jack Kirby. Obviously fueled by the success of the Jerry Siegel heirs and the rights to Superman, the Kirby heirs have served Disney with 45 letters that claim copyright terms will expire in 2014. This includes, The X-Men, Thor, Captain America, the Fantastic Four, Iron Man, the Hulk and many more. The major Marvel characters not a...

ComicCenter Reviews Wolverine Origins & Fantastic Four

Watch Griz and The UndercoverFanboy review Wolverine: Origins #39 and Fantastic Four #570.