Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Set after “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” Doctor Strange’s spell permanently erases the entire world’s memory of Peter Parker & Spider-Man are the same person. This includes his best friend, Ned Leeds and girlfriend, Michelle “MJ” Jones. Peter resumes his superhero career as Spider-Man protecting the citizens of New York City. Suddenly, he stumbles upon a […]

Comics Review: Spider-Man: The Other

Peter Parker experiences unusual symptoms while on superhero duty as Spider-Man. One day, Captain America recommends a doctor without exposing his identity. Peter takes a blood test. The results? He’s dying. It’s not an advanced stage of cancer. It’s his spider powers affecting his physiology. Internal conflict ensues between his wife, Mary Jane Watson & […]

Fantastic Four: The World’s Greatest Comic Magazine

In 1961, Stan Lee & Jack Kirby introduced comic book readers to the “Fantastic Four.” A team of four individuals, Mr. Fantastic/Reed Richards, Invisible Woman/Susan Storm, Human Torch/Johnny Storm & The Thing/Ben Grimm. While on a space mission, the four got caught in a cosmic storm giving them powers. Reed can stretch his body. Susan […]

Comics Review: Daredevil: To Dare the Devil

In 1980, Marvel hired Frank Miller as an artist for Daredevil comics. A year later, Frank changed The Man Without Fear from a swashbuckling adventurer to a Batman-esque tragic hero with a darker tone influenced by film noir, ninjas and detective films from the 1940s. Most notably, “The Maltese Falcon.” Frank’s involvement made Daredevil as […]

Comics Review: Wolverine: Madripoor Nights (Marvel Epic Collection)

Thanks to Wolverine’s popularity, Chris Claremont & Peter David worked on a spin-off series focusing on the character going on solo missions without the X-Men involved. Logan arrives in an island called Madripoor which is located in Southeast Asia. Madripoor‘s not a pleasant place for tourists to go on a pleasant vacation. It’s a place […]

Comics Review: X-Men: Proteus

Picking up were previous story arc, Second Genesis left off, the X-Men embark on an adventure as they square combat old and new adversaries, Magneto in his volcano base, Sauron (not from Lord of the Rings) located in the Savage Land, Arcade who captures them in a room full of death traps, meet Alpha Flight […]