Anthony’s Marvel Comics picks for October 2017
A look at what comics are coming out from Marvel for October 2017, including a new “Falcon” comic for Sam Wilson, plus “Thor” hits #700.
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Anthony’s Marvel Comics picks for September 2017
A look at what comics are coming out from Marvel for September 2017, including the business-as-usual-sounding Marvel Legacy and various Thor and Hulk books.
Anthony’s Marvel Comics picks for June 2017
A look at what’s coming out from Marvel in June 2017, including new ongoing series for the Defenders and Iceman, plus a “Muppet Babies” omnibus.
Anthony’s Marvel Comics picks for June 2016
Here’s a look at what’s coming out from Marvel for June 2016. A full list of solicitations is available here. Comics The Totally Awesome Hulk #7, $4 Captain Marvel #6, $4 Ms. Marvel #8, $4 Captain America: Sam Wilson #10, $4 Vote Loki #1, $4 The Mighty Thor #8, $4 A-Force #6, $4 Spidey #7, … Read more
“The Walking Dead” tops January 2016 comic sales
“The Walking Dead” #150 topped a light comic sales month for January 2016. As usual, however, Marvel dominated comic sales, thanks to the strength of “Star Wars.”
Women star in 7 of 10 top-selling Marvel Comixology books in March
Digital comics sales figures are tough to come by, as for some reason, Comixology and/or publishers treat them like they’re some sort of state secret. Thus, it’s hard to tell exactly how well they’re selling, especially against traditional paper books. Still, some estimates are occasionally offered, along with actual sales rankings (if not numbers). Comixology’s … Read more
Anthony’s Marvel picks for February 2015
Here’s what’s of interest from Marvel for February 2015. A full list of solicitations may be found here. Comics Captain America & the Mighty Avengers #5, $4 SHIELD #3, $4 All-New Captain America #4, $4 The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #2, $4 Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #10, $4 Trade paperbacks All-New Ultimates, vol. 2: No Gods, No … Read more
Marvel announces its “Phase 3” film slate: Black Panther! Captain Marvel! Inhumans!
Marvel today announced the “Phase 3” film releases for its upcoming films (the “Marvel Cinematic Universe”). The film schedule has some welcome surprises: May 6, 2016: Captain America: Civil War November 4, 2016: Doctor Strange May 5, 2017: Guardians of the Galaxy 2 July 28, 2017: Untitled Spider-Man movie November 3, 2017: Thor: Ragnarok May 4, … Read more
Why diversity among A-listers matters: the new Thor and Captain America
Much has been written about this by everyone else over the past week, but I guess I’m obligated to chime in as well. Marvel’s announced plans to replace Captain America and Thor. For Thor, a woman will be assuming the role of the Mighty One after Mjolnir (Thor’s hammer) rejects him as being “unworthy” of … Read more
Cartoons at the box office: “Smaug” desolates “Anchorman”
This weekend before Christmas is seeing a fair amount of competition, with various new films opening or being released widely. However, “The Hobbit” sequel “Desolation of Smaug” is still #1 this weekend, taking in $31.4 million and earning $127.5 million to date. “Anchorman 2,” despite its massive marketing hype, only came in at #2 with … Read more