Thor is one of Marvel’s biggest and strongest names. He’s become iconic as an Avenger and individual hero, defending the world from cataclysmic events with a swing of his hammer and a clap of thunder. The Asgardian hero has cemented himself as darn near the pinnacle of strength and the prime example of who the […]
Batman regularly goes up against villains and threats that should be far, far outside of his weight class. He’s bound by human limits, but he still battles alongside veritable gods like Superman and the Flash. From Lobo to Darkseid, there’s practically no villain that Batman hasn’t at least tried to handle on his own. While […]
If the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Universe didn’t make it incredibly obvious, Hollywood loves adapting comic books into movies to make significant profits. However, the adaptation of characters and stories to other mediums goes both ways. Dozens of beloved movie franchises have had their stories and worlds expanded thanks to comic book companies […]
Marvel just wrapped up its most recent Wonder Man comic book series, which featured Simon Williams getting into trouble thanks to a man he was working with in Hollywood. From the creative team of Gerry Duggan, Mark Buckingham, and Phil Noto, the new series had Wonder Man working with Hellcat, who came to Los Angeles […]
Superman is DC’s number one superhero. Heck, he was the first-ever superhero, leaping onto the scene and establishing the genre all the way back in 1938. Ever since, he’s been the benchmark from which all heroes are judged. He’s been the central focus and main driving force behind so much of DC’s evolution, always staying […]
Captain America was born in the Golden Age of Comics, a time when DC Comics was king. Timely, the company that would become the House of Ideas in the ’60, entered the superhero game with 1939’s Marvel Comics #1, introducing Namor and the Human Torch, and in 1941, the publisher would give readers the Sentinel […]
Marvel Comics got a shot in the arm when the Marvel Cinematic Universe began. The ’00s were honestly a pretty great time to be a fan of the House of Ideas’ comic output and the MCU took those characters and situations to the biggest possible audience. Marvel became one of the most popular things in […]
Batman is famous, and to many, infamous, for his refusal to kill his enemies. Every fan has their own interpretation of why that is. Some cite “Under the Red Hood,” claiming that Batman avoids killing his foes because it would send him down a dark path he could not return from. Others will point to […]
DC Comics has been dropping iconic characters on readers for decades. They’ve created some of the most popular heroes and villains of all-time, with numerous household names coming from their pages. Many of these characters have stayed atop the superhero and supervillain communities, with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Lex Luthor, the […]
Marvel Comics is in something of a pickle lately. The publisher was able to spend much of the 21st century at the tops of sales charts, but recent years have seen DC Comics begin to outsell Marvel. This would have been unthinkable sixteen years ago, when the House of Ideas ended the story that had […]