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I like to read comic books, watch tv shows, and write about them. Ill also write about other things too!
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We Know Nothing About Venom
The first issue of Venom is shown to be a chance for Marvel to build on not just the Venom Symbiote's relationship with its host but for the symbiote itself. This post will contain spoilers for Venom (2018) Issue #1. If you have not read the issue, you should, but there is also more information in this post for more background on the Venom character.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Something Is Wrong With the Venom Symbiote
We're going to be jumping into Marvel's new Venom solo title. The two issues that have been released are fairly good, and they take Venom in a new direction. So what we are going to be focusing on today is a very brief history of Eddie Brock and the Venom Symbiote, and what has happened in the first two issues of this title so far. So a spoiler warning right here if you want to read it.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Bruce Banner Returns!
For those of you who don't know, the Hulk is one of my favorite characters, which is why I chose to write this as my next post. A couple of years ago, when the Captain America: Civil War movie was coming out, Marvel Comics wanted to capitalize on the movie, and launched a comic event called "Civil War II." That event was a bad story line, and I disliked it quite a bit. But the event did have some significant outcomes, but first let's go over what happened in "Civil War II."
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
The Importance of Time-Displacement
Everybody knows that comic book universes and timelines are very very confusing and likely deter people that want to read comics from actually reading them. Because of that, people complain a lot about the timelines. In response to that, comic companies launch reboots (events that are done to provide a dedicated jumping off point for new fans), but they tend to mess them up horribly, and comic fans get even more angry because of that. A fine example is DC's New 52 relaunch, where the timelines got confusing in the original DC Landscape, which unsurprisingly led to fans and people interested in comics complaining to DC. DC wiped the entire slate clean and started from scratch with New 52. They created new backstories for characters and even changed some key traits about them. But more importantly, at its introduction, the New 52 timeline was just as confusing as the pre-New 52 timeline even though it had just been introduced, and it only got worse. As a result, sales started to fall. DC Comics tends to do harder reboots, they'll wipe their entire slate clean and create new backstories for their characters, maybe even change the character completely. Marvel doesn't like doing that.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Samurai Grandpa: An Independent Comic
I know I mostly post on articles on topics related to Marvel Comics and DC Comics, but there are independent comics out there that should really get more attention. So this won't be the last post I do on Independent Titles. A couple years ago I went to Toronto Fan-Expo, and met Shawn Daley, whose art I saw and loved. I'd bought a few prints from him and a copy of the first chapter of his book, Terraquill, which I also recommend you guys check out. But do you know how happy I was to see Shawn at Toronto Comic-con at his booth with awesome art and a brand new book he worked on? I was pretty dang happy.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Magneto's Origin Story
I'm not even going to get into the actual story I'm going to talk about because I want you to read it that badly without having anything spoiled. It is most definitely a story that is worth the time to read. I mean seriously it's a great story with great art. I mean look at the picture above, the core art isn't like that, but tons of time and effort were put into this story and that's what makes it good. This is probably one of my favorite storylines I have ever read. Anyways, lets get to the content.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Who is James Hudson Jr?
For those of you who don't know, the Marvel Universe has countless alternate realities. Well, it did up until an event called Secret Wars, and I'm not really going to go into that, but it was a huge event that led to the end of the multiverse (or so we thought). Among these infinite worlds was the main Marvel Universe (Earth 616). Earth 616 is essentially where most comics that Marvel publishes will take place. But in the 2000s, I believe Marvel Comics wanted to start a new line of comics that were centered mostly around the real world, or a world as similar to ours as they could get while making superpowers a possible thing. The Ultimate universe (Earth 1610) was similar to the main Marvel Universe, but just that certain things were different. For example, Earth-616 Spider-Man is Peter Parker, but in Earth 1610, Spider-Man is Miles Morales (the Ultimate Peter Parker died). So the Ultimate universe's Wolverine was very similar to The Wolverine, but he too was killed off, and his son, James Hudson Jr., took his place as Wolverine.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Not Only Peter Parker Got Bit
Okay, so I said that I was thinking about doing a post that was not this. I was thinking about doing a post on Kamala Khan's Family or a new DC character named Sideways, but I'd thought I'd promote lesser known and more underrated characters that I thought should be brought to people's attention. And this character is called...Silk!
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
The Creepiest Batman Story
Okay, so this Batman story may just be one of my favorites. Not just for the writing, but for the art. It was written by Grant Morrison, who is a legend in the comic book industry. He's written epic stories like the Multiversity Event for DC comics, Batman & Robin (With Dick Grayson as Batman and Damian Wayne as Robin), All-Star Superman, and more. And that's just for DC Comics, he's written New X-Men for Marvel Comics and Spawn for Image Comics. He's also written his own fiction novels. Another interesting fact, this was his first Batman story, and after this story, he became a regular Batman writer.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Superman & Batman's Legacy Duo
If you are reading mainstream DC Comics that are under the DC Rebirth branding, then you probably know that Superman (Clark Kent) has a son named Jonathan Kent. And if you've been reading comics in the last decade or so, or even if you haven't, you probably know that Batman has a son named Damian Wayne, who is the current Robin.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Kamala Khan: The Rundown
Alright, so I'm getting into the original Ms. Marvel run by G. Willow Wilson. And what I am going to be talking about with respect to the character is her origin, her importance in the main Marvel Universe, and her importance in the comic book industry.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
The Colors of The X-Men
Okay so let's say you, a new comic reader, want to buy an X-men comic from the comic book store. Sounds easy enough right? Yeah, you're wrong. Once you walk in and see the individual X-men issues, you'll probably see titles like Weapon X, X-Men Blue, X-Men Gold, X-Men Red, Uncanny X-Men and trust me, a ton more.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
