Marvel Comic Books

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Revisited – Blast from the Past

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

In my last Blast From The Past, I confessed my undying love for the 1984 Marvel maxi-series Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars. Coincidentally, this year was the 25th anniversary of that groundbreaking company-wide crossover. Now, as devastated as I was that Marvel and Hasbro stopped making the beloved Marvel Legends line of action figures, (though [...]

REVIEW: New Avengers – The Reunion #’s 1-4

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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I’ve always been a HUGE Avengers guy, and Hawkeye’s always been one of my favorite Avengers. So, I was thrilled back in the 80’s when Hawkeye, aka Clint Barton, was given his own mini-series, in which he met super-spy Bobbi Morse, aka Mockingbird. That mini was written and penciled by the late great Mark Gruenwald, [...]

History of Marvel Comics

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

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Let's talk a bit about the humble beginnings of Marvel Comics, shall we, fellow Zombies? Originally, Timely Comics was started in 1939 by Founder Martin Goodman. It's interesting to note that Timely's first publication was Marvel Comics #1, and it featured the debuts of the Human Torch and Namor the Sub Mariner, heroes still prolific [...]