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Courtesy of UTA Homeland star Morena Baccarin has nabbed the female lead in Deadpool, Fox’s action movie based on the Marvel character. Tim Miller is directing the action-adventure project, which stars Ryan Reynolds as an assassin who undergoes a procedure to cure his cancer that ends up leaving him twisted and scarred but…
The Agent Carter television series has been described ‘a Triumph for Women, Marvel and TV,’ and heralded as an important new chapter in comics culture. But why is this supposedly groundbreaking new show struggling to find an audience? And if Agent Carter fails, does it spell doom for the future of female-led superhero franchises? Agent…
Every year, the cartoonist Boulet makes an entire webcomic story in just 24 hours, and every year, it’s incredibly fun. This year, Boulet spins a tale about an elderly widow who finds herself doing Zeus a favor, and doesn’t much like how the king of the gods tries to repay her. Boulet celebrated 24-hour-comic day…
This post is in partnership with Time. The article below was originally published at Time.com By Nolan Feeney, TIME Scribd, an e-book and audiobook subscription service that has been likened to a “Netflix NFLX for books,” is now expanding to comic books. Subscribers will have access to more than 10,000 comic books, in addition to…
Here’s how Marvel should introduce Peter Parker to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: by killing him off. They’ve done it in the comics. And that development in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe resulted in one of the freshest narrative branches of its Spider-Man mythos, the introduction of Miles Morales, a Black and Latino teenager who becomes an all-new…
Spider-Man is coming to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios announced today, meaning the web-slinger will make an appearance in an upcoming Marvel film. The deal is a confirmation of long burning rumors that Marvel and Sony were working together to bring the iconic Spider-Man into Marvel’s hugely successful film franchises. The new Spider-Man…
Marvel has released a prequel comic to the Avengers: Age of Ultron movie, and it reveals a bit about the origins of the Maximoff twins. Specifically, it explains where they got their superpowers, since mutants aren’t allowed to exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Spoilers ahead! Although Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch are Magneto’s children, the…
It’s been a problem that creators who’ve worked on Superman projects have been dealing with for decades: How do you make the near-omnipotent Man of Steel feel more relatable? Ironically, the newest solution comes from giving Kal-El yet another superpower. Warning: Spoilers and images for today’s Superman #38 follow. The latest issue of the ongoing…
Fans of Arrow may not have tuned in just to see Brandon Routh suit up as Ray Palmer a.k.a. ‘The Atom’, but the show has been slowly building to the Justice League member’s reveal nonetheless. The show’s brilliant billionaire may still be constructing his suit of armor, but today DC Comics has released the very first official…
After an eight-year separation, Marvel seems to be hinting at a reunion for Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson—who embody what a healthy, mature marriage looks like. Marvel A few weeks ago Marvel Comics began teasing out covers for its latest intra-title event, Secret War, which is set to kick off this summer. Among the…