If you’ve ever been tempted to start reading comic books via digital distribution, this may have seemed like the perfect month to do so; in addition to DC Comics relaunching its superhero line with simultaneous print and digital releases throughout September, Marvel Comics has also relaunched its “Ultimate” line this month, including a …
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Snikt vs. Shoryuken: ‘Marvel vs. Capcom 3’ Review
Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Capcom
Systems it’s available on: PS3, Xbox 360
ESRB rating: Teen
System reviewed on: Xbox 360
Marvel Vs. Capcom 3’s biggest achievement doesn’t come in the graphics department, though the visuals are stunning. Nor is it in gameplay, despite the fact that it sports a sharp and …
Hands-On: Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Unveils New Characters and “X-Factor” Feature
If fighting games have taught us anything, it’s that any dispute can solved with a roundhouse kick.
No, wait… If fighting games have really taught us anything, it’s that fighters come in all shapes and sizes. Skill level, too, varies and Capcom’s introducing a feature that will let even the most neophyte of warriors have a …
The Amazing, Spectacular Story Behind The Spider-Man Musical
You’d be forgiven for thinking, at various times over the last year or so, that the Marvel Comics/Sony musical Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark was some kind of strange urban myth instead of a real thing. Directed by The Lion King‘s Julie Taymor, music by U2 and so dangerous that a stuntman broke his wrists during rehearsals? It really does …
“Hulk” to Get Reboot in Upcoming ABC TV Series
We may not like him when he’s angry, but with Guillermo del Toro and Battlestar Galactica producer David Eick now announced as the people bringing Marvel’s Incredible Hulk to ABC, it’s a fair chance that we’ll like him no matter what mood he’s in. Deadline broke the news yesterday that Eick and del Toro will be producing the new series …
Marvel Comics Announce “Point One” Program
Want to get into Marvel Comics but have no idea where to start? Worry no more; Marvel have announced a new branding initiative to let fans and new readers alike know when it’s safe to start reading a series. Called “Marvel: Point One,” the program will identify good jumping-on points for readers by adding a “.1” after the issue number, …
Chris Evans Debuts As Earnest, Sincere Captain America
Entertainment Weekly has the first picture of Chris Evans as Captain America, and… well, he looks like a very nice boy, if a little nervous. While we can all breathe a sigh of relief that the costume doesn’t look entirely ridiculous, I’m now holding my breath about whether Evans will be able to pull off the weird mix of …
Tron Invades The Marvel Universe In December
Holy corporate synergy, Spider-Man: To promote the December 17th release of Disney’s Tron: Legacy in movie theaters, Disney-owned Marvel Comics will be offering special variant covers to its titles throughout December that sees its characters reimagined Tron-style by artists Brandon Peterson and Mark Brooks. Here are the first ten covers …
DC: We Dropped Price To Keep People Buying Comics
In an interview with Comic Book Resources, DC Comics co-publishers Jim Lee and Dan Didio addressed the company’s recently-announced price drop on their titles from $3.99 for 22 pages to $2.99 for 20 pages, and gave an interesting reasoning behind it: They’re trying to keep fans from leaving comics altogether. Here’s Lee:
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PSA: Techland’s New York Comic-Con Panel
On the eve of New York Comic-Con, I’m proud to present Techland’s Digital Age of Comics panel. The venerable Douglas Wolk will be moderating a star-studded panel of comic giants.
Marvel Comics publisher Dan Buckley will be joined by Top Cow publisher Filip Sablik, Comixology CEO David Steinberger, Dark Horse Comics’ Aaron …
What Is Marvel’s Movie Act 2?
What comes after Marvel Entertainment’s Avengers movie in 2012? Well, we know that there’re movies lined up for Runaways, Iron Fist and Doctor Strange, as well as a third Iron Man, but what if there’s something larger going on behind the scenes? When I spoke to Clark Gregg, AKA the Marvel movies’ Agent Coulson, the other week, he …
Marvel’s Agent Coulson: Avengers Is End Of Marvel’s First Act
The one constant of the Marvel movies to date – well, except The Incredible Hulk, but I think Marvel would rather forget that one existed, in many ways – has been Clark Gregg’s SHIELD Agent Coulson, who’s gone from being a background character in the first Iron Man to taking center stage in Thor and being introduced at Comic-Con as one …