The second issue in Zeb Well’s acclaimed Beyond arc does perhaps the unthinkable, as Peter Parker experiences what may be his scariest moment yet: This is our Retro Review of The Amazing Spider-Man #76. ...
Ben is back! The iconic clone of Peter Parker has returned to his very own solo series as he returns to the red and blue in the first issue of the Marvel Beyond arc...
This is our retro review of Ant-Man and the Wasp, a film that wins through casting. As a kid, I loved Ladyhawke an unhealthy amount. I even own a first edition of the book,...
We only have one movie remaining in Phase Three of the MCU. And yes, it’s the one five years after evil has triumphed; This is our Retro Review of Avengers: Endgame. So, let’s skip...
How many times has Marvel promised the multiverse, only to snatch it away at the last instant? We had famous examples with WandaVision and Loki in 2021, but Disney pulled the rug out from...
Everyone has a favorite Marvel film. For my wife, it’s Thor: Ragnarok. She’s not in the habit of rewatching movies the same way I do. However, whenever Cate Blanchett kills stuff, my better half...
In Fantastic Four (1962) #2 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, George Klein, Stan Goldberg, and John Duffy, we get a story that pits Marvel’s first super hero family against none other than the Skrulls!...
In Wolverine/Hulk (2002) #1 by Sam Kieth and Richard Isanove, Wolverine encounters a girl with very unusual super powers after a vintage plane he’s flying over the mountains crashes. This comic came out in...
When you only read the first half of a story, you miss much of the context and even some of the subtext. To wit, the review I made of Avengers: Infinity War at the...
I’ve dreaded this moment since the inception of the Retro Review series. When Black Panther debuted just four years ago, it embodied the best of the MCU. Movie lovers instantly fell for the fictional...
From 2015 through 2018, Marvel chose not to release an Avengers movie. Kevin Feige and his team wanted to tell the story of how Thanos would rise to power without much superhero pushback. To...
In 2012, the Marvel Cinematic Universe brought all its superheroes together in The Avengers, an instant masterpiece. Marvel quickly planned a follow-up, another Avengers movie that was sure to make a mint at the...
Here’s where I turn heel. In 2014, Marvel proved once and for all that its movies could do no wrong, as a misfit bunch of intergalactic criminals won society’s heart. In Guardians of the...
The 1990s were a strange time for entertainment lovers. Finally, the internet allowed us to know enough about international trends that we could follow them. Gaining access to such programming proved tricky, though. I...
Everyone has a favorite Marvel movie. I previously ranked mine a while ago on a different site, but my position evolved over time. Counting only standalone Avengers movies, one towers over the rest, even...
When The Avengers turned into one of the most successful blockbusters ever, Disney raised the stakes. The company had purchased Marvel in 2009 but hadn’t put its stamp on the Marvel Cinematic Universe yet....
I’ve always felt that Marvel itself displayed the most stinging critique of Thor: The Dark World. In Avengers: Endgame, superheroes returned to several memorable moments from the MCU. The film’s directors deemed only one...
After several standalone Avengers movies featuring Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor, Marvel was finally ready to bring them all together. The grand experiment came with an unimaginative name, The Avengers. Everything else about...
When people evaluate the popularity of movies, they use established metrics. Today, we’ll talk about a movie that is 72 percent fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, rated 7.0 out of 10 on IMDb, and has...
A playboy billionaire and brilliant inventor who fights crime is a proven commodity in Hollywood. A man whose outfit overflows with stars and stripes is an easy sell in the United States, too. Where...
Well, Marvel Blog True Believers, you didn’t think we’d be watching the first Spider-Man movie starring Tobey Maguire (who might be returning to the big screen Marvel Universe) without watching the second, did you?...
Allow me to acknowledge my bias in advance. For the longest time, when people asked me to name my favorite trilogy, I said Jason Bourne. The espionage series lost some steam with its last...
In 2008, nobody knew what the future would hold. At the time, only one comic book movie garnered all the headlines, and it wasn’t a Marvel Cinematic Universe release. An argument exists about whether...
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August 2, 2026