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10 Things You Didn't Know About Spider-Man

Matthew K. Manning — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:13:08 +0000

Arguably Marvel Comics’ biggest star, Spider-Man is a household name and an icon of popular culture. But how much do you really know about everyone’s favorite wallcrawler? Debuting in a modest 11-page story in August of 1962 in the pages of ‘Amazing Fantasy’ #15, Spider-Man became an instant hit, and soon spun off into his [...]

What Were Stan Lee's Least Favorite Marvel Movies?

Mike Sampson — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 13:40:10 +0000

Stan Lee has been a good company man for Marvel – he’s appeared in pretty much every modern Marvel movie ever made and has generally be a positive brand ambassador. But geez, even Stan Lee kinda hated the ‘Fantastic Four’ movies… Lee, the man credited with co-creating characters like Spider-Man, the Hulk, the X-Men, the [...]

21 Comic Book Characters Who Should Come Out of the Closet

Patrick Bateman — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:02:18 +0000

In late May, DC Comics announced one of their major characters who was previously identified as ‘straight’ would officially change his sexual orientation to ‘gay’. The story attracted major media buzz, but as any comic book fanboy (or girl) will tell you, LGBT themes in mainstream American comics have been prevalent for decades.

DC Comics to Out Major Character as Gay — Congrats to Robin or Aquaman? [POLL]

Tree Riddle — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:47:18 +0000

DC Comics are relaunching their entire universe under The New 52 project and just announced that they will reveal a major character to be openly gay. It’s about time that Robin and Aquaman came out of the closet…the question is — which one is it? As a die-hard Marvel fan, I’ve always looked at DC [...]

Get Free Comic Books Saturday At Comic Relief On National Comic Book Day

Fantone — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:36:23 +0000

Comic books are an underrated art form, and this Saturday, you'll be able to appreciate some of that art for free. Saturday, May 5th is National Comic Book Day, and Flint's home to comic books, Comic Relief, will be giving them away for free.

Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello Launches New Comic Book 'Orchid'

Tree Riddle — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:15:45 +0000

Tom Morello has often been called 'The Mad Scientist of Rock' for the innovative and unusual sounds that come out of his guitar. Now the Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave axeman looks to make his mark in an entirely new medium; the world of comics.

Black Widow Kicks Everyone's Ass [VIDEO]

Fantone — Sat, 07 May 2011 01:24:19 +0000

Black Widow is one of the hottest comic book characters ever, and she’s even hotter when she is kicking the crap out of Superman, Micheal Jackson and Rocky. Keep it in your pants nerds.