An unexpected and vastly powerful Captain led Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the Avengers, into an all-out war for the fate of the Marvel Universe. Many heroes have wielded the Enigma Force, the cosmic power that can transform anyone into Captain Universe, who is arguably one of the most powerful beings in the entire Marvel Universe. Everyone

WandaVision was a major success for Marvel, in no small part due to its exploration of grief and trauma. Seeing the Scarlet Witch deal with feelings of loss through unconventional means was moving and entertaining all at once. In the 1990s, Green Lantern explored similar themes of grief, albeit in a much darker manner than WandaVision. This traumatic, game-changing chapter

In a recent issue of the Immortal Hulk, the Avengers responded to a call from an uneasy ally, who is also a secret X-Men villain. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Immortal Hulk #46 by Al Ewing, Joe Bennett, Ruy José, Belardino Brabo, Paul Mounts and VC’s Cory Petit on sale now. The Avengers

Batman #108 just revealed more about Ghost-Maker’s enemy Kawaii Kid — and set her up to be DC’s own twisted take on Astro Boy. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the story “Ghost-Maker: Chapter 2” from Batman #108 by James Tynion IV, Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, Tomeu Morey & Clayton Cowles, on sale now As a

The Marvel Universe and MCU both have their own sets of magical hammers, but only one Stormbreaker can stand as the mightiest Asgardian weapon. Thor has long been one of the most powerful entities in the Marvel Universe, and few other heroes have ever been so iconic that they could make the jump from one universe

Marvel’s Heroes Reborn repositions multiple heroes and villains, with one of the MCU’s most highly anticipated figures gaining a major power boost. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Heroes Reborn #1 by Jason Aaron, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, Matthew Wilson & VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now Doctor Doom is one of the single most

While the new Swamp Thing may have defeated the villainous Pale Stranger, someone even worse is poised to make a comeback. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Swamp Thing #3, by Ram V, Mike Perkins, Mike Spicer and Aditya Bidikar, on sale now. As the living avatar of the Green, the elemental force binding

All of the X-Men books tying into the Hellfire Gala event will feature variant covers spotlighting the mutant characters’ avant-garde fashion. As the Hellfire Gala prepares to kick off, Marvel has released a new series of variants that turn the spotlight on the X-Men’s avant-garde fashion for the event. Each “fashion variant” will feature artwork

In Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, Boba Fett carries his father’s name into an arena reminiscent to where Jango Fett died. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha by Charles Soule, Steve McNiven, Laura Martin, and Travis Lanham, on sale now.  Boba Fett is one of

In X-Men Legends, two of the original X-Factor’s most dangerous villains teamed up in a tale that went untold until now. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for X-Men Legends #3 by Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Laura Martin, and John Workman, on sale now. The various X-Men teams of the Marvel Universe have crossed paths

Image Comics’ Nocterra has revealed its own high-octane take on Immortan Joe and his sadistic crew from Mad Max: Fury Road. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Nocterra #2 by Scott Snyder, Tony S. Daniel, Tomeu Morey and Andworld Design, on sale now. Image Comics’ Nocterra has thrown the trucker, Sundog, into a heap of trouble

A major member of the Suicide Squad was just taken down by one of the newest faces at the Teen Titans Academy. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Suicide Squad #3 by Robbie Thompson, Eduardo Pansica, Julio Ferreira, and Marcelo Maiolo, on sale now Despite first appearing in 1966, Peacemaker is only now reaching the

The Exiles introduced an all new, all different version of the heat-based hero Sunfire, who crossed lines in both her gender and orientation. Exiles introduced a host of different iterations of classic characters from across the Marvel multiverse, including some notable mutant heroes. This extends to perhaps one of the most memorable alternate incarnations of

The villain behind Batman: Arkham City is in the middle of bringing his video game world to the comic book DC Universe. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Harley Quinn #2 by Stephanie Phillips, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plascencia and Deron Bennett, on sale now. Gotham City has never been the brightest or most optimistic

Welcome to the sixth installment of Nostalgia Snake, a look at 2000s revivals of 1980s properties, revivals now so old they’re also quite nostalgic. (Hence the snake of nostalgia eating itself.) If you have any suggestions for the future, let me hear them. Just contact me on Twitter. This week, we’re looking at ThunderCats, a

In Legendary’s MonsterVerse, while it seems like King Ghodirah was the deadliest Titan Godzilla faced, Godzilla: Dominion reveals a greater threat. WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Godzilla: Dominion, from Greg Keyes, Drew Edward Johnson, Jimmy Betancourt and Tyler Smith, on sale now. In Legendary’s MonsterVerse, Godzilla has faced many deadly enemies, from the M.U.T.O.s

The Raft is becoming more prominent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but its most iconic moment will always be the formation of the New Avengers. WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier episode 6 “One World, One People” written by Malcolm Spellman and Josef Sawyer and directed by Kari

The Hulk and Superman have come up against one another multiple times over the years — with one of them proving to be consistently stronger. Since the days when Marvel became DC’s largest superhero competitor, the two massive worlds have actually found ways to interact and come up against each other, even settling some long-standing

Marvel’s most savage Avenger just faced off against none other than the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man himself, and he still doesn’t quite understand how superpowers work in the future. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Savage Avengers #20 by Gerry Duggan, Patch Zircher, Java Tartaglia and VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now. The Savage Avengers

In the latest issue of Eternals, Thanos finds an unlikely ally in his murderous rampage against the gods of the Marvel Universe. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Eternals #4 by Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribic, Matthew Wilson and VC’s Clayton Cowles, on sale now. The Eternals have been recently dealing with a new form of

In Star Wars: Darth Vader, the Sith Lord discovered one of Emperor Palpatine’s plans that could lead back to an infamous Legends canon figure. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: Darth Vader #11, by Greg Pak, Raffaele Ienco, Neeraj Menon, and Joe Caramanga, on sale now. After being pushed to the limits by

The Omega Power Rangers have just learned even more about Astronema’s tragic origin, and it has opened up the door for a classic TV Ranger to return. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Power Rangers #6 by Ryan Parrott, Francesco Mortarino, Simone Ragazzoni, Raul Angulo, Jose Enrique Fernandez, Igor Monti, Sabrina del Grosso and

A newly introduced mutant is embarking on a potentially vital quest for Krakoa — and finding new potential allies for the mutant nation. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for New Mutants #17 by Vita Ayala, Rod Reis & VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now The current era of Krakoa has forced the mutants of the

The upcoming Hellfire Gala sees the X-Men and their allies donning impressive new costumes, and some of these high-fashion looks are a cut above. The upcoming “Hellfire Gala” is set to be one of the biggest X-Men stories of the year, with the celebration poised to plot a new direction for the nation of Krakoa and

DC Comics reveals the official solicit for the second and final volume of Absolute Fourth World by Jack Kirby, which arrives in December. DC Comics has revealed the official solicit for the second and final volume of its oversized Absolute Edition of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World epic. Following Absolute Fourth World by Jack Kirby Vol.

Today, we look back to April 1996 for Jim Lee’s first published cover for DC, as the company debuted the award-winning Batman: Black and White. This is “Look Back,” a feature that I plan to do for at least all of 2020 and possibly beyond that (and possibly forget about in a week, who knows?).

In Batman: Black and White #5, the Electructioner returns, but his reappearance on the streets of Gotham is cut short by another return WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Blue” from Batman: Black and White #5 by Mariko Tamaki, Emanuela Lupacchino, Wade Von Grawbadger and Ariana Maher, on sale now. The Dark Knight has had

In the latest issue of New Mutants, three prominent members of the team are assigned to unlikely missions by previously devious monarchs. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for New Mutants #17 by Vita Ayala, Rod Reis & VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now. The X-Men and other mutants of Krakoa have a great deal of

A preview of Marvel’s upcoming X-Men #1 showcases the newest incarnation of the mutant team in action as they battle a deadly alien threat. The first preview pages from X-Men #1 feature the mutant heroes’ new roster in action. The pages were posted to Twitter by X-Men associate editor Annalise Bissa with series artist Pepe Larraz providing

The Borg were once successful in assimilating an alien species believed to be immune to their powers in the Star Trek universe. Space may be the final frontier, but it most certainly still has plenty of stories to tell. In 2008,  Star Trek: Alien Spotlight: Borg was released as part of an anthology miniseries that