Marvel Comics
Guides
Thinking about reading Marvel Midnight? Here's where to start
How to read Marvel Midnight: Complete reading order and checklist
July 28, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
A Spider-Man cosplayer saved the day for one man trying to cross the street
Dressed as Spider-Man, Christopher Hellenthal hopped out of his truck to help someone in need.
July 27, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Marvel quietly brought a veteran comics artist out of retirement to keep Avengers: Armageddon on schedule
Deadline trouble forces Marvel to reshuffle the Avengers: Armageddon artistic team.
July 27, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Get ready for the most "upsetting" version of Doctor Octopus in Midnight Spider-Man
Marvel somehow made Doctor Octopus even more disturbing.
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel's new Fantastic Four horror comic is inspired by writer Benjamin Percy's family history with a cult
"Caves and cults" is the vibe of Midnight Fantastic Four, written by Benjamin Percy
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel is rethinking variant covers, and Midnight is leading the experiment
Marvel Comics admits its variant covers are complicated... especially after they figured out a simpler way to do it.
July 26, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel began by putting horror in the driver's seat, superheroes in the back seat for its new Midnight Universe
Jonathan Hickman was the first creator Dan Buckley called when he came up with the idea for the Midnight Universe
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
Who is Ghost Rider in Marvel? Johnny Blaze’s origin, powers, and comic book history explained ahead of Ryan Gosling's movie
Ryan Gosling will be playing the Spirit of Vengeance himself, Johnny Blaze, in the MCU’s Ghost Rider movie
July 26, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Bill Sienkiewicz proved comic books could be art. Now he's getting the documentary to match
Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy trailer dropped at SDCC 2026 and shows just how much the comic book artist has influenced figures from comics to Hollywood.
July 26, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Midnight Spider-Man is an otaku
Midnight Spider-Man isn't just inspired by manga... it's trying to think like manga. Junji Ito, especially.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel is reviving the Indiana Jones franchise in a new comic set just after Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium is set to debut in December 2026.
July 25, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Move over Marvel Studios, Mary Jane Watson is starting her own Hollywood studio this fall
Model. Actor. Wife. Mother. Venom. Hollywood producer.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel is finally reuniting Eddie Brock and Venom after five years
Eddie Brock is Venom again as Marvel relaunches the series.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
The Avengers' first foe could be their last as Infernal Hulk & his Infernal Avengers face-off
The Infernal Hulk is taking on every major Marvel hero before Hulk War.
July 25, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel Comics killed the Marvel Masterworks line after 39 years, but another publisher is stepping in to save it
A crowdfunding publisher is stepping up to continue the Marvel Masterworks line after Marvel itself couldn't afford to.
July 24, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel is replacing the Avengers with the X-Men this December after Armageddon, with Storm as leader
A nearly-forgotten X-Men team name from Chris Claremont's X-Men run is revived as the team becomes Marvel's #1 superteam.
July 23, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel is putting the Punisher on the Avengers... and that might be a problem
The Avengers have always drawn a line. The Punisher exists to cross it. But something's gotta give, it seems.
July 23, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel is fast-tracking Iron Man to its landmark 700th issue
Marvel's Iron Man will be doing double-time to hit its 700th issue early.
July 23, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Follow Marvel Comics' Fanfare panel from SDCC live with Popverse
The biggest unanswered questions about Marvel Comics may be answered here.
July 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Follow along to the official Marvel Midnight Universe panel live from San Diego '26!
If Midnight Universe is Marvel's next big swing, this is where it begins.
July 21, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Brian Michael Bendis sheds some light on Marvel's philosophy for when to end a comicHow Dan Buckley changed Marvel Comics' stance on long runs and embraced regular relaunches
At least one Marvel executive is known for his approach to ending comics series when the creators depart, says Brian Michael Bendis
July 21, 2026
George Marston
Features
Follow along to learn Marvel Comics' next big thing live from San Diego '26!
DNX, Infernal Hulk, Amazing Spider-Man #1000, and more to be discussed at Marvel Comics' Next Big Thing panel at SDCC 2026.
July 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Brian Michael Bendis reveals the character he almost rebooted for Marvel KnightsHow a failed Nick Fury series led Brian Michael Bendis to Daredevil
Before writer Brian Michael Bendis took over Daredevil, he almost rebooted a totally different character as part of the Marvel Knights line
July 20, 2026
George Marston
Features
Follow along as Marvel breaks news (they promise!) for Avengers: Armageddon & the future of the Marvel U live from SDCC 2026
Join Marvel Comics at the Avengers: Armageddon panel at SDCC 2026 remotely, thanks to Popverse.
July 20, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
How Marvel keeps Spider-Man comics "10 years ahead" of the MCU while welcoming Brand New Day movie fans
Why Marvel wants Spider-Man comics to be both ahead of the MCU and easy to jump into.
July 20, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
Re-play our liveblogs of Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and more panels live from San Diego Comic-Con with Popverse
Get inside Popverse's live, minute-by-minute reporting of the key panels of San Diego Comic-Con.
July 17, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel Studios picks Spider-Man: Brand New Day captain Stephen Wacker as new boss for Marvel Comics editorial
It's the beginning of a 'Brand New Day' era at Marvel Comics editorial.
July 16, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
After nearly a decade, Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief C.B. Cebulski is being sent to Japan for a new role
C.B. Cebulski, who has been Marvel Comics' editor-in-chief since 2017, will move to Japan to develop Marvel's manga offerings
July 16, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Guides
Best Spider-Man gifts in 2026: 9 picks we actually recommend [Pop Shop]
Best Spider-Man gifts for Spider-Man fans in 2026 (Editor's Picks)
July 16, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel Knights' Inhumans helped revive the Kirby creation.... but the writer refused an offer to do a sequel
For Sentry co-creator Paul Jenkins, Inhumans is his Watchmen... and he doesn't want to go back.
July 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Iron Man origin comic art has broken the record for most expensive original comic art ever sold at $3.875 million dollars
Original art by under-appreciated Iron Man creator Don Heck sets record with $3.875 million auction sale.
July 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel & Chip Zdarsky are tinkering with how to make Blind Bags fun for Avengers relaunch this fall
Marvel wants to do something special for their Avengers #1 blind bags
July 14, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Scott Snyder at Marvel? The Absolute Batman co-creator reveals he was in talks with Marvel and pitched a full Marvel initiative when DC didn't say 'yes' immediately to the Absolute Universe
The real Marvel vs. DC battle was over Scott Snyder's return to superhero comics, as he pitched Marvel an initiative the same time he pitched Absolute Batman & the Absolute Universe to DC.
July 14, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
When choosing between a Marvel or DC 'exclusive' contract, writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson weighed alot and explained how Marvel won him over
Phillip Kennedy Johnson breaks down his decision to sign an exclusive contract with Marvel Comics and whether he'd return to DC in the future
July 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel's Armageddon is also an Avengers comic for those keeping count, according to hidden legacy numbering
Marvel math is including Avengers: Armageddon event as part of the Avengers comic run.... but its not the first time an event has doubled as a main Avengers book.
July 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Love Spider-Man One More Day and the retconning of the Spidey/MJ marriage? Hate it? Co-creator Joe Quesada says he has plans for a sequel... but it won't retcon the marriage back
Joe Quesada wants to write a sequel to Spider-Man: One More Day (but don’t expect it anytime soon)
July 13, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
X-Men writer Jed MacKay teases "big changes" to the team after DNXMarvel has "some big changes" planned for the X-Men in 2027
Marvel's upcoming DNX crossover will have far-reaching implications for the X-Men moving forward
July 13, 2026
George Marston
News
Marvel’s Wolverine game is getting a secret prequel comic which is quietly debuting at San Diego Comic-Con
The Wolverine game is getting a prequel as a comic book - and I hope it's 'Red Band' so it can show all the blood from the game.
July 10, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel had a big summer 2026 crossover event with the X-Men and Avengers comics, but plans changed
Marvel scrapped its X-Men/Avengers crossover after major publishing changes, and turned it into this fall's DNX.
July 10, 2026
George Marston
News
Why X-Men legend Chris Claremont made Wolverine's claws a "natural" ability - and how it relates to Stan Lee
In an old interview with Jim Lee, Claremont recalled "taking Wolverine through moderate degrees of hell along the way, making him a more totally natural character just because this is one of the things that always bugged everybody"
July 10, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel's new Miles Morales era is a "hyper-violent love letter to Brooklyn" for Spider-Man
Marvel’s new Miles Morales comic is inspired by Uncut Gems.
July 09, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
MTG Marvel set has more legendary cards than any other MTG set ever - here's the solid (and refreshingly rational) reason why
75% of all creature cards in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes are Legendary creatures
July 09, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Magic: The Gathering killed plans to include Red Skull in its Marvel Superheroes set, and his being a Nazi being very at odds with Wizards' stance on hate groups.
Captain America villain Red Skull was listed in Magic: The Gathering's Vision Design document for the Marvel Super Heroes set, but didn't end up appearing
July 09, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
"He's not really a villain. He's just a hungry guy": How the MTG Marvel planners convinced themselves Galactus isn't actually a villain
There is a reason why Galactus isn't a Villain in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes
July 01, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel still hasn’t revealed the projects that brought Brian Michael Bendis back... but they are "special projects" and none are ongoing comics
Back at Marvel, Brian Michael Bendis has some "exciting" projects (plural) there but says no ongoing series.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
How saying goodbye to a pet shaped Marvel’s latest The Sentry series by co-creator (and cat friend) Paul Jenkins
A Marvel creator turned the grief of losing his cat into a superhero comic, and we all kind of need it.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
The Ultimate Black Panther story Bryan Hill never got to tell was a horror story (no, not a Marvel Midnight book, but now that you mention it...)
The Ultimate Black Panther story that never happened would have been horror.
June 30, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
A decade before the X-Men movies even began, Jim Lee confirms he was making Charles Xavier Patrick Stewart
We've uncovered an old Marvel Age article in which artist-turned publisher Lee makes a bang-on prediction about the cinematic future of the X-Men's leader. And something about 'Geoffrey the Human Shark?' (Just kidding)
June 30, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The MCU's Daniel Brühl returns as Baron Zemo to build his own MTG Marvel Super Heroes deck
Daniel Brühl, the actor who plays Baron Zemo in the MCU, throws down with a Villain deck in Magic: The Gathering's German language trailer
June 30, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Imagine a world where Avengers didn't find Captain America on ice, but he woke up in the far-flung future
What if Captain America had woken up in the year 2099? That's the question at the core of What If...? Captain America #1
June 30, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel Studios is heavily involved with the X-Men '97 season 2 prequel over at Marvel Comics, including stuff they couldn't fit in the cartoon
X-Men '97 Season Two comic writer Steve Foxe said Marvel Studios were "were incredibly generous with their time and insight, as well as with all sorts of scenes and character background that didn’t make it into the show"
June 29, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The X-Men '97 season 2 writer pitched changing the name of the comic because he's focusing so much on the side characters over the core cast
Marvel almost renamed its X-Men ’97 comic because it isn’t really about the X-Men anymore.
June 25, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Spoilers!Marvel said the Ultimate Universe was ending "forever" (including telling stores it'd be a lie if they didn't). Now, somehow, "The Ultimate Universe will return"
Ultimate Universe: Finale #1 is out now and, well, let's just say what we got and what Marvel Comics delivered are arguably pretty different
June 24, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel Comics' boss is stepping in to personally oversee the Midnight X-Men, Spider-Man, & Fantastic Four launches as its editor
What could be Marvel boss Dan Buckley's last big launch becomes extra-personal for him.
June 23, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Ultimate Spider-Man is becoming something Marvel rarely has: a modern evergreen bestseller (and it did it by ending it)
Marvel ended the hit Ultimate Spider-Man comic at its peak. Here’s why.
June 22, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
Marvel’s Ultimate Universe reaches its end (finally), while House of the Dragon returns and Supergirl crashes into theaters: Popverse Playlist for June 20-26, 2026
It's a new beginning for DC Studios (again), an old war for Westeros, and a delayed end of the end for Marvel Comics in this week's pop culture picks
June 19, 2026
Graeme McMillan
News
Marvel is delaying its Midnight line launch by 2 months because it's more special than they thought a couple weeks ago
Marvel says Midnight is more than just another alternate universe.
June 19, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Popverse First!The Marvel art that made Jim Lee a superstar is being collected in one massive book
Before he ran DC, Jim Lee helped reshape Marvel — now that work is getting the massive comprehensive book it deserves.
June 18, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel says there’s still hope for some of its most famous unfinished comics, like Iron Man director Jon Favreau's Iron Man comic with Adi Granov
Marvel's Tom Brevoort says that in the fullness of time, "everything" sees print, even notoriously unpublished comics
June 17, 2026
George Marston
News
Why today’s Spider-Man still sounds like Gerry Conway’s Spider-Man more than anyone else's, according to Marvel's top Spidey writer & editor
The voice of modern Spider-Man may owe more to Gerry Conway than Stan Lee.
June 17, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
After four decades away, John Byrne is rewriting X-Men history on his own terms
An extended preview of John Byrne's X-Men: Elsewhen, which pre-release has already sold out and is going back for a second printing.
June 16, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Popverse First!Two Gambits. One new Gambit comic series. Just in time for his MCU return in Avengers: Doomsday movie
Gambit’s next comic will force two Remy LeBeaus (or is it Remy LeTwos?) to face each other for the first time.
June 16, 2026
Chris Arrant
Guides
Vision Quest ending explained: Everything you need to know about the Marvel storyline ahead of the MCU miniseries
Marvel’s Vision Quest comic ending explained
June 15, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Marvel says there’s more to its universe than Avengers, X-Men, and Spider-Man... but it has to excite people beyond just the initial return
Marvel is always open to "experimental" ideas that focus on lesser known characters, says editor Tom Brevoort
June 15, 2026
George Marston
News
Marvel’s June 16 616 Day mystery bags are delayed (with some orders canceled) as demand overwhelms supply, and Doctor Doom would not approve
Marvel’s mystery bag strategy just hit an unexpected problem: success.
June 13, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Jim Lee says his X-Men run and Marvel era was a dream he can never re-experience (although he wishes he could)
Decades after his fan favorite run, Jim Lee is still synonymous with the X-Men, and he still looks back fondly
June 12, 2026
George Marston
News
“Marvel treats creators like shit”: Rob Liefeld reignites feud over comic book credits after New Mutants collection de-emphasizes him as a writer
The New Mutants Omnibus Vol. 4 does not credit Rob Liefeld as a writer in its solicits, and the Deadpool creator says that's indicative of a larger problem at Marvel
June 12, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel is making the Fantastic Four's son a mutant (again)... at least in Magic: The Gathering
Franklin Richards appears in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes as a "Mutant Hero"
June 12, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
Features
Marvel's strategy of relaunches & brief 'ongoings' during one longer run is a "marketing" decision, but doesn't change the story for Infernal Hulk writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson
No, Marvel Comics did not cancel The Infernal Hulk by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein
June 11, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
The connection between Marvel Comics and the MCU is "common sense" says Marvel's Tom BrevoortMarvel’s top editor says the relationship between Marvel Comics and the MCU is more complicated than fans realize
The synergy between Marvel Comics and the MCU is obvious, but Marvel editor Tom Brevoort says the connections aren't as cut-and-dried as some fans think
June 10, 2026
George Marston
News
Marvel '90s trading cards are back in the form of a book from Dark Horse that collects their classic artMarvel’s iconic ’90s trading card art is finally getting the coffee table book it deserves
Marvel and Dark Horse are partnering to bring back the Marvel Universe cards as a book, with some behind-the-scenes secrets.
June 09, 2026
George Marston
News
Marvel gave away Avengers: Armageddon #1 at a Magic: The Gathering event before comic shops could sell it
Attendees of an event celebrating the upcoming Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes were treated to a physical copy of Avengers: Armageddon #1 last week
June 09, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel's Tom Brevoort says the X-Men line is a totally different beast than his old Avengers stomping groundEven Marvel’s X-Men editor says the mutant line is a "weird fit" for him
Tom Brevoort says one thing makes editing the X-Men far more complicated than the Avengers.
June 09, 2026
George Marston
News
Scott Snyder has some advice for people writing horror comics like the upcoming Marvel Midnight lineSome advice for Marvel's Midnight line, from DC's Absolute architect (and American Vampire writer) Scott Snyder
Why Scott Snyder believes Marvel Midnight should be built around today’s anxieties.
June 08, 2026
George Marston
Features
Marvel Comics has a power creep problem
Between Ultimate Endgame, Avengers Armageddon, and Queen in Black, Marvel Comics is feeling stuffed with events
June 08, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Spoilers, but Marvel Comics Universe is being disassembled, "broken," and "dramatically transformed" ahead of the upcoming Avengers movie & comic
Marvel is tearing apart its universe before launching a new Avengers era.
June 05, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel wants to make sure their new Avengers team appeals to MCU fans
Marvel’s new Avengers series is here to satisfy both MCU fans and loyal comic book readers
June 05, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
How Marvel quietly retconned Captain America to be on ice during 9/11, and why as a NYC-publisher it had to think long & hard about it
On the one hand, Zdarsky's choice to move Steve Rogers's de-icing to after 2001 in his Captain America run was a big deal for Marvel Comics. But on the other, it only makes sense with their sliding timeline
June 03, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Marvel's X-Men have confronted "real-world evil" before such as the Holocaust, and now it's targeting racial injustice and the Jim Crow era
X-Men comics have never been shy about exploring real world evil and Gail Simone wants to have them focus on things that happened closer to home.
June 03, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Move over, Captain America: Magic says Agent Coulson is worthy of Mjolnir too
You can equip Mjolnir to any Legendary Hero creature who is red, white, or both in Magic: The Gathering x Marvel Super Heroes
June 02, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
X-Men fans are going to be disappointed by Magic: The Gathering’s Marvel Super Heroes set
Mark Rosewater described Magic: The Gathering's Marvel Super Heroes crossover set as "Avengers plus"
June 02, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel's Hulk has been hero, he's been horror, but now he's like Hellboy says writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson
The Infernal Hulk writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson breaks down how this era of Hulk comics is built out of stories like Immortal Hulk and Planet Hulk
May 28, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
Marvel's Wolverine is fighting a new enemy — inadequacy — after his unbreakable claws just broke
Wolverine #19 saw Wolverine's adamantine claws break apart, which forces him to figure out who he is without his most powerful weapon.
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Captain America is "ultimate" tragic figure in superhero comics, according to Marvel writer Chip Zdarsky
Chip Zdarsky's Daredevil was sad, Chip Zdarsky's Batman was sad. But no superhero character is sadder than Chip Zdarsky's Captain America
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Part of why X-Men comics changed their lettering in the 2000s was to make comics easier to access for people with dyslexia
A recent, niche X-Men thread from podcast legend Jay Edidin revealed the fascinating X-Books went from all-caps to mixed lettering circa 2003
May 27, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
The current DC & Marvel crossover comics had some “dumb fucking notes” from corporate lawyers, according to Superman/Spider-Man writer Matt Fraction
DC and Marvel’s lawyers sent lots of “stupid fucking notes” during the production of the Superman/Spider-Man crossover
May 21, 2026
Chris Arrant
Features
Marvel Comics didn’t just lose Dan Buckley, it quietly stopped having a publisher for the first time in its 87-year history
Marvel Comics is entering a new era where the idea of a “publisher” may not exist anymore.
May 20, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel knows you're not happy about Greymalkin Prison, but Uncanny X-Men writer Gail Simone says it's not being ignored but only "pushed back a bit" (Updated May 21)
"Greymalkin isn’t a pretty idea," says Simone, and promises that's going to be dealt with very shortly after her upcoming Uncanny X-Men #29
May 19, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
Avengers: Armageddon writer Chip Zdarsky has a three-year plan for what's next at Marvel, "provided it clears a bunch of hurdles"
Chip Zdarsky says that he has big plans for the Marvel Universe through 2028
May 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
News
Static to Marvel? The late Dwayne McDuffie originally developed Milestone's flagship hero for Marvel, but here's why they said 'no'
Dwayne McDuffie created Static as a response to the Spider-Marriage.
May 18, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Features
How will Spider-Man: Brand New Day's 'Peter Parker No More' story work? Marvel Comics canon may have the answer
Spider-Man Brand New Day follows a comic tradition of Peter Parker losing everything... and here's how comics brings it all back.
May 14, 2026
Leon Miller
Features
Inside the death of Paul Rabin and the Spider-Man/Mary Jane Watson/Venom love triangle with Amazing Spider-Man writer & editor
Joe Kelly & Nick Lowe unpack the surprise death of Paul Rabin, Mary Jane's partner and subject of eternal side-eye by some Spider-Man fans.
May 14, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
Marvel's Hulk War will see a Hulk-verse of Hulks fighting other Hulks across the Hulkscape
Marvel's Hulk War event next year is the culmination of Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein's Infernal Saga
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
DC & Marvel aren't doing long creator runs as much anymore because comic readers aren't supporting them as much anymore, says 15+ year comics veteran Scott Snyder
Absolute Batman writer Snyder isn't dissing the comics industry, where he says, "a lot of things are overperforming and there’s a lot of new readership and a lot of excitement," but he is pointing at what's different from the past decade
May 13, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
SpoilersUh.... spoilers, but now we know why Captain America Steve Rogers has been mysteriously absent from the Avengers: Armageddon series marketing from Marvel
Captain America #11 creates a huge obstacle for Steve Rogers to overcome if he wants to be a part of Avengers: Armageddon this summer
May 13, 2026
Jules Chin Greene
News
When Akira first came to America, Katsuhiro Otomo turned down a VIZ offer for Marvel because was afraid of manga stereotype at the time
The iconic manga was heavily updated and changed for American audiences, including flipping the artwork and giving Akira the full color treatment.
May 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
News
Marvel quietly created two official Akira spinoffs in the '90s as tribute, with GI Joe's Larry Hama and more
Several of Marvel's biggest artists at the time came together to pay tribute to the influential Akira manga in 1995.
May 13, 2026
Trent Cannon
Features
Spider-Man's 'Death Spiral' ends a Spider-Carnage, a killer MJ/Venom moment, and a new Parker family mystery
An Amazing Spider-Man: Death Spiral event post-mortem with writer Joe Kelly & Marvel Spidey-editor Nick Lowe.
May 12, 2026
Chris Arrant
News
X-Men, Spider-Man, and more get absolutely dark, monstrous, and ultimately bloodthirsty in new Marvel Comics initiative
Jonathan Hickman returns to the X-Men for what he says is the first thing that's excited him this much at Marvel in years.
May 11, 2026
Grant DeArmitt
News
John Romita Sr.'s Spider-Man was too good-looking for Stan Lee, but after six months he gave up trying to change it
Spider-Man became more handsome and muscular when John Romita Sr. took over the title, despite Stan Lee’s efforts to keep him scrawny and average
May 08, 2026
Joshua Lapin-Bertone