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Cap is returning in 2014. What do us fans need to see most in it?

As much as we're all excited for the imminent release of The Avengers, we're also looking ahead to what Marvel Studios has planned in the next few years. Last week they announced thatCaptain America 2 is scheduled for release on April 4, 2014. That means we have just under two years ( Read more... )

Shipping characters into slash fiction has been around for… let’s go with “a while” shall we. From Victorian pamphlets to Tijuana Bibles and whole lot of people started writing fan fiction around Captain Kirk and Spock. Male leads in popular entertainment in strong relationships, it was only natural that people might play their own take into words ( Read more... )

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It bears repeating that at the beginning of the year, DC Comics’s marketshare figures had slipped in the twenties, lagging far behind Marvel. That they have achieved three market share dominances three months in a row despite publishing far fewer titles than Marvel, is a real achievement for the publisher. And it was Justice League #3 that took the ( Read more... )

With "The Avengers" finally assembling in just a few months and other properties like "Spider-Man" and "Ghost Rider" swinging back into theaters as well, it's looking like a very bright 2012 for the Marvel brand. But don't discount the power of 2011: From Captain America throwing his mighty shield to Thor striking lightning at the box office, it ( Read more... )

Over the years, big-budget blockbusters have revealed themselves in increasingly inventive ways. "The Dark Knight" gave us our first look at Heath Ledger's Joker by way of an elaborate viral game, for instance, and just this year, "The Dark Knight Rises" instituted a similar treatment for the villainous Bane. Even on the Marvel side of the aisle, ( Read more... )

In this week's Marvel Mania, we tackle Tony Stark's wardrobe and argue for the appearance of his Hulkbuster armor in next summer's 'Avengers.'


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