I just picked up this edition of Secret Wars, and I noticed that the cover calls it** **Avengers: Secret Wars.
Why has marvel rebranded it?
I've heard pretty much only bad things about it. Now I decided to give it a chance in Unlimited and I gotta say I'm really digging it.
Most tie ins are absolute garbage, but in general I'm liking it a lot.
Did you read it? You liked it?
Emma was the one who revealed the truth about Moira to Mystique and Destiny. She did it because she was furious that Charles and Magneto hadn't told her the truth about Moira from the beginning —a pretty weak excuse for wanting to kill Moira— and because she considered Moira's reset powers a threat to Krakoa's existence.
But here's the ridiculous part: after giving Mystique and Destiny that information, Emma refuses to help them with their plan to depower Moira and subsequently kill her. Her excuse was that she “doesn't take sides.”
Seriously? Giving crucial information to Mystique and Destiny, knowing full well that they would want to kill Moira, isn't taking a side?
And the consequences were enormous.
Moira feels betrayed by Krakoa, and subsequently develops terminal cancer because of Krakoa. From that point on, she dedicates herself to destroying the mutant nation.
Which she eventually succeeds in doing.
All of this because Emma was too proud to ally herself with Charles and Magneto, but too cowardly to fully ally herself with Mystique and Destiny.
She literally threw the stone and hid her hand.
IMO, she's one of the biggest culprits behind the fall of Krakoa. She might even be the biggest culprit.
It could be funny, really cool, iconic, memorable, I don't care. Just tell me (or show me) what your favorite is and why!
On this day in 2015 'Ms. Marvel #17' hit comic-shops, featuring the team up between Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel for the first time, written by G. Willow Wilson with interiors and inks by Adrian Alphona and a hilarious cover by Kris Anka. This issue holds an 8.6 critic score from 10 reviews and an 8.3 reader score on Comic Book RoundUp. Critics especially praised Kamala Khan’s long-awaited meeting with Carol Danvers and the emotional balance of the story. Price Charting currently lists near mint issues at $30.
I don't remember exactly how I got the book since I got it when I was 8 and I am now 20 but it made me feel pretty emotional when I found this since I used to love this book
Hey everyone, I know this is probably a super common thing asked by beginners but I am really confused on how comics work. I understand the basics of there being one main continuity (616) similar to live action adaptations, but I struggle to fully wrap my head around it. Do you guys just read whatever and treat it as its own thing? Like I’m reading civil war right now (first comic) and I have hickmans ff to read next and I’m really really worried that I’ll be confused because reeds being reed in civil war. Probably not the best way to describe what I’m asking but another example is sentry. I want to start reading about sentry with the doomsday hype and all, but there’s so much. Do you guys just pick and choose? Or read it all? Thanks for reading all of this if you did and any input would be appreciated:)
Hi, everyone.
I'd like to start with *X-Men: Age of Revelation*.
Is this a good event? What do you think?
Here’s a couple off the top of my head and some are ones I really enjoyed. My favorite definitely has to be Moon Knight by Lemire. While I genuinely believe Moon Knight by Warren Ellis is the one of the greatest action-thriller comic books of all time and got me into MK, I think Lemire run is how we view modern Moon Knight now and it just ties up everything together with everything MK related that came before. It’s a perfect sequel to the Ellis stuff and reinvented Moon Knight completely.
Invincible Iron Man by Fraction has to be a close second or maybe even takes the cake for first place because that is, to this day, the best Iron Man comic we have ever gotten post Demon in a Bottle and Extremis.
Venom by Cates got me into reading marvel comics consistently and it also fundamentally change how we see Venom nowadays, too. Cates was going crazy back in 2018-2019 with this and his cosmic stuff (GOTG and SS) and his retcon to the Symbiote lore was very interesting and while Knull feels like an OC and hasn’t really found his place within the marvel mythos, he IS cool-looking and different. Terribly inconsistent when it comes to scaling though.
Immortal Hulk was the only comic in marvel at the time that outsold Batman. Yes, fucking Batman. To be fair, Batman had its issues at the time bc it was written by King and people had LOTS of opinions on his run… but fuck man was IH so good. Turning a hulk series into cosmic horror and body-horror was actually metal. It was either nominated for an Eisner or it won one. Either way — it’s definitely one of the best marvel stories of all time. 2018-2019 was a great year for marvel comics.
What about you guys? Am I missing anything?
Hi! I've been wanting to get into X-Men comics for quite a while. My main goal is to eventually get to X-Men vs. Avengers and the whole Krakoa era.
But before getting there, I'd like to have enough context and a better understanding of the X-Men's history.
I was thinking about starting with We Are X-Men, but I'm not sure if that's actually a good starting point.
Would you recommend it as a starting point for someone who's new to X-Men comics? And if you think it is a good starting point, what would you recommend reading afterwards?
I’ve barely read any Spider-Man comics, so I’m looking for a good place to start. I’m really into Batman comics.
One of my favorite versions of Spider-Man is Spider-Man Noir from Shattered Dimensions. I especially love the darker atmosphere, the grim version of New York, and how creepy and threatening villains like Vulture feel compared to their normal versions.
I’m basically looking for Spider-Man stories that lean more into: Dark/noir atmosphere, Horror or psychological thriller elements, Creepy or disturbing villains, Murder mysteries / detective stories, A grimier, dangerous version of NYC, Peter actually feeling vulnerable or in over his head, More serious/mature storytelling.
They don’t necessarily have to be Spider-Man Noir comics. I’d actually love recommendations from regular/main-universe Spider-Man too if there are stories with this kind of tone.
What are the best darker Spider-Man comics for someone who’s basically a beginner?
Welcome to Acts of Vengeance: Reddit Edition! Each day we’ll feature a new hero, and your job is to decide which villain becomes their surprise opponent. It can be a person, a team, an organization or whatever.
Top comment wins, no one can be picked twice. Be creative, try to explain your choice, and let's have fun with it!
The results so far:
| 1. Black Panther - Apocalypse | 2. Spider-Man (Peter Parker) - High Evolutionary | 3. Black Widow - Mystique | 4. Iron Man - Moonstone | 5. Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) - Mr. Sinister | 6. Professor X - Nightmare | 7. Wolverine (Logan) - Absorbing Man | 8. Squirrel Girl - Boomerang |
| 9. Deadpool - Impossible Man | 10. Thor Odinson - The Adversary | 11. Cyclops - The Growing Man | 12. Jean Grey - Xemnu | 13. Hulk - Radioactive Man | 14. Captain America (Steve Rogers) - Bushman | 15. Hawkeye (Clint Barton) - Sandman | 16. Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur - Sauron |
| 17. The Fantastic Four - Nimrod | 18. Doctor Strange - Kang the Conqueror | 19. Scarlet Witch - Magus (Adam Warlock) | 20. Vision - Magus (Technarch) | 21. Beast - Jackal | 22. Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) - Scarecrow | 23. Captain Britain (Elizabeth Braddock) - Fin Fang Foom | 24. Howard the Duck - Screwball |
| 25. Drax - Terrax | 26. Ms. Marvel - Electro (Francine Frye) | 27. Nova (Sam Alexander) - Graviton | 28. Spider-Man (Miles Morales) - The Hood | 29. Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) - Morlun | 30. Rogue - Mister Negative | 31. Gambit - Nitro | 32. Gwenpool - Zodiac |
| 33. Shadowcat - Will O' The Wisp | 34. Colossus - Klaw | 35. Captain America (Sam Wilson) - Vulture | 36. Tigra - Lizard (Curt Connors) | 37. Sersi - Hela | 38. Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) - Ultron | 39. Angel - Hobgoblin | 40. Doop - Paul |
| 41. Gamora - Taskmaster | 42. Major Victory - Immortus | 43. Ghost-Spider - The Maker | 44. Askani - Santa Doom | 45. Hyperion - Galactus | 46. Bishop - Punisher 2099 | 47. Cable - Technovore | 48. Spider-Ham - Mojo |
| 49. She-Hulk - Beetle (Janice Lincoln) | 50. Namor - Hydro-Man | 51. Ant-Man (Hank Pym) - The Leader | 52. Wasp - Swarm | 53. White Tiger (Ava Ayala) - Black Tarantula | 54. Cloak & Dagger - Nanny & Orphan Maker | 55. Man-Thing - Minotaur | 56. Pip the Troll - Ursa Major |
| 57. Moon Knight - Doctor Faustus | 58. Venom (Eddie Brock) - Typhoid Mary | 59. Daredevil (Matt Murdock) - Gorgon | 60. Jessica Jones - Marcus Kang | 61. Luke Cage - Sebastian Shaw | 62. Iron Fist (Danny Rand) - The Mandarin | 63. Echo - Viper | 64. Aunt May - Hordeculture |
| 65. Storm - Mole Man | 66. Iceman - Laufey | 67. Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) - Juggernaut | 68. Havok - Maximus | 69. Ironheart - Mad Thinker | 70. Valkyrie (Jane Foster) - Lore | 71. Nightcrawler - Kraven the Hunter | 72. Chewie - Two-Legged Rat |
| 73. Hazmat - Doctor Octopus | 74. Doyle Dormammu - Brimstone Love | 75. Surge - Elektro-1 | 76. Power Pack - Red Hulk | 77. Wiccan - Legion | 78. Hulkling - White Sword | 79. Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) - Ghost | 80. Willie Lumpkin - Post |
| 81. Black Bolt - Sublime | 82. Medusa - Destiny | 83. Jubilee - Mysterio | 84. The Winter Soldier - Chameleon | 85. Rocket Raccoon & Groot - Detroit Steel | 86. Emma Frost - Helmut Zemo | 87. The Punisher - Grim Reaper | 88. Hit-Monkey - Sabertooth |
| 89. Old Man Logan - Vulture 2099 | 90. America Chavez - Rama-Tut | 91. Spider-Girl (May Parker) - Phil Urich | 92. Deathlok - M.O.D.O.K. | 93. Spider-Man Noir - The Rose | 94. Killraven - Greycrow | 95. Nocturne - Umar | 96. Forbush Man - Googam, son of Goom, and Goom, father of Googam |
| 97. Werewolf by Night - Demon Bear | 98. Black Cat - Nighthawk | 99. Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) - Death (First Horsemen) | 100. Wolverine (Laura Kinney) - Chasm | 101. Viv Vision - Danger | 102. Blade - Cullen Bloodstone | 103. Adam Warlock - Maxine Danger | 104. H.E.R.B.I.E. - Trull the Unhuman! |
| 105. Elsa Bloodstone - Silver Dagger | 106. Quicksilver - The Spot | 107. Dazzler - Shriek | 108. Monet St. Croix - Death's Head II | 109. Ant-Man (Scott Lang) - 8-Ball | 110. War Machine - Tyrant | 111. Nova (Richard Rider) - Ares | 112. J. Jonah Jameson - Ratatoskr |
| 113. The Watcher - The Profile | 114. Wonder Man - Dark Beast | 115. Valkyrie (Rūna) - Zadkiel | 116. Shuri - The Supreme Intelligence | 117. Sunspot - The Grandmaster | 118. Cannonball - Whirlwind | 119. Mantis - D'Spayre | 120. Lockheed - J'Son |
| 121. Star-Lord - Norman Osborn (Iron Patriot) | 122. Black Knight - Red King | 123. Blue Marvel - Hexus | 124. Angela - Isca the Unbeaten | 125. Photon - Doctor Spectrum | 126. Magik - Baron Mordo | 127. Gladiator - Psycho-Man | 128. X-Babies - Loki |
| 129. Spider-Man 2099 - Zarrko the Tomorrow Man | 130. Marvel Boy - Lizard (Peter Parker) | 131. Captain Marvel (Phyla-Vell) - Corruptor | 132. Moondragon - Snowblind | 133. Iron Lad - Iron Man 2020 | 134. Cosmic Ghost Rider - The Void | 135. X-Man - Gorr | 136. Galacta - Promoter |
| 137. Shang-Chi - Steel Serpent | 138. Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell) - Andreas von Strucker | 139. Mockingbird - Lady Bullseye | 140. Beta Ray Bill - Nul, Breaker of Worlds | 141. Luna Snow - Hypno Hustler | 142. Quasar - Exodus | 143. White Widow - White Rabbit | 144. The Great Lake Avengers - Circus of Crime |
| 145. Sentry - Nightwatch | 146. Valkyrie (Brunnhilde) - Deathbird | 147. Bloodline - Max Frankenstein | 148. Multiple Man - Bullseye | 149. ROM the Spaceknight - Cordyceps Jones | 150. Misty Knight - Black Specter (Ryan Trent) | 151. Thunderstrike - Obliterator | 152. Lockjaw - Stegron |
| 153. Mister Fantastic - Maestro | 154. Invisible Woman - Malice (Alice MacAllister) | 155. Human Torch (Johnny Storm) - Achilles Fairchild | 156. The Thing - El Muerto | 157. Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) - Sin-Eater | 158. Psylocke (Kwannon) - Purple Man | 159. Daredevil (Elektra Natchios) - Ogun | 160. Jeff the Land Shark - Tigershark |
| 161. Longshot - The Horde | 162. Kid Omega - Emma Steed | 163. Darwin - Super-Adaptoid | 164. Polaris - Sin | 165. Hope Summers - Victor Timely | 166. Forge - The Fixer | 167. Strong Guy - Rhino | 168. ForgetMeNot - Evil Gwenpool |
| 169. Quake - Vibro | 170. Ka-Zar - Arcade | 171. Nick Fury - The Hand | 172. Patriot - HateMonger | 173. Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes) - Overdrive | 174. Phil Coulson - Dark Phoenix | 175. Agent Venom - Nuke | 176. Dum Dum Dugan & the Howling Commandos - The Leviathan Mother |
| 177. Skaar - Kulan Gath | 178. Silk - Skein | 179. A-Bomb - Armadillo | 180. Scarlet Spider (Kaine Parker) - Dr. Statis | 181. Hercules - Set | 182. Scarlet Spider (Ben Reilly) - Joe Fixit | 183. Hulk 2099 - Kraven the Hunter (Alexei Kravinov) | 184. Rek-Rap - Dopplegänger |
| 185. She Hulk (Lyra) - Ragnarok |186. Hellcat - Bookworm | 187. Darkhawk - Venom (Yaleo) | 188. Americop - CrimeMaster | 189. Starhawk - Red Shift | 190. Power Princess - Morgan Le Fay | 191. Sunfire - Aqueduct | 192. Slapstick - Dreadpool |
| 193. Sasquatch - Mr. Hyde | 194. Domino - Chance | 195. Guardian - Centurion | 196. Jack Flag - Crossbones | 197. Northstar & Aurora - Knight & Fogg | 198. Human Torch (Jim Hammond) - Annihilus | 199. Shaman - Warren Traveler | 200. Cosmo - Red Ghost & his Super Apes |
| 201. Conan the Barbarian - The Wizard | 202. Justice - Senator Robert Kelly | 203. Lady Sif - Firestar | 204. Firestar - Frostbite | 205. Stingray - Electro | 206. Night Thrasher - Tombstone | 207. Sleepwalker - Morpheus | 208. Speedball - Blob |
| 209. BoomBoom - Joystick | 210. Doc Samson - Carnage | 211. Warpath - Captain America (William Burnside) | 212 Union Jack - Spymaster | 213. Shatterstar - Dracula | 214 Punisher Noir - Stilt-Man | 215 Feral - Nighteyes | 216. Puck - Delilah |
| 217. Corsair - Capitan Glory | 218. Clea - Glorian, Shaper of Worlds | 219. Blur - Speedfreek | 220. Brother Voodoo - Shadow King | 221. Machine Man - Quicksand | 222. Nico Minoru - The Answer | 223. Snowbird - Jinku, the Witch Doctor of the Lava Men | 224. Bats the Hound - Hellcow |
| 225. Perun - Enchantress | 226. Siryn - Angar the Screamer | 227. Darkstar - Sunturion | 228. Cypher & Warlock - Mindless Ones | 229. Crimson Dynamo (Dimitri Bukharin) - Flag-Smasher | 230. Banshee - The Silencer | 231. Red Guardian - Hydra Supreme | 232. Morph - Waxman |
| 233. Triton - Condor | 234. Captain America 2099 - Director Fearmaster | 255. Crystal - Diablo | 236. Vindicator - Bushwacker | 237. Gorgon - Ulik | 238. The Nova Corps - The Phalanx | 239. Karnak - Doughboy | 240. Obnoxio the Clown - The Spanker |
| 241. Colleen Wing - Lady Deathstrike | 242. Molly Hayes - Rhinoceress | 243. Adam-X - Bloodaxe | 244. Karolina Dean - The Darkforce Dimension | 245. Starfox - Alkhema | 246. Chase Stein - Blizzard | 247. Avengers 1,000,000 B.C. - Knull | 248. Gert Yorkes & Old Lace - Stegron’s Dinosaurs |
| 249. Frigga - Lillith, Mother of All Demons | 250. Phantom Rider - Frankenstein's Monster | 251. Odin - Selene | 252. Chamber - Druig | 253. Heimdall - Jack of Knives | 254. Cloud 9 - Cyclone | 255. The Warriors Three - The Grapplers | 256. Throg - The Human Fly |
| 257. Texas Twister - Vector | 258. Spider-Woman (Julia Carpenter) - Commanda | 259. Agent 13 - Red Widow | 260. Madame Web - Dreamqueen | 261. Living Lightning - The Supremacists | 262. Spider-Punk ( Hobart Brown) - US Agent | 263. Sunspot and Big Hero 6 - Pacific Overloards | 264. Spider-Monkey - Ape X
| 265. Blink - Birdy | 266. White Fox - Puma | 267. Aero - Skybreaker | 268. Goliath - Eric O'Grady | 269. Wave - Doc. Dorcas | 270. Hulk (Amedeus Cho) - Big Zero | 271. West Coast Avengers - The Alliance of Evil | 272. Dogpool, Catpool and Hamsterpool - Pork Grind
| 273. Makkari - Mangog | 274. Anti-Venom
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This suit was so cool, the art so on point and flashy, and then seeing this drop online with the Civil War previews, I ended up buying every issue of Civil War, every Spidey tie in, every lead up issue I could backlog from the shop. Never before or since did I go so crazy getting physical comics.
I had only read the offhand issue while waiting for mom to shop at the grocery store and all the sudden I was buying all these issues and finding all the sites where I could read the whole Spider-Man catalogue.
Sadly my interest in 616 Spidey died a swift death shortly after this with One Last Day/Brand New Day