Spider-Man and the Punisher … and the X-Men’s Nightcrawler?
In Amazing Spider-Man #161–162 from 1976, Marvel gives us one of those gloriously odd Bronze Age situations that feels less like a plotted crossover and […]
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Steelgrip Starkey: Make this a franchise now!
A good title can stick with you for a long, long time. Whether it’s for your book — “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” — […]
Marvel’s Bug: What makes him Tik?
The Comics on the Brain staff hasn’t always been fans of the Micronauts. The sci-fi superhero group was actually written by Bill Mantlo, one of […]
Let’s hear it for the other superheroes
One of Comics on the Brain’s little pleasures in the comic book world is the idea that not every superhero gets to save the world. […]
Marvel and DC must focus on core characters and concepts
At this point in the comic-book industry, Marvel and DC Comics have several proven sellers. You know the names — Batman, Spider-Man and all the […]
Relocating the Marvel Universe — The Series Hub
Through most of my comic-book collecting life, I have always been bothered by a simple thing about the Marvel Universe: Nearly every Marvel comic highlights […]
WizKids hits the big time with HeroClix
Blue Beetle never had a chance. He was looking across the gas station parking lot at a living legend — it was Captain America, and […]
Submissions Guide Update: Hit it big with Marvel Comics
So you wanna be an comic-book artist? It seems that inside every comic-book fan is a comic-book artist waiting to get out, and Marvel Comics […]