Marvel Press has provided the opportunity for one reader of this site to win an autographed copy of Black Widow: Red Vengeance, the recently released newest entry in the book series by Margaret Stohl. (They sent me a copy, but mine wasn’t autographed, so this is pretty nifty.) Here’s the book description: Emotions are dangerous, which is why the graduates of Moscow’s famed spy school the Red Room are taught to keep their enemies close and their loved ones at […]

Every so often, someone tries to repurpose comic content for a presumed younger audience that wants more sound and motion in their entertainment. The latest incarnation is Marvel Video Comics, described as “an all-new visual storytelling format that combines comic-style graphic paneling with dialogue, sound, video editing, digital motion effects, and light animation.” They’re three-minute storyboards, basically. So far, there are four — and I find it interesting that they’re posted at the Disney XD YouTube channel. (The Marvel Entertainment […]

This is a terrific idea with really bad timing. The next issue of Ms. Marvel, #13, features a sequence, shown here, where Ms. Marvel tries to get everyone to vote. That’s terrific, and a great choice for the most successful of Marvel’s new generation superheroes. Except… the issue will go on sale on November 30. Election Day is November 8. Oops. The story is written by G. Willow Wilson, art is by Marta Andolfo, and cover by Joelle Jones. Marvel […]

Want to go to a convention with plenty of second-tier media stars, former sci-fi actors, lots of cosplay, and a variety of merchandise that may or may not be comic-related? (I know that’s snarky, but if you go the shows with the right attitude, there’s a fun Disney World aspect to the whole thing.) Wizard World has announced their schedule of conventions for 2017, as follows: New Orleans, January 6-8 Portland, February 17-19 Cleveland, March 17-19 St. Louis, April 7-9 […]