Marvel’s 3-D Man: From Skrull Hunter to Avenger
The Dual Origins of Marvel’s 3-D Man To understand the hero, one must first look at the brothers who brought him to life. The original iteration of the character is a fascinating blend of atomic-age adventure and classic comic book science fiction, a concept that feels perfectly at home in the era it portrays. This […]
Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko Artist’s Edition (Marvel)
At long last, comic art enthusiasts are getting the book they’ve been dreaming of, as The Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko Artist’s Edition has been officially announced for a 2026 release. Revealed at Comic-Con International, this monumental project is the result of a new partnership between Skybound, Image Comics, and Scott Dunbier’s Act 4 Publishing, […]
Avengers #2 (1963): The Space Phantom Debuts | Marvel
On this day in comics, September 3, 1963, Avengers #2 (1963) hit newsstands, delivering a story that would fracture Marvel’s newly formed super-team almost immediately after it began. Fresh off their debut, the creative powerhouse of writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby wasted no time introducing a new kind of threat designed to sow […]
Marvel Premiere #19: The Debut of Colleen Wing
On this day in comics, Marvel Premiere #19, released on August 27, 1974, introduced a character who would become a cornerstone of Marvel’s street-level universe: the skilled samurai, Colleen Wing. In the midst of the 1970s martial arts craze, this issue brought forth a hero with a rich heritage and a fierce sense of honor. […]
Fantastic Four #357: The Skrull Imposter Saga Begins
On this day in comic book history, Fantastic Four #357, which hit shelves on August 27, 1991, delivered a shocking twist that would redefine the lives of Marvel’s First Family for years to come. This pivotal issue kicked off a storyline of deep-cover espionage, betrayal, and unexpected romance, proving that the shape-shifting Skrulls were more […]
This Day In Comics: Fantastic Four #164 Introduces Nova
On August 26, 1975, a pivotal moment in the history of Marvel Comics arrived with the release of Fantastic Four #164. This issue, a key installment in the team’s ongoing saga, introduced a character whose destiny would intertwine with some of the cosmos’s most powerful beings. While she initially appeared as a love interest for […]
The Top 10 Ridiculous Comic Book Villains of DC & Marvel
The world of superheroes and their dramatic conflicts would be incomplete without the presence of ridiculous comic book villains. This list is a tribute to those characters whose concepts are so laughably flawed that they are arguably “worse” than the most evil villains. They are ineffective, unwieldy, or simply exist as a joke, but still […]
Razorback’s Debut in Spectacular Spider-Man #12 | Marvel
Razorback’s Big Rig Debut: A Look Back at Spectacular Spider-Man #12 This Day in Comics for August 24th brings us the unforgettable first appearance of Razorback in Spectacular Spider-Man #12, a classic issue that rolled into stores in 1977. While Spider-Man had faced countless bizarre foes, a super-powered trucker from Arkansas was certainly a new […]
The Orb’s First Ride in Marvel Team-Up #15 | Marvel
The world of comics is filled with unique origins, but few are as strange as the one found in Marvel Team-Up #15, which introduced the world to the bizarre villain known as The Orb. This classic issue from the Bronze Age of comics brings together two of Marvel’s most popular supernatural and street-level heroes for […]
Madame Web’s First Appearance: A Marvel Mystery
This Day in Comics: Madame Web’s First Appearance On August 12, 1980, the Spider-Man mythos was forever changed with Madame Web’s first appearance in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man #210. Created by the talented duo of writer Dennis O’Neil and artist John Romita, Jr., Cassandra Webb was unlike any character Peter Parker had encountered […]