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WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 107

Adam and William Bruce West work their way through Wizard 107 to discuss Jim Lee drawing an X-Men themed Last Man Standing battle, top artists selling original art on eBay in the year 2000, whether

Diamond Comics Distributors is Filing For Bankruptcy

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Diamond Comics Distributors, one of the biggest companies involved in getting comic books and graphic novels into the hands of retailers for purchase, is filing for bankruptcy and scaling its business back.

Marvel Announces Miniatures Game ‘Crisis Protocol’Earth’s Mightiest Core Box

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Marvel: Crisis Protocol Earth’s Mightiest: Core Box puts you right into the fight with the Avengers featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Captain Marvel, joined by Spider-Man. These heroes face off against the villainous

From Panels to Pixels: 6 Comics That Inspired Games

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Comics and video games share a symbiotic relationship, often crossing paths to create immersiveexperiences that captivate audiences across mediums. Over the years, numerous comic bookseries have served as fertile ground for game developers, offering rich

Spider‑Man and His Amazing Friends: The 80s Cartoon That Made Marvel Must‑See TV

Mickey Yarber

Marvel Comics’ famed webslinger returned to Saturday morning in 1981 with a pair of new companions. In this incarnation, Peter Parker was a college student at Empire State University, boarding with his Aunt May. While

Arcade All-Stars: X-Men Arcade Game

Mickey Yarber

Backed by a techno theme song, Marvel Comics’ band of misunderstood mutant superheroes stormed into arcades in 1992. Konami had built a mini-franchise using licensed characters in side-scrolling fighting games—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons—and with

Howard the Duck Was the Wildest Movie the 80s Ever Hatched

Mickey Yarber

Howard the Duck was the strange, loud, unforgettable VHS discovery of the 80s, a neon‑soaked misfit adventure that felt too weird to explain and too fun to forget.

X-Men ’97 is Coming to Disney+

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The classic X-Men of ’90s cartoon form are returning with all new episodes on Disney+ in a new series called X-Men ’97. Marvel Animation’s “X-Men’97” revisits the iconic era of the 1990s as The X-Men,

Ben Cooper Halloween Costumes from the ’80s (and late ’70s)

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Most of us who grew up during the ’70s and ’80s very likely have had the experience of wearing a Ben Cooper Halloween costume. You might not necessarily know them by the brand name, but

The Original Marvel Cinematic Universe

Adam Pope

For kids growing up over the last 20 years, Marvel superheroes have always been big screen icons, beloved by children and adults alike for their extravagant silver screen adventures. But those of us who grew

These Retro Films Mark the Beginning of Marvel Movies

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Nowadays, we can’t imagine a year without at least four high-budget Marvel movies celebrating our favorite superheroes. However, this was not always the case. Marvel superhero movies and TV series have a long history, starting

TRN Toy Box: Marvel Legends Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Ken Spaulding

Although the Saturday morning cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends only had a one season run in 1981, to me, it was a must see. The main characters were Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar (a completely