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5 Events That Changed The Marvel Universe
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5 Events That Changed The Marvel Universe

January 27th, 2016 | by Mitch Nissen

Marvel Comics have had some of the biggest events in comics history. Nothing gets fantoms excited like a truly influential moment for their favourite characters. Here, our Mitch Nissen looks at five events that truly changed the Marvel Comics universe. Civil War, Age of Ultron,...

Review: Weirdworld #2

Review: Weirdworld #2

January 13th, 2016 | by Sammy Rendon

Weirdworld #2, by Marvel Comics, has arrived on store shelves and our own Sammy Rendon is here with our ComiConverse review, to break all of the action. Weirdworld continues its run with Sam Humphries taking over, after Jason Aaron's five-issue series from The Secret Wars; which was...

Star Wars Comics:  What Are Marvel’s Plans In 2016?
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Star Wars Comics: What Are Marvel’s Plans In 2016?

January 1st, 2016 | by Tim Adams

Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashed box-offices towards the end of 2015, but what does 2016 hold for the resurgent franchise? Our Tim Adams takes a deep dive into the future of Marvel's Star Wars comics properties. 2015 will be remembered as the year that...

The Many Loves Of Peter Parker

The Many Loves Of Peter Parker

December 29th, 2015 | by ComiConverse

Peter Parker is one of the most loved heroes in all of comics... and fans seem to like him as well. Over the course of his superhero career, stretching all the way back to his original Marvel Comics appearance in 1962, our friendly neighbourhood Spider-Man...

Deadpool: Everything You Need To Know

Deadpool: Everything You Need To Know

December 27th, 2015 | by ComiConverse

Deadpool's newest trailer dropped over the holidays and Marvel fans around the world were fortunate enough to catch an additional three minutes with "The Merc With The Mouth". The trailer gave us a few more hints about the pieces of Marvel's Cinematic Universe that will...

The Evolution Of Iron Man’s Armour

The Evolution Of Iron Man’s Armour

December 25th, 2015 | by ComiConverse

Iron Man has had a long and glorious run on the silver screen, with fans gaining valuable insight into the evolution of his armour along the way. From the original Iron Man trilogy to the character's appearance in the Avengers films, fans have often been...

The Evolution of Ant-Man

The Evolution of Ant-Man

December 23rd, 2015 | by ComiConverse

Ant-Man had quite the year in 2015. Marvel's tiniest hero burst on to the movie scene with his own live-action blockbuster and is due to appear, this coming year, in Captain America: Civil War. Here, along with our friends at HalloweenCostumes.com, we chart the evolution...

The Weirdest Alternate Versions of Spider-Man

The Weirdest Alternate Versions of Spider-Man

December 12th, 2015 | by ComiConverse

Spider-Man, as we all know, has been one of the most portrayed heroes in the history of comics. From live-action, to cartoons, to graphic novels and video games, everyone's favourite Marvel Comics web-slinger has always been at the fore of popular culture. Accomplishing that, however,...

Review: Jessica Jones Season 1

Review: Jessica Jones Season 1

November 30th, 2015 | by AJ DeMare

Jessica Jones shows off the ugliest and grittiest part of the MCU  in this gripping psychological drama that gives a greater depth to Marvel’s Netflix Universe. Marvel’s Jessica Jones has been out for a week now, so the following will be spoilerific. Jessica Jones is badass,...

Top 10 Comic Book Deaths
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Top 10 Comic Book Deaths

November 1st, 2015 | by Jeffrey Hull

Comic book deaths can be chilling. The death of influential characters can affect readers more than anything else in comics, or can they? There are actually differing schools of thought. For your consideration we turn to two experts on the subject of killing characters; Game...

Review: A-Force #4

Review: A-Force #4

September 17th, 2015 | by Becca Tyrrell

This summer, Secret Wars collapsed every Marvel universe together to form Battleworld, a massive planet comprised of the shreds of the worlds that no longer exist...including Arcadia, a paradise protected by She-Hulk and A-Force. Arcadia is under attack from strange magic and A-Force has discovered...

Review: A-Force #3

Review: A-Force #3

August 16th, 2015 | by Becca Tyrrell

Marvel's Battleworld is a concept that has comics fans buzzing. Now our Becca Tyrrell ... is here to break down the the action for us with her review of A-Force #3. The section of Battleworld known as Arcadia is under attack, first from a megalodon and...

Comics: Questioning the Sub-List

Comics: Questioning the Sub-List

August 13th, 2015 | by Michael Carter

Questioning the Sub-List is a segment in which I go through my comic subscriptions to decide what goes, what stays and what I anticipate purchasing based on the newest, monthly solicitations. Comics are expensive nowadays, right? Forever gone are the days when the cover price for...

Breaking Down The Deadpool Trailer

Breaking Down The Deadpool Trailer

August 5th, 2015 | by Joshua Birch

The Deadpool movie has long been anticipated and, since the leaked footage that surfaced on the internet in July, its all anybody seems to be talking about.  Fox decided to make the full trailer available last night and the internet went indiscriminately crazy. The trailer...

Can DC Topple Marvel’s Movie Monopoly?
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Can DC Topple Marvel’s Movie Monopoly?

July 26th, 2015 | by Kyle King

DC Comics launched its new DC Extended Universe at Comic-Con. Will it be enough to allow DC to overcome the lead Marvel has with its movie franchises? Marvel Studios has built up its brand by creating an interconnected cinematic universe in which every film contributes...

Review: Secret Wars #2

Review: Secret Wars #2

July 22nd, 2015 | by Louis Waldron

Marvel’s Secret Wars is one of the biggest comics events in recent memory. Fortunately, we have our very own user guide for you, right here on ComiConverse. In Issue 1 we were left ominously with the heroes awaiting the final incursion and the end of...

Opinion: Spider-Man Fans Can Rejoice

Opinion: Spider-Man Fans Can Rejoice

June 27th, 2015 | by Jordan Samuel

We have a new Spider-Man! Finally, we can rejoice Spidey fans because we have a brand new actor and Director for the 2017 Marvel and Sony reboot. We now finally know that Tom Holland will play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the currently untitled reboot which is...

Why Paul Rudd Is The Perfect Ant-Man

Why Paul Rudd Is The Perfect Ant-Man

June 15th, 2015 | by Grant Billings

Ant-Man is on its way to theatres and we have all the angles covered for you here on ComiConverse! From starring in Friends to huge blockbusters like Anchorman and all those Judd Apatow movies, Paul Rudd has cemented himself as a Hollywood funny man with...

Secret Wars: The Build Up

Secret Wars: The Build Up

June 13th, 2015 | by Louis Waldron

Marvel's Secret Wars is coming and we have all the angles covered for you here at ComiConverse! With the great mind of Jonathan Hickman taking over the helm The Avengers has transformed from a Superhero-fest to a straight up Sci-Fi romp. The Secret Wars event...

Are Superhero Movies Getting Too Much Hype?

Are Superhero Movies Getting Too Much Hype?

June 2nd, 2015 | by Jordan Samuel

Are Superhero movies saturating the market? In the next couple years we will be getting forty one superhero movies which is enough to make the biggest geek melt. The silver age for comic book movies is upon us, with so many films released in the...