The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast divides and conquers the Fantasy Comic League! After Brian and Shaun split the League into two separate divisions, they reflect on how the Midtown and Wakanda factions performed in the first season of 2017. Brian triumphs in Midtown, while Shaun narrowly misses out on securing the victory in Wakanda. The hosts also discuss…
The X-Men have survived IvX and returned to their roots with new titles showcasing classic members and villains. But before their recent relaunch, the X-Men face a familiar threat in their three main titles. The “Apocalypse Wars” event shares little crossover between the three books and mainly serves as a way to capitalize on the X-Men: Apocalypse film. The main connection, outside of…
Spider-Man goes for another week at the top of the rankings, but Storm rains on his parade. In a Fantasy Comic League first, two heroes tie for the “Hero of the Week” title. Both Spider-Man Peter Parker and Storm appear in three books earning 10 points each and negating the potential tie breaker, so both receive the honor. Other ties permeate…
Free Comic Book Day 2017 is twice as nice for Spider-Man since he is the only Fantasy Comic League hero to show up in two stories. Peter Parker scores the special “Hero of Free Comic Book Day” title with six points thanks to his back up story in the Secret Empire issue. A good number of the other…
As if Jessica Jones needs another reason to be surly. In her Fantasy Comic League debut, Jessica rightfully earns the “Hero of the Week” title after the official scoring is revised to exclude the non-mainstream Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! comic. Even though the Guardians look to have a strong month, buoyed by their second cinematic…
The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast experiences the highs and lows of Marvel television! Brian and Shaun review Marvel’s latest small screen offerings. Netflix’s Iron Fist fails to impress the hosts as they highlight its lackluster action and sub par casting. On the other hand, FX’s Legion raises the bar for what a comic book television show can do. Legion manages to deliver pleasing imagery,…
The current threat to Midtown ended after the #FantasyComicLeague agents successfully fended off Deadpool’s ex-wife’s army of demons! The Merc with a Mouth, despite being served with divorce papers, was the only hero to hit for the cycle in the month of April, while Steve Rogers, Peter Parker, Peter Quill and Kamala Khan were a category short of performing the…
Old Man Logan is gold in the final week of April. The geriatric X-Man is a cut above the competition and earns his first “Hero of the Week” title. He teams up with Sabretooth, his longtime nemesis, before the Weapon X team officially forms and he continues his trip down memory lane in his own…
The Guardians of the Galaxy are returning to space and they are also returning to the top-tier of the Fantasy Comic League! Not only do the cosmic heroes have a new movie debuting in May, they have an all-new comic series and a weekly miniseries written by Jim Starlin, cosmic, comic writer extraordinaire! Each Guardian (well, besides Drax) is…
Kamala Khan, Ms. Marvel, is putting an end to her online antagonist’s games, as well as Spider-Man’s run at the top of the Fantasy Comic League. Thanks to the Champions’ appearances in Invincible Iron Man and Secret Empire, Ms. Marvel edges out Peter Parker for the “Hero of the Week.” Peter still appears in four comics and manages to secure a…
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