Fantasy Comic League: May 2016

The second season of the 2016 Fantasy Comic League welcomed two new members who immediately challenged the status quo of the league. Newcomer Swampy benefited from a resurgent Iron Man who garnered the most individual points for one hero, but his team, hindered mostly by Old Man Logan’s six-point performance, fell one point shy of Shaun’s first place team. Spider-Man provided his usual…

Secret Wars Review: Recap and Ruin (Part One of Three)

Sometime during Jonathan Hickman’s ambitious three year Avengers’ epic, arguably seven years if you include his Fantastic Four run, a term emerged among his fans; “In Hickman, We Trust.” Hickman, notorious for his grand plans and often criticized for slowly unraveling them, asked Marvel and their readers to put their faith in him. Marvel did…

Fantasy Comic League – March 2015

The Black Vortex transforms Brian’s team into an unstable force. Star-Lord is on the winning team for the second month in a row and more than doubles his score to be the points leader with 21. His fellow Guardian, Rocket Raccoon, notches 20 points and leads Shaun’s team to a second place finish. X-Men teammates and fellow Black Vortex stars,…

MMA Weekly Web-Up, 01-25-15

Marvel took to Midtown Comics in New York City to herald the end of the Marvel Universe as fans know it and announced a series of comics tying into their upcoming Secret Wars event. Fans of Game of Thrones should brace themselves; winter is coming to the X-Men franchise.

Episode 43 – The Inverted Fantasy League

The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast is exploding with excitement. Marvel Studios held a press conference to show the upcoming schedule for their future movies, including the third installments of Captain America and Thor, and newcomers Black Panther and Captain Marvel. Brian and Shaun dish on which films they are anticipating the most and then they break down the October…

MMA Weekly Web-Up, 09-07-14

After two strong weeks of movie news and rumors, Marvel was pretty quiet coming out of the Labor Day Holiday. The main cinematic scoops revolved around more speculation concerning Blank Panther and Carol Danvers appearing in future movies, as well as a push for Black Widow to get her own solo film. Also in the Web-Up,…

Mixed Marvel Arts Weekly Web-Up

Our first revamped Mixed Marvel Arts Weekly Web-Up (which Shaun will inevitably still try to claim as the Martinews), couldn’t have started at a better time. This past week was chock full of movie and television news, highlighted by the first official set photos of Ant-Man. The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand with casting announcements for the second season of…