Mixed Marvel Comics Giveaway – January 2017

A wise man once said, “we are all just spiders or scoundrels.” That’s a lie, there was no wise man. It’s really just the January theme for the Mixed Marvel Comics Giveaway. In a year shaping up to be decisive and antagonistic, let’s share some comics which highlight working with those that annoy you. The complete run…

Episode 74 – Punching Out on 2016

The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast has had enough of the year of 2016! Not really, as Brian and Shaun have two more episodes left to finish their coverage of 2016’s Marvel entertainment. However, they do think they have seen enough of the year to nominate their favorite media from the House of Ideas. In addition to their normal…

Fantasy Comic League: April 2016 (Finals)

Johnny triumphed in the final month of the first season of 2016’s Fantasy Comic League. Brian’s second place finished secured his overall season victory. Shaun heavily relied on the Spider-Women event, but was unable to capitalize completely when Lash drafted one of the trio away from Shaun. Overall Score – Brian, 6 pts; Shaun, 4 pts; Johnny, 4 pts;…

Episode 48 – Spider-Man: Black or White

The Mixed Marvel Arts Podcast finally gets their wish: Spider-Man is coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Brian and Shaun discuss the possibilities presented with this unprecedented deal, including how to integrate the new character, and just which character should be under the Spidey-mask. The duo also offer their final coverage on the recently wrapped…

Fantasy Comic League – February 2015

February is full of love and team-ups. The Fantasy heroes collaborated for a total of 33 team-up points, but the two leading heroes didn’t work together once. Falcon scored 23 points thanks to his weekly Fear Him comic and the winged-super soldier carried Johnny’s team to their first ever victory. Storm capped out at 23 points for…

Fantasy Comic League – January 2015

The new year kicks off a new season of the Fantasy Comic League, but it yields a familiar result. The contestants are making 2015 interesting by introducing prizes for the four-month seasons. The winner of the season will receive a trade paperback collection of their choice. With the stakes raised, a new system was necessary for…

MMA Weekly Web-Up, 10-05-14

Marvel’s series of prose novels continues to grow by adapting popular comic story lines, such as “Civil War” and “Gifted,” the first act of Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men run. This week Marvel released Neil Kleid’s take on the popular story “Kraven’s Last Hunt,” and comicbookresources.com has an interview with the author. Netflix also revealed the…