With Marvel’s official announcement that their Reborn miniseries would focus on the return of Steve Rogers, Captain America #600 received a special Monday release to help promote the news surrounding the return of this iconic hero after a two year absence following his “death” at the hands of brainwashed girlfriend...
In a move that may surprise many, excite most and interest the curious, Marvel has made it clear that the focus of the Reborn miniseries will be the return of Steve Rogers to the universe he inhabited for over sixty years before his death just over two years ago at...
Ah, summer. Time for vacations, fun in the sun and of course comic books. While at any given point during the year there is no shortage of comic book events or storylines, summer seems to have more attention-grabbing events and happenings than any other time. How lucky for comic book...
There are some superheroes that you just don’t kill. While killing off and replacing Green Lantern or the Flash might be an acceptable way to breathe new life into the characters, there are certain superheroes like Superman and Captain America that should be forever off-limits. Two years ago, Marvel put...
Memorial Day is a day when America honors the fallen members of its armed forces. In honor of Memorial Day, Comicbook.com decided to take a look at some of the greatest war heroes in comic books. While most of the members of this top ten list of comic book war...
The most current incarnation of Captain America’s solo series reached an important milestone this month with the release of Captain America #50. While many comics reach this number of issues, how many can claim that they reached it after having the main character die by assassination twenty-five issues earlier? When...
With recent announcements about who will make up the roster of the highly anticipated Marvel Ultimate Alliance sequel, MUA 2: Fusion, gamers everywhere are drooling for its fall 2009 release. Included are the standard characters from the first game, all of the Fantastic Four, Daredevil, Spider-Man, and of course, Captain...
April Fool’s jokes usually consist of innocent, harmless phone calls, fake spiders and the like. Practical jokes take it a little further with maybe alibis, pretend emergencies or other staged incidents. Most people can laugh these off quickly, acknowledge that they were had, and get over their initial “are you...
Anyone who groaned their way through the egregiously bad Batman and Robin remembers the horribly ‘punny’ dialogue of Mr. Freeze, played with a range of emotions from A to B by Arnold Schwarzenegger. While this was unique to the overall movie franchise, comics themselves have been home to some especially...
WWE superstar John Cena admitted to MTV’s Splash Page that the recent rumors surrounding his being cast to play Captain America are false. But, he’s not ruling out any chance he might have in playing the Marvel super hero. Cena spoke with MTV in an exclusive interview while at an...
Marvel Studios has officially announced that the release dates for some of its upcoming self-produced feature films have been moved back to as far as 2012. As of now, Thor, a live action film about the famed Norse god of thunder, will hit theatres on June 17, 2011, eleven months...
By now, it’s not news that the big winner from the Secret Invasion storyline is madman/political mogul Norman Obsorn, infamous for his activity as the Green Goblin. With SHIELD dismantled and HAMMER now in its place, Norman’s poised to make a large footprint on the Marvel universe. With a good...
Presidents have been very, very good to Marvel Comics lately. President Barack Obama’s appearance in Amazing Spider-Man #583 has led to five printings of the issue. So it should come as no surprise that Marvel Comics is celebrating President’s Day with another Presidential appearance. However, this time the focus isn’t...
Anytime someone spots an avid comic reader reading an issue of a well-known book such as Batman, X-Men, or Superman, a common comment or question might range from statements such as “Why are you still reading those” to “What’s it about”. All can be considered fair questions, but the most...
UFC champ Randy Couture often gets called by the nickname Captain America. In an interview with Marvel Hotline, Randy Couture revealed that it was Fear Factor host Joe Rogan that bestowed the nickname Captain America on him. Couture also revealed that he thinks the nickname is pretty cool and that...
