There are too many Marvel Comics out there to read them all — and I'm talking about both the current ongoing series, and the 85 years of accumulated material. The publisher is aware of this, so what's its solution to hook new readers?
In 2000, Marvel launched "Ultimate Marvel," a new series of comics set in a separate continuity from the original "Earth-616" comics. The Ultimate Marvel comics followed the classic heroes, from Spider-Man to the Avengers (renamed the Ultimates), getting their powers in a more contemporary-styled setting. These were comics written not to appeal to long-time, continuity-obsessed fans, but to hook the new generation of nerds obsessing over "Buffy" and "The X-Files." That reverberated back and Ultimate Marvel became the primary influence on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
After highs and lows, Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015. In 2024, it returned ... sort of. Rather than a continuation of the old Ultimate Universe, Marvel has just...
In 2000, Marvel launched "Ultimate Marvel," a new series of comics set in a separate continuity from the original "Earth-616" comics. The Ultimate Marvel comics followed the classic heroes, from Spider-Man to the Avengers (renamed the Ultimates), getting their powers in a more contemporary-styled setting. These were comics written not to appeal to long-time, continuity-obsessed fans, but to hook the new generation of nerds obsessing over "Buffy" and "The X-Files." That reverberated back and Ultimate Marvel became the primary influence on the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
After highs and lows, Ultimate Marvel ended in 2015. In 2024, it returned ... sort of. Rather than a continuation of the old Ultimate Universe, Marvel has just...
- 4/1/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
While we continue waiting for Blade to bite into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a brand new solo movie in 2024, Polygon reports that Blade is first getting a brand new comic series.
From writer Bryan Hill comes this latest ongoing Blade comic book series from Marvel Comics, and it’ll begin day-walking in July 2023.
“Blade is a treasured character for me,” Hill told the website this week. “Here, we have an opportunity to explore his history, reveal new aspects of his world and create a story that’s brutal, sexy, and bold as it travels into the world of monsters and magic.”
Marvel teases, “Bloodbaths, blackmail and Blade – you won’t want to miss the explosive first issue of this new volume!”
In Blade #1, “Marvel’s slickest vampire hunter returns in a brand new ongoing by Bryan Hill (Killmonger) and Elena Casagrande (Black Widow)! True evil is patient. And a dark,...
From writer Bryan Hill comes this latest ongoing Blade comic book series from Marvel Comics, and it’ll begin day-walking in July 2023.
“Blade is a treasured character for me,” Hill told the website this week. “Here, we have an opportunity to explore his history, reveal new aspects of his world and create a story that’s brutal, sexy, and bold as it travels into the world of monsters and magic.”
Marvel teases, “Bloodbaths, blackmail and Blade – you won’t want to miss the explosive first issue of this new volume!”
In Blade #1, “Marvel’s slickest vampire hunter returns in a brand new ongoing by Bryan Hill (Killmonger) and Elena Casagrande (Black Widow)! True evil is patient. And a dark,...
- 3/30/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Michael Jackson's soul could very well be resting in peace now, which is more than anyone has been able to say for sure about the King of Pop's body. But though the death certificate issued by the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office lists the funeral site, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries, as the "temporary" disposition of his body, a spokesman for the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder tells E! News that the cemetery is indeed Jackson's "rest place." Spokesman Bryan Hill says that Jackson's body was transported back to Forest Lawn following yesterday's all-star memorial at Staples Center—thereby answering the once puzzling question of where Jackson's remains...
- 7/9/2009
- E! Online
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