Comic Books

The complete history of Spider-Man

Arguably the most popular superhero to come out of Marvel’s pages. Spider-Man has been capturing our imaginations for over 50 years (and he still looks great.) For most of us, Spider-Man has just always been around. So how did it all begin? We are here to give you the rundown of the complete history of

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The Joker’s many origin stories

The Joker is probably one of the most prolific of all the Batman villains, as well as the Caped Crusader’s toughest arch rival. He has also had many different versions on screen and off, making him not only complex of mind but challenging to keep up with. No wonder Batman has such a hard time.

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The best Spider-Man comics set outside the US

It was exciting to see Peter Parker stepping foot outside of the US and, instead of being taken to space, he headed to Europe. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ followed the events as Spider-Man traversed various European countries, trying to stop havoc along the way. While it might have been a new adventure for our on-screen

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A ranking of the strongest Marvel superheroes

With so many Marvel characters in the comics and the Cinematic Universe, each with a unique set of abilities, it can be difficult to decide who is the strongest. Some of these characters have faced off against each other which helps make the decision easier, but the ability of each hero does vary from writer

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All the kid superheroes who aren’t Shazam

Kid superheroes are ‘in’ right now, especially with the successful release of DC movie Shazam. The movie sees young teen Billy Batson chosen as a ‘Champion’ and given the ability to transform into adult superhero Shazam. Shazam is also not the first superhero to do this, though the others have not yet enjoyed cinematic success.

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Everything you need to know about Scarlet Witch

The Scarlet Witch’s past is very different depending on whether you’re looking at the comic book version or the version within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They’re relatively similar, except, because Marvel did not own the rights to X-Men, a few things about her origins had to be altered. Scarlet Witch has been dubbed one of

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Are the X-Men really joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

Disney has been busy, this time it’s because they’ve successfully bought out 21st-Century Fox, which is actually massive. This means a lot of things, particularly that Disney now owns the rights to the X-Men series, The Fantastic Four, as well as Alien and Avatar. While 21st-Century Fox, operating as 20th-Century Fox, has released some incredible

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The most random comic book cameos by real people in history

If you are a comic book fan, then you know that crossovers can either really work, or really bomb. The idea of characters, or people, from totally different worlds, can seem extremely exciting, especially as you have no idea what kind of challenges they’re going to face together. Comics have suffered at the hands of

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