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The Oscar-winning animated function film Spider-Man: into The Spider-Verse announces its sequel date as being April 8, 2022. The critically acclaimed Spider-Man movie is lastly getting a sequel. While Sony is having to share their live-action Spider-Man with marvel Studios, their biggest success came with into The Spider-Verse. 

Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse Shook the Multiverse

With Phil Lord as the writer, Spider-Man: into The Spider-Verse was an amazing handle the superhero that referenced, tributed as well as homaged almost all the different iterations of the character that came before it. In new as well as innovative ways. 

The sequel date was officially verified as April 8, 2022. The statement came from a little teaser clip released on Twitter. The clip sees the Miles Morales version of the Spider-Man logo, with the movie’s trademark glitches distorting it. 

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The (Brief) Exhaustive history of Sony’s Spider-Man before into the Spider-Verse

The rights to Spider-Man, the marvel Comics character is with Sony Pictures. While marvel Comics have consolidated most of their characters into their own film production business in marvel Studios, Spider-Man stays elusive. 

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Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies marked an amazing age for the character with Tobey Maguire. The third movie derailed the franchise, however it  found one more life with Andrew Garfield as well as director Marc Webb. (The pun was, completely coincidental.) however even that fizzled out by the second film. 

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But alas, a offer between Sony as well as marvel Studios saw the Tom Holland Spider-Man in the marvel Cinematic world that all of us understand as well as love. however even that marvel / Sony connection has been a bit rocky in recent times. 

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As Holland continues to be the live-action Spider-Man in the MCU, Sony still has all the rights to ancillary Spider-Man side characters, villains as well as the likes. That’s exactly how they were able to create the massively unforeseen blockbuster Venom. as well as likewise exactly how they’re planning the Jared Leto starring Morbius with a character who’s a living vampire. Not Blade. 

How into the Spider-Verse Revitalized Spider-Man for Sony

Spider-Man: into The Spider-Verse was a massively unique as well as innovative movie. The story. The animation. The voice performances. All absolutely stunning as well as flawless. instead of trying to adapt one version type many Spider-Man source material for the big-screen, the makers decided to produce a story that homaged several iterations of the character that we’ve seen over the years. A brilliant idea. 

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The hero was Miles Morales’s new Spider-Man character from the comics, who has a similar origin story to the Peter Parker Spider-Man, however in a different universe. utilizing the Multiverse, Spider-Verse saw different versions of the character come together to save several realities. It was brilliant.

Not to mention that the movie won awards, particularly the coveted Oscar for finest Animated function at the 2018 Academy Awards. Proving that Sony didn’t truly requirement marvel to ‘save’ Spider-Man. 

Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse produced a new world Spin-Offs!

On top of being a critically as well as award-winning movie, into The Spider-Verse was an amazing business decision. The film sees two iterations of Peter Parker’s Spider-Man, voiced by Jake Johnson as well as Chris Pine. Not to mention many off-shoots of the character from different graphic novels like Spider-Man: Noir as well as goofy animated shorts like the Spider-Ham prequel short. 

This has now enabled Sony to produce spin-off movies based on these characters. The very first bit of news went into around an all-female spin-off featuring Spider-Gwen (Hailee Stanfield) who was an alternating truth Spider woman in the movie. Not to mention many other into The Spider-Verse based live-action TV shows, obviously in the works as well. 

Trying to Decode the into the Spider-Verse Sequel Logo

When the movie released, there were a great deal of speculations on which other versions of Spider-Man may be in the sequel. Phil Lord even teased a few possibilities. however it seems the biggest hint has come directly from the source itself. The teaser shows the Morales’ Spidey logo glitch as well as twitch into other color schemes as well as styles. Prompting eagle-eyed fans to see some similarities between the logo as well as that of existing versions of the Spider-Man. 

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The biggest hint seem to be Spider-Man 2099, who was already teased in the end credit histories of into The Spider-Verse. Oscar Isaac voiced Spider-Man 2099 or his change ego Miguel O’Hara. The other versions seem more out there, however definitely has fans excited for the sequel. 

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The Spider-Man: into The Spider-Verse sequel released April 8, 2022. 

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In 1971, comic books were enabled to grow up. It was at that point the Comics Code Authority rewrote their guidelines since its inception in 1954, reflecting altering social mores as well as tastes. Unshackled, color comics might now deal with all way of subject matter previously prohibited as well as Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee, wasn’t going to squander a moment.

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He wished to dive in beginning with a Dracula comic, bringing Bram Stoker’s vampire from prose to comics. Lee as well as Roy Thomas brainstormed the broad strokes of the series as well as Thomas began plotting around new Year’s Eve 1971 however turned it over to Gerry Conway who handed it off to Archie Goodwin who dumped it on legendary DC author Gardner Fox as well as when his work didn’t excitement Thomas, it went to Marv Wolfman. as well as then something wonderful happened.

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Wolfman, with artist gene Colan, clicked as well as largely left alone, began providing the series a voice as well as tone unlike anything else from the home of Ideas. visitors noticed as well as sales increased ultimately making tomb of Dracula one of Marvel’s finest liked series of all time. Coming this autumn is tomb of Dracula total Collection including the very first fifteen problems of the monthly comic together with the very first four problems of the Dracula Lives! black as well as white magazine.

Thomas introduced visitors to Frank Drake, Dracula’s human descendant, together with the Lord of Vampires. Goodwin’s two-parter introduced Rachel Van Helsing while Fox set up the long-running romance between Frank as well as Rachel. When Wolfman settled in with problem #7, he as well as Colan introduced wheelchair-bound Quincy Harker, son of Stoker’s Jonathan as well as Mina Harker, as well as leading an worldwide search for the vampire as Abraham Van Helsing’s successor. This set the stage for all that followed.

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Interestingly, Colan had to fight for the assignment after Lee at first guaranteed it to him as well as then forgot, assigning it to expense Everett. At his wife’s urging, Colan did a sample page that persuaded Lee to provide him the book. The next fight, to let Colan ink it, was a lost one, as he was as well valuable a penciller although he did ink the very first problem as a consolation prize.

His Dracula was influenced by actor Jack Palance, with Colan explaining to Jon B. Cooke, “Well, I had seen him do Jekyll as well as Hyde for television, as well as right there as well as then I understood that Jack Palance would do the perfect Dracula. He had that cadaverous look, a serpentine look on his face….”

Wolfman recounted at change Ego, “ToD was the book I discovered to compose on. At the time my composing wasn’t strong as well as my super-hero composing was, well, honestly awful. Although I’d been reading super-hero comics from day one, I just didn’t get exactly how to compose them. however I’d written secret stories for DC as well as Marvel, as well as I believe Roy must’ve felt it truly didn’t make a difference who composed the Dracula title since it would most likely be dead soon enough.

“I’ve stated this before as well as it’s true: when Roy asked me to compose tomb of Dracula, I didn’t like vampires. I’d never seen a vampire or Dracula movie, including the Bela Lugosi original. Still haven’t, by the way. I re-read the original Bram Stoker Dracula book as well as BAM! It was like nothing I had expected. I liked it. truly liked it.

Tomb of Dracula #10, the debut of Blade

“As I said, since he drew genuine people with genuine expressions, Gene’s art enabled me to compose stories about people. I believe that enabled me to tell extremely different type of stories from what were being done elsewhere. It definitely opened me as much as a whole new method of composing comics as well as the type of stories I might tell. I started to take a more novelistic approach to ToD than the common comic of the time.

“Perhaps. I was believing [in terms of] grand themes, smaller arcs, as well as telling character-driven stories. I really plotted the book, in writing, two years in advance, so I might tell those larger stories. when I began to establish the more nuanced approach to the humans in the book, it impacted exactly how I composed Dracula himself. Although almost all of the dialogue today makes me cringe, it is 40 years later as well as our approach to dialogue has greatly changed, however I believe the general stories still work.”

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By 1973, the title performed so well, Lee commissioned Dracula Lives! as a buddy magazine featuring a mix of Dracula tales, articles, as well as horror reprints from the 1950s.

While Wolfman as well as Colan spun their own contemporary tale of terror, the anthology might cover Dracula’s life with the centuries with an fascinating collection of writers as well as artists creating stories. Conway as well as Fox composed a few of the stories as Roy Thomas, Steve Gerber, as well as even Chris Claremont in an illustrated prose tale. Wolfman partnered with Neal Adams for a unforgettable origin story. artists contributing right here began with Colan however included Alan Weiss, Dick Giordano, rich Buckler, Pablo Marcos, Jim Starlin, Syd Shores, Alfonso Font, Vicente Alcazar, Mike Ploog, as well as Dick Ayers. painted covers came from Boris Vallejo, Jordi Penalva, Earl Norem, as well as Adams.

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Wolfman admitted that it took a number of problems to discover his voice as well as direction, thinking about himself comfortable beginning with problem #12, the arc concluding this volume. just before that, though, he did introduce visitors to Blade the vampire hunter, one of the most prominent character introductions during that era.

Summing up the book’s legacy, Wolfman said, “…in the 1970s the readership was growing up. We were no longer having to compose comics only for the 8-to-12-year-old crowd. I was composing Dracula for a college audience as well as above, as was Roy with Conan or Steve Gerber with Howard the Duck. Gene’s realistic art, which wasn’t all about fists as well as flexing, definitely was much better appreciated as well as comprehended by an older as well as more discriminating reader. So I believe that tomb of Dracula was the right book with the right team at the right time taking the right approach.”

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In the early 2000s, the comic-book movie renaissance was still a few years away. enter Constantine, a movie produced by Akiva Goldsman, directed by Francis Lawrence, and starring Keanau Reeves. Ostensibly a horror-action film, the character Reeves played is based on John Constantine from Swamp thing and the Hellblazer comics. Upon its release, fans of comics didn’t know how to react. Constantine is a more defined character than some others, specifically in that he’s a British punk rocker who wears a white shirt, red tie, and tan trench coat who dabbles in the dark arts. This is not what Constantine gave fans, but the 15th anniversary panel from Comic-Con at home celebrates what it did give them. Goldsman, Reeves, and Lawrence all showed up to talk about this movie that they still clearly love.

I first watched this film while deployed to Iraq with the us Army. despite my affection for the comic book version of the character, I enjoyed it immensely. As always, my attitude is that I appreciate the attempt to adapt a comic book story into live-action. This wasn’t “my” John Constantine, but it was still a good movie about a John Constantine. Now, thanks to the Arrowverse, we’ve gotten a comics accurate Constantine from Matt Ryan on his canceled-too-soon series, in DC animated movies, and Legends of Tomorrow. Thus, many fans of the Hellblazer went back to this film with fresh eyes.

Over the past 15 years, fans began to see the film for what it is, rather than judging it for what it isn’t. The result is that we have a beautiful, frightening, and thrilling story about angels, demons, and sardonic sorcerer who gets the best of all of them.

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Honestly, the best thing about this panel is that it gives the people more of what they love, specifically Keanu Reeves being a joy to watch. One some of these Comic-Con at home panels, you can tell some stars don’t really want to be there. However, Keanu is easily the most excited person in the chat, speaking passionately, jumping up and down, and tossing out details only someone who loved what he did would remember. Seriously, if you can, be as excited about what you do every day as Keanu is about Constantine.

During the conversation, the actor recounted with glee moments from the filming, remembering the names of crew members that even the director didn’t. even though this was a goofy comic book monster movie (how Warner Bros. saw it, at least), Keanu and the rest of them took it very seriously. Also, the image above shows the moment that Lawrence showed the camera “the holy Shotgun” from the movie, to which Keanu threw his hands up in delight.

Constantine IS a PG-13 Movie, but They ‘Got Screwed’ by the MPAA

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One of the other defining things about the Constantine character in the comics is that he was part of the (now defunct) Vertigo imprint. Essentially, these were “rated-R” comic books with cursing, nudity, and other themes parents hate for kids to read about. Yet, due to a directive from Warner Bros., Lawrence was told to make the film a PG-13 film, because in 2005 R-rated movies didn’t make $1 billion. Yet, the film was rated R when it hit theaters.

Moderator Steven Weintraub asked if they tried to fight the rating. Goldsman and Lawrence said they did but noted that it was a lost cause. The former said that after about ten minutes of watching the film, the MPAA rated it a hard “R.” Lawrence followed a meticulous list for how to avoid an R-rating, involving violence, number of times they could say “f*ck,” and other suggestions. The MPAA however, gave it the R rating for “tone” and an “overwhelming sense of dread.”  Neither of those things were on the list, but honestly, they should have put that quote on the poster. Lawrence lamented this, saying that if they knew they were going to be rated R no matter what, he’d have really “went for it” in terms of what they offered fans.

What about a Sequel?

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The filmmakers said that while there was some talk of a sequel, it came more from them than Warner Bros. Constantine was a success when it debuted, especially bolstered by DVD sales. However, because of the film’s cost and R-rating, Warner Bros. decided not to go forward with a new movie. The post-credits scene (not a common thing with comic book movies at the time) revealed that Shia LeBoeuf’s Chas had become an angel, something a sequel would have expanded upon.

Goldsman also briefly mentioned a pitch for a sequel story that involved Constantine waking up in a cell with a prisoner who, ultimately, would have [turned out to be] Jesus Christ. Goldsman also said that they wanted to make a sequel that leaned into the hard R rating, going over the top with violence, horror, and probably some old-fashioned naked fun. Yet, given that this film has aged well, a sequel may still be possible. (Rotten Tomatoes even apologized to the film for its low critical score.)  “I think we’d probably make it tomorrow,” Goldsman said. Yet, he said the film was “a feathered fish,” meaning it was so odd that the studio couldn’t see a future for it.

The Constantine 15th anniversary Panel from Comic-Con at home Is one of the most fun From the Event

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The Comic-Con at home experiment has been strange, but the Constantine 15th anniversary panel is one of the best they’ve done. many of these panels suffer from the lack of audience or fan energy (which, I think, also impairs those on the panel who respond to it). Yet, the trio of folks involved in this panel love this movie so much that their exuberance bleeds through the video. (And a bleeding computer screen sounds like Constantine kind of problem, to be honest). Unlike many retrospective panels, which are for people already fans of the movie, this works as marketing for those who’ve not seen it.

At the time, some comics fans (including your humble correspondent) were disappointed that they changed the character so much. However, now that we’ve gotten a comics accurate Constantine (and another is likely on the way), we can better appreciate the Keanu Reeves version of the character. This film made a lot of big swings, looks incredible, and every supporting castmember delivered an awards-worthy performance.

Watch the full panel below:

What do you think of the 15th anniversary Constantine panel from Comic-Con at Home? Share your thoughts about the movie in the comments below.

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There looks to be no stopping Zack Snyder’s Justice league when it ultimately releases on HBO Max in 2021. From controversies to new footage to increased budgets, the Justice league hype keeps going and it’s no different today. Zack Snyder dropped the Justice league black and white trailer today, and also a regular colorized version with—get this— some new footage. but there’s a lot more to discuss here than just this trailer, as Snyder has been popping up with new info about Justice league for a couple of days now. 

But Wait, Wasn’t There already A Justice league Trailer?

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Yes, intrepid reader, you would be absolutely correct in being a little confused, thinking we already got a Justice league Snyder cut trailer. The keenly awaited, completed version of Zack Snyder’s Justice league saw a completely repackaged trailer release during the DC FanDome event. However, the new one is a Justice league black and white trailer, featuring some very brief new shots and new footage. It’s unlikely if the new footage is what has been, or is being, shot as part of Snyder’s reshoots, or if it’s just old footage we hadn’t seen before. 

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The reason the new black and white trailer, along with the same updated previous trailer got re-released, is due to the trailer getting taken off of YouTube due to some issues with the music copyrights. The trailer has Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah playing over it, which caused some problems on YouTube. but the new trailer release also brings a new marketing campaign with the hashtag #UsUnited trending on social media. The trend refers to the last line of the trailer, where Batman (Ben Affleck) refers to how Darkseid has never fought them before. Not them, united. 

New Justice league Black and White Trailer provides brief but significant new Footage 

While trying to keep up to date with everything that’s said, heard about, reported, alleged, and seen in the Justice league Snyder cut can be exhausting, it’s still a little exciting to see new footage. The new trailer is the same one from FanDome, but with some new images of Darkseid, Hypolytta (Connie Neilson), and of Cyborg (Ray Fisher) as well. There’s also a brand new, very clear image of the revised Steppenwolf design from the Snyder Cut. It also seems like the movie is now, officially, Justice League: Director’s Cut. 

Zack Snyder’s recent comments Are Revealing

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Along with dropping this new black and white trailer, Snyder’s been doing the rounds drumming up more teases for the new trailer, as well as its eventual release on HBO Max. but some of his comments are a little confusing, and feel hard to believe. For example on a recent appearance on beyond The Trailer, Snyder mentions how the additional reshoots for his Justice League, will only yield about 4 minutes of footage. 4 minutes of additional footage in a movie, now a 4-part mini-series, meant to be 4 hours along. It’s also rumored that those additional scenes include those shot with Joe Manganiello’s Deathstroke and Jared Leto’s Joker. 

When fitting this piece of the puzzle into the unconfirmed reports that budget for these reshoots climbed to $70 Million, it feels like an expensive 4 minutes. but it’s clear now that the word ‘reshoot’ for that additional footage is the wrong word, as it’s adding extra scenes for context, not reshooting scenes already shot. which makes sense now in hindsight. but I guess we won’t ever be truly able to judge any of this until we see the whole thing in its entirety. 

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Justice League: Director’s cut releases on HBO Max in 2021. 

So what do you think about the brief new footage and the Justice league black and white trailer? Do you just want to see the movie at this point, or continue seeing more trailers and teases? let me know in the comments below. 

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Spoiler warnings for any type of fans of Marvel’s new Carnage comic! the latest preview for problem #2 appears to function the alien parasite discovering a new sufferer to utilize as a host. marvel is releasing the second problem on April 27th.

Who is the ‘Artist?

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The writer for the series, Ram V, seems to be taking the series in a somewhat different direction. The original hold Cletus Kasady split from the parasite in the last issue. The newest preview for problem #2 shows the virus, named Carnage, trying to take manage of ‘the Artist.’

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We don’t understand a great deal about ‘the Artist’ at the moment, so we’re sure more details will are available in the next issue. However, what we do understand is quite dark – ‘the Artist’ is a serial killer! Naturally, then, the artist is hopeful that he can join with Carnage. You can expect that he’s expecting something similar to the connection Carnage had with Cletus Kasady.

Hydro-Man Returns in new Carnage Comic

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Furthermore, if that wasn’t enough, Carnage caught one more famous deal with from the marvel series – Hydro-Man. If you don’t acknowledge him, then where have you been?! Hydro-Man has been Spider-Man’s opponent for a long time now. From the preview, we can assumption that Carnage is attempting to produce a connection with Hydro-Man, too.

As part of this connection, Carnage really hopes to take Hydro-Man’s capability to manipulate water as well as utilize it for himself. In this preview of the newest Carnage comic, the titular character says, “In taking a trophy, I as well am transformed.”

Feeling Sorry for Shayde

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The conversation is quickly cut short by Jon Shayde’s arrival. Shayde has been investigating the artist as well as his recent spate of murders. He tries to take manage of the situation, however Carnage has other ideas. unfortunately for Shayde, none of these concepts are good. Hydro-Man bonds with Shayde, who appears to be the actual new hold in a surprising twist for the new Carnage comics.

The last shot of the preview of the new Carnage comic features Carnage joining carefully around the detective. Carnage cruelly tells Shayde that the detective will “survive.” Sadly, we have a feeling that this survival isn’t going to be the biggest time for Shayde.

However, it seems that things are going to get even worse for Shayde. The synopsis for problem 2 mentions exactly how the bond between Cletus as well as Carnage was “unique even among symbiotes.” Then, it goes on to explain exactly how “Cletus’ codex has discovered a new home, leaving the Carnage symbiote adrift, alone… as well as deadlier than ever before!”

New Carnage Comic Flashback

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In the extremely very first problem of the new Carnage comics, visitors saw a flashback of Cletus’ time as a youngster. even at such a young age, Carnage had bonded with Cletus as well as had dark intentions. The two of them work together to try as well as assist one more child. This private wished to murder some bullies living inside a juvenile detention center.

Everything appeared to be going as organized as well as both Cletus as well as Carnage were prepared to do the deed. However, the kid decided to modification his mind at the last minute as well as backed out of committing the murder. The flashback scene ends with Cletus as well as Carnage being confused about this unexpected modification of mind. We even saw a split-second of this deadly duo hesitating to kill the bullies before leaving.

Perhaps this moment of hesitation might be what ends up assisting Shayde in the future. It may be that Shayde might utilize his sense of justice as a detective to put Carnage on the right path. If so, it would be fascinating to see where things continue for this duo.

Kendrick Lim worked on the cover art, together with variations from Iban Coello, Jesus Aburtov, Gabriel Dell’Otto, Kyle Hotz, as well as Alex Gomes. You can get your hands on the new Carnage comic on April 27th.

The Avengers are the biggest name in comic books right now, between the Avengers Endgame extended cut and all the popular comic arcs happening. many wonder where exactly all these characters got their powers from. So, how did the Avengers get their powers and name after all?  Well, we’re going to break down the Avengers and their origin. After, we’ll talk about the name Avengers and why they choose to use it. follow along, and be sure to visit Comic Years for more great content on superheroes from all comic companies! 

Between the comics and the movies, quite a few changes occur. That being said, we are going to work primarily with the content in the comics, but some of the movie moments will be brought up as well. This is Comic Years after all! For now, follow along as we explore the origins of Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man, Black Widow, and Hawkeye. first up the first Avenger seems like a good place to start!

How Captain America gets His Power – the first Avenger

Steven Rogers is born in new York City in 1920. After the tragic deaths of his mother and father, he becomes a little empty. His purpose comes out of his talent for fine arts. He wants to put his arts on hold when Adolf Hitler rose to power in the 1940s, but because of his scrawny body and muscles, he is rejected. He won’t let it go, however, and keeps trying to get in. U.S. army general Chester Phillips is interested in his prowess and recommends him for “Project: Rebirth”. Rogers is used as a test subject for the Super-Soldier project, in which Dr. Josef Reinstein injects patients with a serum to make them stronger.

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Steve Rogers is now brilliant, fast, and incredibly strong. because the project is so new, it’s hard to figure out what exactly made the serum work so well on Rogers. instead of continuing the project, Rogers becomes their poster boy for American strength. Being given a patriotic costume and public service announcement style introduction, he is given the codename Captain America. He is donned with a bulletproof shield made of Vibranium, as well as a sidearm.

How Thor gets His Powers

Thor’s powers are a bit different from the other Avengers. Thor’s father Odin is the King of the Norse Gods. When Odin believes his son, a stuck up sort of scoundrel type, needs to learn what it means to be a God, he puts his soul into the body of a medical student named Donald Blake. Blake goes on to be a doctor, and after seeing aliens invade Norway during a vacation, he hides and escapes the chaos. shortly after, he discovers Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, disguised as a walking stick and hits it against a rock. This transforms him into the God of Thunder. After realizing who he is, Thor remembers his father’s enchantment and knows his true purpose.

It’s tricky though, because Thor has fallen in love with a nurse, and now has to step up and be a God and save Earth. His brother, Loki, doesn’t make things easy for him either. Loki, the God of Mischief, always puts trouble in his path. So, where Thor does not necessarily get powers, he does have to rediscover them. This leads him to a newfound purpose and focus on his powers and what he can accomplish in terms of saving humanity and his fellow Norse brethren.

How Black Widow gets Her Powers

Natasha Romonov is born in Stalingrad, Russia, trained to be a spy. Her power is not like the other Avengers either, as she learns these skills. She knows how to fly, spy, fight, and shoot high class weapons. Her efforts are made available by the high class technology offered to her by the Russian government. some of her best powers include access to these guns and technologies. She has wrist mounted energy weapons called her Widow’s Bite, and is an incredible martial artist.

The origin of her training comes from the U.S.S.R.’s Black Widow Ops program that trains young female orphans to be high class spies. She is brainwashed into being a spy in a Red room facility that tests her mentally and biologically. With enhancements that make her live a long life and stay young in physical aspects, she eventually discovers her past is not what she remembers. Her knowledge of her brainwashing confuses her, so she tries to do right by helping others.

She defects to the united states after falling in love with Hawkeye, who we will mention later. She experiences flashbacks that point to her orphan childhood, in which she is trained at a young age to be a spy while in the care of Matt Murdock. Soviet Union assistance always interested her because of it being her home country. Eventually, she gets tied into X-Men favorite Wolverine, and even Captain America.

Hawkeye

Clint Barton is born in Iowa and becomes an orphan after his parents die in a crash. He joins a circus and learns the skill of archery, slowly becoming known as the World’s greatest Marksman. When his mentor,the Swordsman, is caught by Clint embezzling money from the circus, he beats him to near death and leaves him behind. He joins a few more circuses, but is largely rejected for being an outcast. This leads him to a life of crime. As a criminal, he meets Black Widow, and they fall in love. He works with her to steal from Tony Stark, who we’ll talk about next, and they become more straightforward good guys after Tony beats them down.

Iron Man

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Tony Stark, son of wealthy Howard and Maria Stark, is a boy genius who enters MIT at 15. He loves engineering and physics, and after his parents are killed in a car accident, he inherits the company. A prize winning physicist enlists him to make weapons, but after nearly dying in an accident, his heart is nearly in danger of total destruction. With the help of a friend who also knows physics well, he builds a chest plate that keeps shrapnel from hitting his heart. The chest plate is then combined with a suit of armor so Tony can escape a trap he is in.

He learns that the chest plate must stay on to keep him alive, so he wears the armor regularly, and under clothes when in civilian life. He charges the chest plate everyday to keep his powers from the suit. When he comes across Black Widow, he fights her and enlists her, all the while never revealing to anyone that he is Tony Stark. two people know who he really is; Pepper Potts, his love interest and secretary, and his chauffeur happy Hogan. because of his intelligence, he uses the suit to be a skilled pilot, fighter, and Avenger.

Hulk

When experimenting with the detonation of a gamma ray bomb, Bruce Banner runs onto the field to save a teenager who drives into the blast. While doing so, he absorbs a lot of radiation, and wakes up in a strange place. He becomes a giant monster when angered, and is nicknamed the Hulk by soldiers mistaking him for a threat. When he is the Hulk, he has little control over himself, as the persona is another person altogether.

In the films, we see that he finds a way to be both the Hulk and Bruce Banner, and that happens in the comics as well.

How did the Avengers get their Name

In the marvel films, we see clearly where the Avengers get their name. After Carol Danvers leaves Earth, we see that her plane was called the Avenger in an old photo. At the time, Nick Fury has the Protector initiative all laid out. thinking Avenger was a cool name from Carol, he changes it to the Avengers Initiative, and this leads to the recruitment of all the Avengers.

The Avengers have transformed comic book fandom for good. There are a lot of comic book fans now who were not fans a few decades ago. This is because of the marvel Cinematic Universe’s ability to mix in comic content with great films and stories. The characters in the Avengers all get their chance to show how they got their powers, but it helps to have a handy guide like this one.

If you want to learn more about the Avengers, follow along with the news and reviews we do at Comic Years. There are a lot of great articles about these heroes, as well as news and information on the MCU as well. thanks for reading!

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I have been a substantial fan of Chester Brown’s work since I first read Yummy fur #1 back in 1986. Over the next 30 years, Chester brown has continued to produce a mix of both fascinating and diverse work.  From his work in Yummy Fur, which was very surreal and groundbreaking at the time, to later when he would move on to both autobiographical and historical work, he never shies away from controversy in his subject matter and he is very meticulous in his research and his storytelling.  Chester’s work is not for everyone and almost all of it is for mature readers due to content, both sexual and concept wise.  I would not think of a superhero fan enjoying his work, as he is as far from that genre as imaginable, but on the other hand I would rate him right up there as one of the modern masters of the medium.  His autobiographical work comes out of the inspiration of Joe Matt and Seth, both of whom are known for their autobiographical work (following the footsteps of Robert Crumb and Harvey Pekar) and they are also characters in his stories.  (And their work is also well worth reading as they are both terrific as Chester in different ways).  Overall I have loved everything brown has done and this is just a brief overview of his work.  I would recommended it for anyone who is looking for something different than the traditional superhero material or is looking for some very creative, and at times, painful, reading. all of Brown’s collected work, except for covers, have been in black and white and while his art style is very distinctive, it has evolved over the years while remaining one of the most unique styles you will see.

Ed the happy Clown

Ed the happy Clown ran in the first 18 issues of Yummy Fur.  The early stories of both Ed and Yummy fur were done as little mini-comics which were later collected by the late Vortex Comics, reprinting the early mini-comics in full size and then continuing the story.  Ed is a twisting and twisted story about a very sad clown called Ed whose life is filled with horrible events, including being hounded by a vengeance vampire, haunted by cannibalistic pigmies, having a penis transplant (which is so twisted I cannot describe it here is this blog), incest, and even more horrible other things happen to him.  Yet, throughout this story, with every page you never know what is going to happen next and it is almost like a automobile crash as you are afraid to look but you have to see what is going to happen next. I will note that the end of the story did seem a bit abrupt and I have read that Chester became bored with the Ed story and  wanted to do what Joe and Seth were doing with autobiographical comics so he wrapped up Ed quickly and moved on to his next phase, which started with Yummy fur  #19.  While not for everyone, I thought this was an fantastic piece of storytelling.

The Playboy

The Playboy is the next major story arc brown did that began in Yummy fur #21. This was an autobiographical story about Chester’s teen years and his obsession with Playboy magazine and the joy and guilt it brought him.  He is brutally honest about his feeling of adolescence and the impact Playboy had on him and his relationships with women.  While there are numerous books written on the relationship about Playboy (and pornography in general) impact on men’s relationships with women, both good and bad, brown never really seems to make any judgements except about himself and his own issues.  I suspect his social awkwardness (something a terrific deal of comic book creators/readers have in common) has more to do with his relationship issues than his teen years. Nevertheless, this is also a fascinating read, alas almost a 180 degrees different than Ed the happy Clown.  In the collected edition of Playboy there is a letter included by Hugh Hefner to Chester about his book and what Hugh thought of Chester’s experiences and conclusions.  Yummy fur #19-20 were a two part story about a neighbor in Chester’s boarding house that he had issues with.  With The Playboy, Chester’s art style is similar to Ed the happy Clown, but it is a bit looser as is he becoming more combatable with design and with his page layout.

Underwater #1

Next he did a book called Underwater, which ran for nine issues and, as far as I can tell, was never collected.  I know it was never finished.  It was an odd story about a baby growing up not understanding the world or langue around her (all of the text in the early issues was gibberish).  With each issue she would slowly learn more and the dialogue would become English vs. gibberish, but the pacing was very slow and brown gave up on whatever he was trying to do with this story.  By this point he had moved from Vortex Comics to Drawn and Quarterly, where he remains today.

I never liked You

I never liked You is a collection of stories by brown about growing up and the trauma and pain of his adolescent years.  While very few of us had a good time during this period, Brown’s telling of his teen years is so uncomfortable it is almost difficult to read. There are stories about bullies, unrequited love and feeling awkward.  I suspect a lot of this is because brown is telling, very honestly, what a lot of us felt growing up. A collection of short stories that may bring you to tears, and if not, will leave you feeling very sad for Chester.  A good read that can be difficult at times.

The little Man: short Strips, 1980-1995

The little Man: short Strips, 1980-1995 is a collection of material that really does not fit anywhere else and collects odd stories before Chester started doing long form storytelling.  included here are the title story, The little Man, a bizarre story; the stories from Yummy fur #19 and #20; his essay on Schizophrenia, which caused quite a stir (his mother suffered from it); as well as a mix of other short stories about life. almost all of the material here was from the pages of Yummy fur but there is enough new material as well as notes and appendixes that make it worth while to get the collection even if you have the single issues of Yummy Fur.

Louis Riel

Louis Riel was first done as a comic and was later collected into a graphic novel.  here Chester turns from autobiographical material to do a historical biography of the Canadian legend Louis Riel.  Riel, while unknown to most Americans, was a Canadian revolutionary (and perhaps a madman) and was the leader of the Metis movement.  This book ran for ten issues and was very different than anything Chester had done prior to this.  He obviously tries to do a more “realistic” style of art, which with brown is a relative term.  This is a very different book than his autobiographical material, or from Ed the happy Clown, and while it is not my favorite work from Brown, it is very well done and is a good history lesson.  I knew nothing about Louis Riel before reading this book and now I can see why he is such as historical figure in Canadian history.  probably the most mainstream book Chester has done, as there is no sex or mature content, but it is heavy on the politics.

Paying For It

Paying For It is an original graphic novel where brown explores the virtues and negatives of paying for sex with prostitutes.  It is once again autobiographical and not as downbeat as The Playboy.  here he tells of the end of his long term (for him at least) relationship of his then current girlfriend and his decision that he does not want romantic love but does want physical love, or just sex, so he turns to prostitution.  He documents each encounter, the costs, how it was arranged, and his thought process as it went along.  This covers almost six years.  While there is nudity and sex in this book it is in no way erotic.  It is almost sterile, but it is also a fascinating read as he lays out his thought process, his interaction with the women he hires, the relationships he has with them, what he thinks of them, and what his pals think of him for doing this. Of course, Joe Matt and Seth are major players here as over the years the story take place they are his confidants.  They do not always agree with him about his logic or what he is doing, but it makes for terrific reading.  as with most of Brown’s work there are extensive notes in the back of the book about the subject of prostitution, as well as notes about the story explaining things that were not in the main story, as well as an essay from Seth explaining his point of view which is not necessarily the way Chester explains it in the story.  While this an odd topic for a comic book story, I thought it was great, just from a straight forward storytelling point of view.  It is not cleaned up to make anyone look better; it is just a very honest look at one man’s life.

Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus

Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus is Brown’s most current work and he returns to a few of his favorite topics; history, prostitution, and the Bible (in the back pages of Yummy fur for a long time brown did adaptations of the books from the Bible). In this book he takes nine stories from the Bible and tells the story of the women of the Bible, in particular Ruth, Bashiba, Tamar, Mary of Bethany and others. Throughout this book brown examines the Bible’s view of prostitution while continuing his argument for it.  The book is made up of ten stories from the Bible that brown uses to make his point about the virtues of sex work.  I am going to let you, the reader, make any judgments about his arguments here, but as always this book is a joy to read on many different levels.  If you like Chester’s other work, you will enjoy this book.  Also, as with almost all of his other work, there are extensive notes and appendixes in the back of the book.

There is very little from Chester brown I would not highly recommend.  Alas, his work is not for everyone, and some people will be offended by it.  Personally, I love how he has a distinct style (which can be argued is derivative of Harold Gray), and that he is both extremely thoughtful and brutally honest in his work.  While I would not agree with everything he writes, I do he think he makes a good, well thought out argument for his point of view.  His historical work is both informative and entertaining.  I always learn something from reading Chester’s work be it factual, or insightful.  If you are adventurous and are looking for something different I would highly recommend you give him a try.

Everything I have written here is my opinion and does not reflect the thoughts or opinions of Westfield Comics or their employees.  Honest.  have you read Chester Brown’s work? What do you think? What was your favorite? least favorite? I would like to know. I can be reached at MFBWAY@AOL.COM or on Facebook at Wayne Markley.  What else are you reading and enjoying? What am I missing out on? I would like to know.  As always…

Thank you.

James Gunn took it to Twitter to explain why the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 hasn’t dropped yet.

At the recent San Diego Comic-Con, some marvel fans were lucky to watch the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for the first time. The trailer teased the dark origins of Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) and Gamora’s (Zoe Saldana) comeback. It also introduced new characters just like Adam Warlock (Will Poulter), High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji), and Cosmo the Spacedog (Maria Bakalova).

ComicBook gives us a detailed description of what happened in the exclusive trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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“Guardians 3 footage sees the Guardians captured by Ravagers and Nebula reveals they have an appointment with Gamora. Peter Quill is caught all the way off guard. Peter reflects on their time together. ‘You were everything to me,’ he said. ‘I thought you were gone but you’re here and I miss you.’ Gamora tells him that person was not her. We get our first look at Adam Warlock. A grown Groot fights back to back with Quill. High Evolutionary shows up. The Guardians float on a space planet. Gamora caps the trailer by calling Quill by the wrong name and turning him down. The Guardians joke on Quill for talking to her so intimately on an open communication line and they’ve been listening all along. It ends with Mantis asking what we know about Rocket. A shot of a very young Rocket Raccoon takes the screen. much of the trailer was set to “Do You Realize” by Flaming Lips.”

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Trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, James Gunn explains

However, unlike Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is still not yet available online. fans were quick to air their sentiments, and one fan tweeted, “Wish we all could have experienced the @Guardians trailer yesterday,” to Gunn. “It’s truly sad how marvel holds your incredible space opera work of art from us the fans,” the tweet continues.

Gunn quoted the tweet and finally answered why the trailer is not yet available online. Gunn said,

“I wish you could have too. but it’s not just Marvel, it’s also me. Although I love the teaser some VFX aren’t where I’d want them to be for repeated views & close inspection — remember we didn’t wrap long ago — so you’ll have to wait just a beat! Sorry!” 

That said, we have to wait a little longer for us to have the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. We can remember that the production wrapped up the filming last in May. and based on what Gunn said, there might be more adjustments needed before we get to see the final version of the trailer. 

James Gunn also mentioned that Vol. 3 would be the Guardian’s final film. In the panel, Gunn said that when he began the arc for the Guardians of the Galaxy 10 years ago, he “had sort of an end in sight.” and Vol. 3 “is the end of that story.” knowing that this feels like it’s another end of an era. After all, Guardians of the Galaxy proved to us that comedy and humor play well in a marvel film, years ahead of Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok.

James Gunn also shared a tweet with the rest of the cast present at the SDCC. The tweet reads, “❤ (miss you @zoesaldana & @DaveBaustista) #GotG #GotGvol3 #sdcc”

In another tweet, he praised the lead stars of Guardians of the Galaxy, Chris Pratt, and Zoe Saldana, for being his collaborators in his MCU journey. 

Expect the trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 to drop very soon! The film will hit the cinemas on may 5, 2023.

Tom Holland and Chris Pratt are both well-known for their appearances in a variety of marvel films. Holland has swiftly become one of the most beloved actors to play Spider-Man. Pratt will forever be our Star-Lord. though the two characters are heroes on very different levels, their on-screen charisma will forever make them a happiness to enjoy when sharing scenes. Though, unfortunately, we didn’t get to see the pair interact much in Avengers: Endgame (read our spoiler complimentary review if you somehow still need a reason to see it). While we know the pair has acted alongside one another for Marvel, some fans may not know that they’re starring in another film together. Onward, a soon-to-be-released animated film features the pair as the two lead voice actors. considering that they’re back out doing press together, plenty of red-carpet questions have focused on the duo’s past. One quick interview with variety revealed that Chris Pratt was a big support for Tom Holland during the Sony and Disney drama in 2019.

Chris Pratt shows Some support For Tom Holland

Fans anywhere were pretty upset when it was announced that Marvel/Disney couldn’t reach a deal with Sony for the future of Spider-Man. we all had to deal with the fact that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man would have to take a different route than the MCU. While it was a big bummer for audiences, we can only imagine what a hard time it need to have been for franchise-lead Tom Holland. It’s been evident from his press excursions and general public identity that he loves being a part of the marvel family. Fortunately, he had some support from fellow marvel brother, Chris Pratt. In this quick clip from Variety, Tom Holland says that Chris Pratt gave him some support during the hard time.

In the clip, Holland says that he and Pratt are “good buddies”. a lot more than that, Pratt was briefly his own superhero. Tom Holland had the chance to tell Chris Pratt about the Sony and Disney news. He says that everyone was very supportive. Though, Pratt reassured Holland that the production break-up wasn’t going to happen and that everything would get figured out. and if it didn’t? He knew that Holland would be fine. Well, we’re certainly pleased that it all worked out, even if Holland would have gotten through it no matter what!

Holland and Pratt sharing the screen again. image by means of Pixar & Walt Disney Pictures.

Spider-Man and Star-Lord will continue On With Marvel

For fans of both respective actor and their films, you certainly haven’t seen the last of them. Spider-Man is staying in the MCU. A third film featuring Holland’s Spider-Man will be produced by Kevin Feige. A third Guardians of the Galaxy film is also on our radar, with an expected release in 2021. and if you can’t wait that long for a dose of Tom Holland or Chris Pratt, you can support their film Onward, which will release in March of 2020!

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