At The Movie Sleuth, the Gutter’s own Michelle Kisner writes about Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). “t is amusing to watch superhero films go down the same trajectory that made comic books unfriendly to newcomers. Too many simultaneous storylines to follow, introducing a multiverse, and splitting the lore […]
On the Judge John Hodgman Podcast, Judge John Hodgman considers how much X-Men lore is too much X-Men lore. “So your adult child is lore dumping about X-MEN. You love your kid, but you can’t care this much about these mutants. What should you do? Only one can […]
The Smithsonian has a bit on Action Comics #1 and Captain America #1 and their recent acquisition of both: “Taken together, the comics reflect societal anxieties and aspirations alike—whether in Superman’s immigrant origins or in Captain America’s wartime ethos. ‘The pivotal creators of these comics—Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Joe […]
In the 600th (!!!) post at the Virtues Of Captain America blog, friend of the Gutter Mark D. White writes about Captain America #45-46 and U.S. Agent #2-3 (September-October 2001). “These two issues of Captain America start off a four-part story detailing the Red Skull’s latest attempt to […]
Friend of the Gutter Mark White delves into the first issue of The Fantastic Four at his new blog, Here’s The Thing… Read it here.
Four Color Sinners has an excellent conversation with writer Claire Noto on her career in Hollywood, at Marvel and her erasure from Red Sonja. “Clair Noto is a fascinating, brilliant, force of nature and touched with creative genius. It is my privilege to share now her side of […]
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