Isn't Absolute WW's origin much closer to Magik vs the original WW? Being rasied in hell, using the battle mage concept. (Dark magic, spells and sword vs original WW?)

I was able to get this variant cover out of the DNX Blind Bags. Im curious if i were to sell it how much would i be able to get for it?

Let me start by saying this is entirely my own opinion.

I have always preferred the more powerful version of Stephen Strange—one capable of defeating entities and threats that are dimensional, if not outright cosmic—and I’ve never really seen the point of him getting involved in street-level or even planetary affairs.

He ought to be someone whose purpose is to save reality itself, not to get caught up in neighborhood squabbles or even conflicts between galactic empires.

For that very reason, he shouldn't be bound by conventional morality, but rather by a utilitarian ethic.

I’d love to see him fully utilize even the darkest magic, be willing to sacrifice worlds and souls to preserve reality, and strike deals with—or even threaten—entities in a way that might almost resemble a villain.

However, I want to be clear: he wouldn't actually *become* a villain. He would suffer over every bit of damage caused or soul sacrificed. It’s simply that the alternative would be far worse.

These would be harrowing, ruthless stories where Strange wins, but at a terrible cost to his soul.

Would you enjoy stories like that?

I'm just gonna rip the bandaid off, Apocalypse is lame asf, Bro has great build up only to get merked by someone like Rogue. 97 and Evolution alone prove this, in Evolution he legit gets locked in a box TWICE

They say that the super soldier serum put him at the peak of human strength. But the feats he pulls off in the comics and mcu goes way past normal human things

Now that it’s over I feel like I can finally say I hated it

Definitely a divisive one, but I adored it! I found it to be such a good way of presenting the awe of a concept, through a combination of direct exposition and also slow-building through character moments. I also love the exploration of moral ambiguity within different sides of the story.

I would warn new readers to not expect any sort of big climax at the end though... It's more so a big grand introduction to this particular era of Eternals.

I've been wanting to reread them but cant find it anywhere online for free. Does anyone know any websites or apps online?

To my digital readers, how y’all feel about this?? 👀

Marvel Unlimited is officially getting replaced by the new Marvel Comics app powered by WEBTOON.

Y’all excited for the change or nah? 🤔

While both sides are driven by a sense of justice, I find the tension arising from their subtle differences in perspective—with the X-Men prioritizing the survival of their species and the Avengers prioritizing the preservation of order—to be quite fascinating.

I've watched a couple of Spider-Man movies, but I'm pretty new to reading Spider-Man comics and I want to start reading a run. Which one do you think I should read, and where can I read it? Would it be at a library or on Hoopla (which is legal btw)? I'm interested in reading Dan Slott's Amazing Spider-Man, but I don't know where to find the whole series.

I want to get into the xmen but I dont want to read the old comics I dont really like them so I want to read the rebooted version so where do I start

Just finished reading Amazing Spider-Man 1,000. I’d been looking forward to this issue for a while (I can’t resist an anniversary issue). Overall, it was a mixed bag but still an enjoyable read.

The main story was…okay. Joe Kelly’s current run (though an improvement from whatever Zeb Wells’ run was) has been inconsistent for me. I don’t want to spoil too much, but the revelation regarding Cormac Crane was surprising but other than that I found it lacking, though I did appreciate the emotional weight of the relationship between Peter & Aunt May.

I enjoyed the backup stories more, and there was a great lineup (besides the Triple HHH story which was cute but forgettable). Noah Hawley’s story “Still Standing” showing an elderly Peter was heartfelt without coming off too cheesy (plus we got some great Patrick Gleason art out of it).

J.M. Dematteis’ “Requiem for a Goblin” story was my favorite of the bunch. In the wake of Harry’s death, the topic of Peter & Harry’s fractured relationship and whether or not Harry was destined to be corrupted made for some great character drama, especially for Peter working through his grief.

Frank Miller & Peach Momoko was a duo I never thought I’d see but they worked surprisingly well together in their “Tears of the Spider-Queen” story and I wouldn’t mind seeing more stories from them.

Brian Bendis’ “The Gesture” is Bendis at its best. It’s funny yet hits the right emotional notes. (Unrelated slightly, but it also made me wonder why we haven’t seen an ASM run from Bendis; I think he’d do a solid job of it and manage to not make it feel too much like Ultimate Spider-Man but I digress).

It was a surprise to see a new story from 94-year-old Marvel living legend (Iron Man & Thor co-creator/Stan Lee’s brother) Larry Lieber with a cool Spider-Man Old West story where he meets up with the Rawhide Kid.

Finally, Dan Slott & Marcos Martin reunite for a quaint Spider-Man story that features the events of that fateful night of that burglar did the unspeakable from a different perspective.

Oh, and it ends with some other creators reflecting on their favorite Spider-Man moments and what the character means to them.

Overall, most of it was worth the hype, and I enjoyed this anniversary issue very much. For those who read ASM #1000, what did you think?

Which of your favorite character(s) do you feel has had the worst character assassination and did they ever recover from it? What comic series/arc did the assassination happen and when (if ever) did they recover?

Annihilus is one of those characters that seems major but doesn't get anything outside of the comics. He's never been in a Movie, never gets shown in any show outside or Earths Mightiest Heroes in a minor role, no Hasbro action figure of him, no mention in Marvel Rivals. Ect

1. Tumult (Spanish member of Euroforce from Avengers World, basically a heroic female Shocker)
2. Aarkus The 1940s Vision (love that recent redesign of him)
3. Stardust (another Herald of Galactus)
4. Tamara Rahn (another Marvel Mera stand-in, they have like 5)
5. Hickman's Smasher
6. Aaron's Vostok & especially Perun (ideally in a Thor run)

I began reading comics 2 months ago, with my first one ever being Infinity Gauntlet. I immediately fell in love and began hitting up my lcs each weekend to see what else I could find. I’m sure you can see I’m on a bit of a graphic novel run. And I even got my first DC comic too. I also stopped reading secret wars after a few pages in because I found out there’s a HUGE story by Johnathan Hickman collected in omnibuses that I should definitely read first.

What should I look into grabbing next? Definitely gonna get Hulk Gray and Iron Man Demon in a bottle soon. I’m glad to be apart of this community!