Hulk Vs. is a fanboy's dream: light on story, heavy on "Hulk smash." It retells two classic brawlfests: Hulk VS Wolverine and Hulk VS Thor (sorry no Hulk VS Superman). In the first featurette Wolverine is drafted by Department H to stop a rampaging Hulk. Rampaging because Weapon X is trying to recruit him and they don't ... [Read More]

Batman may be dead in the DC Universe but that's not stopping him from "teaming up" with Supes in Superman/Batman Annual #3. When the World's Finest encounter a mysterious metahuman possessing both their powers it leads to what is perhaps the most disturbing paternity test ever (picture left). But both are relieved of ... [Read More]

It seems the caped crusader just can't catch a break (except that one time with Bane). First, he literally lost his mind. Then, he was presumed dead after punching a helicopter to death in Batman R.I.P. When in fact, an incapacitated Batman was taken prisoner in an attempt to create an army of Batmen. And no sooner does he ... [Read More]

Like so many commemorative plates & coins, comics are cashing in on Barack Obama. Spidey Meets the President! is a back-up story in Amazing Spider-Man #583 that reads like one those old Hostess cakes advertisements, which I guess makes Obama a Ding Dong. You know, black on the outside, white on the the inside (zing). The ... [Read More]

Comic book legend Stan "The Man" Lee is going gay (with his newest superhero). He's got new TV series coming out about a superhero who's hiding more than just his secret identity. It's unknown what powers he'll have but considering this is the creator of Spider-Man we're talking about, don't be surprised if you hear the ... [Read More]

Holy sales gimmick! Batman's dead. Well about as dead as Jason Todd. The Batman R.I.P. story arc concluded this week with (if true) the lamest superhero death ever. Batman escapes being buried alive in a straitjacket only to die punching his way into a helicopter, which crashes into the water and explodes. ... [Read More]

Reed Richards is supposed to be the smartest person on the planet, but you wouldn't know it by reading the comics. It all started with the Fantastic Four's most recent story arc: The Death of the Invisible Woman (#558). You didn't have to be the smartest guy on the planet to have known that the Fantastic Four's ... [Read More]