Dan Slott, writer of Marvel’s Amazing Spider-Man, Clone Conspiracy and Eisner winner for Silver Surfer has quit Twitter because he does not like the political scene or the Pro-Trump Rhetoric on Twitter. Slott has been known for being very vocal on social media especially Twitter for years. When you make criticisms and comments on political themes and social pop culture everyone has an opinion. It seems that the comic world of creators are no different than any group of professionals in America with different ideas of how the world works.…
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George Perez’s Boycott Statement
George Pérez has come out in protest of United States’ President-Elect Donald Trump by pledging not to attend any conventions or comic functions in any ‘Red States.’ Pérez explains that he feels threatened by Trump’s statements and actions, for both himself, his wife, and his family and friends. Pérez provided this statement to the Comic World about his decision. I make no comment on his actions at this time. I think the statement speaks for itself: “Just as a confirmation and clarification, since I have been flooded with requests for…
Read MoreCaptain America Elected President
MEDIA RELEASE: The people have spoken—and tomorrow Steve Rogers, the man known as Captain America, becomes President Elect of the United States of America! In Ultimate Comics Ultimates #15, from rising star writer Sam Humphries and fan-favorite artist Billy Tan, Captain America’s made his dramatic return and publically saved America from an insidious new enemy in one of his most harrowing battles yet. But when all the dust settles, Steve Rogers is about to get the biggest surprise of his life—he’s won the special election for the Presidency via write-in!…
Read MoreUltimate Comics: Ultimates #9 Review
Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic and Dean White have produced one of the best comics at Marvel. With no continuity concerns, it’s been a comic where anything can happen and does with every issue out doing the other in surprises. Imagine Jonathan Hickman with his writing skills allowed to reshape the Ultimate Universe bringing forces more powerful that all the super-powered heroes combined. More powerful than all the nuclear might of the United States. Creating a race of people that have the power to destroy all there is and children of tomorrow…
Read MoreX-Men: First Class Movie
X-Men: First Class is an upcoming 2011 American superhero film directed by Matthew Vaughn. It is based on the characters appearing in Marvel Comics and is the fifth installment of the X-Men film series and prequel to X-Men. X-Men: First Class is scheduled for release on June 3, 2011.The film is set in the 1960s and will focus on the relationship between Professor X and Magneto and the origin of their groups, the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants. The film stars James McAvoy as Professor X and Michael Fassbender…
Read MoreSuperman Renounces US Citizenship in ACTION COMICS #900
I just looked at Action Comics 900 and was very pleased in the main story about the Black Ring Power search of Lex Luther and the “Reign of Doomsday” story but was left with mixed feeling about a back up story that was written by David S. Goyer and illustrated by Miguel Sepulveda. It was about a trip Superman made to Iran to stop the hostilities there unauthorized by the President of the United States. In the panel below you can see that he ends up telling the President’s man that he was renouncing…
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