Comics

Box Office: 'Ant-Man And The Wasp' Stings With $11.5M Thursday

<i>Ant-Man and the Wasp</i> got off to a flying start last night, with Thursday previews starting as early as 6 pm. The 20th(!) Walt Disney/Marvel Cinematic Universe offering in just over ten years earned a solid $11.5m in advance-night previews. That’s in line with what used to be the norm for an MCU …

Marvel Universe

Comic Book Legend Steve Ditko Is Dead

Legendary comic book creator and artist Steve Ditko has died at the age of 90.<p>According to <i>The Hollywood Reporter</i>, Ditko was found in his New York …

Geek

Review: Marvel's Ant-Man And The Wasp -- What Infinity War?

There's a recurring source of tension in <i>Ant-Man and the Wasp</i> thanks to Scott Lang's sentence of two years under house arrest for his actions in <i>Captain America: Civil War</i>. No matter how many zany adventures Paul Rudd's character has in this sequel, he has to periodically race back to his San …

Marvel Universe

How ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Could Bring Jeff Bridges Back to the MCU

<b>Warning: Spoilers ahead for Ant-Man and the Wasp! Don’t read on if you don’t want to know things.</b><p>The <i>Ant-Man</i> movies aren’t necessarily known for …

Comic Books

We now know that ‘Infinity War’ deaths will be undone in ‘Avengers 4’

A few days ago, we learned the official reason why certain Marvel heroes were chosen to die after Thanos snapped his fingers in <i>Avengers: Infinity …

Marvel Universe

Nicolas Cage has been cast as Spider-Man

We've already seen Spider-Man portrayed by several different actors over the past 20 years, with Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland all …

Celebrity (UK)

If You’re a Marvel Completist, Ant-Man and the Wasp Is the Key to Avengers

Here's everything you need to know about the Quantum Realm.<p>There’s a moment in <i>Ant-Man and the Wasp</i> when Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang asks Hope and Hank Pym (Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas) if they just put the word “quantum” in front of everything. He’s right, and it would seem like a great …

Marvel Universe

How Paul Rudd Got Even More Shredded for ‘Ant-Man and The Wasp’

Paul Rudd blew minds when he first pulled off his shirt and revealed a shredded midsection in <i>Ant-Man</i> back in 2015. The actor was 45, after all. And, …

Men's Health

This Book About the Anatomy of DC Heroes and Villains Looks Absolutely Gorgeous

Ever wanted to know what the inside of Superman’s eyeball looks like? Well, now you do, in stunningly beautiful detail.<p>Coming this September, <i>Anatomy</i> …

Geek

Ant-Man and the Wasp End Credits Explained

<b>Full spoilers follow for Ant-Man and the Wasp and Avengers: Infinity War.</b><p>Ant-Man and the Wasp may have lightened the tone of the Marvel Cinematic …

Marvel Universe

Mutant favorite Shatterstar will get his own solo series from Marvel this October

Shatterstar, the mutant gladiator from Mojoworld who's a favorite among '90s X-Men fans and co-starred in <i>Deadpool 2</i> earlier this year, is getting his …

New Mutants

Iron Man Writer Bob Layton Trashes Current Iron Man Comics

As countless comic book writers have found out over the years, not all superheroes are created equal, as it often takes more than just delivering …

Iron Man

The 27 books Marc Andreessen recommends you read this summer

After a two-year hiatus from Twitter, Marc Andreessen is back with some summer reads. The investor, Netscape co-founder, and avid reader largely left the social media platform in 2016, returning briefly and sporadically. Yesterday (July 5) Andreessen tweeted on 27 books he’s read recently and …

Books

'Ant-Man' Physicist Who Named the Quantum Realm Explains What It Is

Caltech mathematical physicist Spyridon “Spiros” Michalakis named the Quantum Realm for Marvel. He wrote this to help us understand it<p>There is real …

Quantum Physics

Evangeline Lilly: 5 things to know about her role in Marvel's 'Ant-Man and the Wasp'

Are you ready for a little more Marvel magic?<p>“Ant-Man and the Wasp” hits theaters nationwide today. Evangeline Lilly, who plays the Wasp in the film, …

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Marvel Comics will pit Black Panther against Deadpool in a limited series this fall

Black Panther and Deadpool, the King of Wakanda and the Merc with the Mouth. They don't have much in common, other than they're both Marvel …

Black Panther

In Marvel’s wild new comic, a ghost-ridin’ Punisher is the cosmic key to Thanos’ defeat

And it’s our #1 Comic of the Week<p><i>Welcome to</i> <i>#1 Comic of the Week</i><i>, a series where our comics editor, Susana Polo, tips you off to a neat new story or series that kicked off in comics this week — just in time for some weekend reading.</i><p>The looming presence of continuity can be daunting for anyone …

Marvel Comics

'Avengers: Infinity War' Is About To Pass Its Final Box Office Milestone

<i>Avengers: Infinity War</i> has now earned around $673.9 million at the end of its tenth week in theaters. The MCU biggie earned around $236k (-32% from last Thursday), meaning it will probably fall below $1m-per-weekend in frame no. 11. That’s no great shakes, but it will also, either by Sunday or soon …

Film Industry

Why 'Ant-Man and The Wasp' Director Peyton Reed Gender-Swapped Ghost

The filmmaker wanted an antagonist who fit into the movie’s theme of fathers and daughters<p><i>[Note: Major spoilers ahead for “Ant-Man and The Wasp.</i> …

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Meet the Professor Who's Going to Teach a College Course All About Batman

Baltimore isn’t Gotham City—keep your jokes to yourselves—but, come this fall, it’s going to be one of the best places to learn about the Dark …

Comic Books

Evangeline Lilly Reveals Her Son Likes To Dress Up As The Wasp

Now that the record-breaking box office success of <i>Wonder Woman</i> has proven wrong the long-held belief that a big-budget female superhero film would …

Paul Rudd

Is ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Too Scary For Kids?

After 'Infinity War,' the new Marvel film feels like a make-good for the children. It's family friendly and fun as hell.<p>Parents who made the …

Marvel Universe

Every Stan Lee Movie Cameo Ranked from Worst to Best, from Marvel to ‘Mallrats’

From the MCU to 'Mallrats,' Stan Lee has become a genuine movie star. We sort through the good, the bad, and the ugly of his many cameos.<p>He first …

Marvel Universe

Did Frank Grillo Just Tease Crossbones Return In 'Avengers 4'?

Actor Frank Grillo recently took to Instagram to share a picture of Crossbones fighting Captain America. The post comes just a few short weeks after …

Marvel Universe

Fantastic Four #1 Variant Teases the Team's First All-New Villain

Marvel is celebrating the return of the Fantastic Four with well over a dozen variant covers for the all-new #1 issue by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli, …

Fantastic Four

Alexandra Shipp Dismisses X-Men Casting Criticism: "My Skin Color Doesn’t Match a Crayola"

"When I auditioned for the role, I wasn’t like, 'Oh man, I’m not dark enough.' I was like, 'Finally, this is my moment,'" she said of getting the …

Angelina Jolie

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Goes Big, With Peyton Reed

Sean Fennessey speaks with filmmaker Peyton Reed about returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to make an Ant-Man sequel and the challenges of …

Marvel Universe

Best science fiction and fantasy books out this month

The Furnace (Tor)<p>Comic-book artist Prentis Rollins uses art and words to tell a vivid cautionary tale about technology gone awry. Walton Honderich, a former physicist, is visiting New York City in the year 2052 with his wife and young daughter when he is nearly unraveled by the sight of a floating …

Books

Former Avengers hunt for Wolverine in this Adamantium Agenda exclusive

Wolverine’s body is gone, and heroes around the Marvel Universe have teamed up to find it in the <i>Hunt For Wolverine</i> miniseries. The best of these four …

Marvel Comics

Vaders THOUGHTS When He Learned Padme is DEAD - Star Wars Comics

Vaders THOUGHTS When He Learned Padme is DEAD – Star Wars Comics Explained<p>Darth Vaders Inner Thoughts and Feelings the moment Sidious told him about …

Star Wars