Brian Cronin

16 hours ago | cbr.com | Brian Cronin

Comic Book Questions Answered is a feature where I answer whatever questions you folks might have about comic books (feel free to e-mail questions to me at [email protected]). Today, I will try to determine if the reveal in Wolverine #400 was the most shocking reveal in the series' history. As you all know by now, if you're going to market something, you will commonly use a little something called "hyperbole." I certainly am not against the concept.

20 hours ago | cbr.com | Brian Cronin

Published 10 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account The following contains spoilers for Predator vs. Spider-Man #1, on sale now from Marvel Comics. For years, Marvel had a policy of not having Spider-Man appear in anything that could be termed "R-rated" for fear of tarnishing the character as an all-ages brand. However, Marvel has relaxed its standards, with the Spine-Tingling Spider-Man series from a few years ago being a notable example of a Spider-Man comic book...

21 hours ago | cbr.com | Brian Cronin

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account In Abandoned an' Forsaked, we examine comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically "overturned" by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). Today, we look at the strange and short-lived history of Kingpin II. Something that I am sure all comic book fans are familiar with by now is the impulse to give certain characters an "ending," even if we all know that the "ending"...

23 hours ago | cbr.com | Brian Cronin

Published 29 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account The following contains spoilers for Batman #159, on sale now from DC Comics. You don't need me to tell you that there are a number of sequels to notable stories that fell flat, and a general problem that exists in a lot of those failed sequels is that it doesn't seem like the sequel was really NEEDED. The best sequels are the ones that feel like not just an organic follow-up on the first story, but almost like a...

1 day ago | cbr.com | Brian Cronin

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Welcome to the 950th installment of Comic Book Legends Revealed, a column where we examine three comic book myths, rumors and legends and confirm or debunk them. In this second legend of an all-"Spider-Man's girlfriends" installment of Comic Book Legends Revealed, we look into whether Mary Jane Watson's supermodel era was based on a misunderstanding of what kind of model Mary Jane was supposed to be. It's funny, I do a recurring feature on...