Mark Lynch

6 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Mark Lynch

The season 2 finale of HBO's The Last of Us had five crucial moments that connect to season 3 and things that were happening as Ellie looked for Abby. There were plenty of Easter Eggs throughout the second season of HBO's The Last of Us. Like all good video game adaptations, there were nods and references to the surce material upon which it was based, but The Last of Us had some major ones. For example, there have been multiple hints that the rat king could be coming in season 3.

6 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Mark Lynch

Was Nightwing's run as head hero cut too short? Is Red Hood working with Hush hurting his character development? The answers aren’t as clear as you think. One of the most important things in comic books is the evolution of popular characters. It doesn’t matter if they’re a hero or a villain; something about them should evolve. They must become stronger, smarter, or more sympathetic (or, for villains, more ruthless).

6 days ago | bamsmackpow.com | Mark Lynch

Cable: Love and Chrome will go down as one of the X-Men's best mini-series, and it did this by keeping it short and telling an amazing story. There’s a gift and a curse to comic book miniseries. The gift comes when the series is good. Sometimes there’s not enough time to tell a proper story, and readers are left with more questions. In cases like Absolute Martian Manhunter, a miniseries gets extended because the fans show overwhelming support for the project.

1 week ago | bamsmackpow.com | Mark Lynch

The newest Giant-Size X-Men brings Ms. Marvel to the past to protect the future. And, in the middle of that, her mutant powers manifest. Soon after Kamala Khan died in The Amazing Spider-Man No. 26, she was resurrected on Krakoa (Hellfire Gala, 2023). The Krakoan Resurrection Protocols are normally reserved for mutants, and that was the case here. Because, unbeknownst to the world (and Kamala), Ms. Marvel is a mutant as well as an Inhuman.

1 week ago | bamsmackpow.com | Mark Lynch

Marvel and DC Comics come together to give fans the matchup they never knew they needed. It's an event that they've longed for, and its inevitable success could lead to more. It’s been over 20 years since Marvel and DC Comics did a crossover. The last time it happened was 2003 in the JLA/Avengers. Before that, it was DC vs. Marvel, which had matches like Wolverine vs. Lobo, Superman vs. Hulk, and Captain America vs. Batman.