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2 months ago | 
cbr.com | Chris Claremont |John Byrne |Maxwell Pishny
X-Men Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account The X-Men are one of Marvel's most popular and important teams. Their stories are some of the most consistently excellent books being published by the comics giant, and their vast history of incredible stories has kept fans engaged for decades. With so many years of X-Men lore and history, it can sometimes be difficult for new readers and fans to jump on board the mutant-centered line of comics, but with many of the...
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2 months ago | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
There are plenty of iconic teams across the Marvel Comics Universe. Groups like the Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to supergroups in the Marvel Universe, and there is more than enough room for those teams and others to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, either on the big screen or on television on Disney Plus.
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2 months ago | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
Batman has had some of the most iconic and groundbreaking comic book runs in all of pop culture history. His stories are the top of the line in comic book storytelling, and that fact has remained true for decades. From classic writers and artists teaming up for stories like Knightfall, Hush, or No Man's Land, the pages of Batman have been some of the most consistently acclaimed in comic book history.
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2 months ago | 
cbr.com | Chris Claremont |John Byrne |Maxwell Pishny
The X-Men are some of the most popular Marvel characters in pop culture history. Before the Marvel Cinematic Universe came onto the scene and changed the landscape of superhero movies, the X-Men film franchise from 20th Century Fox was one of the definitive adaptations of comic book characters on screen.
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2 months ago | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
Fantastic Four Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account The Fantastic Four were Marvel's first big step into the world of an interconnected universe of superheroes and their stories. Often called Marvel's First Family, their reputation, alongside Spider-Man, as the characters that put Marvel on the map is well-deserved. While the Fantastic Four has never really gotten a chance to shine in their full glory in live action, that hasn't stopped their comic book...
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
marvel comics Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Marvel Comics is packed with bombastic action, space-faring characters, time travel, and all manner of other fantastical elements. Characters will fight an intergalactic threat to the Earth on one day, and the next, they'll be sitting down for dinner with their friends and family as if nothing had happened. This distinction between the craziness of the superhero action and the personal stakes and drama of human...
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
Comic book detectives have been around for countless decades. Some of the earliest examples of the prototypical comic book superheroes came from the pages of pulp comic book stories with characters like the Shadow or the Phantom. Pulp heroes were often focused on solving mysteries, investigating crimes, and facing off against violent criminals. Detective work is one of the definitive aspects of many comic books, with DC Comics even taking its name from Detective Comics.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
Image Comics has never been quite as huge as Marvel or DC Comics, but their output of excellent creator-owned books has far exceeded the "big two" in recent years. From horror to comedy to noir to superhero, Image Comics has it all. Their wide array of genres, themes, and creatives makes the library of series incredibly diverse and exciting for new readers, and that is something that DC and Marvel can't exactly say for themselves.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
X-Men Follow Followed Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Image by Morena Perez Vitale Marvel's X-Men have faced off against their fair share of dangerous mutants over their decades of comic book history. From the likes of Magneto and his villainous Brotherhood of Evil Mutants to the terrifying Apocalypse, the X-books are home to some of the most incredibly powerful and dangerous characters in Marvel Comics' entire roster. In the wake of Charles Xavier's death, the X-Men...
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
cbr.com | Maxwell Pishny
Batman is one of the most popular characters in pop culture history, and the plethora of adaptations in all mediums proves his impact on the world. From popular videogames like the Batman: Arkham franchise to box office-shattering films like The Dark Knight and The Batman to any number of animated series and movies featuring the Caped Crusader, Batman's place among the very most important characters in fiction is all but cemented.
