Screen Rant - Comics News https://screenrant.com All the latest movie news, movie trailers & reviews - and the same for TV, too. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:14 GMT en-US hourly 60 <![CDATA[Spider-Man: Miles Morales' List of Mentors Puts Batman's Training to Shame]]> Warning: Spoilers for Miles Morales: Spider-Man #13!Batman and Miles Morales could not be more different, character-wise, but they've taken surprisingly similar approaches to mentorship, with the young Spider-Man having one additional benefit. In preparing to become Batman, Bruce Wayne traveled around the world to learn the best skills from the best teachers. This quest brought him into contact with the world's greatest fighters, detectives, thieves, magicians and more.

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Thu, 04 Jan 2024 00:00:14 GMT https://screenrant.com/spiderman-miles-morales-superhero-mentors-batman-training/
<![CDATA[DC's Official Justice League Drag Show Reveals the True Cultural Power of Comics]]> Warning: Spoilers for Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #4!By showcasing a Justice League-themed drag show, DC Comics showcases just how powerful the medium of comic books can be in the modern age. Anyone with access to the news is likely aware of how controversial the topic of drag shows has been in 2023. It's become a political hot topic, with several states passing laws to restrict drag performances while others have called to ban drag altogether.

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:30:21 GMT https://screenrant.com/justice-league-drag-show-comics-political-power/
<![CDATA[SWITCHBLADE SHORTIES: Hip Hop Family Tree's Ed Piskor Launches New Daily Comic Strip]]> Hip Hop Family Tree’s Ed Piskor has just launched his latest comics project, Switchblade Shorties, and this time he’s bringing it directly to his readers every day. A new installment of the Switchblade Shorties comic strip is scheduled to be released daily in 2024, as Piskor chronicles the adventures of "the last of the latchkey kids who must solve the world's problems without adult interference."

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/switchblade-shorties-hip-hop-family-tree-ed-piskor-comic-strip/
<![CDATA[Star Wars' Coolest Purple Lightsaber Returns, As Monster Hunter Ty Yorrick Gets a New Mission]]> Ty Yorrick, a purple lightsaber wielder in the Star Wars universe, is set to return in a new comic series in 2024. The monster hunter from the High Republic era has been seen before, notably in a four-issue series back in 2021. Now, the former Jedi padawan turned mercenary will have a thrilling adventure ahead of her.

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 18:00:14 GMT https://screenrant.com/star-wars-ty-yorrick-saber-hire-high-republic/
<![CDATA[X-Men Confirms 1 Founding Member's Power Have a Major Secret Weakness]]> Contains spoilers for The Original X-Men #1!!

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:30:13 GMT https://screenrant.com/x-men-founder-powers-major-secret-weakness/
<![CDATA[Anti-Venom Fanart Turns Venom's Opposite into Marvel's Scariest Symbiote]]> The Spider-Man-adjacent hero known as Anti-Venom is a version of Marvel’s Lethal Protector that is the opposite of the original character in more ways than just his now iconic white and black design. And now, in a new piece of fanart, Anti-Venom’s rarely showcased scare factor is put front and center, showing off just how terrifying the Anti-Venom iteration of the Venom symbiote can be when backed against the wall.

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 17:00:19 GMT https://screenrant.com/anti-venom-fanart-venoms-opposite-marvel-scariest-symbiote/
<![CDATA[Avengers' Iconic MCU Moment Recreated with the Justice League in Genius Fanart]]> While the Avengers are household names today, Earth's Mightiest Heroes began life as a clear attempt to recreate the success of their DC predecessors, the Justice League. Now, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman's group is getting its own back by swiping the most famous cinematic pose of Marvel's Mightiest Heroes.

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 15:30:17 GMT https://screenrant.com/avengers-mcu-pose-fanart-justice-league/
<![CDATA[Iron Man's New Codename Proves His Armor Is Evolving Like Never Before]]> Tony Stark's newest era begins in just a few short weeks as Iron Man evolves further than ever before, donning the ultimate new Mark 72 armor and adopting the codename "Mysterium Man," in Invincible Iron Man #16. Tony's secret war against his archenemy Feilong will finally reach a bombastic conclusion as the Mysterium Man uses his advanced mutant metal armor to take down the Stark Sentinels and strike back against Orchis.

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 14:30:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/iron-man-new-codename-mysterium-man-tony-stark-armor-evolution/
<![CDATA[Batman Cosplay Makes Frank Miller's Impossible Dark Knight a Reality]]> The Dark Knight Returns is one of the most influential Batman stories of all time, and new cosplay brings Frank Miller’s immortal renditions to brilliant life. Cosplayer Karver_FX creates a frighteningly real version of the Dark Knight that looks ripped straight from the comic book page, and the results are pure nightmare fuel.

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 13:00:15 GMT https://screenrant.com/batman-dark-knight-returns-frank-miller-cosplay/
<![CDATA[Move Over, Doctor Doom - Reed Richards Finally Has a Villain Who Equals His Genius]]> Warning! This article contains spoilers for Fantastic Four #15 The Fantastic Four’s Reed Richards is easily one of, if not the smartest people in the Marvel Universe, whose intellect is matched only by Doctor Doom (though Reed does tend to outsmart Victor on a fairly regular basis). But now, another villain rises up to challenge Reed’s genius, one who may even be able to surpass Mr. Fantastic himself.

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Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:14 GMT https://screenrant.com/fantastic-fou-reed-richards-better-villain-doctor-doom/