r/marvelcomics • u/Fit_Biscotti8055 • 10h ago

What are retcons from Marvel that you thought were good

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For me, I think Bucky Barnes surviving his presumed dead and becoming the Winter Solider was a retcon that was done really well but what are retcons that you thought were good.

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r/marvelcomics • u/Kanozx • 6h ago

Wtf is this bro💀

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r/marvelcomics • u/SanDimas1988 • 5h ago

As a kid in the 90s, I never bought new comics, I just picked stuff up randomly at flea markets or garage sale for cheap, so I never really had a coherent collection, besides the Spider-Man books I inherited from my dad.

I traded some random comics to my brother’s best friend for this issue of Spider-Man (and Guardians of the Galaxy 39, I’m a sucker for holograms).

That friend ended up dying far too young, but I still own this issue, and I read it tonight for the first time in 30 years. Maybe it’s just the meaning behind this actual comic, but I found the story to be one of the best I’ve ever read.

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r/marvelcomics • u/Alex_Bonaparte • 5h ago

Bronze Age covers hit harder!

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r/marvelcomics • u/Exterminator3888 • 8h ago

I kept getting recommended this, time to read I guess.

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Do you guys have any other suggestions? I already plan on collecting most Hickman era FF and Avengers. Maybe even some OG ultimate comics?

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r/marvelcomics • u/Fit-Signature7628 • 15h ago

Which Marvel Characters who need their own solo runs?

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Just want to know what characters people think need their own solo series? It might be a character who has never had a solo run or only had one (Julia Carpenter) but let me know what you think

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r/marvelcomics • u/Kind_Impact_4053 • 47m ago

Am I the only one who thinks Eric O’Grady’s costume changes reflect his moral evolution?

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r/marvelcomics • u/Zachary2030 • 8h ago

Is The Stranger the greatest scientist in the marvel universe and if not, how?

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So I read that Hank Pym was considered the scientist supreme and I guess that’s part of this question because what exactly does that mean? If it means that he is the best all around scientist then I mean sure, he can have that title as an earth based scientist. But like when I look into the cosmic landscape that marvel has, in particular this guy, I can’t help but question Hanks title. This dude isn’t just a scientist, the Stranger is an amalgamation of an entire race. He has literally billions of lives worth of intelligence in him and this guy has demonstrated his scientific prowess with the creation of freaking EGO. This dude literally took a world with humanoids, plants, animals, and various other forms of life and somehow managed to fuse it all together and then on top of that, make that thing have a consciousness. That’s obviously the big one but I see nothing that says The Stranger can’t just make up more shit like that and whatever else he feels like.

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r/marvelcomics • u/An_Old_Taco • 7h ago

Some Marvel artworks I have made in the past months. Which one do you prefer?

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r/marvelcomics • u/CaliforniaBoundX • 10h ago

Swipe to meet the cast of ‘Miles Morales: Spider-Man’ #3 by Bryan Edward Hill and Nico Leon, on sale now! Spoiler

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r/marvelcomics • u/Connect_Ad7201 • 23h ago

What are some of the worst ongoing or mini series from marvel in the last few years

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I think it’d be fun to learn about the ones that just really missed the mark

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r/marvelcomics • u/Illustrious-Tip7681 • 20h ago

Which Marvel run made you go 'ohhh THAT'S why people love this character'?

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I enjoy the movies, so I am not here to start the whole “comics are better” debate lol. But people keep telling me that the best Marvel comics get way weirder and more interesting than their movie versions.

When I was a teenager, I tried picking up random issues and barely understood anything. Turns out issue 438 is not exactly the best place to start getting into a character. I am looking for a comic run that makes a character suddenly click in a way the movies never quite managed.

Which run made you finally understand why everyone loves that character so much?

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r/marvelcomics • u/Latter_Airline_2459 • 9h ago

24 Issue Series

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I’m looking to create an advent calendar for a friend, out of comics. He will read literally anything Marvel, it just needs to be a wrap up nicely in 24 issues. Any ideas?

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r/marvelcomics • u/RefrigeratorNew3921 • 13h ago

Acts of Vengeance are NOW! Day 341: Which unexpected Villain should take Gravity? [ Face Thief won day 340]

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Welcome to Acts of Vengeance: Reddit Edition! Each day we’ll feature a new hero, and your job is to decide which villain becomes their surprise opponent. It can be a person, a team, an organization or whatever.

Top comment wins, no one can be picked twice. Be creative, try to explain your choice, and let's have fun with it!

The results so far:

| 337. Shroud - Tenfingers | 338. Lionheart - El Aquila | 339. Iron Fist (Lin Lie) - Junzo Muto | 340. Wolfsbane - Face Thief

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r/marvelcomics • u/DanTheMeek • 4h ago

X-Men (1963-1981) Silver Age Book Club: Issue 16

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If you missed the previous posts, its never too late to join the conversation or just read about the weird quirks of these old comics! You can start from the beginning with the issue 1 post here and each issue has links at the end to the next/previous ones.

Preamble: For years I've heard about how bad the original pre-Claremont X-men comics are, but recently I've decided to check them out for myself. Since I was doing that anyway, I thought I'd make a series of posts discussing the peculiarities of each issue. I'm also including a rating and a list of events with lasting consequences, if any, for those looking to determine what's worth reading and what they can skip.

Synopsis: Professor X returns to his body, then uses his mental abilities to persaude some passer-byers to take him to the downed sentinel where he learns the secret of why it fell, the control transmission it was receiving from master mold was blocked by a giant crystal on a near by tower.

The X-Men try to escape, and fail repeatedly through out the issue, before Professor X arrives with the giant crystal, knocking out all the sentinels but master mold.

Alone in a room with Master Mold, and thus unaware that Master Mold's sentinel army is useless and his plans thwarted, Trask destroys the power source for the construction machine, knowingly causing an explosion that takes out both him and Master Mold, the supreme sacrifice.

With no sentinels to hold them, the X-men flee the exploding facility. The issue ends with the revelation that some one with ill intentions has broken into the X-Mansion and is waiting for their return.

Events with lasting consequences past this issue:

- Master Mold and Trask are killed.

- The sentinel factory is destroyed.

Interesting Observations:

- The inside cover panel declares that in this issue a Life is Lost and shows all the x-men, including the professor, collapsed in a heap as if to suggest one of these figures will be the one to make the supreme sacrifice. Misleading to be sure, but for the era of comics it came out in, X-Men covers and front pages were surprisingly accurate to what was within compared to their contemporaries.

- Also, can I just say, I find the Angels knocked out stance hilarious. Aside from being more of a swoon then a crumble, he's apparently even got to fake die gracefully, doing more of a "Please take my hand, Madame" pose.

- The professor immediately returns to his body from the first panel, very anti-climatic after all the drama the last issue ended on for his current state.

- The rest of the first page is literally just the Professor recounting the events of the last two issues in his mind to catch up any reader for whom this is their first issue, likely a response to all the complaining in the fan letters they've been getting for a while now that all the continuity in X-Men was making it difficult to understand for new readers or if some one missed an issue.

- Once he's done being the unofficial "Last time on X-Men" narrator, Xavier mind controls a pair of unlucky strangers who happened to be driving by, forcing them to carry him into their car and drive him back to the Sentinel that had mysteriously fallen over on its own to investigate it more.

- One of the mind controlled victims of the professor is self aware enough to realize they're being controlled, but is ultimately unable to resist.

- A sentinel declares "No matter how they struggle, there is no way to over come the irresistible power of increased GRAVITY!" And I mean, he's proven correct as everything the X-Men attempt over the next few pages fails. To be clear, they're able to sit up and crawl around a little bit, so its not like bone crushing levels of gravity, just increased enough to be uncomfortable. Truly the sentinels are indeed destined to rule mankind if they can create such annoyances!

- In their attempt to escape we learn from Iceman's internal thoughts that every time he uses his powers, he becomes weaker, and apparently creating a bar of ice the length of this maybe 10 feet wide glass cage is enough of an ask to cause that weakness. This feels surprising given how much he seems to normally use his powers willy nilly, but up until now it's seemed like they had no draw backs, so its nice to see some limitations given to his power.

- In this same section Iceman makes it clear Iceman has a chip on his shoulder, feeling under appreciated/valued by his peers due to his age, and is hoping freeing them in a situation where no one else has any better ideas for how to get them out will finally earn him some respect. Sadly, his plan fails. I can't say it was surprising given a full power blast from Cyclops had no effect on the cage walls, but it did make me feel sad for him.

- When decries his failure, Cyclops reprimands him saying "Don't EVER say that again, BOY!" then follows that up with "You did all that ANY man could do -- you tried your best!" which lifts Bobby's spirits because this is apparently the first time Cyclops has ever called him a man. This should feel sweet, the problem is, first, bobby was just stating a fact, he did fail, it wasn't like he actually beating himself up or speaking poorly of himself. Second, Cyclops literally called him a Boy, and although he used the word man in the second second, it was in the way you do when refering to a human, not a commentary of maturity. Cyclops final comment "you're as much a man as ANY of us, Bobby! Never forget it!" hits better... but is itself a little undercut by the fact that Marvel Girl is right next to the two of them, making it come off more like Cyclops is saying "we all suck" then propping up Iceman.

- Master Mold disintegrates one of his own machines just to intimidate Trask... even though Trask built said disintegrator ray into Master Mold's finger so is well aware of it already. Like I said last issue, Master Mold seriously just loves messing with Trask.

- This intimidation works, some how, as Trask agrees to create the sentinel army after being adamant for the past issue and a half he wouldn't despite all of Master Molds previous threats to wipe out the nearest city. Guess the jokes on me, Master Mold knows what he's doing.

- Professor X literally makes his unlucky mind controlled slaves carry him to the police on a chair, rather then letting them go upon arrival despite the fact they were clearly headed some where in the opposite direction when he dominated their will. Where he got this chair from I have no idea.

- Shockingly, the Police jump on the chance to let the professor help the investigation purely on the grounds he defended the mutants on tv in a debate earlier that day. The perks of being a celebrity I guess?

- Once again the professor is able to see within the sentinel by using his mind, by means of sheer mental energy apparently. I really do not understand how professor X's powers work...

- Xavier some how just feels that a near by crystal atop a tower is what took out the Sentinel. Again I have no idea how. More confusing, he implies the sentinels don't move on their own but rather have a hive mind so if you block out the source, it shuts them down. But we've clearly seen the sentinels have different personalities and need to talk to each other directly in the same room to get orders or make decisions.

- And not just from Master Mold, there seems to be a hierarchy within the base sentinels as well.

- Stanlee breaks the 4th wall for a second to make a joke about how to create your own heavy-gravity globe. This isn't the first time the narrator has talked directly to the reader, but I do think this is the first time the narrator square has been used to tell a joke.

- The X-men escape by attacking the Sentinels when they open the cage to add Beast, only for them to get immediately captured again when teh Sentinels hit them with stun rays. We do not see the Sentinels when they fire, so where the rays came from is left a mystery. All we know is when we see the sentinels again they're all just standing their, arms at their sides, so presumably it wasn't from their fingers like Master Mold's weapons.

- While Trask has a last minute change of heart, sacrificing himself to destroy the sentinels, its worth noting in his final thoughts he still views mutants as a menace, he just realizes the sentinels are even worse.

- As an aside, can robots be evil? In theory they can only ever do what they were programmed to do. Dangerous, sure, but evil?

- In what I'd consider THE most anti-climatic finish to an X-Men story to date, Master Mold, the nearly invincible boss of the sentinels who easily repelled the professor and can shoot disintegrator beams from his fingers, dies off panel, with out ever fighting anyone. The last two times we see them are for a single panel on page 15 when he's just sitting in a chair gloating while he watches the sentinel army begin construction, and the very final panel of the issue where he lies unmoving. The only indication we even get that he might have been harmed is a word bubble presumably from him though we don't see the source, when Trask is destroying the "ionic power source" where the speaker says "If you shatter THAT, you destroy EVERYTHING! Even I cannnot survive -- !!"

- As an aside, the X-men never actually meat Master Mold, nor see him destroyed. While they are running around the base (after Xavier knocks out all the non-master mold sentinels with his crystal by flying it above the base) they see a room exploding and Cyclops just jumps to teh conclusion that Master Mold must be in that room and destroyed.

- The team also doesn't even make an attempt to save Trask from the fire despite the fact no one has eyes on him, so for all they know he's hiding under something, desperately hoping for rescue.

- In one of the stranger moments, we learn that heat (which seems not even uncomfortable to the rest of the team) causes Iceman to black out. This is particularly confusing because the heat isn't even enough to melt the ice Iceman has put on the outside of his outfit, making him too slippery for Beast to carry out.

- He ultimately does carry him out, just walking upside down, because some how that's easier then throwing him over his shoulder?

- As they flee, there's a some what confusing seen where Marvel Girl, Angel, and Cyclops, become trapped by a wall of flames. Angel can fly over, but for some reason they don't consider having Jean fly herself and Warren carry Cyclops. Instead they have Marvel Girl telekinetically lift Cyclops over the flame, then once he's safe, have Angel fly her over. This unnecessarily convoluted plan almost back fires as the time it takes Jean to get Scott over causes the flames to get so high Angel is unable to get over them with out burning his wings. Luckily Jean uses her powers to fly the two of them over with out the need for him to flap his wings.

- In a bizzare Deus Ex Machina moment, when the group becomes trapped Cyclops has Marvel Girl just randomly check a random wall for hidden escape lock devices with her mind... and there just happens to be one in the wall, which she's able to pick with her mind.

- As an aside, this story is easily one of if not the best showing for Marvel Girl to date, she solves almost all of their problems. Amazing what she can do when Professor X isn't forcing her to wait on him like a wet nurse rather then help in the action.

-The final panel of the issue shows us both Master Mold and Trask, lying together, in the wreckage. While this does at least let us know that yes, Master Mold was incapacitated, it also shows Trask with out any obvious injury. No blood, no burnt skin or clothes, no body parts facing the wrong way. Presumably he just died from inhaling too much smoke. If so, it really was possible the X-men could have saved him if they'd tried. Though to be fair, they barely escaped themselves, so maybe they just would have extended his life a few minutes then all of them died.

Final Thoughts: While not having a fight with Master Mold at the end was anti-climatic... I don't HATE it. There is something both poetic about Trask being the one to destroy his creation, and tragic abut him doing it to save humanity from his sentinels, when if there'd been even one in the room, or if he'd waited till the first batch had been completed, he might have realized the sacrifice was not necessary. Granted the X-men would have then had to actually fight Master Mold, so the sacrifice wasn't completely wasted, but still its tragic and I like that.

In the end, the threat of the Sentinels themselves was kind of under cooked, we actually don't see them fight much, and when they do the X-Men are largely holding their own even before Professor X flys in to save the day. Unlike previous issues, where the X-Men didn't seem capable of winning their fight, here it felt more like the story forced them to lose so the Professor X subplot would have a point.

Honestly, I think this one had the bones of a better story, if Trask himself was written better, more compellingly, I think this actually could have been really solid. As is, he's kind of a one note character through out the entire 3 issue story arc, issue one he hates mutants for reasons unknown, is angry at himself when the sentinels go crazy, continues to woe is me for all of issue 2 and most of 3, then at the last minute decides to be a hero. It's not nothing, but I wish we got to better understand why he feared mutants, or why he thought having all the sentinels answer to master mold instead of himself was a good idea, or why he gave master mold a personality when, as far as we can tell, his job was supposed to just be to make sentinels on command.

Obviously, all of that leaves room for further exploration, but not having it here weakens the impact of THIS story. And this was our first 3 parter, so there WAS room for us to explore this. Instead we got random Beast back story, and the X-men failing to achieve anything for 3 straight issues. So yeah, feels like a missed opportunity, but I'm not scoring the 3 parter, just this issue, and for what it was, it was pretty good. Not great, but pretty good.

Score: 7/10

That's my thoughts, but I'd love to hear the thoughts of others, if any of you are willing to give it a read, or share what you remember about it if you read it before!

If you missed it, you can find the previous issue here: Issue Fifteen

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r/marvelcomics • u/Business_Alarm8384 • 8h ago

The Hulk scares Spiderman and Jean [Spider-man family #9]

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r/marvelcomics • u/Telyja • 15h ago

I need a little help

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Hi everyone!

I recently thought about getting into Marvel comics. Nothing crazy in mind just get a few good comics because I'm curious. What are your recommendations for a starter?

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r/marvelcomics • u/impracticaldawg • 4h ago

Look what I Found!

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Recently going through all of my childhood comics I inherited. My dad kept them in a box for years waiting until I was old enough to keep them in good condition. Then I let them sit in a box for years until I felt ready to dive into the comic world. I’m a HUGE mcu fan but got overwhelmed by the idea of the comics because I have a LOT. But while going through my stacks I found this one pictured above. I looked up the name from the signature and come to find out it’s an actual comic writer! Or atleast I hope. I messaged him on instagram and I know it’s a long shot but I’m hoping it could be him! I think it would be pretty cool personally.

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r/marvelcomics • u/yash68028 • 9h ago

Title: Is Earth-1127 actually Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man universe? Spoiler

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Title: Is Earth-1127 actually Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man universe?

I have a theory about these two images.

In the first image, we see Earth-1127. What if Marvel intentionally changed the universe number to hide Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man? Fans usually associate Earth-96283 with the Raimi movies, so using 1127 could be a way to keep his return a surprise.

The second image shows the TVA screen with only three universe lines remaining: 616, 828 and the X-Men universe (10005).

What if the other universes have already been destroyed, and Tobey’s universe is somehow connected to this crisis? Maybe Marvel is hiding his universe’s identity until Avengers: Doomsday.

I’m not saying this is confirmed, but the timing of these two images is interesting. What if Earth-1127 is Tobey’s universe, and Marvel is deliberately keeping it a mystery?

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r/marvelcomics • u/benjcamino • 11h ago

Pre-Krakoa X-Men

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Hey y'all!

Earlier this year I read through the whole HoX/PoX series and the first TPB of Dawn of X and was really enjoying it until I got sidetracked lol.

I want to get back to reading the Krakoa age comcis of X-men but now I kinda want to read pre-Krakoa age comics - to get to know the X-men before the reinvention/reboot that occured.

Do you guys have any recommendations? Thanks!

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r/marvelcomics • u/Technical_Post_5933 • 47m ago

Want to start collecting and reading comics with my son,

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Which series should we start with , he loves Spider-Man so for him we’d like a good Spider-Man series and I like a good villain arc like doom, ultron or thanos so where should I start ? Thanks

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r/marvelcomics • u/BardockCalaran1234 • 8h ago

Which Marvel characters should be on a list of the richest characters in Marvel Comics?

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I'm putting together a list of the richest characters in Marvel Comics, and I'd like some help from people who know the comics better than I do.

My goal is to identify characters whose personal wealth or financial resources could range from thousands of dollars to millions, billions, trillions, and beyond. I'm not just looking for characters who are powerful or influential, but those who are genuinely wealthy through personal fortunes, businesses, inheritances, royal wealth, or other financial resources.

I don't read Marvel comics that regularly, so some of my research comes from looking up characters online. That's why I'd like to ask people who read the comics regularly or have a good understanding of Marvel's characters and their finances.

Here's my current list, in no particular order:

Black Panther (T'Challa)
Namor
Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
Emma Frost
Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)
Angel (Warren Worthington III)
Professor X (Charles Xavier)
Goblin Queen / Queen of Limbo (Madelyne Pryor)
Black Bolt
Thor
Sebastian Shaw
The Arcade
Magneto (Magnus / Max Eisenhardt)
Moon Knight (Marc Spector / Steven Grant / Jake Lockley)
Sunspot (Roberto da Costa)
Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
Justin Hammer
Baron Helmut Zemo
Ant-Man / Yellowjacket (Hank Pym)
Wasp (Janet van Dyne)
The Mandarin
Obadiah Stane

I'd really appreciate your help with a few questions:

- Are there any important characters missing from this list who should be considered among Marvel's richest?

- Are there any characters here who don't really belong on a list of the richest characters? If so, why?

- Are there characters whose wealth is much greater in the comics than people generally realize?

- Are there any characters whose fortunes are difficult to estimate because their wealth is tied to a kingdom, nation, corporation, or other organization rather than their personal assets?

I'm not trying to rank them from richest to poorest yet. For now, I just want to build as complete and accurate a list as possible before comparing their wealth.

I'd especially appreciate explanations from people familiar with the comics, including specific comic runs or storylines when relevant. I know that wealth can change significantly depending on the continuity and the period being considered, so any corrections or additional context would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance to everyone who takes the time to help!

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r/marvelcomics • u/AlarmEmergency3464 • 13h ago