Rumors are the lifeblood of the aftermarket community. Well, that and first appearances. Both propel this list as the market divides its attention between the Ultimate Universe and what's to come. The Sentry pops up once again, we get a new version of Spider-Man, AND a Galactus-level threat is preparing to decimate the Marvel Universe. Of course, Deadpool 3 news and rumors are still elevating books, as many fans are resting their hats on the project. We detail all that and more in this week's Top Ten!

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#10: CAPTAIN MARVEL #5 - RUSSELL DAUTERMAN (1:25) | MARVEL | 2024: Marvel has been hyping the Undone, a Galactus-level threat, for months. Finally, the Undone has made its debut, which didn't disappoint! Dauterman rang in the occasion with this vibrant 1:25 variant featuring iterations of Captain Marvel, both past and present. It will take their combined might to take down the Undone should they live up to the hype! We tracked it at a high sale of $165 for a raw copy and a current raw NM FMV of $145.

#9: THE SENTRY #1 | MARVEL | 2000: Poor Steven Yuen. Robert Kirkman stated he would be playing the titular character of Sentry in the upcoming Thunderbolts movie. That was shot down, with Yuen leaving the project. A cloud hung over the film for months until recently. Now that filming has begun, the secrecy surrounding the Sentry has hit new heights. We don't know if he will be in the film. The rumors he will not only appear but will be the main villain are pushing this book into the aftermarket. The Sentry is an interesting character and could be a STAR in the MCU. Fans are grabbing up his first appearance before any more news, and rumors propel it even higher. We tracked it at a high sale of $350 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a raw NM FMV of $89.

#8: NEW X-MEN #114 - DIRECT EDITION | MARVEL | 2001: If you recall, you may have seen this book on this list now and again for months. The reason is that it features the first appearance of Cassandra Nova, the rumored villain for Deadpool 3. Fans have dissected every inch of the trailer and have landed on Cassandra Nova as the culprit behind the madness. There has been a heavy rumor that actress Emma Corrin will play the character since late last year, and those rumors persist to this day! We tracked it at a high sale of $160 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a raw NM FMV of $15.

#7: ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 | MARVEL | 2023: The Ultimate Universe is alive and well, thanks to Ultimate Spider-Man and the smashing follow-up that is Black Panther. Fans have begun to look to the past; however, they are returning to the launch point for the new Ultimate Universe. That falls upon this book, which features the first cameo for the all-new Maystorm, a character growing among fans rapidly. It's received less attention than the previously mentioned books, but its aftermarket has been extremely healthy. We tracked it at a high sale of $135 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current raw NM FMV of $27.

#6: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1 - MARCO CHECCHETTO - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2024: It's incredible to see this book maintaining its trajectory week after week. It speaks to fans' interest in the character, relaunch, and series. Issue #2 is hot out of the gates, which is a good indicator this series has legs. After the constant flashes in the pan, it's great to see fans and collectors warmly embrace a pillar of the comic community! We tracked it at a high sale of $248 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current raw NM FMV of $84.

#5: ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #1 - STEFANO CASELLI - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2024: Despite being the hottest thing since sliced bread, this book is cooling. It debuts the new Ultimate Black Panther, a character fans immediately wanted a piece of after getting a taste of Ultimate Spider-Man. Paired with rumors that thousands of copies had been lost, the hype train for this book was at breakneck speed. It's still moving significantly on the aftermarket, but the hype has settled. We tracked it at a high sale of $42 for a raw copy and a current NM FMV of $36.

#4: SECRET WARS #5 - ALEX ROSS - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2015: From the moment it flashed across the screen in the Deadpool 3 trailer during the Superbowl, this book went bananas. It has slightly cooled as copies traded hands like lightning, and the market is growing scarcer. Still, it's been rising in value despite the community not knowing exactly what Marvel meant when they included it in the trailer. The consensus is currently leaning toward it being an easter egg and nothing more, but when this book can be had for under $30 in most cases, fans aren't willing to take a chance. We tracked it at a high sale of $285 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current raw NM FMV of $32.

#3: EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1 - SURPRISE | MARVEL | 2024: The community sure does love a surprise! While the fanbase wanted to check on the all-new Weapon VIII (8), this cover was hard to resist. It was a surprise variant that Local Comic Shops received between one and three copies for collectors to acquire. The fact it's outselling the regular cover is incredible, as it's the only variant for issue #1 to hit this list. That classic Spidey look is always a plus! We tracked it at a high sale of $61 for a raw copy and a current raw NM FMV of $49.

#2: EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1 - CHAD WAYNE HARDIN - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2024: What a callback! This book and cover feature the first appearance of Weapon VIII (8), an alternate-reality version of Spider-Man. Everything about the cover, from the color scheme to the goggles to even the 'Weapon VIII,' screams X-Men. Specifically, the 90s version returning soon. We tracked it at a high sale of $22 for a raw copy and a current raw NM FMV of $17.

#1: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2 - MARCO CHECCHETTO - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2024: So far, the love for the new Ultimate Universe has been incredible. While it would be hard to match issue #1, issue #2 is trying its damnedest. It bears the distinction of being the first full in-story appearance of our new Spider-Man and the Shocker. An interesting story is playing out within the book, causing collectors to grab it in droves. We'll be keeping a close eye on this run! We tracked it at a high sale of $30 for a raw copy and a current NM FMV of $21.

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Now that The Marvels is streaming on Disney+, the actors involved in the show have been given the ability to take fans on a journey behind the filming of the movie. Tuesday, Captain Marvel star Brie Larson took to social media to share some of the snapshots she's holding back. Not only is Larson in the pictures on the set of her Captain Marvel follow-up, but Ms. Marvel's Iman Vellani has a presence as well.

"ICYMI, The Marvels is now on Disney+," Larson said on Instagram alongside a series of pictures, which you can see below.

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Are we getting Captain Marvel 3?

Though it once appeared a Captain Marvel franchise was a guarantee given the stellar box office performance of the property's first film, The Marvels earned the MCU's smallest box office haul. When asked about her MCU future earlier this month, Larson bluntly said she didn't "have anything to say about that."

There's also been speculation Ms. Marvel could end up receiving a second season given the character's popularity, but Marvel Studios hasn't confirmed anything on that front either.

"No, we're waiting for The Marvels, so that will decide what the next step will be," Ms. Marvel helmer Adil El Arbi said on an episode of The Discourse podcast last year. "So we're very much looking forward to that. I can't wait to see it, man. It's great to see the trailers and to see the whole family back there and Iman Vellani doing great work, so looking forward to that."

What is The Marvels about?

In The Marvels, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as "The Marvels." The Marvels will also see the franchise returns of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Saagar Shaikh as Aamir Khan, Zenobia Shroff as Muneeba Khan, and Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan. New cast members include Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, and Shamier Anderson. Produced by Marvel Studios, The Marvels is directed by Nia DaCosta with a script from DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, and Elissa Karasik.

The Marvels and Captain Marvel are both now streaming on Disney+.

Where do you want to see Carol Danvers pop up next? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section!

Captain Marvel has been a topic of conversation this week and a lot of people have been making a big deal about her. Extra caught up with Brie Larson on the awards circuit and asked about her Marvel future. When the actress said, "I don't have anything to say about that," chaos ensued on social media. But, does that small aside really mean there won't be anymore Captain Marvel in the MCU? Is Captain Marvel 3 not happening anymore? Well, the first one is hysterically unlikely and the second one is cloudy at best right now. Here's why everyone is freaking out about Captain Marvel.

First, a little recent Marvel history. The Marvels underperformed against projections as a result of numerous factors. (Launching during a dual actors and writers strike that cut promotion off at the knees, Marvel Studios seemingly pivoting on marketing the movie three times, and of course, a summer at the movies that saw all but a handful of films underperform as a result of those strikes paired with some corporate-gouging-influenced inflation to boot.) Mix all of that into the constant observer-led navel gazing about the theater system and the picture starts to take shape.

One thing that didn't help The Marvels was its close proximity to Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Secret Invasion. Both of these Marvel Studios efforts weren't well-received by critics or fans in the way a majority of the studio's output tends to be. So, there was just an ill-wind all around. An absolutely tough hand for director Nia DaCosta to maneuver through. (The movie is the highest-grossing box office performance for a Black female director) Still, the path forward isn't as clear as it might have been two years ago.

The Idea Of Superhero Fatigue And The MCU

As a larger part of the conversation around these movies, critics have decried "superhero fatigue" as evidence for the recent swaths of underperformance. Such tidy explanations fails to explain why a majority of last year's blockbusters failed to take hold. (In this area, the continued effect of the pandemic, streaming habits and numerous worldwide real-world events might loom larger than a lot of observers are willing to admit to themselves.) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was universally beloved. Black Panther's sequel managed more than 800 million in this post-reopening climate. Spider-Man continues to print money.

Clearly, this idea of superhero fatigue is selective at best and disingenuously deployed at worst. Last November, Disney CEO Bob Iger pointed towards executive oversight when pinpointing what happened with The Marvels. "The Marvels was shot during COVID," Iger told onlookers at The New York Times' DealBook Summit. "There wasn't as much supervision on the set, so to speak, where we have executives [that are] really looking over what's being done day after day after day."

That first part is true and might be the most important part of the statement. Keep in mind how many media reports there have been about pivots, of projects being shuffled due to the ongoing health emergency. Is it any wonder things may have felt disjointed. Also, Marvel Studios probably should have ushered in a team-up movie before Phase 4's end because of the fans' constant outcries for it. They underestimated how impatient a lot of them would become in "The Multiverse Saga."

So, What's The Path Forward?

Well, to be brief, cohesion. Deadpool & Wolverine just broke the record for most trailer views ever. That movie is set to move The Multiverse Saga right along. (You don't put a Secret Wars comic book in the trailer if you don't plan to speed things up expeditiously.) They're also putting more characters together. Daredevil is coming next year with all the familiarity you could imagine. Captain America: Brave New World would be a natural place for some more appearances. Later this year, Agatha is poised to bring back mid-pandemic favorites from the Marvel show literally everyone watched. So, getting the band back together is the move.

Ms. Marvel star Iman Vellani told The Direct that getting these people together and establishing connection is the way forward. She's assembling a group of Young Avengers as we speak. There's virtually no way Marvel Studios doesn't have one of the strongest Avengers on-hand whenever Secret Wars gets rolling. So, buckle up and mute some words on Twitter because the ride is not over yet.

"I don't know. I don't know if it's about just getting bigger and bigger and bigger. Because then, like, what's left? You know, I think it's just about making the audience care about their characters," Vellani told the outlet. "And I think they've established so many wonderful characters in the last phase of the MCU that it would be nice to see them all again and see them team up."

"I think, because there are so many new characters people want to like, start shipping people together and be like, 'Oh, seeing Kamala and like the Red Guardian together,'" the actor Continued. "Like imagining all these pair-ups, and I think that would definitely pay off. It'll be like, you know, the next Avengers."

The Marvels Is Now Streaming On Disney+

In The Marvels, which arrived in theaters on November 10th, Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris). Together, this unlikely trio must team-up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as "The Marvels."

The Marvels will also see the franchise returns of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Saagar Shaikh as Aamir Khan, Zenobia Shroff as Muneeba Khan, and Mohan Kapur as Yusuf Khan. New cast members include Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, and Shamier Anderson. Produced by Marvel Studios, The Marvels is directed by Nia DaCosta with a script from DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, and Elissa Karasik.

Where do you think Captain Marvel will show up next? Let us know down in the comments!

The X-Men '97 animated series is finally on the way, and there are plenty of action figures out there to get fans hyped. However, if you want to go even further into the '90s nostalgia, Arcade1Up has you covered with the Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 X-Men '97 Edition cabinet. It comes with 8 classic Marvel fighting games along with online multiplayer, dual speakers, two player controls, a 17-inch display, and a light-up faux coin door for that extra touch of authenticity. There's even some pretty fantastic artwork on the cabinet itself.

Pre-orders for the X-Men '97 arcade cabinet are live here on Amazon priced at $499.99 with a release date set for April 25th (you won't be charged until it ships). That's not a bad price as far as Arcade1Up cabinets are concerned. Their original Marvel vs. Capcom 2 cabinet was priced at $600 for example. Odds are it will sell out, but restocks are expected, so keep tabs on that link for updates. The 8 Marvel games included in the cabinet are as follows:

• X-Men vs. Street Fighter
• Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems
• Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
• X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2
• X-Men: Children of the Atom
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
• Marvel Super Heroes

When Does X-Men '97 Premiere?

The X-Men '97 series premieres on Disney+ on March 20th. X-Men '97 features the voices of original X-Men: The Animated Series cast members Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Alison Sealy-Smith, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Adrian Hough, Alyson Court, and Christopher Britton. The X-Men team includes Wolverine (Dodd), Storm (Smith), Rogue (Zann), Beast (Buza), Cyclops (Ray Chase), Jean Grey (Jennifer Hale), Jubilee (Holly Chou), Bishop, and Morph.

"This is the first X-Men title produced by Marvel Studios," Brad Winderbaum, Marvel Studios' Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation, said when announcing X-Men '97. "What an amazing first step to reintroduce audiences to the X-Men with a look at one of the most pinnacle eras of the X-Men comics, which was the '90s."

Added Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, VP of Animation at Marvel Studios, "As an animated show, the original X-Men was the forerunner to some amazing action series. Everyone that is making X-Men '97, top-down, is a fan. On this project, instinctually, we knew exactly what this is. To bring this series forward and pick up that baton, and not just keep running at the same pace, but to really elevate. That's the responsibility."

Dave Bautista took a moment to elaborate on his Marvel future after the end of Drax the Destroyer's journey in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. io9 spoke to the Dune: Part Two star as he gets ready for the premiere of that massive sequel. However, a lot of people are still sad about the Guardians packing it up. Bautista clarified that he wasn't done with Marvel entirely and if the right role came across his desk, a return could be in order. However, that big MCU appearance wouldn't be as Drax. He says that door is closed. But, he's always wanted to play a complicated villain in that universe.

"No, no. When I said that I was done, I was really just done with my journey as Drax," Bautista clarified. "I still have a relationship with Marvel. I've seen Kevin Feige again, Lou [D'Esposito] as recently as two weeks ago. And they know that I would be up for a role. I love the universe--the superhero universe, I love it. I'm a fan."

"So Marvel or DC, if they call, I would answer the phone. And if the role makes sense, I'd be all over it," he added. "I just would like the opportunity to do a bigger role, a different role. Maybe a deeper role. I'd love to have the opportunity to play, like an ominous villain in the superhero universe. Yeah. But never. I'm not done with it. But my journey with Drax is over."

Bautista On Working With James Gunn And DC

There's been a lot of reflection for the former WWE star over the last 12 months. ComicBook.com had to ask Bautista about the possibility of working with James Gunn again. He obviously loves the Guardians of the Galaxy director and would leap at the chance at a reunion. Despite that desire, Gunn hasn't come calling yet. But, Bautista wants the filmmaker to know he's down if the opportunity presents itself.

"I couldn't give you an honest answer to that because I think..." Bautista told us. "And, I'm only gonna say this because we've had conversations, over the years, it would the WWE Hall of Fame. I was supposed to go in last year and I was on a film and I just couldn't travel. I was on a film in South Africa and logistically we just couldn't make it happen. So, you know, and I haven't talked to James about the DC Universe."

"I would love to work with James again, whether it's DC Universe or not. I just love James Gunn. He's an incredible director and we have a camaraderie that's priceless," he continued. "So to work with him again ? I mean I'd do it for free. But, we just haven't had the conversations. He's on top of DC now. He's doing his thing. I'm trying to grind along in my processing. But, I'm always open-minded too and I've expressed that to him."

How Drax Changed Bautista's Life

It's clear from previous conversations about Drax that Bautista cares for that character a lot. Back in 2021, he told IGN that the Guardian changed his life. The former champion explained how his exit from WWE led to a period of uncertainty. Now, he's in a much better spot with a clear vision for his future.

"For people to really understand how much my life has changed, they would have to understand where I came from, what I went through when I was in wrestling, what I left behind to take a chance on going into acting," Bautista explained.

"And when I got the role of Drax in Guardians, I barely worked in three years. So I'd really left wrestling behind and I could have gone back with my tail between my legs, but I still [would] have been just stuck in a place that I never would have gone any further, but I just took a chance," the actor shared. "And then when I got [cast], not only because I was broke, [everything changed]. When I say broke, my house was foreclosed, I had nothing, man. I sold all my stuff. I sold everything that I made from [when] I was wrestling. I had issues with the IRS. I was just lost in everything."

Do you think we ever see Bautista in the MCU again? Let us know down in the comments!

Even though Marvel Studios has revealed Thunderbolts is a movie the studio is producing, the production house has yet to confirm Sentry is a character actually appearing in the film. Trade reports, however, previously revealed Steven Yeun as the Marvel character Sentry, although the actor eventually departed the project because of scheduling conflicts. Subsequent trade reports have said Top Gun 3 star Lewis Pullman has signed onto the project, except Pullman is far from making a public unveiling. During a recent red carpet, Pullman was asked when he starts filming Thunderbolts, and it's something the actor didn't come close to touching on.

"I am having fun at Venice Beach in Santa Monica. I'm just going wherever the wind takes me," Pullman said with a laugh.

Lewis Pullman plays coy when asked if he's going to begin filming for 'THUNDERBOLTS' soon ?

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-- Thunderbolts News (@thunderbnews) February 26, 2024

Why did Steven Yeun leave Thunderbolts?

Yeun has said he hopes to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe at a later point, hinting he only left Thunderbolts because the film's delays caused conflicts with another project schedule. Florence Pugh revealed Sunday Thunderbolts just started filming this week.

"I think for me, time passing and things shifting kind of pulled me out of it," Yeun explained to Variety earlier this year. "But [director] Jake [Schreier], I know, is going to do an incredible job."

"I think it's too early to say that," Yeun added, when asked what other Marvel project he would like to join. "I probably pissed off too many people leaving, so I'm just gonna say, 'Thank you for having me.' I have some ideas. But I heard if you put it out there, you'll never get it, so I'll keep it close to my chest."

Thunderbolts is expected to be based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name, an alliance of antiheroes and villains who reluctantly work for the government. The cast of Thunderbolts includes Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier, David Harbour as Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Wyatt Russell as John Walker / U.S. Agent, Hannah John-Kamen as Ava Starr / Ghost, Olgya Kurylenko as Taskmaster, and Harrison Ford as Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross.

Thunderbolts is set to be released exclusively in theaters on July 25, 2025.

The future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is in full swing. The Fantastic Four cast was officially announced on Valentine's Day, getting the ball rolling on franchise's biggest title over the next couple of years. Now, it appears the Thunderbolts team-up movie has finally started filming.

At a premiere event for Dune: Part Two on Sunday night, MCU star Florence Pugh confirmed that she's already filming Thunderbolts. While the film is a team-up movie, Pugh's Yelena Belova is set to be one of the lead characters.

"I've just started my next movie, my next Marvel movie, Thunderbolts," Pugh told Entertainment Tonight on Sunday. "I've been shooting that."

Pugh is one of many returning MCU stars set for a role in Thunderbolts. The rest of the cast includes Sebastian Stan, David Harbour, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Wyatt Russell, Hannah John-Kamen, and Olga Kurylenko. The film is being directed by Jake Schreier, with a script from Joanna Calo, Lee Sung Jin, and Eric Pearson.

After several release date shifts, Thunderbolts is now poised to hit theaters on May 2, 2025. It was scheduled for later that year, but a recent shift saw Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four swap release dates.

Thunderbolts Casting Changes

Following the delays caused by the strikes last year, a couple of key actors from the Thunderbolts cast had to drop out of the movie. Steven Yeun was set to play Sentry in the film, but had to depart due to scheduling conflicts. He was replaced by Top Gun Maverick's Lewis Pullman.

A similar situation happened with Ayo Edibiri, who was cast in the film in a mystery role. She was replaced by Drive-Away Dolls and Miracle Workers star Geraldine Viswanathan.

While speaking to ComicBook.com about Drive-Away Dolls, Viswanathan opened up about getting the call for a role in Thunderbolts.

"I don't know. Who knows what goes on behind the scenes, but I've always wanted to join the universe in whatever capacity, and this just came up," she told us. "There's a lot of ... It was destiny. Destiny called me on the phone and I picked up and I said, 'I'll be there.' Very excited."

Are you excited to see what Thunderbolts will bring to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Let us know in the comments!

A member of the Spider-Man family just found out their child has joined up with Hydra. "Gang War" is currently taking place in Amazing Spider-Man and a number of tie-ins and miniseries. One of the new ongoing series to launch out of "Gang War" is a new volume of Spider-Woman. It's been an eventful time for Jessica Drew. She was erased and then restored to the Web of Life and Destiny during the Spider-Man: End of the Spider-Verse event, which brought with it all sorts of complications for her and her son, Gerry. Now with a new villainous member of Hydra named the Green Mamba on the loose, Spider-Woman is in for the biggest shock of her life.

*WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Spider-Woman #4. Continue reading at your own risk!

Spider-Woman #4 is from the creative team of Steve Foxe, Carola Borelli, Arif Prianto, and VC's Joe Sabino. It picks up following the surprising conclusion of the last issue, where Spider-Woman was reunited with her grown-up son Gerry. Unfortunately for Jessica Drew, Gerry is Hydra's new Green Mamba and has a bone to pick with his mother. When Spider-Woman was erased from the Web of Life and Destiny, she theoretically ceased to exist. Because of this, everyone's memories of Gerry went with her. This means Gerry's babysitter, Roger Gocking aka Porcupine, left Gerry vulnerable for Hydra to kidnap him. Gerry was then aged up, similar to Spider-Woman, and brainwashed by Hydra. Obviously, this is a huge blow to Spider-Woman, who is now making it her mission to save her son Gerry at any cost.

Across the Spider-Verse's Spider-Woman to make Marvel Comics debut

Issa Rae's Jessica Drew from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is joining the Marvel Comics Universe. The Insecure star voiced Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman in the animated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and will presumably return for the third movie in the franchise, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. This Jessica Drew is a Black woman with an afro, who proudly rode into battle pregnant and on a motorcycle. The Spider-Woman from the comics was at one time pregnant as well. Soon, fans will get to see Across the Spider-Verse's Spider-Woman adventures on the comics page.

The anthology series Edge of Spider-Verse is back with new adventures and new Spider heroes. Along with introducing readers to Weapon VIII, welcoming back Spider-Byte (another Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star), and teasing Spider-Man 2099's involvement in the Spider-Society, we also got word that future issues of Edge of Spider-Verse will feature the comic debut of Spider-Woman from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.

Last year's The Marvels failed to make a major impact at the box office, both in comparison to the debut Captain Marvel and compared to other entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and star Brie Larson offered a disappointing update about her future with the franchise, noting that she has nothing to discuss at the moment. Anyone who has been following the MCU over the past year knows that the franchise has been seeing more disappointments than usual, as both The Marvels and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania were considered financial disappointments as the small screen's Secret Invasion also failed to ignite much excitement in fans. While we can't rule out Larson's return to the franchise entirely, it's possible that even Marvel Studios doesn't know the best place to bring her back.

When asked by Extra about her future with Marvel, Larson bluntly expressed, "I don't have anything to say about that." It's worth noting, though, that she made her remark and followed it with a wry smile, possibly teasing that she was leaning into the well-known shroud of secrecy around all MCU projects.

Despite making many public appearances during awards season, this is one of Larson's first updates on the beloved franchise in months, with her last remarks about Carol Danvers's future coming last November. At the time, Larson was much more optimistic about what was in store for her character's future.

"I don't want Marvel to come for me, but there is something," Larson previously explained to Entertainment Tonight. "There is definitely something, to answer your question, that I would want to say, but I am not going to so..."

With months having passed since those more optimistic comments were made, it's possible that Marvel Studios has reevaluated what its future will look like.

Larson's tenure in the franchise has seen her bring unique dynamics to life, as she was first teased in Avengers: Infinity War before making her feature-length debut in Captain Marvel, while then returning months later for a small yet significant role in Avengers: Endgame. The Captain Marvel sequel The Marvels saw Carol becoming unlikely teammates with Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) and Captain Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), so whether Carol will earn another solo adventure or be established as part of a team is yet to be confirmed.

Two Avengers movies are set for 2026 and 2027, so it's possible we won't be getting significant glimpses of the character until those massive team-up adventures.

What do you think of the actor's remarks? Let us know in the comments!

There's a very special wedding coming up in the X-Men corner of the Marvel Universe. The X-Men are currently counting down the final days of the Krakoa era in Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X, but that doesn't mean some happy stories aren't coming for fans. Mystique and Destiny have been at the center of some of the biggest events during this period of X-Men comics, and fans will get to witness the couple's wedding in a special edition of Marvel's Voices: Pride titled X-Men: The Wedding Special.

This year's Marvel's Voices: Pride will make history with Marvel's first woman-to-woman wedding. Kieron Gillen (Immortal X-Men) will write the Mystique and Destiny story in X-Men: The Wedding Special, which features the duo renewing their wedding vows while also taking readers on a trip through Raven Darkholme and Irene Adler's storied history. One of the highlights will be seeing just when and how Mystique and Destiny tied the knot.

"They've been through hell, mainly at my pen. Finally, giving these two a happy day? How can I say no," Gillen shared.

What is X-Men: The Wedding Special about?

The description of X-Men: The Wedding Special reads, "IT'S A MUTANT WEDDING EXTRAVAGANZA! Mystique and Destiny are one of the most beloved - and longest-lasting - gay couples in comic book history. Together for over 100 years, the pair secretly married during their decades-long romance. See the event and the renewal of those vows for the first time on the page. This year, Marvel's Voices: Pride makes history with Marvel's first woman-to-woman wedding! And with a couple as complex as these two, you know there's a lot more to the story. In the classic tradition of Fantastic Four Annual #3 and X-Men #30, this anthology will be a must-read for every comics fan. We promise party crashing! Villainy! Romance! And so much more!"

Like previous installments of Marvel's Voices, X-Men: The Wedding Special will also feature a lineup of stories written and drawn by LGBTQIA+ talent, including Tini Howard and Wyatt Kennedy, plus the Marvel Comics debuts of acclaimed writers Tate Brombal (House of Slaughter) and Yoon Ha Lee (Ninefox Gambit, Machineries of Empire)! The stories will spotlight characters like Betsy Braddock & Rachel Summers, Loki, and many more.

X-Men: The Wedding Special goes on sale May 29th. Let us know your thoughts on the Marvel's Voices: Pride one-shot in the comments!

Madame Web is finishing its second weekend at the box office after opening on Valentine's Day, and the Sony flick has been having a tough run. Not only does it have the lowest Rotten Tomoates score of any Spider-Man movie made by Sony, but it also had the worst opening weekend of the films. The movie even managed to make less in six days than Morbius did during its three-day opening. Now, after 12 days in theaters, Madame Web still hasn't surpassed what Morbius made its first weekend.

Madame Web dropped to fourth place at the box office this weekend and has only made $35.45 million domestically for a global total of $77.4 million. In its first weekend, Morbius made $83.9 million. However, it didn't have much success after that and ended up with a total gross of $167.5 million. While it seems no one is going to the theater to check out Madame Web, the movie did end up being the most popular film on Letterboxed this week.

What Is Madame Web About?

In Madame Web, Cassandra "Cassie" Webb (Dakota Johnson) is forced to confront her past while trying to survive with three young women with powerful futures who are being hunted by a deadly adversary. In addition to Johnson, Madame Web also stars Sydney Sweeney as Julia Cornwall / Spider-Woman, Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon / Spider-Woman, and Celeste O'Connor as Mattie Franklin / Spider-Woman. The film also stars Tahar Rahim as Ezekiel Sims, with Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott, and Zosia Mamet.

"It's really the story of Madame Web," producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura previously told ComicBook.com. "So, in that respect, if you're a Spider-Man fan, you're gonna love the character because you know it from the comic books, which she doesn't really have that big a character in the comic books, we're doing the origin story of Madame Web. And so you meet her before she's actually the person that you know in the comic book and you come to understand how she becomes that person. So, I think that'll be a really fresh new terrain for the fans."

Madame Web is now playing exclusively in theaters. Be sure to check out Phase Zero's Spotlight interview with Madame Web director S.J. Clarkson, which is currently available on YouTube.

It's a busy year for Sony's superhero output, and the studio's release slate is just getting started. Now that Madame Web has entered theaters, both Kraven the Hunter and Venom 3 will enter theaters. While the former has been wrapped for quite some time, the cast and crew of Venom 3 are putting the finishing touches on the threequel in the coming days. In fact, Venom 3 star Juno Temple says she's nearly done filming on the Marvel film.

"We're coming close to an end at the moment," Temple told Variety at Saturday's SAG-AFTRA Awards gala. "It's been a wild, wonderful ride. It's so new to me. It's a big set! This is crazy. It's been so much fun and I got to work with such cool people. I've been so lucky in my career to just have the most incredible casts. I can't wait for it to get out into the world. I think it's going to be a good one."

Virtually nothing is known about Venom 3, other than it's being directed by Kelly Marcel, who also wrote the film's script alongside franchise lead Tom Hardy. Hardy also serves as a producer on the project.

"These things [usually] come in threes," Hardy previously said of the feature in an interview with Digital Spy. "If there's going to be a new one - and they depend heavily on the success of each individual one, so you can't count on them ever happening again - every one has got to be as if it was the last one. But I think it's really important, if you go into something, thinking that one, two and three are the same... the same story, the same film. So that you don't surprise yourself by being caught out by suddenly having to do a third from nowhere. There's got to be some continuity into a third and fourth and fifth, and if somebody says 'no', that's fine. Let it go, and you move on to something else."

Venom 3 is set to hit theaters on November 8th. Venom is streaming on Disney+ while Venom: Let There Be Carnage can be seen on Hulu.

Madame Web was released in theaters on Valentine's Day, and the film has been having a rough run at the box office. Not only does it have the lowest Rotten Tomoates score of any Spider-Man movie made by Sony, but it also had the worst opening weekend of the films. While general audiences may be avoiding the Sony flick, there is a group of people who do seem to be heading out to the theater to watch Dakota Johnson play the titular role: Letterboxd users. The popular film logging site revealed the ten most popular movies from this week, and Madame Web managed to clock in at number one.

"The Top 10 Most Popular Films on Letterboxd This Week ?," Letterboxd shared on social media. The rankings were as follows: 10. The Holdovers 9. Bob Marley: One Love 8. Dune 7. Anatomy of a Fall 6. Past Lives 5. Poor Things 4. The Iron Claw 3. The Zone of Interest 2. Anyone But You 1. Madame Web. You can check out the post below:

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What Is Madame Web About?

In Madame Web, Cassandra "Cassie" Webb (Dakota Johnson) is forced to confront her past while trying to survive with three young women with powerful futures who are being hunted by a deadly adversary. In addition to Johnson, Madame Web also stars Sydney Sweeney as Julia Cornwall / Spider-Woman, Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon / Spider-Woman, and Celeste O'Connor as Mattie Franklin / Spider-Woman. The film also stars Tahar Rahim as Ezekiel Sims, with Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott, and Zosia Mamet.

"It's really the story of Madame Web," producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura previously told ComicBook.com. "So, in that respect, if you're a Spider-Man fan, you're gonna love the character because you know it from the comic books, which she doesn't really have that big a character in the comic books, we're doing the origin story of Madame Web. And so you meet her before she's actually the person that you know in the comic book and you come to understand how she becomes that person. So, I think that'll be a really fresh new terrain for the fans."

Madame Web is now playing exclusively in theaters. Be sure to check out Phase Zero's Spotlight interview with Madame Web director S.J. Clarkson, which is currently available on YouTube.

X-Men: The Animated Series is finally coming back in a big way. The beloved cartoon ran for five seasons in the '90s, and now a new sequel series is heading to Disney+. Marvel Studios' X-Men '97 is debuting next month, and it's going to pick up right where the original series left off in 1997. A tie-in comic for the series has also been announced, and the first issue is also debuting next month. X-Men '97 #1 is the official prelude comic set between the events of the "Graduation Day" series finale and the upcoming X-Men '97 revival on Disney+. The five-issue limited series, which was created in collaboration with X-Men '97 showrunner Beau DeMayo, is written by Steve Foxe (Dark X-Men, Dead X-Men) with art by Salva Esp?n (X-Men '92). Yesterday, Marvel.com shared a new look at the first issue.

"A special first look at X-MEN '97 (2024) #1 shows Magneto terrorizing a street full of people- until he is interrupted by an optic blast from Cyclops. When he turns, he finds Wolverine, Storm, Jubilee, and Bishop as well. Wolverine leaps into action, only to meet a rebuff by Magneto. In one page, Cyclops leads the team to the Danger Room, but quickly finds himself in an argument with Wolverine. In another page, the team swings back into action against some heavily armed foes. Finally, Storm shows off her new look for Jubilee," Marvel shared. You can check out the new image below:

When Does X-Men '97 Premiere?

As for the X-Men '97 series, the show is premiering on Disney+ on March 20th. X-Men '97 features the voices of original X-Men: The Animated Series cast members Cal Dodd, Lenore Zann, George Buza, Alison Sealy-Smith, Chris Potter, Catherine Disher, Adrian Hough, Alyson Court, and Christopher Britton. The X-Men team includes Wolverine (Dodd), Storm (Smith), Rogue (Zann), Beast (Buza), Cyclops (Ray Chase), Jean Grey (Jennifer Hale), Jubilee (Holly Chou), Bishop, and Morph.

"This is the first X-Men title produced by Marvel Studios," Brad Winderbaum, Marvel Studios' Head of Streaming, Television, and Animation, said when announcing X-Men '97. "What an amazing first step to reintroduce audiences to the X-Men with a look at one of the most pinnacle eras of the X-Men comics, which was the '90s."

Added Dana Vasquez-Eberhardt, VP of Animation at Marvel Studios, "As an animated show, the original X-Men was the forerunner to some amazing action series. Everyone that is making X-Men '97, top-down, is a fan. On this project, instinctually, we knew exactly what this is. To bring this series forward and pick up that baton, and not just keep running at the same pace, but to really elevate. That's the responsibility."

Are you excited for X-Men '97? Will you be checking out the comic? Tell us in the comments!

After years of speculation, the cast of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Fantastic Four was finally announced last week. The upcoming film is set to star Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. This week, Moss-Bachrach appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and spoke about his upcoming Marvel debut. During the interview, the actor revealed his version of The Thing will be motion capture, and said the character's signature catchphrase, "It's clobberin' time."

"In the past, I think they've done a suit. Michael Chiklis wore a suit that apparently was really uncomfortable, and it's kind of... we're past that," Moss-Bachrach explained. "It's a little kind of cosplay, kind of amateur that kind of stuff now with the technology we have."

"No, I found out at the beginning of August," he added when asked about being cast in the MCU. "I was taking a walk in the city... this was in the middle of the writer's strike and I got a call from my agent. I wasn't thinking about work at all. They said, 'They asked you to play The Thing.' I was so shocked."

"There is a group text," Moss-Bachrach revealed when asked if he's met the cast. "Pedro started [it] a couple of days ago ... everyone has said something ... everyone put a little image, gif, or sticker. So people are invested. No one is being coy."

Kimmel also asked Moss-Bachrach about the rumors that the movie will be set in the 1960s, but the actor didn't confirm or deny the setting. "That image does seem to be '60s themed," he agreed when Kimmel pulled out the poster. You can watch the full interview below:

When Is Fantastic Four Being Released?

Matt Shakman is directing Fantastic Four, which is currently scheduled to be released in theaters on July 25, 2025. Shakman has previously said that the reboot will be much from previous attempts to bring Marvel's first family to life on the big screen,

"It's different in so many ways. I wish I could be specific," Shakman said. "I wish I could say more. But we are doing things very differently from a story standpoint, from an approach to the filmmaking standpoint, that really fits the material. I wish I could say more. I would love to, but I can't. But I think it's going to be unlike anything you've seen before, and certainly unlike anything at Marvel that you've seen before."

Are you excited about the Fantastic Four cast? Tell us in the comments!

Invincible creator Robert Kirkman is shooting down those Spider-Man crossover rumors all across the web. During IGN's FanFest, he talked about the Marvel's hero possible reunion with Invincible. Basically, he told fans to not hold their breath on that one. "Would that we could pull the powers of Amazon and Disney and Marvel and everybody together!" Kirkman smirked. "Wouldn't that be an amazing thing? But I wouldn't count on it. And that's not a tease." So, that seems pretty conclusive but, he didn't completely say no. Despite Spider-Man's multiverses shenanigans as late, that might be one portal too far, and we're all poorer for it.

These Spider-Man rumors kicked into overdrive when it was announced that Josh Keaton is voicing a mystery character in Invincible Season 2. With his past voicing Peter Parker in The Spectacular Spider-Man, the web exploded into speculation. All of that fan fervor is nice, but these comments from Kirkman throw some cold water on those boiling fan theories about a team-up episode. Even though Spidey and Invincible joined forces in Marvel Team-Up #14 and later in Invincible #33, that might not be enough to will this crossover into existence. And, so we wait, for a hero to save us from that purgatory.

Spider-Man Crossing Over Into Invincible?

The show's creators haven't been shy about dancing around the idea of this crossover. Invincible showrunner Simon Racioppa talked to The Hollywood Handle about Season 2. During their discussion, Marvel's Wall-Crawler came up. While the team would love to bring Spidey into the fold, its going to take a lot of work to get there.

Racioppa began, I'd love to have crossovers with all, with DC, with Marvel, with all these other characters. I mean... in our show you gotta have to wait and see if that's a thing that can happen or not. I'd love that to happen, you know, is very tricky nowadays..."

With those caveats out in the open, the showrunner didn't close the door on Spider-Man swinging his way into the Invincible Universe. However, there would have to be a number of behind-the-scenes business deals to see it become a reality. He explained, "Marvel they sometimes license their characters to other studios. So crossing over in television is way harder than it is in comic books."

What About The Invincible Movie?

While everyone's dreaming the biggest dreams about Invincible, there's also been talk about a live-action movie. Robert Kirkman and company have been very quiet about what they're doing in the live action realm. However, Invincible continues to get bigger and bigger with the new batch of episodes approaching quickly. The comics creative knows that they have to nail this treatment.

"It's going through the pipeline slowly," Kirkman told IGN. "The strikes and everything kind of put a pause on things for a while. We're just now getting back into that and it's all very exciting but it's not something that we're rushing, it's something that we definitely want to get right."

"Now that the show is out and the animated series is doing we're trying to figure out ways to make sure that it stands apart, works in tandem with the show," the creator added. "To show how cool Invincible is and and doesn't detract from it in any way. So there's a lot of maneuvering that has to go into that and so it is taking a little bit of time but I can't wait for everyone to see Steven Yeun as Cecil Stedman."

Do you think the crossover could happen someday? Let us know down in the comments!

The blockbuster world got a surprising update on Friday, with the news that Destin Daniel Cretton is involved with a live-action adaptation of Naruto. Cretton, whose work includes Short Term 12 and Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, is directing, writing, and producing the Naruto film. The Lionsgate movie is also expected to be produced by Jeyun Munford, as well as Arad Productions' Avi Arad, Ari Arad, and Emmy Yu.

As anime fans are relishing in the news of the new live-action Naruto adaptation, one question has popped up -- will Cretton's involvement in the movie have any impact on Marvel Studios' planned Shang-Chi sequel?

Does Shang-Chi 2 Have a Release Date?

In late 2021, shortly after the release of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, reports had indicated that a Shang-Chi sequel was in the works, with Cretton expected to return as writer and director and Simu Liu expected to return as star. In the years since, updates surrounding Shang-Chi 2 have remained few and far between, outside of Liu suggesting that the film could be released at any point after 2026's Avengers 5. Cretton was actually signed on to direct Avengers 5 -- then titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty -- in the summer of 2022, before subsequently stepping away from the gig in November of 2023.

Amid these updates, Marvel Studios has yet to confirm a Shang-Chi sequel as part of their future slate, much less give the film any sort of official release date.

Could the Naruto Movie Impact Shang-Chi 2?

At the time of this writing, it isn't clear when either the live-action Naruto movie or a Shang-Chi sequel will enter production. The Naruto movie has been in the works at Lionsgate in some form or fashion since 2015, but Cretton's involvement does seem to indicate that the film could officially get off the ground sooner than later. If that does prove to be the case and Naruto is Cretton's next project, it could add a longer hiatus to Shang-Chi 2 starting production with him at the helm.

Granted, the ever-evolving nature of Marvel Studios' slate could mean that Avengers 5 and 2027's Avengers: Secret Wars could be delayed yet again, and a Cretton-directed Shang-Chi 2 could still theoretically premiere in between the two movies. There's also the chance that Shang-Chi 2 could become prioritized by Marvel Studios earlier, and ultimately enter production with a different director attached -- an move that would definitely disappoint fans of Cretton's approach to the franchise, but would at least ensure the movie gets released sooner. Either way, Cretton's involvement with Naruto definitely adds a wrinkle to whatever the future holds.

Are you excited for the live-action Naruto movie? How do you think it could impact Destin Daniel Cretton's work on Shang-Chi 2? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Some popular comic runs featuring heroes such as Spider-Man, Deadpool, Ms. Marvel, and Thor will soon be available for fans to pick up... all for free! Looking to capitalize on the popularity of pop culture trends like the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer and Ms. Marvel's new status as a mutant, Marvel is gathering a new line of "Must-Haves" comics handpicked to get fans excited about the stories currently taking place in the pages of Marvel comics. "Must-Haves" will serve as the perfect jumping-on points for new readers, so they should be easily accessible to pick up and start reading. It doesn't hurt that they're also all free.

Marvel Must-Haves was officially announced yesterday at ComicsPRO the Comic Industry Conference. The first three issues that are going to be collected in the first Marvel Must-Haves one-shot include 2016's Spider-Man/Deadpool #1 by Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness; 2023's Immortal Thor #2 by Al Ewing and Martin Coccolo; and 2023's Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1 by Ms. Marvel actress Iman Vellani and Sabir Pirzada. The one-shot features more than 80 pages of exciting Marvel adventures and arrives at comic book shops in March.

Marvel reveals free Must-Have comic book stories

Below is a description of the stories that will be found in Marvel Must-Haves - March 2024 #1:

SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL #1 (2016)

• It's action, adventure and just a smattering of romance in this epic teaming up the Webbed Wonder and the Merc with a Mouth! Talk about a REAL dynamic duo! Brought to you by two Marvel superstars--Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness--it's a perfect tale for those looking forward to the Deadpool's return to the big screen.
• Dive into the full story in SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL MODERN ERA EPIC COLLECTION: ISN'T IT BROMANTIC? TPB (9781302951641)
  

IMMORTAL THOR #2 (2023)

• An Elder God of the Utgard-Realm had marked Thor for destruction - and a city with him. Yet the only power that could prevail carried its own terrible price. This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR...and the hour of his greatest trial. Following his masterful work on Immortal Hulk, Al Ewing is breaking mythology yet again in this acclaimed new run of the God of Thunder. Featuring breathtaking artwork by superstar Martin Coccolo.
• Dive into the full story in IMMORTAL THOR VOL. 1: ALL WEATHER TURNS TO STORM TPB (9781302954185)

MS. MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT #1 (2023)

• Resurrected back into this world of hate and fear, Kamala Khan has a secret mission to pull off for the X-Men, all the while struggling to acclimate to this new part of her identity! Co-written by the MCU's own Kamala, Iman Vellani, and Sabir Pirzada of both Dark Web: Ms. Marvel and her Disney+ series! Don't miss this exciting evolution for one of Marvel's brightest young heroes!
• Dive into the full story in MS. MARVEL: THE NEW MUTANT VOL. 1 TPB (9781302954901)

A Venom War is heading to the Marvel Universe. The next saga for Eddie Brock and Dylan Brock will take place later this year in Venom War, a battle that pits father and son against each other to see who will be the last Venom standing. Of course, Eddie Brock is famously known for being Venom ever since he bonded with the alien symbiote and they started their vendetta against Spider-Man. Since then, Venom has gone from a villain to an anti-hero and now a straight-up superhero, fighting beside the likes of Spider-Man, Wolverine, and Captain America. However, Eddie has recently shared the Venom persona with his son Dylan, who has embarked on his own personal journey as the street-level Lethal Protector. Somehow, Eddie and Dylan Brock will come to blows, and there's new art previewing the epic battle.

Marvel released teaser art for Venom War by Philip Tan. The artwork features Eddie Brock and Dylan Brock as Venom, each leading their armies into battle reminiscent of the superhero showdown in Captain America: Civil War. On Team Eddie Brock we have Agent Anti-Venom, aka Flash Thompson, a former Venom, and Bedlam, one of Eddie Brock's most recent incarnations. On Team Dylan Brock is Red Goblin (Normie Osborn), Sleeper, and Black Widow, who is a new addition to the Venom mythos. Venom War is scheduled to take place in August, with more information to be released at a later date.

Venom co-creator David Michelinie writing new series

David Michelinie, one of Venom's co-creators alongside Todd McFarlane, is returning to the Lethal Protector to pen a throwback series. Venom: Separation Anxiety is set during Eddie's early days as a Lethal Protector, with the five-issue limited series pitting Eddie and the symbiote against a different kind of brain eater: the sinister mind-control powers of Zebediah Killgrave, the Purple Man.

"I'm always delighted to write a new Venom story in a retro background," said Michelinie, who previously returned to Marvel for another retro-set series, 2022's Venom: Lethal Protector. "With Separation Anxiety as the required theme, the problem became how to do something that's already been done -- have Eddie Brock separated from his symbiote 'other.' So I thought, what if there was a deeply creepy villain with a decidedly bloodthirsty agenda who was able to take bits of Eddie's symbiote away every time the two touched, with that enemy slowly growing stronger as Venom slowly grew weaker? And that was the nugget that became 'The King In Purple.'"

Are you excited for Venom War? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!

The summer of Wolverine and Deadpool heats up with a new story running through a series of Marvel comics. The duo will famously team up for Deadpool & Wolverine, the first official X-Men movie to launch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film reunites Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as Deadpool and Wolverine, respectively, with the first Deadpool & Wolverine trailer dropping during the Super Bowl. Along with May's Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII, July will see the release of a Weapon X-Traction backup story starring Wolverine and Deadpool teaming up across eight Marvel titles this summer.

Written by Ryan North (Fantastic Four) and drawn by Javier Garr?n (Avengers), Weapon X-Traction will begin in July's Incredible Hulk #14. As an added bonus, Marvel isn't raising the prices of these comics with the Wolverine/Deadpool backup stories, so readers get to enjoy the extra action at no additional cost. At this time Marvel hasn't announced the other titles participating in the Weapon X-Traction story. A piece of promotional art by Javier Garr?n features Wolverine and Deadpool face-to-face, with Wolverine brandishing his Adamantium claws, and Deadpool holding a pistol in each hand.

What is Wolverine and Deadpool's WWIII project about?

"The most intensely mismatched team-up in comics and pop culture, the best there is and the merc with the mouth, undergoes a radical change in an all-new three-part, globe-spanning saga for the ages in Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII #1. On stands this May, acclaimed writer Joe Kelly makes his return to Deadpool in the new series alongside legendary artist Adam Kubert," a description of Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII reads.

"The mysterious Delta believes in change. Change is good. But as he sets his sights on Deadpool, and Wolverine is caught up in the plot, is the third time really the charm, or the curse? Get ready for WWIII to erupt on the scene with the wildest duo in comics from legends Joe Kelly (Deadpool, Uncanny X-Men) and Adam Kubert (Wolverine, Uncanny X-Men)!"

"There were so many factors that made me say yes to writing this book," Kelly recently told IGN. "Adam Kubert was number one. I worked with Adam during my early Marvel career and have been a fan of his ever since - both as an artist and a human. So, working with him again? No brainer, yes please."

"The second reason was Wolverine," Kelly continued. "As much as this is a buddy-book, Logan is the entry point to the story, which gave me a chance to explore this character I love. His voice, his perspective on the world, all of it gave me a unique way to approach an epic team-up... And then, big number three... there's the body horror. Deadpool and Wolverine together allow for a bloody playground of a story. A tale of self-examination and introspection as told through some seriously jaw-dropping nastiness thanks to Adam's deft hands. It's a dark, funny, messy ride I hope everyone enjoys as much as I do."

Deadpool & Wolverine reveals first poster

The first poster for the freshly-titled Deadpool & Wolverine piggybacks on the name change of the film. Super Bowl LVIII finally delivered the highly-anticipated trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine, featuring the reunion between Ryan Reynolds' Merc With a Mouth and Hugh Jackman's Wolverine. Deadpool & Wolverine is the first X-Men-adjacent movie produced under Marvel Studios, officially bringing Deadpool into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While fans will be digesting every second of the trailer, Marvel Studios also revealed a Deadpool & Wolverine poster that reminds everyone how close the two of them really are.

"Wait till you see the Deadpool popcorn bucket," Ryan Reynolds wrote on X (formerly Twitter) when the Deadpool & Wolverine poster was unveiled. The poster features a split image of the Deadpool and Wolverine mask logos in the shape of a heart. The Deadpool side has the word "Best" while the Wolverine portion says "Friends." The bottom of the poster has the words, "Come Together" as well as the July 26th release date of Deadpool & Wolverine.

Marvel and DC have shaped the landscape of superhero media in some massive ways, and some of their greatest collaborations yet are about to head back into print. Earlier this month, DC and Marvel announced plans to print two new omnibuses of their previous crossovers: DC Versus Marvel Omnibus and DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus. Both DC Versus Marvel Omnibus and DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus will be available at participating bookstores and local comic book shops on Tuesday, August 6th.

Now, as part of DC's presentation at the ComicsPRO Comic Industry Conference, some of the collections' covers have been revealed. This includes art by George Perez for the Mass Market versions of DC Versus Marvel Omnibus and DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus, as well as the pencilled version of the Direct Market version of DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus from Jim Lee, Scott Williams, and Alex Sinclair.

What Is DC Versus Marvel Omnibus About?

Who would win: Superman versus Spider-Man? Batman versus Captain America? The X-Men meeting the Teen Titans? DC Versus Marvel Omnibus collects crossovers between the core DC and Marvel characters, from 1976's Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man to 2000's Batman/Daredevil. Included are stories from some of comics' most revered talents, namely Dennis O'Neil, George P?rez, Dan Jurgens, Chris Claremont, Walter Simonson, J.M. DeMatteis, Mark Bagley, Gerry Conway, John Romita Jr., and more. DC and Marvel fans alike can't miss these thrilling pieces of unearthed comic book history!

DC Versus Marvel Omnibus collects Batman/Captain America #1, Batman/Daredevil #1, Batman/Punisher: Lake of Fire #1, Batman/Spider-Man #1, Daredevil/Batman #1, DC Special Series #27, Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger #1, Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances #1, Incredible Hulk vs. Superman #1, Marvel and DC Present Featuring the Uncanny X-Men and the New Teen Titans #1, Marvel Treasury Edition #28, Punisher/Batman: Deadly Knights #1, Silver Surfer/Superman #1, Spider-Man and Batman #1, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man #1, and Superman/Fantastic Four #1.

What Is DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus About?

DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus features stories, first told in 1996, of the two superhero universes fused together into a new Amalgam Universe, combining DC's and Marvel's heroes, villains, and mythologies. The result was a series of unforgettable one-shot comic books starring the likes of Dark Claw (Batman and Wolverine), Super Soldier (Superman and Captain America), Iron Lantern (Iron Man and Green Lantern), and many more! These stories, from creators such as Peter David, Dan Jurgens, Mark Waid, Dave Gibbons, Ron Marz, Jos? Luis Garc?a-L?pez, Gary Frank, Bill Sienkiewicz, Claudio Castellini, and more, represent one of the most fun and unlikely periods in comic book history, and now are available in one omnibus. Included in this volume are the historic DC Versus Marvel miniseries and its sequels, perfect for fans of both DC and Marvel!

DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus collects DC Versus Marvel #1-4, DC/Marvel: All Access #1-4, Unlimited Access #1-4, Bat-Thing #1, Bruce Wayne: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, Bullets and Bracelets #1, Challengers of the Fantastic #1, Doctor Strangefate #1, Iron Lantern #1, Legends of the Dark Claw #1, Lobo the Duck #1, Speed Demon #1, Spider-Boy #1, Super Soldier #1, Thorion of the New Asgods #1, X-Patrol #1, and more, plus a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes material.

What do you think of these new DC and Marvel omnibus covers? Which one will you be picking up? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

As mentioned above, DC Versus Marvel Omnibus and DC/Marvel: The Amalgam Age Omnibus will both be released in participating bookstores and local comic book shops on Tuesday, August 6th.

Marvel Studios has a reason to feel optimistic about one of 2024's under-hyped MCU projects. WandaVision fans, your day is almost here because Agatha: Darkhold Diaries is apparently shaping up alright. Yesterday, The Hollywood Reporter published a massive piece about the current "retooling" of the Marvel Universe. In one part of their reporting, they pointed out that internal takes on the return of Kathryn Hahn's witch are rosy. Usually Marvel Studios budgets about a week for reshoots on their project. However, Agatha had things wrapped up in just one day.

Now, that's no guarantee that writer Jac Schaeffer's return to Westview will put a spell on audiences like WandaVision did back in 2021. In the midst of some real tweaks, a show that only needed one day of reshoots is probably a good sign! However, some segments of the fanbase have been quick to write this one off because of how much has happened in the MCU. But, viewers will remember how much a phenomenon Disney+'s first Marvel series was when it aired. Expect some of those who joined the conversation to jump back into the fold.

What To Expect From Agatha?

Agatha: Darkhold Diaries has some real surprises in-store for late 2024. Collider interviewed Kathryn Hahn about her long-brewing MCU return. One of Phase 4's big fan-favorites had to be Agatha Harkness as the actress tormented Scarlet Witch and Vision. While the WandaVision follow-up's story has been under lock and key, there has been massive speculation about a number of plot points. Are we getting Elizabeth Olsen back? Will the twins make an appearance after Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Is Agatha a good witch now? All these massive questions have Marvel fans dreaming big. The actress is asking a little patience before Halloween kicks everything into high-gear.

Hahn smirked, "I can't say anything, but I'm so excited! You know, it's interesting you say that because my whole experience with Marvel, starting with WandaVision and then Agatha - everyone talks about the machine of Marvel, but I've really felt like I've been in this amazing splinter circus that has felt so trusted and so off to the side."

"These two projects could not have been more different from each other and could not have asked more different things of me, but a part always takes a little something from you and also gives a little something to you," she added with Collider. "So yes, of course, there was a call and response between the two of them because it's me, it's my life, it's my humanhood stepping from one to the other. I don't know if I could exactly say what it was, but she, of course, prepared me for the witch."

A Lot Of Pressure On The MCU

Each one of these shows and movies carries quite a bit of pressure to move the story forward now. Since Multiverse of Madness, Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange's corner of things hasn't really been revisited. For example, what's been going on with the people of Westview? ComicBook.com had the chance to speak to Emma Caufield about the pressure on all of the cast during WandaVision. The Internet was asking so many questions. Now, she'll go through the same thing for Agatha.

"Pain and all. I knew," Caulfield said during the BoxLunch Holiday Gala. "I was like, 'Oh, they're going to hate me. Or they're going to hate you. I'll just pretend I didn't know anything.' There's always pressure with a Marvel show. Especially one where I still can't say anything." She added. "I think people are really going to like [Agatha]. Kathryn Hahn is ... She's so great. Working with her is... I just... [loss for words]."

Does this make you more excited for Agatha? Let us know down in the comments!

Marvel is assembling the mightiest heroes of the Ultimate Universe for a new volume of Ultimates. Back in 2002, Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch collaborated on Ultimates, transforming the way superhero stories were told. Their influence can be felt in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Samuel L. Jackson's portrayal of Nick Fury coming straight from the Ultimates. Hitch and Jonathan Hickman came together to usher in a new wave of Ultimate comics in Ultimate Invasion, and the Ultimate Universe #1 one-shot laid the foundation for new launches like Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, and next month's Ultimate X-Men. Now, it's time for Ultimates to join the roster of Ultimate titles.

Marvel has officially announced Ultimates #1 from writer Deniz Camp (Children of the Vault) and artist Juan Frigeri (Invincible Iron Man). The first issue launches in June and directly spins out of Ultimate Universe #1. "Months ago, Tony Stark sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man," a description of Ultimates #1 reads. "Since then, Iron Lad (Stark), Captain America, Doom, Thor and Sifhave begun to do the same for other lost heroes, building a network of super-powered heroes hungry for change... Now they must band together to destroy the Maker's Council and restore freedom and free will to a world ruled from the shadows!"

Marvel reveals roster of new Ultimates team

"The new Ultimates line is the most exciting super hero comics event in years, and it's humbling to be a part of it!" Camp shared. "We are reinventing these classic characters and archetypes to be as surprising and vital as when they were first introduced. Our Ultimates is an evolution not just of the Avengers, but of the whole super hero team concept; from the grand and operatic to the small and personal, THE ULTIMATES will feel like no Avengers or Ultimates comic ever before! That's our ambition, anyway; tune in to find out if we succeed."

"On a personal note, my first big break in comics was winning the Millarworld talent competition, so there is a strange, sweet symmetry to taking on the title Mark and Bryan pioneered 20+ years ago," Camp added. "We're doing everything we can to live up to the 'Ultimates' name, and the high bar set by Jonathan, Marco [Checchetto], and all the Ultimate creative teams so far!"

A special sneak peek at Ultimates will be included in Free Comic Book Day 2024: Spider-Man & The Ultimate Universe #1, on sale for FCBD being held on May 4th. The cover by Dike Ruan features the new Ultimates team, which consists of Tony Stark's Iron Lad, Captain America, Doctor Doom, Thor, Sif, Ant-Man/Giant-Man, and Wasp. Fans got to see the majority of these characters interact in Ultimate Universe #1, but so far Ant-Man/Giant-Man and Wasp have not made appearances, so perhaps Ultimates #1 will be their official introduction to the Ultimate Universe.

Ultimates #1 goes on sale June 5th.

A Marvel Comics series by a fan-favorite creative team is nearing the end of the road. It's very rare to see a new franchise crop up in the Marvel Universe, considering the foundation of the publisher is built around titles such as Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and Fantastic Four. It's also harder to introduce new characters that readers will actually care about and spend their hard-earned money on. But that doesn't mean creators aren't trying to break new ground, which is what we're getting in G.O.D.S. from writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Valerio Schiti.

G.O.D.S. has promised to revolutionize the science and magic corners of the Marvel Universe, and so far each issue has delivered on that promise. However, things may be ending in May just as they were starting to get interesting. Marvel released a teaser for May's G.O.D.S. #8, with the teaser reading, "To All Things, An Ending... For Now." The cover by Mateus Manhanini features Wyn, an avatar of The-Powers-That-Be, in a sword duel with a knight while also dodging gunfire from a gun-slinger. A biking character can also be seen, and they all appear to be variants of Wyn since they share the same hair color and white streak.

Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti revamp Marvel's Gods

One of the more interesting things to witness in Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti's G.O.D.S. is how they've redefined the visual look of a lot of Marvel cosmic beings, such as the In-Betweener, Living Tribunal, Oblivion, Master Chaos, Lord Order, Infinity, and Eternity. By the time G.O.D.S. ends, if it is truly an ending and not restarting with a new #1 issue, there should be a new status quo for a lot of these entities.

"One of the things we wanted to do was to take the universal abstracts and do a more street-level version of the character," Hickman explained in a special G.O.D.S. retailer conference. "That's the idea behind Valerio's redesigns. Valerio tweaked the massive god-like aspect of each of these celestial abstracts and then he also made a version of the character that is a more mundane version. So I guess in Marvel Universe terms, there's the Peter Parker version of all these character and then there's the Spider-Man version of all these characters now. And it's a very effective storytelling mechanism. It works very well in the way that we're using it. My belief is that it will make these characters more useable and more frequently appearing in other Marvel books as well."

"We already saw the Marvel gods a lot of times in the past, no surprises here. Or are there?" Schiti teased. "Maybe we saw what they wanted us to see, what our human brains can contain and understand without going insane so maybe there are different, weirder and scarier forms? And if they can change shape and size, what's stopping them from walking among us, hiding in the crowd, using a human form?"

Stay tuned to ComicBook.com to stay up to date on the future of G.O.D.S.

Hasbro's first Marvel Legends fanstream for 2024 included only one pre-order reveal, though it is a Build-A-Figure wave with seven action figures. Six out of those seven figures will include pieces that can be combined to form Zabu, the saber-toothed tiger of the Savage Land.

The figures in the Zabu wave include Red Widow, Ikaris, Black Winter (Thor), Superior Iron Man (no BAF piece), Wolfsbane, Cable, and Ka-zar. In addition to the BAF pieces, the figures will include accessories like alternate hands, weapons, and, in the case of Superior Iron Man, an alternate masked head. Pre-orders for this entire wave will be available starting today Thursday, February 22nd at 10am ET / 1pm ET right here at Entertainment Earth (free US shipping on orders $79). They should also be available here on Amazon around that time. UPDATE: All figures will be priced at $24.99 and you can find direct links that will be inactive until after the launch time below. These links will be updated as needed.

• MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES SUPERIOR IRON MAN - See on Entertainment Earth / Amazon
• MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES BLACK WINTER (THOR) - See on Entertainment Earth / Amazon
• MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES WOLFSBANE - See on Entertainment Earth / Amazon
• MARVEL LEGENDS SERIES KA-ZAR - See on Entertainment Earth / Amazon
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During the Marvel Legends fanstream, Hasbro also noted that Marvel Legends figures inspired by the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine film starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman would be available "later this year", so expect to see them at some point shortly before the July 26th debut of the film in theaters. In the meantime, they have reissued some Deadpool figures that were first released in 2019. If you haven't added them to your collection yet, you can remedy that via the links below.

• X-Men X-Force Retro Marvel Legends 6-Inch Deadpool Action Figure ($24.99) - See at Entertainment Earth: Includes 4 guns, 2 swords, and Toy Biz-inspired 1990s-esque packaging.
• Marvel Legends Ultimate Deadpool Corps 6-Inch Action Figures with Scooter ($39.99) - See at Entertainment Earth: Includes 3 figures, a scooter vehicle, 3 accessories, and a label sheet.
• Again, US shipping is free on orders $79+

What is Deadpool & Wolverine about?

A synopsis for Deadpool & Wolverine made its way online back in January. It's pretty short, and of course, hasn't been confirmed by Marvel Studios. The synopsis reads, "That fu***** irresponsible hero Deadpool will change the history of the MCU with Wolverine!?"

"Deadpool, for me, is kind of like an anxiety-inducing tightrope walk," Reynolds told ComicBook.com in an interview last year. "I always think when I've got Deadpool just right, I'm speaking from experience from Deadpool 1 & 2, that I need to make it 30 to 40% percent better than it already it is. Even if I'm at the moment where I'm like, 'This is perfect, this moment!' Then, I stop and I go, 'Okay, this has to be 30% better than it already is.' It's a stressful thing to get right, or at least right as far as I'm concerned."

The third entry in the Deadpool trilogy reunites director Shawn Levy with Ryan Reynolds (Free Guy, The Adam Project) and Hugh Jackman (Real Steel). It's also a reunion for Jackman and Marvel Studios president and producer Kevin Feige, whose first producing credit was 2000's X-Men. Reynolds co-wrote the script with Deadpool and Deadpool 2 writers Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese, and Zeb Wells (The Marvels, Robot Chicken) & Levy.

Alongside Reynolds and Jackman, the cast includes returning Deadpool stars Morena Baccarin as Vanessa, Brianna Hildebrand as Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Stefan Kapi?i? as Colossus of the X-Men, Leslie Uggams as Blind Al, Karan Soni as Dopinder, and Rob Delaney as the unpowered Peter. Emma Corrin (The Crown) and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) also star.

Deadpool & Wolverine arrives in theaters on July 26th.

The Ultimate Universe is still reigning supreme! Black Panther and Spider-Man return with their cover A variants. They also bring in a BossLogic variant and a second printing cover. Also, the Ultimate Universe book that started it all returns to the top ten. The villains are also returning, as The Joker and Cassandra Nova appear in this week's list due to the new Deadpool trailer. The Deadpool & Wolverine trailer also drove attention to a comic book that was featured in a quick scene. The significance of this book is still unknown. Marvel also made a huge announcement about the casting of the Fantastic Four. Ironically, the family portrait created a ton of interest in a character that has yet to be officially cast. Read on below to find out which FF character is getting their own little spotlight!

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#10: BATMAN #142 - GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI - FOIL | DC | 2024: In the large ocean of Joker covers, a few immediately catch the collectors' interest. Fans of the Joker immediately wanted to collect the foil cover by Camuncoli. The sudden interest caused this book to surge in value and sales. The aftermarket is still chasing this cover, potentially making it another iconic cover of the Clown Prince of Crime. We tracked it at a high sale of $35 for a raw copy and a current raw NM FMV of $22.

#9: ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #1 - BOSSLOGIC - ULTIMATE SPECIAL | MARVEL | 2024: BossLogic has an enormous following, totaling over 2 million followers on Instagram. A huge following collected his artwork once he started producing official comic covers. This book was already trending because of the appearance of the new Ultimate Black Panther. Given that Cover A's are hard to find, collectors are opting for other variants, and who better to collect than BossLogic? We tracked it at a high sale of $50 for a raw copy and a current raw NM FMV of $29.

#8: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1 - MARCO CHECCHETTO - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2024: This Spider-Man book is ceasing to slow down! While it is no longer in the number one spot, it is still selling enough to remain in our top ten. Marvel released the second print this past week, proving to be just as popular. This cover A still remains one of the highest-valued covers out of the set. Its value is nearing that of the 1:100 cover at a current FMV of $73 for a raw NM copy! We tracked it at a high sale of $203 for a CGC 9.8 copy.

#7: NEW X-MEN #114 - DIRECT EDITION | MARVEL | 2001: Now that the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer has been out for a week, fans have dissected it, analyzing every scene, and many fans noticed an ominous figure that may be the teased villain, Cassandra Nova. Emma Corrin is the rumored actress who will be portraying the role of the villain. Even with the new trailer, we still do not have official confirmation that this rumor is true. Even so, fans are still banking on her appearance and are picking up copies of her first appearance! We tracked it at a high sale of $190 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a raw NM FMV of $16.

#6: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1 - R. B. SILVA - 2ND PRINT | MARVEL | 2024: The 2nd print of this book has opened to a fast market. It immediately moved to the aftermarket, and fans could not get enough of Ultimate Spider-Man! The other ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1 variants have fallen off the top ten, making room for this newcomer. This book will likely reappear next week as well. However, it is important to note that a 3rd print is on the way and will arrive on March 6th. The pre-sales for the virgin incentive cover have already started increasing in value! We'll see if the 2nd print will remain in the top ten once the next printing drops! We tracked it at a high sale of $24 for a raw copy and a current raw NM FMV of $12.

#5: ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 | MARVEL | 2023: As everyone is collecting the Ultimate Universe, an early book returns to the top ten. This book is starting to get notoriety due to being the first cameo appearance of Maystorm and the new Ultimate Black Panther. This book may have been overlooked when it was first released. However, since the popularity of the two characters has surged, this book deserves a second look! We tracked it at a high sale of $48 for a CGC 9.6 copy and a current raw NM FMV of $29.

#4: FANTASTIC FOUR #209 - NEWSSTAND | MARVEL | 1979: This past Valentine's Day, Marvel took to social media to casually announce the cast for Fantastic Four. Fans entered a frenzy with the project's first official news. One detail that fans noticed was the inclusion of H.E.R.B.I.E. in the family portrait. While the first appearance of the Fantastic Four is a grail that the majority cannot afford, the first appearance of H.E.R.B.I.E is well within most collector's reach. The newsstand copy is currently selling fewer copies than the direct edition, which may be due to the difficulty of finding a newsstand copy over a direct edition. We tracked it at a high sale of $63 for a CGC 9.2 copy and a current raw VF FMV of $10.

#3: ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #1 - STEFANO CASELLI - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2024: The new Ultimate Black Panther has been generating tons of heat. The book itself was already a hot cover before its release, thanks to the massive success of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1. There was also a rumor that a publisher had lost thousands of copies of this first issue. This rumor hasn't been verified or corroborated, but it was enough to keep the aftermarket buzzing. We tracked it at a high sale of $148 for a CGC 9.8 presale copy and a current raw NM FMV of $57.

#2: FANTASTIC FOUR #209 - DIRECT | MARVEL | 1979: H.E.R.B.I.E is here! While casting for the first family's robot was not announced, the family portrait included H.E.R.B.I.E. This led many fans to believe that the casting announcement also announced the inclusion of H.E.R.B.I.E in any future Fantastic Four productions. Although there isn't any official announcement for the ever-loving robot, fans are still banking on his appearance by picking up copies of this issue. The direct edition seems easier to obtain, as it sold nearly twice as much as the newsstand edition. We tracked it at a high sale of $350 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current raw FN FMV of $16.

#1: SECRET WARS #5 - ALEX ROSS - REGULAR | MARVEL | 2015: This book has a small key appearance of Night Machine, an alternate version of Nikola Tesla. However, this isn't the reason the book is trending. Eagle-eyed fans have spotted this cover in the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer. There hasn't been any official information about this easter egg, so purchase it with caution! We have no idea if this book was there to reference a specific storyline or simply a nod to the title "Secret Wars." Until we get official clues as to the purpose of this book, buying it at the current prices is a gamble! We tracked it at a high sale of $249 for a CGC 9.8 copy and a current raw NM FMV of $28.

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Mark Ruffalo's iteration of Bruce Banner / Hulk has remained a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, making appearances in a wide array of projects within the franchise. Across that tenure, and especially amid the past few years of updates regarding the Hulk film rights being held by Universal, fans have eagerly awaited any sort of update on a new Hulk solo movie. Amid the discourse about possible onscreen adaptations of storylines like Planet Hulk or World War Hulk, Ruffalo recently indicated that a Hulk solo project might not immediately be in the cards. In a recent interview with GQ, Ruffalo argued that a Hulk solo movie might be just too expensive to work, given the CGI nature of his character.

"I think the expansion into streaming was really exciting, but the thing about Marvel movies is you had to wait three years and that created a mystique," Ruffalo said of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "These corrections could be really positive things. Will it be what it was? I don't know."

"I'd love to do a standalone Hulk, I just don't think that's ever going to happen," Ruffalo added. "It's very expensive if you did a whole movie, which is why they use the Hulk so sparingly. I priced myself out!"

Will Mark Ruffalo Return to the MCU?

Ruffalo has not reprised his role as Bruce Banner / Hulk since 2022's She-Hulk: Attorney at Law Disney+ series. While his last cameo on the show seemed to tease an adaptation of the infamous World War Hulk comic storyline, Ruffalo hinted it might not immediately be in the cards.

"I don't know. It certainly does suggest that," Ruffalo told Variety. "There has been some conversations about what happened in the two years where Hulk abandoned Banner and the Avengers [on Sakaar], and the emergence of Smart Hulk, which hasn't ever fully been answered. I think maybe we've given four sentences to that time period since then. It's really an interesting, exciting part of the Hulk story and Banner story."

Will Hulk Appear in Captain America 4?

Ruffalo recently made headlines for comments made at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, which seemed to hint that he will be appearing in the new Captain America sequel, Captain America: Brave New World. Shortly after, a report from Variety confirmed that Ruffalo's Hulk will not be appearing in Brave New World, with multiple sources indicating that he misspoke.

During the Q&A, Ruffalo was asked if he is able to talk about Brave New World, and indicated that the film is "going to be great." According to the report, Ruffalo meant to acknowledge that Brave New World is one of the MCU's next films, but not necessarily one of his next films.

What do you think of Mark Ruffalo's new comments? Do you still want to see a solo Hulk movie? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

Issa Rae's Jessica Drew from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is joining the Marvel Comics Universe. The Insecure star voiced Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman in the animated sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and will presumably return for the third movie in the franchise, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. This Jessica Drew is a Black woman with an afro, who proudly rode into battle pregnant and on a motorcycle. The Spider-Woman from the comics was at one time pregnant as well. Soon, fans will get to see Across the Spider-Verse's Spider-Woman adventures on the comics page.

*WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Edge of Spider-Verse #1. Continue reading at your own risk!

The anthology series Edge of Spider-Verse is back with new adventures and new Spider heroes. Along with introducing readers to Weapon VIII, welcoming back Spider-Byte (another Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse star), and teasing Spider-Man 2099's involvement in the Spider-Society, we also got word that future issues of Edge of Spider-Verse will feature the comic debut of Spider-Woman from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. A creative team for the short story will be revealed at a later date, but it should be fun finding out more of the background of Issa Rae's character.

Web of Spider-Man previews future Spider-Man stories

Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and more Spider-Verse heroes will be tangled in the Web of Spider-Man. Marvel Comics announced it will preview the next era of Spidey stories in the new Web of Spider-Man #1, laying out upcoming storylines in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man, Miles Morales: Spider-Man, and Spectacular Spider-Men, the next team-up comic starring Peter and Miles. The new giant-sized one-shot relaunches Web of Spider-Man, which originally ran for more than 100 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second volume that ran for another 12 issues in 2009.

Featuring a cover by artist Greg Capullo (Batman), Web of Spider-Man #1 includes Spider-stories from current Amazing Spider-Man writer Zeb Wells, Spider-Men writer Greg Weisman, Spider-Woman (Vol. 8) writer Steve Foxe, and Edge of Spider-Verse (Vol. 4) writer Alex Segura, and artists Ed McGuinness and John Romita Jr. (Amazing Spider-Man), Greg Land (Symbiote Spider-Man), and Salvador Larroca (Uncanny X-Men).

Web of Spider-Man #1 "invites hardcore Spidey fans and new readers into the world of Spider-Man comics with special stories that lay out all that's to come for Marvel's web-swinging icons," per the official synopsis. "Current and future Spidey scribes and artists team up to kickstart their most impactful storylines, spotlight the villains and Spider-Heroes who everyone will be talking about, and introduce the threads that will shake up the Spider-Verse in 2024."

Marvel's Daredevil is giving new meaning to "sins of the father." Father Matt Murdock was born again as a Catholic priest after sacrificing his life to save the souls of his friends trapped in Hell by the Hand cult, mysteriously returning to life with little memory of his past as the horn-headed vigilante Daredevil. Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder's Daredevil run then pit the hero of Hell's Kitchen against the demonic entities of Hell: the Seven Deadly Sins. The demon Sloth possessed Matt's ex-wife, the assassin Elektra; Envy corrupted his friend, newsman Ben Urich; and Gluttony consumed his ally, She-Hulk. Father Matt exorcised those demons... and now, the sorcerer Doctor Strange must help fight Daredevil's demons.

This week's Daredevil #6 begins with Father Matt praying for forgiveness. "I've been slothful in my duty. Envious of others' happiness. Sought escape in gluttony. And I've sinned against God in ways I've yet to recognize," he confesses. "I pray you'll help me root out those sins and repent of them. I've failed miserably at doing so myself." Father Javi gives Matt his penance: James 2:13.

"Mercy triumphs over judgement," Matt recites. And then, his prayers answered, Stephen Strange tells Matt he's come to remind him of his previous life as Daredevil. "You know exactly what trail these diabolical entities followed to get to Hell's Kitchen," Strange says, using his magic to show Matt that his demons followed him out of Hell. "And it seems they're here to drag you back."

Matt considers that he deserves to be damned, but the demons aren't just punishing him: Elektra, Ben, and She-Hulk all suffered from Matt Murdock's sins. "Why would God allow that?" he questions. Matt then questions why the Sorcerer Supreme can't exorcise the demons with magic, and the answer is that they're Matt's devils. Matt holds the key. Strange can only show him the door.

Strange conjures a mystical door that will only open when Matt names the one who summoned his misery. With a prayer -- "He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy" -- Matt says, "The sinner these devils followed out of Hell to torment the Kitchen, the man responsible for all of this... is me."

Matt unlocks his memories as Daredevil. The triumphs, the tragedies, the loves, the losses. Battlin' Jack Murdock. Foggy Nelson. Elektra. Karen. Stick. Kingpin. Bullseye. The accident that blinded him. The radioactive liquid that enhanced his remaining senses to make him the crusader for blind justice: Daredevil.

He's entered a place that is "Hell's Kitchen, but it's not," a realm that may be an illusion, or a vision, or a pocket dimension. In this hellish domain lorded over by a towering Devil, Matt is confronted by his tormentor: "FIRST CAST OUT THE BEAM OUT OF THINE OWN EYE. THEN SHALT THOU SEE CLEARLY," the Devil says. "DELIVER SUCH AN ONE UNTO SATAN FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FLESH, THAT THE SPIRIT MAY BE SAVED."

Matt falls into an abyss and faces the worst version of himself: the one who fears. This demonic Daredevil drags Matt into the dark depths of his soul, telling him that God has banished him to darkness. But Matt remembers that mercy is greater than judgment and expels the demon with the words: "God is light!"

And then... let there be light. Matt is reborn again as a purified Daredevil clad in an all-white costume. (Daredevil's newest white costume is a cleaner and sleeker version of the white suit he wore as "the hand of God" in Chip Zdarsky's "Red Fist Saga," which burned with flames of righteousness.) "In Him there is no darkness at all," Daredevil exclaims. God saved him from Hell, but the rest of Matt Murdock's mortal sins are still out there: Lust, Greed, Pride, and Wrath.

"Starting tonight, I'm driving the devils out of the Kitchen. Those born of Hell... and those born of Earth," Daredevil says, leaping into action to combat The Heat gang that have been running Hell's Kitchen during the city-wide Gang War. Daredevil tracks down The Heat's lieutenant to The Bar With No Name, a place where Matt Murdock has indulged in his Wrath more than once.

And so, too, has the next demonically-possessed sinner: a wrathful Wolverine, his unsheathed adamantium claws covered in blood.

Daredevil #6 is on sale now from Marvel Comics.

There was a time when Wolverine almost got a new costume from creator Todd McFarlane. The co-founder of Image Comics is still chugging along with Spawn, as the title reaches its milestone 350th issue today. McFarlane rose to fame as an artist for Marvel Comics, with a fan-favorite run on Spider-Man as one of his many highlights. Even though fans typically think of McFarlane's Image Comics co-founder Jim Lee when it comes to the X-Men and Wolverine, McFarlane reveals he was still tasked with coming up with a new costume for the Canadian X-Man.

Todd McFarlane was a recent guest on ComicBook.com's That Collectibles Show, where he showed off never-before-seen concept art for a new Wolverine costume he created. Marvel decided not to use the costume, but McFarlane still kept a design sheet he came up with. "At one point they wanted to revamp Wolverine's costume," Todd McFarlane said. "They said, 'Hey Todd, you wanna take a wack at a costume?' They never took it up, but that's what I sent to them." McFarlane held up a large sheet of artist paper revealing the Wolverine costume, and while it's only partially shown, you have to wonder how the artist changed Wolverine's classic look.

Inside the artist's studio, you can see some of his classic covers, including the cover of Spawn #1 which was released back in 1992. You can check out That Collectibles Show's full interview with Todd McFarlane in the video below:

Todd McFarlane talks Spawn #350

Ever since Al Simmons killed Malebolgia in Spawn #100, nobody has managed to take permanent control of Hell yet. After 250 issues, that's set to change -- and it's going to chart a new course for the foreseeable future of the Spawn family of titles, from creator Todd McFarlane. The series, which holds the Guinness world record for the longest-running American comic book, is starting 2024 with some big things planned.

Spawn #350 hails from writers Rory McConville and Todd McFarlane, with artists Carlo Barberi and Brett Booth (Booth's inks provided by Adelso Corona). Jay David Ramos provides colors for the issue, with Tom Orzechowski on letters.

"I think it's going to be in keeping with what I've done in the past; you're going to get a thick issue," McFarlane told ComicBook.com. "You're going to get terrific artwork. Brett Booth is coming on, he's going to be the new artist on the book. Carlo Barberi, who's been giving me years of his life, he's going to do one of the chapters on that before moving over to [Gunslinger Spawn]. So, visually, it's going to be a hell of a book, right? And then there's going to be... I don't know if it's a true twist ending, but hopefully there'll be a surprise to the end of it that people will go, 'What? Okay, cool.' But that surprise then, although it's a weird one, that although the story sort of culminates this 250 issues of Hell's Throne being vacant finally being filled, right? That's the punchline of the story. It gets filled."

During a tour of his studio for ComicBook.com's The Collectibles Show, artist and executive Todd McFarlane gave a look at a piece of art that had been censored at Marvel -- and apparently was the last straw before he decided to strike out on his own. Speaking with Chris Killian, McFarlane showed off a page from his Spider-Man/X-Force crossover with fellow Image Comics founder Rob Liefeld. It was a page that, according to McFarlane, wasn't meant to be a big statement, but ultimately ended up being one, after Marvel nixed it from publication based on their understanding of the Comics Code Authority's guidelines.

The Comics Code Authority (CCA) was formed in 1954 as a self-censoring organization meant to prevent comics from being regulated by the U.S. federal government following a series of high profile controversies. Most mainstream publishers adhered to the code for around 50 years, with Marvel sticking with it until 2001.

"You would have thought I killed a baby or something like that," McFarlane said. "All of a sudden I'm on the phone with like five editors, and a bunch of people going, 'Todd, you can't do it, you can't do it?' and it's like, why? And they said, 'Becuase it's in the Comics Code.' I said, 'The Comics Code? I've been asking for the Comics Code for three years. Why didn't somebody send me the Comics Code? What is the Comics Code? Is there even a copy, or are you guys just making this up?' And they were like, 'Well, we just don't think it'll work,' and then the absurd conversation I had...they just went, 'Todd, you can't stab people.' I can't stab people? What are you talking about? I just bought an issue of Frank Miller, and the cover is Bullsyee gutting Elektra through the gut. 'Ohh, well, you can do it in the stomach, you're doign it in the eye.'"

You can see the complete interview below.

McFarlane pantomimed various other locations around the body that it was or wasn't okay to stab a character, and then delivered the most important part of the story.

"So, I go, 'Here's what's going to happen -- I'm a couple of days from having the baby. I'm going to be a father; I don't know how much that's goign to eat my time....I'm done. I'm done."

McFarlane and Rob Liefeld have both long enjoyed sharing the story of how they marched into Marvel one day to announce they and five other superstar artists were leaving the company to go start their own comics publisher. Of Image's seven original founders, McFarlane has arguably had the most financial success post-Marvel, starting his own toy company as well as publishing comics. A feature film was made based on Spawn -- a comic McFarlane owns in full -- and a few years ago, DC started subcontracting the production of their action figures to McFarlane Toys.

The Spider-Society is swinging out of the Spider-Verse -- and into the Marvel Comics universe. The animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse movie introduced the Spider-Society: an elite team of Spider-People founded by the Oscar Isaac-voiced Miguel O'Hara, the Spider-Man 2099 of Earth-928. This multiversal Spidey squad included the Gwen Stacy Spider-Woman of Earth-65 and the Jessica Drew Spider-Woman of Earth-332, but excluded canon-threatening anomalies like the Miles Morales of Earth-1610.

But there's a new canon event in this week's Edge of Spider-Verse #1 (2024). The fourth volume of the Spider-Verse anthology series features the story "Prologue," by writer Alex Segura and artist Salvador Larroca, which sees Julia Carpenter -- the psychic called Madame Web -- summon Miguel from the future to present-day New York on Earth-616. Madame Web weaves the Web of Life and Destiny that connects the Multiverse and all Spider-Totems, who are endangered by a mysterious threat. It's time to form the Spider-Society.

Miguel and Madame Web have been discussing the pros and cons of putting together a team of Spider-Heroes from across the multiverse, but her senses have alerted her to "something big" that is accelerating their timeline. "Whatever will be coming will be targeting our most powerful Spider-Heroes," she warns Miguel. "We need to keep this looming menace off-guard. We need to form a society of the unexpected. A task force built on the Spider-Heroes these villains would never see coming."

Their near-infinite options include Mayday Parker (Spider-Girl of Earth-982), A?a Coraz?n (Ara?a of Earth-616), Peter Porker (Spider-Ham of Earth-8311), Gwen Stacy (Ghost-Spider of Earth-65), Miles Morales (Spider-Man of Earth-616), Felicia Hardy (Night-Spider of Earth-194), Hobie Brown (Spider-Punk of Earth-138), Peter Parker (Spider-Man Noir of Earth-90214), Jessica Drew (Spider-Woman of Earth-616), Peter Parker (Weapon VIII of Earth-72), Zarina Zahari (Spider-UK of Earth-834), and Cooper Coen (Web-Weaver of Earth-71490).

Miguel needs time they don't have to choose his team. He immediately rules out Spider-Ham and selects the first member of the Spider-Society: Ara?a. Madame Web entrusts Miguel with picking wisely, and departs with an ominous warning: "For all our sakes, let's hope the threat I'm seeing isn't already here." With the fate of the universe depending on Spider-Man 2099's choices, he mulls over options for the Spider-Society roster: they'll need chemistry, especially if the threat is as serious and as sinister as Madame Web suggested.

Just then, the tentacle-like mechanical arms of Doctor Octopus -- a Doctor Octopus -- attack Miguel with two silhouetted villains: a Kraven the Hunter and a Green Goblin. "The Spider-Society will form. But they will barely stand a chance against us," the shadowy figure says. The Goblin responds: "Even a society cannot withstand... an army." This isn't a multiversal Sinister Six... it's a Sinister Society.

The next prelude to Marvel's Spider-Society event is in the pages of new one-shot Web of Spider-Man #1 (2024), on sale March 27 from Marvel Comics.

Is Marvel's Thunderbolts movie stealing the plot from The Suicide Squad? That's the topic of discussion for a new feature looking at how Marvel Studios is undergoing a creative retooling that isn't considered to be a reboot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. One of the many projects that has seen changes behind the scenes is Thunderbolts, which just had its release date swapped with The Fantastic Four. The Thunderbolts roster includes heroes such as Yelena Belova, the Winter Soldier, U.S. Agent, and Red Guardians, as well as villains like Ghost and Taskmaster. It's reminiscent of DC's Task Force X from The Suicide Squad, and that may be an adequate comparison.

During The Hollywood Reporter's look at the creative retooling taking place at Marvel Studios, the focus shifted to Thunderbolts. Joanna Calo (The Bear) is reportedly working on the Thunderbolts script, with sources stating previous scripts had the Thunderbolts crew going on a mission that was supposed to lead to their deaths. DC's Suicide Squad films features a similar plot, with Amanda Waller implanting bombs in their neck to help control them. If they fall out of line, the bombs would detonate and kill them. Whether or not the Thunderbolts script will continue to include that plot device remains unknown at this time.

What is Thunderbolts about?

Thunderbolts will bring together Sebastian Stan's Winter Soldier, Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova, Wyatt Russell's U.S. Agent, David Harbour's Red Guardian, Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Valentina Allegra de Fontaine among others to form this anti-hero squadron named after Harrison Ford's Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, who will be President of the United States by the time the events of this film roll around. Lewis Pullman (Top Gun: Maverick) will also make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in this feature, portraying Sentry, taking the place of Steven Yeun, who had to pull out of Thunderbolts due to scheduling conflicts following the writers' and actors' strikes.

"I think for me, time passing and things shifting kind of pulled me out of it," Yeun explained to Variety earlier this year. "But [director] Jake [Schreier], I know, is going to do an incredible job."

"I think it's too early to say that," Yeun added, when asked what other Marvel project he would like to join. "I probably pissed off too many people leaving, so I'm just gonna say, 'Thank you for having me.' I have some ideas. But I heard if you put it out there, you'll never get it, so I'll keep it close to my chest."

The events of Thunderbolts will directly follow up Captain America: Brave New World, which is slated for a February 2025 release. That project is centered around Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson and will feature his star-spangled hero embarking on his first solo adventure since officially assuming the Cap mantle in 2021's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Thunderbolts hits theaters on May 2nd, 2025.

The next Marvel's Spider-Man 2 update was already confirmed to be a big one given that it is adding the New Game+ mode to the game finally, but it's now looking to be even bigger than anticipated thanks to four new suits that'll be added to the game. Two of those new Spider-Man suits come directly from the pages of Marvel's Hellfire Gala stories and will be added to the game for free, but the other two suits made in partnership with the Gameheads organization will work a bit differently in that they'll be bundled in a DLC you can pay for to get early access to it, but they'll be free for everyone at a later date.

The Marvel's Spider-Man 2 update itself will be out on March 7th, a date that was previously announced alongside with some details pertaining to the contents of the update, but the first looks at the four additional suits are totally new as of today. You can check out what they look like and more details on their inspirations below alongside a better explanation of how the paid DLC will work.

4 New Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Suits

There are indeed four new suits arriving in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 come March 7th, but players will technically be able to do even more in the game when that update drops. Suit styles for Peter Parker's symbiote suits will be added in the same update so that those who've unlocked them through New Game+ Ultimate Levels will be able to customize outfits accordingly, but that's just an extra feature compared to the four suits being added.

"But we couldn't just stop at new styles - we know how much you all love when we add suits with no additional cost to the game," Insomniac Games community director James Stevenson said about the new Hellfire Gala suits. "You're in luck - we've brought Marvel's Hellfire Gala suits to the game for both Peter and Miles. Peter sports the design created by Russell Dauterman, and Miles gets his iconic look from Bernard Chang's gorgeous Hellfire Gala variant cover for Miles Morales: Spider-Man #8."

These two Hellfire Gala suits will be entirely free when they're added on March 7th, but as mentioned previously, the other two suits will work a bit differently. Peter Parker gets the "Fly Suit" while Miles Morales gets the "Fresh Suit," and both of those are being bundled with 10 new photo mode stickers and two new photo mode frames in the Fly N' Fresh bundle that'll be priced at $4.99.

From March 7th to April 5th, PlayStation said it'll be donating the $4.99 earned from each purchased bundle to Gameheads, the organization PlayStation partnered with which looks to empower underrepresented youth in the video games industry.

"We develop diverse talent and bold new voices in gaming, train students for the tech ecosystem and prepare them for college, career and civic life," Gameheads director Damon Packwood said in a PlayStation Blog post about the topic. "We serve low-income students, and underrepresented students (ages 15-25) in 15 different states with expansions to Honolulu and Atlanta."

Stevenson added a note in the announcement confirming that the suits shown in the trailer above will be free for all players at a later date and that Insomniac Games does not intend to start charging for DLC suits in the future.

"Don't worry, we don't plan to start charging for suits in Marvel's Spider-Man 2; the Fly N' Fresh Suit Pack will be available for at no additional cost to all players at a later date," he said.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2's next update with these suits, New Game+, and more will drop on March 7th.

Avengers 5 delivered some new Kang the Conqueror news after Jonathan Majors was fired by Marvel Studios. The Hollywood Reporter explained more about what the future of the MCU will look like. In their writing, they say that Marvel is working to minimize Kang after the underperformance of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Contrary to popular belief, that was on the way before Majors was arrested for assault in New York City. It remains unclear just what is going to happen to the Marvel villain in Avengers 5 or how he will be handled there. Whatever the case, the anticipation for whatever big unveiling Marvel has for San Diego Comic-Con continues to grow.

One detail from the THR article that should have MCU fans interested is the incoming subtitle for Avengers 5. The Kang Dynasty was the former title. But, that no longer makes sense if Marvel is downsizing the villain's role moving forward. Many fans of the franchise have been clamoring for Doctor Doom. With The Fantastic Four looming large next year, people are hoping that this gives Marvel an avenue to explore the iconic villain in the upcoming couple of movies. So, you can be sure that something big is coming.

A New Face For Kang?

If the role still gets recast, there was some fan momentum behind The Walking Dead universe star Colman Domingo getting a chance to play the role. The Rustin star is currently up for an Oscar and touring the awards circuit. In the midst of this victory lap, he talked to Entertainment Tonight about this whirlwind ride. Of course, they had to ask him about being Kang the Conqueror. He's seen the fan posts and things like that. But, he also knows that the final decisions are not up to him. Domingo is down to see where the ride takes him if that phone rings.

"I don't know, I'm always looking at what I have to do right now... I know there's talk and conversations around, and I don't know how much is true," Domingo shared. "I don't even get that from my team, I can't tell if it's true or not."

"The fans are passionate," Domingo continued. "Somehow my name is out there in the world [and] I like the idea of just having your name called and someone speaking lovingly and kindly about something is a beautiful thing."

Avengers 5 Details

With so much of Avengers 5 in flux, it seems that even the actors have been in a holding pattern. Simu Liu talked to ComicBook.com at the premiere of Arthur the King in New York this week. The Shang-Chi star explained the process for the next Avengers film and how they're preparing for his second movie in the MCU. Like a lot of the players involved, he's basically waiting by the phone for an update whenever it rolls through. The Shang-Chi star is excited to work with Destin Daniel Cretton again.

"Oh man, I don't know to be honest," Liu told us. "I mean, those things are so above my pay grade. I just wanna continue to be a fan of it. You know, when I get a call of like, 'Hey, this is what your in and this is where you're going to show up. And, this is when you're going to be need to be blacked out for.' That's kind of generally what tends to happen. But, you know Destin is such a special filmmaker and we're very happy to have him on the sequel. So, he'll be working on that and we're really excited to see what he comes up with. I think he's going to do a brilliant job."

Do you think Kang is gone? Let us know down in the comments!

The landscape of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is undergoing a makeover at the moment, with insiders calling it a "retooling" and not a reboot. Marvel Studios was riding high off the success of Avengers: Endgame, which wrapped up the studio's Infinity Saga and bid farewell to stalwarts like Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Scarlett Johansson. Marvel started focusing on developing original content for Disney+, as well as introducing new heroes and franchises, which haven't always resonated with fans. After dismal performances by last year's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Jonathan Majors' legal issues, the MCU appeared to suffer from "superhero fatigue." However, a renewed focus on quality over content hopes to keep the MCU from hitting the reboot panic button.

The Hollywood Reporter released an article focusing on how Marvel is quietly retooling its future catalog. They discuss some of Marvel's recent misses, including Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Secret Invasion. Moves and decisions made behind the scenes look to rectify some of these duds but also point out how February has delivered good vibes in the form of the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer that dropped during the Super Bowl, the first trailer for X-Men '97, a continuation of the popular X-Men: The Animated Series, and the announcement of the cast of The Fantastic Four.

Marvel making changes behind the scenes to clean up MCU

Things are looking up for the MCU. Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has brought in several figures to help clean up scripts for upcoming projects, and reshoots for a Disney+ series are getting rave reviews. THR reports Marvel completed reshoots on Agatha: Darkhold Diaries in February. The show is a spinoff of WandaVision starring Kathryn Hahn. Marvel typically budgets five days for reshoots, but Agatha: Darkhold Diaries reportedly finished in one day, meaning the outlook looks positive, according to sources.

Eric Pearson was also reportedly hired to tidy up the script for The Fantastic Four, with shooting scheduled in London this summer. Bear showrunner Joanna Calo is reportedly working on the script for Thunderbolts, with filming scheduled in March in Atlanta. As far as Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror, there are reports Marvel is looking to minimize the character's importance moving forward, especially after the bad reviews of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Avengers 5 was originally titled Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, but that title will be reportedly changed.

"The focus is internal this year," an insider said about the Marvel changes. "Some of our studios lost a little focus. So the first step that we've taken is that we've reduced volume," Disney CEO Bob Iger said on an earnings call in February. "We've reduced output, particularly at Marvel," in order to ensure "the films you're making can be even better."

So while all these changes may look bad on the surface, it demonstrates Marvel Studios is looking to reboot its cinematic universe, but rather clean up some of its rough edges lately, which is where the "creative retooling" phrase comes from.

Marvel's The Fantastic Four has reportedly added a new writer to polish the script. The Hollywood Reporter wrote that Eric Pearson has joined the MCU project. The Marvel Studios veteran has worked on Thor: Ragnarok and Black Widow. In the THR article, they point out that he has a bit of a reputation among Marvel brass for getting projects to completion. As there is a ton of internal and external pressure surrounding The Fantastic Four, it is crucial that the script is tight and things are very buttoned up with this production. Marvel's First Family have remained a fan-favorite and this could be a chance for Phase 5 to make a big statement.

While initial reception to Black Widow wasn't as effusive as some previous entries, Thor: Ragnarok is widely regarded as one of the MCU's best movies. Taika Waititi was credited with basically saving the Thor franchise as a whole. Pearson's touch should bring in some humor and heart that observers would argue are critical to The Fantastic Four as characters. THR's report also mentions that Marvel Studios is still searching for some actors and characters to act as anchors for The Multiverse Saga in the same way that Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans did for The Infinity Saga that proceeded it.

Fantastic Four Finally Gets A Cast

Valentine's Day brought quite a surprise as Marvel Studios announced the forecast for The Fantastic Four. In a fun piece of concept art, fans were introduced to Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us) as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic; Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman; Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) as Johnny Storm/Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing. While these names are rumored for months as the probable members of the team, it was still wild to see everything rendered out in front of the world.

After the announcement was made, Pascal took time on social media to celebrate with fans. His inclusion in the Marvel Studios film was spoiled a bit by the SAG Foundation a couple days before hand. Despite that, there was still a lot of fan buzz on the 14th surrounding the fan-favorite Marvel team. Some of his costars also took the social media to celebrate the occasion. It's one big love fest for the MCU just months after they were broad proclamations that the brand was crashing down around the weight of its own expectations.

How Will The Fantastic Four Switch It Up?

As a result of the surprise release, fans have been pouring over that concept art for clues about what's coming for The Fantastic Four. Tons of observers have keyed in on the fact that Marvel Studios seems to be aiming for a period piece with this movie. Ben Grimm is reading a copy of what looks like LIFE magazine from 1963. The costumes chosen for The Fantastic Four also have fans suspecting we're looking at an earlier time period for the team as well. Director Matt Shakman has been hinting at some big changes for the movie. He told Collider that this MCU entry really would be different in unexpected ways.

"It's different in so many ways," Shakman told them. "I wish I could be specific. I wish I could say more. But we are doing things very differently from a story standpoint, from an approach to the filmmaking standpoint, that really fits the material. I wish I could say more. I would love to, but I can't. But I think it's going to be unlike anything you've seen before, and certainly unlike anything at Marvel that you've seen before."

Do you think this change will be good for The Fantastic Four? Let us know down in the comments!

I have argued, more times than I can count, that it is a miracle the Guardians of the Galaxy are now household names. Over the past decade, James Gunn's live-action Marvel Studios movies catapulted the band of lesser-known space misfits into a bonafide phenomenon. Amid the trilogy of Guardians of the Galaxy movies, multiple video games, an animated series, and mountains of Groot-themed merchandise, audiences have grown to love and resonate with the team's ragtag ensemble of characters. Along the way, that newfound popularity has helped the Guardians evolve on the page, adding new team members and adopting new status quos. The most recent chapter for the team, this week's Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1, culminates the past year of storytelling in a poignant and expedited, but still satisfying fashion.

Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 sees its titular team finally face-to-face in the conflict against Victoria of Spartax. Tasked with protecting themselves and the "Grootspace" they have begun to call home, the team wages a war filled with surprises and harrowing moments.

From the very first panel, to the afterword by series writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 exhibits a sentimentality for the Guardians as a concept. While that has been exhibited across the space cowboy-influenced tone of the entire series, this grand finale balances that gunslinger style with a more comfortable approach. Even as the fate of the team hangs in the balance, and the issue legitimately pulls on readers' heartstrings a handful of times, the issue is still overwhelmed by the unique liveliness that fans have come to associate with the team. The issue's strongest moments, whether in the form of an epic monologue or a single wordless panel, turn that liveliness into a narrative lightning rod. It only harkens back to some of the most profound moments of the past year of Guardians of the Galaxy issues, but adds even more to the growing iconography of the team.

That isn't to say that every single narrative beat of Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 is flawlessly executed, as the issue's twenty-plus pages only allow so much to be completely and confidently wrapped up. Without getting into overt spoilers, a few of the issue's twists and turns, while still emotionally resonant, require a bit more knowledge of the previous Guardians runs to really sing. In the process, some of the immediate story beats of the past twelve issues are truncated, ending in a fashion that is still sweet or sanguine, but could have benefited from more room to grow. While this certainly doesn't tank the narrative of Guardians of the Galaxy as an entire series, it does ever-so-slightly minimize its sense of catharsis.

As with essentially every prior issue in this Guardians of the Galaxy run, Kev Walker's art provides a scrappy and stylish aesthetic to this massive final battle. While the approach to panel construction isn't necessarily revolutionary, it creates an easy shorthand to help convey the majesty of what is displayed. The real selling point is Walker's approach to character design, taking a cute-but-grounded approach to an increasing number of characters, as well as some truly breathtaking backgrounds and detail work. Matt Hollingsworth's colors add directly to the grandiose energy of the issue, utilizing golds and pastel hues to convey brevity in the most necessary of moments. Cory Petit's lettering has also worked wonders in setting up Guardians of the Galaxy's tone, and it proves to be an unobtrusive but still inspired flourish across this finale.

Even at its most rushed or understated, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 is still a magnificent culmination of the team's latest tale. Kelly and Lanzing's script delivers a tender, but chaotic battle that changes the team's standing in some major ways, while still remaining a well-earned and (largely) well-executed celebration. Walker's art helps the team's aesthetic flourish to wacky, but still recognizable heights, perfectly complimented by Hollingsworth's colors and Petit's lettering. While there's no telling what is next for the Guardians after today, this finale further proves why the team has become one of the crown jewels in Marvel's ever-evolving narrative.

Published by Marvel Comics

On February 21, 2024

Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing

Art by Kev Walker

Colors by Matt Hollingsworth

Letters by Cory Petit

Cover by Emilio Laiso and Bryan Valenza

Spider-Man faces his first super villain in the newest issue of his Ultimate Universe comic. The Ultimate Universe is back and better than ever, following the events of Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Invasion. Marvel is doing a slow rollout of Ultimate Comics, with Ultimate Spider-Man leading the charge. The comic features a married Peter Parker who has two kids with Mary Jane Watson. Instead of following Spidey's wall-crawling adventures as a teenager, Ultimate Spider-Man has Peter gain his abilities much older in life. Since he's still learning on the job, it's time he squared off with a familiar villain from his rogues gallery.

*WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Ultimate Spider-Man #2. Continue reading at your own risk!

Ultimate Spider-Man #2 comes from the creative team of Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Matthew Wilson, and VC's Cory Petit. It begins with Peter testing his new abilities while wearing a black picotech suit, which scares his daughter May when she reads about him in the Daily Bugle. After reassuring May that it could all be Photoshop, Spider-Man returns to patrolling the nighttime streets of New York City, where he runs into the Ultimate Universe version of Shocker.

Ultimate Spider-Man vs. Ultimate Shocker

Shocker looks similar to his appearance in on Earth-616, with the only difference is his costume has a more real-world look to it. Aside from the black mask covering his face, his bodysuit still has the same yellow design and pattern to it, with his shock gauntlets strapped to his wrist. The first time Spider-Man confronts Shocker it appears he's reasoned with him and talked Shocker out of robbing a bank. Of course, it's all a ruse, and when the two go to shake hands, Shocker blasts Spider-Man off the rooftop and to a dumpster below.

Another night Spider-Man finds Shocker robbing another bank, and again Shocker outwits the naive Spider-Man by telling a tale about needing the money for his dying wife. Once again, Shocker blasts Spider-Man off another roof into another dumpster, all while the mysterious Green Goblin watches on from a distance.

Another villain looming large over Ultimate Spider-Man is Wilson Fisk, the owner of the Daily Bugle. After ousting Uncle Ben and J. Jonah Jameson from the paper, Fisk has become the target of a terror attack by the Green Goblin. Instead of having the Daily Bugle cover the assassination attempts, Fisk is using Spider-Man as a distraction to keep the public off his tail.

Let us know your thoughts on Ultimate Spider-Man #2 in the comments, and let us know what villains you'd like to see Spidey battle next.

Madame Web arrived in theaters last week, and the conversation surrounding the Sony film definitely has not slowed down. The film, which is the latest entry into Sony's Spider-Man Universe, has been met with some baffled reactions, including a record-breaking performance at the box office and on Rotten Tomatoes.

Amid the discourse, many have argued that Madame Web embodies a lot of tropes of the superhero movies of the mid-2000s, evoking titles such as Daredevil, Catwoman, and Elektra. But to an extent, a better encapsulation of Madame Web's energy -- down to a handful of parallels within the film itself -- is The WB's short-lived Birds of Prey TV show. Spoilers for Madame Web lurk below! Only look if you want to know!

What Was the Birds of Prey TV Show About?

Premiering in the fall of 2002, Birds of Prey had a distinct place in DC's burgeoning superhero canon. It initially aimed to be a spinoff to the network's Superman-focused Smallville series, which had premiered the previous year to great fanfare. It also, through its marketing and opening sequence, tried to establish connections to the Michael Keaton-starring Batman and Batman Returns, insinuating that Helena Kyle / Huntress (Ashley Scott) was the daughter of those films' Batman and Catwoman. Together, with wheelchair-bound computer hacker Barbara Gordon / Oracle (Dina Mayer) and teenage runaway Dinah Redmond (Rachel Skarsten), Helena works to combat crime in the dire world of New Gotham.

Despite breaking records upon its premiere, Birds of Prey was very quickly canceled, only airing a total of thirteen episodes across its run. The series followed Dinah, Helena, and Barbara across an array of superhero-adjacent scenarios, including a fight against a revenge-filled Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn (Mia Sara).

How Is Madame Web Like the Birds of Prey TV Show?

While Madame Web and Birds of Prey play off of two wildly different superhero canons, their approaches prove to be surprisingly similar. At the time of Birds of Prey being greenlit, the comic had only run for a handful of years with just Dinah and Barbara at the center, as Huntress would not be added to the book until months after the show's cancellation by Gail Simone. Madame Web, meanwhile, involves Cassandra "Cassie" Webb (Dakota Johnson), Julia Cornwall (Sydney Sweeney), Anya Corazon (Isabela Merced), and Mattie Franklin (Celeste O'Connor) -- various Spider-Man-adjacent heroines who have (outside of Cassie and Julia) rarely crossed paths in the comics. Madame Web, herself, has only had a limited role in the comics since her 1980 comic debut, a fact that created a meme of sorts once the film first started getting off of the ground. While countless superhero projects have showcased the potential of throwing disparate characters into the same story, it can be argued that both Madame Web and Birds of Prey showed what it's like when some of that potential is left untapped. Despite boasting an ensemble of intriguing female characters, Madame Web still roots itself (for better or for worse) in Cassie's origin story -- similarly to how Birds of Prey regularly treated Huntress like its main protagonist.

The similarities between Madame Web and Birds of Prey extend beyond that, though. The broad archetypes of teenage runaways and/or orphans led by a wheelchair-bound mentor with the ability to view more than most can describe both projects to a tee, especially once the film reaches its final moments and Cassie is blinded and partially paralyzed. There are even some smaller parallels, like precognitive visions (Dinah's in Birds of Prey, and Cassie's in Madame Web) inexplicably changing one of the heroines' comic-accurate last names (Dinah in Birds of Prey and Julia in Madame Web), a deranged villain who inexplicably wants them dead (Harley in Birds of Prey, and Tahar Rahim's Ezekiel Sims in Madame Web), and a subplot revolving around a baby (a fast-growing metahuman orphan in Birds of Prey, and Peter Parker in Madame Web). As some have already pointed out on social media in the time since Madame Web's release, even the base of operations that Cassie and the girls work out of during the film's finale has a spiderweb-shaped window that looks awfully similar to Birds of Prey's clocktower. The very last moments of the film, which show all four women suited up as superheroes in the future and looking out at the city below, is a narrative beat that nearly all of Birds of Prey's episodes ended on.

Sure, these parallels certainly don't absolve Madame Web of some of its faults and flaws -- but they at least contextualize the type of superhero story it ended up telling. Whether by design or by accident, Madame Web might be the closest thing we've gotten to the Birds of Prey TV show in a while.

Madame Web is now playing exclusively in theaters.

David Krumholtz needs to be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Santa Clauses star says that he once begged The Fantastic Four helmer Matt Shakman for the role of Ben Grimm/The Thing, a spot eventually filled by The Bear's Ebon Moss-Bachrach. Now, Krumholtz has his eyes set on another member of the extensive Marvel stable.

"It's been a big, sort of unabashedly craven goal of mine to be part of the MCU in some way. I met [director] Matt Shakman for Ben Grimm," Krumholtz said in a new interview with Entertainment Weekly. "I only met him on the strength of a Twitter post or an Instagram post that I then took down two hours after I posted it. I was embarrassed. My post said, 'I just want to be in the conversation.' And it was a picture of the Thing, and Matt saw it somehow. And I had a meeting with him and we discussed it. And I've never been so bold in a meeting before, just begging for the role, just straight up selling the s--- out of it, the idea of how committed and passionate I was for it."

Krumholtz then added he thinks he could be a "shoe-in" should Marvel's First Family come into contact with Mole Man.

"It's not a joke at all. I mean, it's a shoe-in for Mole Man, isn't it? But I don't know. I'll do anything Marvel tells me to," the actor added. "I'll probably end up playing like a superhero's therapist. Let's face it. There's slim pickings for guys like me in that world, unfortunately. I'm old and I'm not in any kind of acceptable shape. So we'll see how that works out, if it works out at all."

The actor made sure to point out his desire to appear isn't as a result of the franchise's Hollywood success but rather, he grew up a staunch reader of all comics released by the House of Ideas.

"I remember thinking when I was a kid reading these comics that these would be amazing films, but they couldn't do them," he concluded. "There wasn't the technology to do them properly. And suddenly there was, and suddenly they were getting it all right. And they were true to the costumes and true to every little detail."

The Fantastic Four is currently scheduled to be released exclusively in theaters on July 25, 2025. Fox's first three Fantastic Four movies are now streaming on Disney+.

After becoming a formidable fan favorite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Scarlet Witch's reign in the comics isn't slowing down. On Tuesday, Marvel Comics announced the first details surrounding the June 2024 relaunch of Scarlet Witch, the ongoing solo series spotlighting the titular hero. The new iteration of the series will be written by Steve Orlando, who penned the previous incarnation of Scarlet Witch as well as the currently-running Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver miniseries. Artist Jacopo Camagni (X-Men Red) will be joining the series. Russell Dauterman will be returning to provide covers for Scarlet Witch.

According to Marvel, the Scarlet Witch relaunch will continue to further develop Wanda's current status quo, as a shopkeeper and aide of the helpless with her magic abilities. Additionally, the series will dive into how the events of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver and the previous ongoing series have led to deadly consequences for Wanda.

What Is the New Scarlet Witch Series About?

In Scarlet Witch, the Scarlet Witch has carved out a haven for herself in upstate New York, but it's all about to go up in flames. Wanda's newfound peace has drawn the wrath of a primal force unlike anything she's ever faced before, and it won't stop until it razes Wanda's world to the ground. It's a clash of titans as Wanda and her allies fight for all she holds dear! What happens when an unstoppable force meets the end of all things? When pure chaos meets pure destruction? Wanda's about to find out - if she survives long enough.

"The news is out and I couldn't be more excited!" Orlando shared in a statement. "SCARLET WITCH has been a dream job, and getting to return to her once again and continue Wanda's adventures is something I could never say no to. And Wanda's going to keep climbing! Here, we'll be bringing the blockbuster storytelling of SCARLET WITCH AND QUICKSILVER to the focused, personal journey Wanda began in DARKHOLD and SCARLET WITCH. And standing in her way? Only one of Marvel's most powerful and climactic entities, bent on destroying everything Wanda stands for."

What Is Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver About?

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver, which debuted its first issue earlier this month, is from Steve Orlando, Lorenzo Tammetta, Frank William, and VC's Ariana Maher. In it, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have been heroes, friends, family heads and occasionally villains, but, above all, they are twins who look out for each other. So when Wanda receives a letter from the recently deceased Magneto that would upset Pietro, she burns the letter before her brother can read it. But her choice drives them apart at the worst possible time: a new threat heralded by the Wizard - with a horrifying eldritch upgrade - is coming for their heads, and if they can't find a way to repair their damaged bond, it will cost them their lives."

"We've been doing so much work with Wanda and we wanted to spotlight the diversity of her powers and the dynamic things she can do... and it's really exciting to do the same, and give the same love, to Pietro during the 60th anniversary," Steve Orlando said when the series was announced. "But, it's not just about his powers! It's about who he is and bringing him back into this chosen family narrative we're doing. So, you won't just see Pietro back in the book, you'll see Pietro with members of the extended Maximoff family that he hasn't gotten a ton of time to spend with before!"

What do you think of the first details surrounding Marvel's new Scarlet Witch series? Will you be checking out the new relaunch? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

An entirely new audience will soon be able to Morb out. Beginning Friday, March 1st, Sony's Morbius will switch from Netflix to Disney+, joining other Sony-owned films on the Disney-owned streamer. Though Morbius isn't part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney+ is allowed to stream films from its Universe of Marvel Characters under a new licensing deal.

Under that same deal, Venom, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and Spider-Man: Far From Home have all been added to Disney+. Sony films are set to hit Disney+ after they've been on Netflix for around nine months.

"This landmark multi-year, platform-agnostic agreement guarantees the team at Disney Media and Entertainment Distribution a tremendous amount of flexibility and breadth of programming possibilities to leverage Sony's rich slate of award-winning action and family films across our direct-to-consumer services and linear channels," Disney distribution exec Chuck Saftler said in 2021. "This is a win for fans, who will benefit from the ability to access the very best content from two of Hollywood's most prolific studios across a multitude of viewing platforms and experiences."

Will there ever be a Morbius sequel?

Given the rough performance by Morbius both critically and commercially, it's unlikely Sony will produce a direct Morbius sequel. Despite that, director Daniel Espinosa has said he's brushed off any criticism that's come with the movie.

"When I did my first feature it was a small movie called 'Babylon Disease,'" Espinosa said in an interview with Insider. "I remember one day going home on the subway and I had a few drinks so I was a bit drunk. Someone nudged me on the train and said, 'I have to tell you what's wrong with the second scene in your feature,' and I was like, 'Well, okay.'"

"The point I'm making is that it's a strange thing to make something that is so public," the director continued. "Look, I have a lot of self-hatred so I have a lot of criticism of my own work. I'm always trying to focus on being better. But I am also proud of what I do. There are parts in all of my movies that I'm really proud of.""When I did my first feature it was a small movie called 'Babylon Disease,'" Espinosa said. "I remember one day going home on the subway and I had a few drinks so I was a bit drunk. Someone nudged me on the train and said, 'I have to tell you what's wrong with the second scene in your feature,' and I was like, 'Well, okay.'"

"The point I'm making is that it's a strange thing to make something that is so public," the director continued. "Look, I have a lot of self-hatred so I have a lot of criticism of my own work. I'm always trying to focus on being better. But I am also proud of what I do. There are parts in all of my movies that I'm really proud of."

Morbius is now streaming on Netflix until its switch to Disney+ on March 1st.