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From Marvel to DC, Geeks explores the popular and independant comic titles in the geek universe.
Review: 'Cosmic Ghost Rider #1'
Donny Cates has been on a roll recently. Since he started writing for Marvel Comics he’s worked on and finished Thanos, Doctor Strange, and Doctor Strange: Damnation, and currently writing Venom, Death of the Inhumans, and the subject of this review, Cosmic Ghost Rider, all of which have proven massively popular with fans so far. His short but sweet run on Thanos gave us the instantly classic Thanos Wins story, in which the titular character is whisked eons into the future by his older self in order to kill the last remaining opposition to his rule and finally allow him to be with Lady Death, his one true love. One of the most intriguing additions to the Marvel Universe that Cates gave us was the Cosmic Ghost Rider, a former servant of Mephisto, herald of Galactus, and now Black Right Hand of Thanos. Fans found the Cosmic Ghost Rider endearing due to his insane personality and the fact that he’s not Johnny Blaze, Danny Ketch, or Robbie Reyes, but Frank Castle, the vigilante formerly known as The Punisher.
By Zack Krafsig8 years ago in Geeks
'Dragon Ball Heroes' Guide
So if you are looking for a crash course in Dragon Ball Heroes I would highly recommend you start here. A pair of the top Dragon Ball authorities goes into a complete discussion of how Dragon Ball Heroes emerged. Stop here if you do not want to receive any further spoilers.
By travus Leroux8 years ago in Geeks
The Flashes Messed Up... Again
The third installment of the Flash War gave us some pretty big insight into Barry Allen and Wally West's current relationship, how it's changed from their relationship in the past, and some really surprising information about the Speed Force. If you are a new comic reader and are unfamiliar with some of the information I cover in this post, I will explain all of this information in-depth later on in other posts.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Batman's Army Fights an Army of Batmen
I am very behind when it comes to DC's Detective Comics Rebirth, in fact, I read the first story arc just this weekend. I have a lot to say about the story, almost all of it is good. Actually, my one complaint isn't really much of a complaint either. So let's get started on breaking this comic down. Also, there will be spoilers for Detective Comics Volume 1.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Do You Ever Get So Angry You Just Launch Yourself Into Space?
With the launch of All-New, All Different Marvel, comic readers were getting newer characters take up the mantle of old classic comic book heroes. For example, we had Sam Wilson, Falcon, who became America. Laura Kinney, Wolverine's partial clone, took up the mantle of Wolverine. Even more recently that has made many people angry is the creation of Riri Williams to take up the role of Iron Man, dubbed Iron heart. Another huge example is Amadeus Cho becoming the Hulk, who is the subject of today's post.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
The Summer of Love
If you read comics then you know that there are a couple weddings coming up in both DC Comics and Marvel Comics. So what I'm going to do is talk about why they are happening, why they are important, and what will be the likely aftermath of these weddings. We'll be starting this post with DC Comics because they did it first.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
We Know Nothing About Venom
The first issue of Venom is shown to be a chance for Marvel to build on not just the Venom Symbiote's relationship with its host but for the symbiote itself. This post will contain spoilers for Venom (2018) Issue #1. If you have not read the issue, you should, but there is also more information in this post for more background on the Venom character.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
Webcomics and Representation
Who does not want to be a hero? After hearing and seeing heroes go on epic adventures, save the day, and find true love in all kinds of stories, everyone would love to feel like the hero of a story. However, often times the hero gets played by one kind of person: the straight white manly guy who cannot spit out his feelings to the girl he likes. Just take a peek at movies and books on the whole and this kind of hero takes the lead more often than any woman, a person of color, or member of the LGBTIAQ+ community. However, there is one type of media that all kinds of heroes, a character for practically anyone who never saw themselves on the screen. Introducing the wide, wonderful world of webcomics.
By Kasey Szamatulski8 years ago in Geeks
Something Is Wrong With the Venom Symbiote
We're going to be jumping into Marvel's new Venom solo title. The two issues that have been released are fairly good, and they take Venom in a new direction. So what we are going to be focusing on today is a very brief history of Eddie Brock and the Venom Symbiote, and what has happened in the first two issues of this title so far. So a spoiler warning right here if you want to read it.
By Just a guy8 years ago in Geeks
