World Comic Book Review

28th March 2024

The Marvel Comics / Northrop Grumman Comic Book Cancellation (but why was NGEN named after a US Navy IT project?)

Thus began and ended the tie-up between the world’s fifth largest defence contractor, Northrop Grumman, and US superhero comic book publisher Marvel Comics. The Washington Post and other news sources have reported that multi-part comic, Avengers, Featuring N.G.E.N. – Start Your N.G.E.N.S!, had been cancelled. The title, as demonstrated by the cover, was to feature … Read more

Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan #1 (Review)

Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan #1 Marvel Comics, October 2017 Writer: Declan Shalvey We sometimes think that writing a comic book is akin to driving a car. Sometimes you accelerate, sometimes you brake, and you should always have your hands on the wheel. Deadpool vs. Old Man Logan #1 is a new comic book miniseries … Read more

“Lost in the Funhouse” Thirty Years Later: Uncanny X-Men Giant Sized Annual Vol. 1 #11

“Lost in the Funhouse” Thirty Years Later: Uncanny X-Men Giant Sized Annual Vol. 1 #11 Marvel Comics, November 1987 Writer: Chris Claremont Chris Claremont wrote Uncanny X-Men for US publisher Marvel Comics from 1975 to 1991, a period of time comparable to peers in the French comic book industry but unheard of in the American comic book … Read more