Philadelphia: Green Lantern, one of DC Comics' oldest and enduring heroes no matter what parallel earth he's on, is serving as a beacon for the publisher again, this time as a proud, mighty and openly gay hero. The change is revealed in the pages of the second issue of 'Earth 2' out next week, and comes on the heels of what has been an expansive year for gay and lesbian...
05:14 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Marvel comic book crime fighters 'The X-Men' are getting ready for the first same-sex marriage in the superhero world. ...
04:30 PM, May 23, 2012
Philadelphia: Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend. The New York-based publisher said on Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his beau, Kyle Jinadu, in the pages of "Astonishing X-Men" No. 51. That's due out June 20. Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of "Alpha Flight" No. 106 in 1992, one of Marvel...
11:00 AM, May 23, 2012
Philadelphia: Call it a relaunch bump and jump. DC Comics overtook long-time rival Marvel for the first time since 2002 after figures for October sales of comic books showed the publisher of relaunched versions of Superman, Batman, the Flash and others, gathering 51 percent of the market share for the month compared with nearly 30.3 per cent for Marvel. They were followed by Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics and IDW...
01:44 PM, Nov 05, 2011
New York: Marvel Comics revealed on Tuesday that the heir to the Spider-Man costume following the death of Peter Parker will be Miles Morales, a teenager of half-Hispanic and half-black origin who will protect New York from the bad guys starting Wednesday, when "Ultimate Comics Fallout #4" hits the magazine racks. "When the opportunity arose to create a new Spider-Man, we knew it had to be a character that represents...
02:04 PM, Aug 03, 2011
New York: A federal judge ruled on Thursday that influential comic book artist Jack Kirby's creations such as the Fantastic Four and the Hulk belong to Marvel Entertainment, and not his heirs. The decision in New York by District Judge Colleen McMahon scuttles a copyright claim by Kirby's heirs that threatened to undermine everything from Marvel's movie projects to its integration into parent company Walt Disney Co. "I conclude that...
02:10 PM, Jul 29, 2011
Hong Kong: Stan Lee wants to see the likes of Spiderman and the X-Men weaving between skyscrapers in Shanghai and battling enemies on the Great Wall. The comic book legend has announced a joint venture with a Hong Kong investment company that aims to roll out a new superhero franchise targeted at Chinese and foreign audiences. Lee's POW! Entertainment said in a statement issued on its website this week that...
06:05 PM, Jul 04, 2011
Philadelphia: The lights are going out for Peter Parker, the high school student bitten by a radioactive spider whose wall-crawling and web-slinging antics have made him a touchstone of Marvel Comics' universe of heroes and villains. The publisher said on Tuesday that Parker's alter ego, Spiderman, will die, finally succumbing to one of his most pernicious foes in the final issue of "Ultimate Comics Spiderman" due out Wednesday. Fans of...
12:32 PM, Jun 22, 2011
Philadelphia: A new look and a new suit are in store for Ultimate Spider-Man, but the fate of Peter Parker - the awkward teenager who catches thieves like flies - is still a mystery. Marvel Comics said Monday that Parker is taking off the Spidey costume for good as part of its "Death of Spider-Man" story in its Ultimate Comics imprint, but it has offered scant clues as to what...
10:55 AM, Apr 19, 2011
Disney to get rights to 5,000 Marvel characters like Spiderman, X-Men. ...
09:45 PM, Sep 01, 2009
Spidey fan Barack Obama graces the cover of comic's special edition. ...
09:05 AM, Jan 09, 2009
Illustrator Dave Cockrum helped make Marvel Comics a sensation by overhauling
X-Men with new characters. ...
04:59 PM, Nov 29, 2006
