I SUPPORT BLACK SUPERHEROES [Belser-Verse, Part 4.2]: The Red, White, and New.

The Many Faces of The Patriot After the creation of Captain America in 1941, his popularity inspired a bevy of similarly themed heroes like Fighting American, Miss America, The Spirit of '76, Jack Flagg, Free Spirit and so on.  One such superhero was The Patriot who debuted in The Human Torch #4 (Spring 1941) with …

FALCON & WINTER SOLDIER #1 [Review]: A rushed, flimsy introduction to Marvel’s Dynamic Duo.

Later this year, Marvel Studios and the Disney+ streaming service will debut their first live-action series, Falcon & Winter Soldier. (Is it just me or does "Winter Soldier & the Falcon" flow a little better? I digress.) Since the Winter Soldier movie debuted in 2014, the characters of Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson have been …

HIT-GIRL / DOCTOR STRANGE / THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD / TALES OF SUSPENSE [Reviews]: Infinity Countdown Prime.

So the Marvel Universe is kinda-sorta-not-really-but-is restarting again, and one can only assume that it will be kicked off (or re-re-re-rebooted) with Infinity Countdown Prime, done up by writer Gerry Duggan and, one of the very best artists out there today, Mike Deodato Jr. His crisp drawings make this story better than what it is. …

WINTER SOLDIER / SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN / ROYALS [Reviews]: The War’s On.

War has come to the shelves of your local comic store...on all fronts. Be it a webbed war against the green skinned goblin, one royal standing up for his beliefs during a time of national war, or a shadowy pursuit during the Cold War, this week's titles all had a similar need: one man against …