Secret Wars on Infinite Earths: The Comic Book Fight Club

2011-11-03T03:03:00.005+10:30

15 YEARS LATER: THOR VS CAPTAIN MARVEL! Like a lot of good comic book stories, there was more to consider in the construction of Marvel versus DC than the in-fiction propositions of parallel dimensions at war. The cliché had a real-world truth to bare as the two biggest publishers in American comics submitted themselves to a set of true-blue competitive circumstances, which no doubt required

2011-10-17T09:06:00.002+10:30

15 YEARS LATER: DC vs MARVEL - THE RIVALRY RAGES ON! Somewhere in the eighties and nineties, a small child sits in his bedroom with an A3 tablet of paper, writing all the names of the superheroes and villains he can think of. He draws pictures and wonders how their chemical properties will react when smashed together in the two-dimensional collider of a universe of imagination. The boy grows up,

2011-09-29T10:38:00.011+09:30

LONG STORY SHORT: MAKE MARTIAN MANHUNTER! With Marvel's successful construction toward a cinematic shared universe culminating in 2012's [Joss] Whedon directed Avengers; it's difficult to shake the sense of inevitability that hovers over DC Comics' counterpart hero-team, The Justice League. DC may have made their mark with seminal blockbuster pictures like Superman (1978), Superman II (1980),

2011-09-04T20:37:00.005+09:30

BANE versus BATMAN Knightfall Part 11: The Broken Bat (DC) Where: Batman #497 When: July 1993 Why: Dough Moench How: Jim Aparo The Story So Far... He is the dark knight detective that watches over a city of crime, sworn avenger of the innocent, scourge of the underworld. With a sharp mind and trained body, he is the ultimate product of human invention and spirit, but what would it take? What

2011-08-26T00:43:00.002+09:30

Mortal Spotlight: Q&A with Darren Shahlavi! With a career-defining role as British boxer "Twister" in the 2010 Hong Kong hit, Ip Man 2, Darren Shahlavi confirmed his status as the ultimate martial arts baddie you'll love to hate! A familiar face of film and television, the breakout fighting role made him a natural choice when Kevin Tancharoen was given license to bring MK back to live-action with

2011-07-18T11:53:00.025+09:30

Mortal Spotlight: Q&A with Shane Warren Jones! Comic-Con International 2011 runs July 20-24 and it's there that -- after a month a half's wait -- fans will finally get their chance to glimpse the long awaited ninth episode of Mortal Kombat: Legacy! Featuring a surprise spotlight on Cyrax [pictured right] and Sektor; the episode will tell the tale of Lin Kuei warriors fated to become unfeeling,

2011-01-14T23:59:00.010+10:30

HULK versus SILVER SURFERPlanet Hulk: Exile Part IV (Marvel)Where: The Incredible Hulk #95 When: July 2006Why: Greg Pak How: Carlo PagulayanThe Story So Far...Approached by SHIELD to undertake a mission in space against a rogue satellite; Bruce Banner, as he so often has, attempted to turn his burdened curse into a force for good. As his alter-ego, Hulk, the conflicted hero learned of a plot to

2011-01-07T23:59:00.012+10:30

SUPERMAN versus BATMAN"Who Would Win?" (DC)Where: Superman/Batman #78 When: January 2011Why: Joe Kelly & Jack Kelly How: Ed BenesThe Story So Far...Violence. The will to fight for survival.It is a trait manifested in nature across almost every level of dominating species. For those who possess it, it is a skill measurable in the darkest aspects of social heirarchy, and equally revered in sport

2010-10-31T23:59:00.008+10:30

INFINITE WARS SPINNER RACK: HALLOWEEN HAVOC!In the good ol' days, the Infinite Wars was a bubbling cauldron of superhero smackdown and comics review. We put the world's greatest heroes to the test to see who would rank supreme in the all heroic stakes of fighting evil. The usual favourites reigned, but there must come a time when all heroes and villains are tested in the great Infinite Wars! Thus

2010-09-08T10:39:00.003+09:30

EDITORIAL: "WHAT COULD MARVEL BE DOING BETTER?"It was mere moments ago, (over on Twitter), that Editor Extraordinaire Tom Brevoort threw the digital doors open to the peasants and asked a question. THE question! A question so bold I feel the need to voice some disbelief at it's sincerity, at least in terms of the ire it means to invite.In his double-post, Mr. Brevoort enquires, "What could Marvel

2010-06-30T23:59:00.010+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: JUNE 30, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-06-02T23:59:00.004+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: JUNE 03, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-05-26T23:59:00.001+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: MAY 26, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-05-23T15:25:00.008+09:30

BRAVE & BOLD: WRATH OF THE SPECTRE!Look only at the surface of TV's Batman: Brave and the Bold and you might be discouraged from giving the kid-friendly cartoon the chance it deserves. In these modern times it's become tough to sell Batman beyond his grim and gritty street adventures, which were animated expertly in the nineties by the almost definitive works of Batman: The Animated Series, and

2010-05-19T23:59:00.005+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: MAY 19, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-05-12T23:59:00.002+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: MAY 12, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-05-05T23:59:00.003+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: MAY 5, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-04-28T23:59:00.005+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: APRIL 28, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-04-21T13:30:00.000+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: APRIL 21, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-04-14T00:59:00.001+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: APRIL 14, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-04-07T23:59:00.002+09:30

SHIPPING LIST: APRIL 7, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-03-31T10:41:00.001+10:30

SHIPPING LIST: MARCH 31, 2010Disclaimer: You can probably find complete shipping list updates on most major comics sites. Consider this an opportunity to either do all your info-shopping in the one place, or get a speculative perspective on what might be worth checking out. These are untested reads. Secret Wars on Infinite Earths can offer no guarantee or endorsement of quality. These are simply

2010-03-24T16:48:00.002+10:30

SHIPPING LIST: MARCH 24, 2010Additional Note: Back for another week of slightly more elaborate solicitations that these shipping lists used to be. I figure I'll see how long I can keep these up, at the very least, while traditional Infinite Wars updates continue somewhere below. Keep your eyes peeled for changes in the "Recent Battles" index for those. Also be sure to vote in the poll, which all

2010-03-17T15:20:00.002+10:30

SHIPPING LIST: MARCH 17, 2010Additional Note: Back for another week of slightly more elaborate solicitations that these shipping lists used to be. I figure I'll see how long I can keep these up, at the very least, while traditional Infinite Wars updates continue somewhere below. Keep your eyes peeled for changes in the "Recent Battles" index for those. Also be sure to vote in the poll, which all

2010-03-10T23:10:00.002+10:30

SHIPPING LIST: MARCH 10, 2010Special Note: Things have been quiet on the Infinite Wars front over the past few months. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like I'm going to find the necessary time and energy to keep the machine moving the way it used to. To get a bit more life in the place, however, I thought I might at least start looking at the shipping list from week to week, especially while I'm