It’s difficult to think of another supervillain who can share top billing with their superhero nemesis, let alone steal the show. Yet, in the many years since his debut, the Joker has done just that. Since his debut in 1940’s Batman #1, the Clown Prince of Crime has gone on to become a cultural icon … Read more
In the foreword to Amazing Spider-Man: Full Circle, Marvel Italia editor Massimiliano Brighel writes: “I have a feeling that Stan Lee would have liked this story”. It’s easy to see where he’s coming from. The concept is disarmingly fun: a telephone game where seven writers took turns to script a chapter before handing the story … Read more
Way back in the before-times of March 2016, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles publisher IDW hit upon a unique idea for a company-wide crossover. Given the number of licensed properties the publisher held, a crossover like DC’s Crisis or Marvel’s Civil War was never going to work within the main continuities of each separate book. Instead, … Read more