INFAMOUS IRON MAN #11 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Alex Maleev, Matt Hollingsworth, Clayton Cowles Published by Marvel Comics Release Date: August 30, 2017 Victor and Stephen have a heart to heart as the Infamous Iron Man continues his quest toward retribution. Can he get there? The central theme of whether or not…
The Comics Classroom: The Nature of Super-Villainy, Part 2
Editor’s Note: If you missed Part 1, check it out now! In 2002, Mark Waid took on writing duties for Fantastic Four and soon enough, the ‘Unthinkable’ storyline was introduced. In the prologue issue entitled ‘Under Her Skin,’ Dr. Doom is once more reunited with Valeria after decades. Doom sought to know if Valeria would…
The Comics Classroom: The Nature of Super-Villainy, Part 1
One of the most interesting components to the super-hero genre is that there are often super-villains. Super-villians often exist as doppelgangers to their respective hero rivals, although this is not exactly a constant: Spider-Man has a goblin themed super-villian rival and Batman has one themed after a clown. Often, regardless of theme elements, the purpose…
The Comics Classroom: Decades of Doom, Part 2
In the previous column, the first major six comics featuring Dr. Doom were explored, with the culminating issue from ’65 resulted in Doom’s hands being crushed by Ben Grimm. The years between ’66 and ’69 Doom would be involved in some of the Fantastic Four’s most amazing adventures. While Doom’s ’62-’65 appearances only had him…