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Published: 12/23/10

Fantastic Four to Become Fantastic Three in 2011

By  Steven Hoffer - AOL News
Fantastic Four to Become Fantastic Three in 2011

And then there were three. After 50 years working together as a fearsome crime-fighting unit, The Fantastic Four -- Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch and the Thing -- will soon be down to a threesome. On Wednesday, Marvel comics foretold the as-yet-unidentified superhero's impending death, which will be revealed in January's issue No. 587. The secret is so confidential (don't ruin this, WikiLeaks) that the comic books will be packaged in black polybags and not sold on newsstands. And lest you underestimate the significance of this monumental event in comic book history, Marvel ...

Published: 09/1/09

Disney Princesses vs. Marvel Superheroines

By  Ria Misra - Politics Daily
Disney Princesses vs. Marvel Superheroines

Judith wonders whether the merger between Disney and Marvel is going to prompt a disruption in the universe -- an earthshaking twist in the plot line of each company, which leaves both never quite the same -- to which I can only reply: God, I hope so. Because, you see, it's time that Marvel's superheroines took a lesson from their doe-eyed sisters on refusing to be pushed to the sidelines of a story, and it's time that Disney's princesses embraced a bit of the spirit and complexity of their mask-wearing alter-egos. For the benefit of both. Marvel has been home to enough tough, complicated ...

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