Yesterday, Marvel revealed yet another upcoming video game: Marvel Rivals, a team-based multiplayer shooter inspired by the likes of Overwatch and Valorant. But among its roster of stalwarts—X-Men Storm and Magneto, Guardians of the Galaxy members Star-Lord and Rocket, and of course, more than a few assembled Avengers—one figure stood out to many. But she’s not … Read more
Firaxis and 2K’s Marvel’s Midnight Suns was one of my favorite games of 2022, but it ended up falling by the wayside in 2023. Amid a deluge of great games and an busy year, it was hard to carve time out for the tactical RPG. But as 2023 wound down and with 2024 just days … Read more
Marvel Studios is not reacting well, at all, to having its first real box office bomb in 15 years. After years of unprecedented success, including four of the 10 highest-grossing films of all time, the studio’s latest release, The Marvels, is on the opposite end of the spectrum. After about a month in release, the … Read more
Finally, Iman Vellani can geek out publicly about going from Marvel fan to Ms. Marvel and The Marvels star to Marvel Comics writer. Who Should Be The New Wolverine? io9 Picks The actress and all around Marvel geek—who, unlike most Marvel geeks, has direct access to Marvel boss Kevin Feige—was a recent guest on Late … Read more
The Marvel Cinematic Universe gets the team-up we’ve been waiting for since Captain Marvel and Ms. Marvel with The Marvels. The Woman Who Would Be Photon Nia DaCosta follows up her horror breakthrough Candyman with a superhero thrill ride, delivering Marvel goods with refreshing cinematic vision in The Marvels. Whether she’s making an indie or … Read more
Image: Marvel Studios The first impressions for The Marvels have hit the internet, and while for some the Marvel Studios flick that soars by the might of its trio of heroes, for others that chemistry is brought down by some wider issues The Woman Who Would Be Photon Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels showcases Captain Marvel … Read more
Marvel Studios is tapping into the majorly cosmic powers of Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers (Brie Larson); Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani); and Photon, Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) by fueling them with the power of family. The Woman Who Would Be Photon In a sit down interview with io9, director Nia DaCosta (2021’s Candyman) discussed … Read more
Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in Marvel Studios’ The Marvels.Image: Marvel Studios The first Marvels trailer dropped all the way back in April, giving us our first good glimpse of the movie’s superhero-switcheroo hijinks. Now, of course, we know a lot more about the Captain Marvel sequel—but of course Marvel can’t resist one last … Read more
Image: Marvel Studios At a time when folks are tying a movie’s runtime as part of their interest in seeing it in the theater, blockbuster tentpoles can sometimes run fairly long. At two hours or more, superhero flicks can run long in the the tooth. So if such a thing matters to you, you’ll be … Read more
Nia DaCosta’s The Marvels is nearly right here, and the Marvel Studios movie starring Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani will quickly convey us the cosmic triple menace team-up we’ve been ready for. Reuniting With Nia DaCosta on The Marvels | io9 Interview In an interview with Vainness Honest, director DaCosta talked candidly about turning … Read more