Kelly Thompson Archives - Bounding Into Comics

The New York Times Gets Disingenuous With Captain Marvel

March 13, 2019

In an article for the New York Times dated February 28, 2019 by David Itzkoff, the reporter heaps praise on the “idea” of a Captain Marvel movie. The meat of the article is a giant pile of old tires filled with...

Comic Book Review: Captain Marvel #2

Dan Traeger

February 16, 2019

Comic Book Reviews, Reviews

Wherein we get a Sophomore slump in a plot that didn’t have a lot of wiggle room to begin with, a colorist that’s still destroying the art, and an artist that still maintains some semblance of quality despite t...

Sana Amanat Praises Captain Marvel’s Audience Transformation – The Sales Tell a Different Story

John F. Trent

February 6, 2019

Comic Books

Marvel Comics' Vice President of Content and Character Development recently penned an interview with Brie Larson for InStyle where she praises Marvel Comics' audience transformation when its comes to their Capt...

Comic Book Review: Captain Marvel #1

Dan Traeger

January 28, 2019

Comic Book Reviews, Reviews

Wherein the world looks a little brighter and happier again even though we have a questionable choice for a first issue bad guy and a colorist ruining the dance party. Captain Marvel #1 has a lot going for it,...

Uncanny X-Men (2018): The Break Down, Part 2

Phillip Pratt

January 18, 2019

Comic Book Reviews, Comic Books

“Everything is connected… And thus nothing is connected.” Here is the second and final part of The Break Down, an overview of the Uncanny X-Men weekly event, Disassembled. X-Man has launched a worldwide campai...

Extermination has been avoided, but what if it wasn't just about the O5 X-Men going back?

Is Marvel Cleaning House and Streamlining the X-Men for Easier Access?

Phillip Pratt

January 3, 2019

Comic Books

Are the X-Men cleaning house by abandoning their redundant characters? Time travel and adventures in alternate universes and dimensions are nothing new for the X-Men. Matter of fact, roughly a quarter of their...

Uncanny X-Men (2018): The Break Down, Part 1

Phillip Pratt

December 17, 2018

Comic Books

Explaining issues 1-5 of the weekly X-Event; Dissembled. If you’ve been under a giant-sized X-Men rock (get it? 'Giant-Sized'?), then you might not be aware of what’s going on with Marvel’s Merry Mutants. The ...

Comic Book Review: Mr. and Mrs. X #4

Phillip Pratt

October 30, 2018

Comic Book Reviews

Rogue and Gambit's 'honeymoon in space' continues, but will the newlyweds survive it? It is a good time to be an X-Men fan. After what felt like a decade’s worth of back burning stories, odd character interpre...

Comic Book Review: The Life of Captain Marvel #3

Dan Traeger

October 18, 2018

Comic Book Reviews, Reviews

Wherein My Favorite Superhero Continues to Act Like a Douche, We Get About Three Pages of Actual Superhero Comic and Carol’s Mom Debuts a Bit of a Makeover. The Life of Captain Marvel #3 is yet another install...

Marvel Comics Reboots Captain Marvel in Brand New #1

John F. Trent

October 3, 2018

Industry News

Marvel Comics will once again be rebooting Captain Marvel with a brand new #1 issue in January. The series will be written by Kelly Thompson with art by Carmen Carnero and colors by Tamra Bonvillain. The...

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