Tag: Marvel

Jonathan Hickman On How To Do Ensemble Epics

Hello Netizens, Fracadactyl here. Today on Creator Highlights, we’ll be going over one writer who a few long runners can learn from. Jonathan Hickman writer […]

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The Sentry: How A Hoax Rumor Creates A Compelling Hero

The Sentry, originally a hoax rumor like Pokemon’s Mew about a Golden Age hero in the Marvel Universe. Paul Jenkins was so good at faking […]

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Rise of the Black Panther: Simplifying an Epic

One issue created that brings in a new insight to T’Challa’s origin and maternal bond, tied together with a storyline fans like to complain about.

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Retcons: Everything You Need To Know About Story Changes

Retcons, so many ways things to say and do for a character; so many ways to mess it up.

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Movie Sequels in Comics: Efficient but Needs Focus

For making movie sequels, comics will not just save money but also provide great imagery without blowing budgets. Be wary of sequelitis.

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Chelsea Cain: Controversy Can be a Good Thing

Chelsea Cain, novelist, comic writer, controversy magnet. How does a creator accurate portray a young woman’s struggles and bounce back from a scandal?

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Squirrel Girl: The Secret Origin Theories

Squirrel Girl, we know you eat nuts and kick butts. But can you let me find out the origin of your powers?

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Brian Michael Bendis: Why Reinvention Is Just Selling Out

Comic publishers, please listen. Brian Michael Bendis’ strengths are with crime drama, displaying actions, and writing teenagers. Do not make his practices of killing off characters you don’t like, just adding new characters out of nowhere without establishing them, and radically changing characters for drama as regular things.

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Hellcat and Mockingbird: Compare Marked Down Heroes

Two Marvel characters who have been around for decades; Patsy Walker the Archie competitor turned hero, and Bobbi Morse the can’t be nailed down super agent. If only they could be around more often.

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J’son and His Likely Turn to the Darkside

It’s a shame J’son was never included in the MCU, this had potential for Star Wars jokes. In fact I even came up with a way for J’son to be a better Anakin Skywalker.

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