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Meet the Ant-Man! Not him. No, not the other one. DC’s Ant-Man!

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The Ant-Man strikes
What lies beneath the mask of the pint-sized peril?

He’s the mighty mite, a six-inch dynamo with the weight and density of a full-grown man, the small scourge of crime everywhere.

He’s …. the Ant-Man!

You’re probably thinking of Marvel Comics’ Hank Pym right about now.

No, it’s not him.

Or maybe you’re guessing it must be his successor, Scott Lang, who recently received the big-screen treatment and was hilarious.

Sorry. This is DC’s Ant-Man – a character who made but one appearance in “Batman” No. 156, cover date June 1963.

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Because You Demanded It! The Sequel to the Silliest Scene in the Marvel Age!

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jj2coverSome moments in comics are just so goofy, they can never be forgotten.

Even by the heroes themselves.

In the current issue of Marvel Comics’ “Jessica Jones,” No. 2, cover date January 2017, in a flashback to happier times, Luke Cage distracts his baby mama-to-be Jessica Jones with one of his less than great exploits as she struggles through labor.

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‘Tomb of Dracula’: When the Terror Got Real

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img_0316In 1973, just a few months at the helm, Marv Wolfman was already shaking things up at Marvel Comics’ “Tomb of Dracula.”  He had introduced Blade, arguably one of the most important characters in the Marvel Universe, in TOD No. 10. Of course, we only know that in hindsight.

But Wolfman wanted readers to know the horror title would live up to its grim potential. This wasn’t going to be the typical Marvel book in which the characters get pummeled one issue and are fine the next. Violence would have consequences.

Some bad things were going to happen. And no one was safe.

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What We Aren’t Talking About When We Talk About Captain America: Secret Nazi

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Steve Rogers is back - with a big secret.
Steve Rogers is back – with a big secret.

Captain America is a Nazi.

Yeah, so that happened.

In the premiere issue of Marvel Comics’ “Captain America: Steve Rogers,”  Cap turned on a friend, sent him hurtling to his death, and revealed himself to be a member of Hydra.

Hydra is Marvel’s answer to Nazis. There’s nothing subtle about that “Hail Hydra” salute.

People are losing their shizz over this swerve, and can you blame them?

For more than 75 years, Captain America has stood for the greatest ideals of the flag and this country. And now he’s a traitor?

But there’s one thing that’s being overlooked in all this mess:

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Introducing Blade – and the Marvel Universe Would Never Be the Same

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Blade gets ready to shank our undead star in "Tomb of Dracula" No. 10.
Blade gets ready to shank our undead star in “Tomb of Dracula” No. 10.

Marv Wolfman had only been writing Marvel Comics’ “Tomb of Dracula” for a few months when he created the most dynamic, dangerous character in the horror comic’s supporting cast – one who would help launch Marvel from the printed page to box-office success.

Welcome Blade – the vampire-slayer!

Or the vampire killer.

Your call. The comic flips between both.

One thing is obvious: Blade is nothing like the other hunters chasing Dracula.

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