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Marvel Returns to San Francisco for More “Ant-Man and The Wasp” Filming

Jesse Russell — Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:37:58 +0000

On the heels of Thor crushing the box office this weekend, Marvel has returned to San Francisco to shoot more scenes for next year’s Ant-Man and The Wasp. The film crew, operating under the moniker PYM Particles Productions shooting a movie called “Cherry Blue,” spent Monday down at Pier 39. Thanks to additional signage posted around North […]

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Sorry, Cracked, but superhero movies haven’t ruined comic books

Jesse Russell — Sun, 22 May 2016 17:26:41 +0000

This post is in response to Jason Iannone’s Cracked article “6 Specific Reasons Why Superhero Movies Ruined Comics.” In his post, Iannone builds a starting point for the greater discussion of how the mainstreaming of popular superheroes through film is impacting the medium where they were first created. He makes some interesting observations but ties […]

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Signing: Charles Soule at Comix Experience on October 1

Jesse Russell — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:00:43 +0000

When I read that Charles Soule would be hosted for a signing at Comix Experience, 305 Divisadero Street in San Francisco, it was difficult to believe. Soule is, as the Comix Experience flyer touts, on of the hardest working writers in the comic book industry. At times he’s carried eight books a month, so it’s […]

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Daredevil will return to San Francisco! Let’s hope it goes better than last time.

Jesse Russell — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:46:24 +0000

In March, Mark Waid and Chris Samnee will move Daredevil from New York City to start a new life in San Francisco. This will be Daredevil’s second attempt at adapting to life in the Bay Area. He last moved to San Francisco in 1972 while somewhat obsessively crushing on Black Widow. They lived together in […]

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Dead Universes (part III): Reading order

Jesse Russell — Fri, 18 Oct 2013 15:46:55 +0000

Originally published October 18, 2013 | Updated April 2026Originally published in 2013, this post explores how to approach reading three major Dead Universes: Defiant, Valiant, and the Ultraverse. The reading strategy you choose affects how you collect. Do you read series-by-series as they were originally published? In chronological order? Or by release date? Knowing this […]

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Dead Universes (prologue): A time traveler finds holes in the multiverse

Jesse Russell — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 14:59:20 +0000

Originally published October 8, 2013 | Updated April 2026In 2013, we began exploring the death of shared comic universes from the 1990s boom. Over a decade later, we’re revisiting this series. Jim Shooter passed away in June 2025, and the successful Schism Kickstarter, completing his unfinished Defiant Comics story, reminded us that these dead universes […]

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Superior Spider-Man is better than you

Jesse Russell — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 16:47:23 +0000

This post originally appeared on my personal blog on April 8, 2013. If I were to rely solely on the comments sections of comic book industry news sites I’d be led to believe that Superior Spider-Man is the worst thing to happen to Marvel – ever. In truth, it’s one of the best titles the […]

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