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The original Galactus Trilogy as told in Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's "Fantastic Four" #48-50 remains one of the most influential stories of the Marvel Universe. Though told in three simple issues, it was the first Marvel superhero tale with apocalyptic stakes. Galactus, intent on devouring Earth, is portrayed more so as a force of nature than a mustache-twirling super-villain. Then there's his herald, the Silver Surfer, who is touched by humanity and turns against his master.

Galactus exiles the rebellious Surfer from his service at the end of the trilogy. Still, in stories told since, Galactus will usually have a less powerful, human-sized herald in his service to replace the Surfer. Most infamously, "Marvel Tales" #137 featured an alternate reality where Spider-Man's Aunt May becomes the herald of Galactus ("Golden Oldie"). In the end, she convinces Galactus to switch...

A new sneak peek has been revealed for the upcoming movie Jurassic World Rebirth. The film will serve as the start of a new era for the franchise, following a new cast of characters led by Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett.

Per Screen Rant, a new image was released featuring a look at Johansson in her role. The character can be seen operating new tech as part of a mission to acquire dinosaur DNA, seemingly before things naturally go awry when the jurassic beasts attack. It's not yet known what exactly Johansson's Zora is working with in the image, but the photo does provide a sneak peek at how the character will be utilizing new tech in the franchise. The photo can be seen below.

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Legal dramas often walk a fine line between being gripping and downright over-the-top, and while Suits had its charm (and plenty of swagger), The Lincoln Lawyer came in hot with something Suits just couldn’t quite match—raw, street-smart realism. Manuel Garcia-Rulfo’s take on Mickey Haller didn’t rely on designer suits or lofty office drama.

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Mickey Haller in The Lincoln Lawyer | Credits: A+E Studios

Nope, he operated straight out of the back seat of his Lincoln, taking the phrase on the go to a whole new level. The series delivered courtroom showdowns with a grittier edge, balancing the flash with some serious depth. Sure, Suits had the banter, but The Lincoln Lawyer made the law feel like it wasn’t just polished—it was personal.

How The Lincoln Lawyer Outdrives Suits as the Legal Drama Mvp Gabriel Macht and Patrick J Adams in Suits as...

Hulk is one of the most powerful superheroes in the comics, but that doesn’t mean he can’t get a power upgrade from time to time. This is exactly what’s going to happen as the ‘What If..?’ series of one-shot stories expands.

Instead of Norrin Radd becoming the Silver Surfer, Galactus will use his cosmic power to transform Bruce Banner into the Herald Hulk: Smasher of the Spaceways.

The story, published on January 1, 2025, is written by Matthew Groom, with art by Lan Medina and a cover by Ron Lim. The official synopsis is as follows:

The first in a new series of one-shots that asks the question: What if Galactus recruited some of Marvel’s best and brightest heroes as his new cosmic heralds? See how the Power Cosmic transforms these once-familiar champions, twisting and turning all of Marvel history in their wake!

In this tale, Galactus has...

Although Gambit is one of the most popular mutants, he hasn’t always been considered one of the most powerful. His primary ability allows him to charge objects, usually playing cards, with kinetic energy, making them explode upon impact.

This skill enables him to transform everyday items into formidable explosives. But what if Gambit were to receive a remarkable power upgrade through Galactus’ Power Cosmic?

Scheduled for release on January 8, 2025, the new ‘What If…?’ storyline promises an exciting twist. What If…? Galactus Transformed Gambit #1, created by Josh Trujillo, Manuel Garcia, and Ron Lim, will feature Gambit taking on the mantle of Galactus’ herald.

In this issue, Gambit, celebrated as the most charismatic and skilled thief on Earth, captures the attention of Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. With the Power Cosmic flowing through him, Gambit becomes nearly unstoppable.

Heralds are individuals chosen by Galactus to scout for new planets for consumption.

X-Men fans' favorite Ragin' Cajun is getting an unbelievable power upgrade, as Galactus selects Gambit as his next herald. Gambit's ability to charge objects with kinetic energy has always packed a punch, but now he'll be raised up to a godlike level with powers on the same level as the Silver Surfer, and a new cosmic redesign courtesy of comic icon Ron Lim.

The change comes as Marvel releases a series of new What If...? stories, imagining versions of reality where Galactus chose various Marvel heroes as his new heralds. In January 2025, it's Gambit's turn, and the heroic thief will transcend humanity after catching the eye of the Devourer of Worlds.

What If? Galactus Transformed Gambit? #1

Release Date:

January 8, 2025

Writer:

Josh Trujillo

Artists:

Manuel Garcia

Cover Artist:

Ron Lim

Gambit is the most charismatic, most heroic and most capable thief on Earth which is exactly how he grabs the attention of the Devourer of Worlds!

One of the most feared beings in all existence is actively recruiting in Marvel Comics' new What If...? comic book series. Next January, a series of one-shots dares to ask the question: What if Galactus turned some of Marvel's best and brightest heroes into his new cosmic heralds?

Silver Surfer is, of course, the most well-known Herald to Galactus, though the likes of Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, and the Human Torch have also briefly served the Devourer of Worlds over the years.

Now, though, it will be Hulk, Gambit, Moon Knight, Rogue, and Spider-Gwen who are transformed by the power cosmic and tormented by new purpose in stories delivered by a lineup of superstar talent, including veteran Marvel talent and rising newcomers.

These once-familiar heroes will be outfitted with new cosmic looks designed by visionary Silver Surfer artist Ron Lim, and imbued with divine power upgrades from their master that will test their humanity.

The Avengers are pivotal in Marvel content, major storylines revolve around them showcasing their importance. Avengers team crossovers are crucial; each major event includes them earning their spot as Marvel's top team. Must-read arcs like Infinity Gauntlet and Civil War define Marvel's captivating storytelling and unforgettable characters.

The Avengers are at the pinnacle of the Marvel Universe, as the benchmark for superheroism. Earth's Mightiest Heroes isn't just a tagline to sell comics. It's representative of the importance these heroes hold over the Marvel Universe, and as such, most major storylines revolve around them.

All of Marvel's biggest, best crossover events have the Avengers in an active role, or at least are so big that the Avengers can't be left out of the festivities. Even if it's not a company-wide event, crossovers specific to the Avengers team are important enough to warrant all eyes of the Marvel Universe on them...

Matt Murdock's life-altering accident was caused by his twin brother, Mike, who used a Norn Stone to change their shared history. Mike Murdock's manipulation of reality made him a part of Matt's childhood, influencing the pivotal moment of Matt getting hit by a truck. The car accident that blinded Matt and gave him his powers was originally a random event, but with Mike's interference, became a deliberate act affecting Matt's superhero destiny.

One of the biggest events in Daredevil's life was the accident that gave him his superpowers. Matt's life was completely changed when he one day pushed a stranger out of the way of an oncoming truck. This resulted in an accident that not only blinded Matt, but gave him the powers he'd need to be Daredevil, but Marvel revealed that Matt's own brother was the reason this happened.

Matt's twin brother Mike Murdock began as...

“Going to Hell for God is the logical end for the Catholic devil,” declares Matt Murdock in 2023’s Daredevil #12.

Matt Murdock isn’t the only religious superhero in the Marvel Universe. In addition to fellow Catholic Nightcrawler of the X-Men, there’s the Presbyterian Christian Wolfsbane, Muslim Ms. Marvel, pantheist Black Panther, and Jewish characters like Moon Knight and Kitty Pryde. But Daredevil might be the Marvel superhero whose religion plays the most pronounced role in his stories.

Of course, Daredevil isn’t the first Marvel hero to go to Hell and literally fight the Devil, as Ghost Rider, the X-Men, and anyone who had to deal with Mephisto can attest. But when it’s guilty Catholic Matt Murdock donning his Daredevil duds to deal with the Devil, then it’s a really big deal. Which is exactly why Chip Zdarsky — who wrote Daredevil #12 with artist Marco Checchetto, colorist Matthew Wilson,...

Marvel's new series, What If...? Venom, explores what would happen if the symbiote bonded with different Marvel heroes, such as She-Hulk, Wolverine, and Moon Knight. The new Venomized designs of the heroes, including She-Hulk and Wolverine, are visually striking and showcase the epic potential of Marvel's characters in this limited series. The first issue of What If...? Venom is set to release on February 28, 2024, promising new and exciting stories for fans of the chaotic symbiote.

Iconic Marvel heroes like She-Hulk, Moon Knight and Wolverine have unveiled their official Venom forms in a new series that will rewrite the symbiote's history. Venom has continued to be one of Marvel's most popular characters ever since he first debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 and #300. His vengeful personality tied to Eddie Brock made him a fan-favorite for years, turning him from a full villain into one of Marvel's most defined antiheroes. However, a new...

Warning: Contains spoilers for X-Men: Days of Future Past: Doomsday #2!The X-Men never run short of villains, and some even transcend timelines to pursue their mission of mutant elimination. Ahab, the Master of Hounds, has dogged mutantkind in the past, present, and future, and now some of the cyborg’s personal history has finally been revealed. Unfortunately for his enemies, the person who originally gave him the name “Ahab” only adds to his menacing air.

In X-Men: Days of Future Past: Doomsday #2 – by Mark Guggenheim, Manuel Garcia, and Geoffrey Shaw – it is revealed that Henry Peter Gyrich, another perennial Marvel antagonist, was the first person to tie Roderick “Rory” Campbell to the name Ahab, comparing him to the zealous captain of a whale hunting vessel in Herman Melville's Moby Dick.

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Ahab Got His Name From A Known...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #1!Spider-Man has once again shown the great responsibility he shoulders, by choosing to make the ultimate sacrifice rather than use his powers to take human lives. Peter Parker has famously lived by the lesson: "With great power, comes great responsibility." When a radioactive spider bite blessed young Peter with a vast array of spider-like abilities, he chose to use his newly gifted powers as a force for good. As Spider-Man, Peter tends to embody all that is good and decent in humanity, showing great restraint - namely, he's not a killer.

In X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #1 from Marc Guggenheim and Manuel Garcia, Spider-Man takes his ethos to the extreme. In this prequel to the dystopian nightmare of the Days of Future Past timeline, anti-mutant sentiment is roiling the nation. The issue touches on the role played...

Warning! Spoilers ahead for X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #1!When the Avengers refuse to carry out the government's anti-mutant authoritarianism, the United States assembles a new super team to take down the X-Men. Marvel Comics is once again exploring the grim timeline of the X-Men's Days of Future Past in a new miniseries. Fans have long wondered what role the Avengers played throughout the classic storyline: while mutant matters are primarily the X-Men's responsibility, surely the collapse of human civilization would draw the attention of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Now Marvel has detailed not only the role of Earth's non-mutant superheroes, but who took their place when they stood up to fermenting tyranny.

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday #1 is the first of a new series from writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Manuel Garcia. While this expansion of this alternate Marvel Universe touches on the Sentinel-ruled dystopia of the distant future,...

Manuel García-Rulfo has been cast in the title role of Netflix’s Spanish-language film Pedro Páramo. Shooting has begun on the Mexican film, which marks cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto’s directorial debut.

García-Rulfo is best known for Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer, which debuted last year. He is leading Pedro Páramo opposite Tenoch Huerta, who will play Juan Preciado in the Mateo Gil adaptation of the Juan Rulfo novel.

They are joined by Ilse Salas, Mayra Batalla, Héctor Kotsifakis, Roberto Sosa, Dolores Heredia, Giovanna Zacarías, Noé Hernández and Yoshira Escárrega among others.

Rulfo’s original novel follows a man who attempts to meet his father for the first time after his mother’s death, only to find a ghost town filled with spectral figures and discovers the reckless and dangerous choices his dad made during his life.

“Our commitment to Mexican cinema takes on a whole new dimension with the start of production of Pedro Páramo,...

An exciting new Marvel Comics limited series will explore the lead-up to one of the X-Men's most beloved and famous storylines, "Days of Future Past", in the 4-part prequel comic X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday.

"Days of Future Past" - from X-Men legends Chris Claremont and artist John Byrne - which surprisingly only takes place over two issues of Uncanny X-Men, was the mutants' first real encounter with the horrors and complexities of time travel, with a grown-up Kate Pryde traveling back in time to desperately stop the assassination of Senator Robert Kelly.

Marvel's announcement reveals that X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday - from writer Marc Guggenheim and artist Manuel García with an impressive cover by Geoff Shaw - will explore the 30-year period between the assassination of Kelley in 1980 and 2013, the year the Kate Pride of Days of Future Past originally came from, revealing never...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker #2Almost no one in the Marvel Universe can withstand a beating like a Hulk, but She-Hulk's fate is far worse than losing a fight.

Things haven't been going well for Sakaar, also known as Planet Hulk. A thousand years into the future, long after the Hulk first came to the planet, the society is still at war. A grand priestess of Sakaar wants to eliminate all of a green skin people living there. Hulk Amadeus Cho lives on Sakaar and has been tasked with stopping the genocide. However, he knows he is not up to the challenge alone. He needs to find the original Hulk Bruce Banner.

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In Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker #2 by Greg Pak and Manuel Garcia, Amadeus Cho actually manages to find Bruce Banner, but he is not in any mindset to help.

Greg Pak Returns To Sakaar In Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker! Greg Pak teams up with artist Manuel Garcia for a new Planet Hulk saga, coming this November In 2006, writer Greg Pak along with artists Carlo Pagulayan and Aaron Lopresti crafted Planet Hulk, one of the most iconic stories to ever grace the pages of Incredible …

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Valiant Comics has announced the complete creator line-up for its relaunch. Writer Duane Swierczynski (Birds of Prey) and artists Manuel Garcia (Spider-Man: Breakout) and Arturo Lozzi (Immortal Weapons) will tackle Bloodshot. Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) will write Archer & Armstrong, with illustrations by Clayton Henry (Uncanny X-Men). "Your name is Angelo Mortalli," said Valiant in its Bloodshot solicitation. "Your brother is trapped behind enemy lines and on the verge of - no. That's not right. "Your name is Raymond Garrison. You've retired from the dangers of the field, but a desperate plea from your oldest friend plunges you into a vicious firefight that - no. That's not right, either. "You are Bloodshot. You are the (more)...