Tony Thornley

Tony Thornley is a geek dad, blogger, Spider-Man and Superman aficionado, X-Men guru, autism daddy, amateur novelist, and all around awesome guy. He’s also very humble.

It’s All Over but the Punching,and the Explosions,…and Lots of Tree Sap in the Final Empyre War Report!

Hello friends and readers, it’s time to close out some miniseries as we finish our final week of Captain America and Avengers!  How will Zack and Vishal feel this time? Plus, we combine with our final Fantastic Four tie-in with Fantastic Four #23, featuring some very nontraditional FF members. Tony Thornley will be bringing us…

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Our Empyre War Report Continues As The Celestial Messiah Meets His Maker And The Cotati Come To Yancy Street In Lords Of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 & Fantastic Four #22

Hello friends and readers, Empyre sinks in deep as we cover the highs and lows of this week’s crop of tie-ins. Zach Rabiroff examines the ramifications os Lords Of Empyre: Celestial Messiah #1 by Alex Paknadel, Alex Lins, and Matt Yackey. Then Tony Thornly shows us what those wacky FF kids are doing in Fantastic…

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Green Slime, Black Goo, and…More Green Slime Actually. It’s Marvel Files with Spider-Woman #2, Venom #26, and Fantastic Four #21

Hello friends and readers, it’s time for a little bit of Marvel Minutiae this week. Our esteemed boss Zack Jenkins is getting into Venom #26 and the start of Venom Beyond, Andrea Ayres ponders over Spider-Woman #2, and Tony Thornley starts off Empyre tie-ins with Fantastic Four #21.  Venom #26 I think it’s fair to…

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Daredevil Takes on the Town in Daredevil #20 and Miles Takes on the Law in Miles Morales: Spider-Man #17— This Week in Marvel Files!

Hello friends and readers, happy June! We’ve got an amuse bouche of reviews for you today as Spider Correspondent Tony Thornley brings us thoughts on Miles Morales: Spider-Man #17 by Ahmed, Carnero, and Curiel. Also, while I step into the ring to definitely say some very good words about Daredevil #20 by Zdarsky, Chechetto, and…

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Alien Pets, Alien Suits, Alien Friends & Moon Gods This Week As We Cover Avengers #33, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1, Amazing Spider-Man #43, And Venom #25 On Marvel Files

Hello friends and readers, we have actual physical books to cover for you this week, so in celebration, we decided to do all of them! Zack Jenkins digs into Avengers #33 by Aaron and Garron, while Liz Large dusts off the new #1 of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra by Wong and Cresta. Finally, it’s time…

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Isabelle: Racing Legend

I don’t play Animal Crossing, so the last few weeks on social media have been Greek to me. However, I have been playing a lot of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and I’ve discovered something. Isabelle rocks. I typically race as either Toad or Toadette. The small, compact characters (or Light) take turns better, especially on…

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Step Into Tales Of Old Friends And New Enemies With Immortal Hulk #33, Road To Empyre: The Kree-Skrull War #1, The Amazing Spider-Man #42, And Marvel Snapshots: Fantastic Four #1!

Hello friends and readers, it’s a packed week here at Marvel Files as Christi Eddleman leads up on the Road to Empyre, the clockwork-like Tony Thornley swings into The Amazing Spider-Man, the big boss Zack Jenkins takes a look back in Marvel Snapshots: Fantastic Four, and Rob Secundus delves into the specifics of Immortal Hulk!…

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