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.

X Of Swords Advances As Storm And Wolverine Take Centerstage In Wolverine #6, X-Force #13, & Marauders #13

Ten swords, ten champions, ten battles for the fate of the world. X Of Swords continues this week with three comics about two heroes. First Pierce Lightning & Tony Thornley set the stage with Benjamin Percy, Viktor Bogdanovic, Matthew Wilson, and Cory Petit’s Wolverine #6. Then Ari Bard & Kenneth Laster keep things moving with…

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Tales of the Past Are Brought to the Present as We Look at Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein and Cockrum, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #4, Fantastic Four #24, and Shang-Chi #1!

Hello friends and readers, after a brief week off we have a giant Marvel Minutiae this week. I stole from Zack both in content and collaborators, and as such Adam Reck will be giving us an artist-eye view on Giant-Size X-Men: Tribute to Wein and Cockrum. Liz Large gives us her thoughts on Star Wars:…

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The Marvel Avengers Trinity Brings the Heat with Iron Man #1, Captain America #23, and Thor #7, this Week in Marvel Files!

Friends, the Marvel trinity is spotlighted this week as former A Thor Subject writer Vishal Gullapalli hits us with his thoughts on Thor #7, the most handsome man in comics podcasting Dan Grote gives us the business on Captain America #23, and Spider Correspondent Tony Thornley takes a much deserved break to check out a…

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Space Weddings and SWORD Fights in Empyre Aftermath: Avengers #1! Plus Seeds Of What Al Ewing Is Doing In The X-Office

Every good elopement needs a fun wedding later, as Teddy and Billy tie the knot, and future problems develop on the cusp of the New Age of Space in this delightful aftermath issue from Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia, and VC’s Ariana Maher. Empyre: Aftermath Avengers #1 Zach Rabiroff: What a week, dear friends,…

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Sin-Eater Looms in Amazing Spider-Man #48, The King in Black is Foreshadowed in Web of Venom: Wraith #1, and Ms. Marvel Triumphantly Returns in Magnificent Ms. Marvel #14 this Week in Marvel Files!

Empyre is finished, which means we’re back with our classic Marvel Files weekly reviews. And this week is a packed one as Spider-Correspondent Tony Thornley looks at Amazing Spider-Man #48, Goo Crew member Justin Partridge digs into Web of Venom: Wraith #1, and last Matt Lazorwitz gives us his thoughts on Magnificent Ms. Marvel #14!…

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We Journey Through Space and Time to Bring You Coverage of ‘Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious’ #1

The Doctor. The Last of the Time Lords. The Oncoming Storm. And now…Conqueror of DEATH ITSELF?!  At least that’s what Time Lord Victorious, a huge multiplatform crossover event, supposes. Now, the event, which brings together the Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Doctors (and maybe some surprises) comes to Titan Comics in the form of Doctor Who:…

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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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