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.

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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International Action As Logan Roots Out Source Of The Flower Cartel In Wolverine #3

Wolverine continues his war against The Flower Cartel with the international reputation of Krakoa at stake. As Benjamin Percy, Adam Kubert, and Frank Martin craft Wolverine #3. Tony Thornley: Hey Pierce! We absolutely jinxed ourselves last time we talked! I can’t believe we thought the wait between Wolverine #1 & #2 felt like forever. Pierce…

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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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Grim Grinning Ghosts Come Out To Socialize In Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1

The X-Mansion is haunted. Someone, or something, creeps in its ruins and Nightcrawler has assembled a team to investigate. Join Alan Davis, Jonathan Hickman, and Carlos Lopez as they explore a haunted mansion in Giant-Size X-Men: Nightcrawler #1. Tony Thornley: Hey Rob, are you ready to talk about what happened to one of the most…

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All Spiders, All The Time On Marvel Minutiae! Featuring Amazing Spider-Man #41, Gwen Stacy #2, & Peter Porker, The Spectacular Spider-Ham #4

Hello friends and readers and welcome to another week of Marvel Minutiae! We hope you like Spiders and Spider-adjacent folks, because it is all Spidey all the time in this week’s column. Spider Correspondent Tony Thornley spins us a yarn about Spencer and Ottley’s ASM, while Christi Eddleman gives us her thoughts on the high…

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