I had a feeling that Spider-Man would make it to the finals of the Marvel bracket, even though he was the number two seed, I truly had no idea that he’d be facing off against the number five seed in Thor! Spidey wins! If only, we could smash them up and have them BOTH move on to the finals, what would that look like? Perhaps you don’t want to contribute to the poll, that’s cool. You do your thing.  You can tweet your choice. Just don’t forget the hashtag #LBHQuery so I can track them down easier and we’ll go from there! Next week, the finals! No breaks, we’re getting right into...

I messed up. I was wrong. Usually, I’ll make the joke ‘I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken’ but no, this is inexcusable to me. The second semi finals match up in the Marvel bracket pits the number seven seed Daredevil: Against the number five seed, Thor: On the show, I said the Thing instead of Thor. Thor beat the Thing last round. I’m really bummed I made such an oversight. Thor wins, 9 to 7 Perhaps you don’t want to contribute to the poll, that’s cool. You do your thing.  You can tweet your choice. Just don’t forget the hashtag #LBHQuery so I can track them down easier and we’ll go from there! Just to keep track, here’s the current standings in the Marvel Bracket: Next week, maybe we’re taking a break from the tournament. Maybe not. I’m still reeling from my...

This is a tough one for me. I’ve come to like our number five seed, Thor, quite a bit in these last few years. The number fourteen seed, the Thing, is a perennial favorite of everyone. But every image of the two of them together looks like this: Maybe things will be different in the polls. Thor wins, 17 to 4 Also, look at this beautiful Jack Kirby piece of them together: Perhaps you don’t want to contribute to the poll, that’s cool. You do your thing.  You can tweet your choice. Just don’t forget the hashtag #LBHQuery so I can track them down easier and we’ll go from there! Just to keep track, here’s the current standings in the Marvel Bracket: Next week, we go back to DC as we close out round two with two founding Justice Leaguers squaring...

Marvel and DC, continuing to make things easy for my image searches. This week brings us a battle we’ve seen before as the number five seed, Thor: Takes on the number thirteen seed, the Silver Surfer: Strangely, many of these Silver Surfer covers are all over Pintrest. Now, these are the way these two characters look in the 2000’s, however, I would be remiss to not include one of the most iconic covers of all time: I don’t think this cover could cause any issues among anyone online. Thor wins, 16 to 11 Perhaps you don’t want to contribute to the poll, that’s cool. You do your thing.  You can tweet your choice. Just don’t forget the hashtag #LBHQuery so I can track them down easier and we’ll go from there! Next week, we’re taking a break from the bracketing and doing a classic question, the old school Longbox Heroes...

Earlier this week, as mentioned on the show this week, Marvel announced some big changes for Thor: Come this October, the one who wields the Hammer will be female. People were up in arms over this! Like it never happened before. This is comics folks, everything changes! Heck, my friend Gavin wrote an article about the other SEVEN TIMES that Thor was a woman. And that got me thinking, this isn’t the first time Marvel has done this. A few years back, Pepper Potts donned a version of the Iron Man armor as Rescue. Back in the 90’s, in the MC2 universe, Captain America was replaced by Sharon Carter’s niece as American Dream. That can”t be right…oh wait, here’s the correct image. Whilst these were mostly temporary, DC is not above adding to their universe female representations of their popular male heroes, like Supergirl and Batgirl to name a few So what about you? What is your favorite gender swapped comic book character? Was it from a ‘What If’ or ‘Elseworlds’? Was it female to male? What about the baddies? I’m sure someone out there likes the Joker’s Daughter! Let us know in the comments section below or tweet them to us with the hashtag...

July has five weeks of shipping but somehow, this first week is a MONSTER! Here’s what Todd’s getting this week: Swamp Thing 33 Green Arrow 33 Earth-2 25 Miracleman 8 Original Sin 5 Rocket Raccoon 1 Gaurdians Of The Galaxy Galaxy’s Most Wanted 1 Legendary Star Lord 1 Thor God Of Thunder 24 Black Widow 8 Daredevil Road Warrior 0.1 Magneto 6 All New X-Factor 10 Quantum and Woody 12 Big Trouble In Little China 2 Lazarus 9 Southern Bastatds 3 And here’s what Leonard’s getting this week: ACTION COMICS #33 BATMAN SUPERMAN #12 GREEN ARROW #33 SUPERMAN UNCHAINED #7 SWAMP THING #33 TINY TITANS RETURN TO THE TREEHOUSE #2 SOUTHERN BASTARDS #3 DAREDEVIL #0.1 LEGENDARY STAR LORD #1 MILES MORALES ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3 MOON KNIGHT #5 ORIGINAL SIN #5 ROCKET RACCOON #1 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #24 BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #2 QUANTUM & WOODY #12 Here’ the full list of what’s on sale for 07/02/14 thanks to our good friends at Comics on the Green. What are you picking up this...

Fantastic rumored team ups! Fake Free Comic Book Day! Everyone gets their cut at DC. And who cried when meeting the Doctor? Todd and Leonard talk about it all including heaping buckets of praise on Jason Aaron and Gail Simone, playing Kreskin with next week’s books and so much more! Links of Note Richmond, VA Comic Con 06/29  Take the DC Comics Survey Digital Books and Sales Transformers More Than Meets the Eye Sale Do Androids Dream of Electric Sleep Sale Geoff Johns Superman Sale What We Read Last Week Red Sonja #10 Thor #23 Original Sin #4  Silver Surfer #3  What We’re Looking Forward to This Week Todd’s Pick LFC’s Pick      http://media.blubrry.com/longbox_heroes/longboxheroes.com/_wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Longbox-Heroes-003.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe:...

While I was at Special Edition NYC (see my report here), my friends and I decided to leave the con and get some lunch and then wander over to the Avengers S.T.A.T.I.O.N. (Scientific Training and Tactical Intelligence Operative Network)  Exhibit on 44th Street. I had heard about it from Leonard and the con was giving out fliers which doubled as coupons for $5 off admission. When we got there we found that they also had the $5 coupons as soon as you come in (I definitely recommend grabbing one of these coupons as an adult admission is $27.00 & a child is $19.50. So depending on how many tickets you are purchasing that could end up being a huge savings). After we got our tickets, we were led downstairs to wait in line. While waiting, you are asked to sign up to be an agent of S.H.I.E.LD. by supplying your name and email address in one of the many machines along the queue. When finished, you receive a card with your name on it which works with many of the interactive exhibits. Also, this was when the staff briefs the new agents about everything available in the exhibit and intel about the Avengers, which really added to the experience. As you’re led in, an Agent stops you, checks your ID and tells you to stand in front of a green screen for the “last civilian picture you will ever take.” Also, you have to do your best superhero pose because the Avengers team will be put in behind you. Then, you are led to a waiting area and yelled at a little – after all you are raw recruits. And by yelled at I mean they give you the rules. The most important of...

Another Wednesday, another new shipment of books!! Whether be in a local store or digitally, there are tons of books available. Here’s what Todd’s getting this week: HARLEY QUINN #7 WONDER WOMAN #32 RED SONJA #10 FATALE #23 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #35 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #23 IRON MAN #28 SILVER SURFER #3 DAREDEVIL #4 ORIGINAL SIN #4 And here’s what Leonard’s getting this week: HARLEY QUINN #7 FATALE #23 DAREDEVIL #4 IRON MAN #28 ORIGINAL SIN #4 SILVER SURFER #3 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #23 RED SONJA #10 Here’ the full list of what’s on sale for 06/18/14 thanks to our good friends at Comics on the Green. What are you picking up this...