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Comic Book Reviews, News, and Opinions

Your regular update on Comic Book reviews, the latest news about the Comics Industry, and honest opinions. comicalopinions.substack.com

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16:04

The Comic Shop Trap

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2025/12/31

Why Marvel & DC Are Failing: The Comic Shop TrapMarvel and DC aren’t failing because “comics are dead.” They’re failing because they built their business on a single shrinking distribution channel: comic shops. In this episode, we break down the comic shop trap and show how wrestling, soap operas, and manga escaped the same problem.You’ll learn:How the Direct Market works and why non-returnable orders + variants are crushing retailersWhy U.S. comic unit sales are down while cover prices and

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18:10

Manga's Zero Friction Model Is Destroying Western Comics

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2025/12/18

In 2020, a single Japanese manga series outsold the entire American comic book industry. The reason isn't "better writing" - it’s Friction.In this episode of our "Fixing Comics" series, we break down the invisible "Continuity Wall" that stops new readers from buying Marvel and DC comics. We compare the broken user experience of superhero comics against the "Zero Friction" models of Manga, WWE Wrestling, and Soap Operas to explain why one industry is growing while the other is shrinking.From the

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22:02

How Wrestling's Format Beat Superhero Comics!

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2025/12/10

Why is professional wrestling thriving while superhero comics struggle to maintain their audience? The answer isn't in the writing—it’s in the format.In this video essay, we investigate the structural engine that powers both industries: the "Infinite Soap Opera." We break down how the serialization models of Marvel and DC have become trapped by the "Illusion of Change," while the WWE and modern wrestling have evolved the soap opera formula to create consequences that actually stick.From the "Status

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24:45

Why Superhero Comics, Wrestling, and Soaps Tell the...

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2025/12/04

Why do superhero comics, professional wrestling, and daytime soaps tell the SAME stories yet have RADICALLY different outcomes?In this episode, we explore the shared DNA of serialized melodrama and why Marvel and DC are losing readers while WWE generates $1.3 billion annually.The answer isn't creative talent. It's business model design.🧬 EPISODE 1 BREAKDOWN:• How comics, wrestling, and soaps share identical narrative DNA• Why this isn't a failure of Marvel and DC (it's strategic)• The 79% collapse

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17:06

Marvel's Most Powerful Hero Nobody Talks About!

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2025/11/26

Why is Marvel burying the Blue Marvel (Adam Brashear)? Despite being physically stronger than Thor and the Sentry, and his debut comic skyrocketing to over $2,600 in value, Disney keeps him hidden from the MCU. This video performs a financial autopsy on Marvel’s decision to ignore this "Blue Chip" asset, exposing the executive fear and editorial gatekeeping behind his obscurity. Discover the uncomfortable truth about the most powerful hero Marvel refuses to use.Grab your copy of The Revelation

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19:08

Why Is DC Comics Cheetah So Weak

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2025/11/21

Why is Wonder Woman's arch-nemesis, The Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva), often treated like disposable C-List fodder? 🐆She has magical claws that can cut Kryptonians, Flash-level speed, and two PhDs—yet she's constantly nerfed, defeated by street-level heroes like Green Arrow, and easily contained by a "regular cage." What is going on?In this deep-dive editorial autopsy, we expose the uncomfortable truth: Cheetah is systemically nerfed due to chronic editorial instability within DC Comics and a

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18:04

Rob Liefeld Is Wrong About The X-Men

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2025/11/18

Rob Liefeld says the X-Men are failing because they aren't "macho" anymore. He's wrong.The X-Men aren't suffering from a lack of macho characters. They're suffering from a catastrophic structural failure in storytelling.In this deep-dive analysis, we expose how Marvel Comics editors have systematically abandoned one of the five universal rules of narrative, fundamentally changing the appeal of their flagship titles. We show the disastrous shift from Male-Coded Goals (external, task-oriented

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13:13

Panini's Lawsuit Could Change Comic Cards Forever

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2025/11/12

Is Panini's alleged antitrust scheme secretly devaluing your entire comic card collection?This deep-dive exposes the $1.7 million federal lawsuit filed by Wild Card against Panini America that could fundamentally reshape the trading card market forever. We break down the explosive allegations that Panini leveraged its dominant NBA and NFL card allocations to intentionally crush the distribution of rivals in the non-Marvel comic IP space.**In This Video, We Reveal:*** The Corporate Weapon: How Panini

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14:58

Why Did WBD Cancel Batgirl?

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2025/11/10

The cancellation of the $90 million Batgirl movie was a corporate masterstroke, not a creative failure. In this deep-dive monologue, we EXPOSE the staggering financial strategy used by Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) CEO David Zaslav to weaponize the balance sheet for massive tax gains.We analyze the SEC filings and financial reports that reveal how the film's write-off was the pilot program for a $5.3 BILLION corporate restructuring plan. Learn the difference between amortization and asset impairment,

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22:38

Marvel's Armageddon Event Is A Foolish Gamble

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2025/11/07

Is Marvel's massive new Armageddon 2026 event a brilliant, universe-shaking saga... or a foolish gamble destined for executive failure?In this episode of Comical Opinions, we break down why Marvel Comics executives are risking a potential $200 million legacy collapse by betting everything on yet another major Marvel reboot and crossover. We argue that the Armageddon event is the clearest evidence yet of creative bankruptcy, following a long history of event fatigue and relying on the same

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19:03

Marvel's 55% Flop Rate Is TOXIC

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2025/11/05

Is Marvel Comics secretly failing? Dive deep into the disturbing financial data - including the devastating 55% flop rate - that proves corporate executives are prioritizing quantity over quality, running the legacy brand into the ground, and actively ignoring the comic book industry’s core audience. In this explosive video, Critical Carl breaks down the market figures that the major comic book publishers don't want you to see: The 55% Problem: We analyze the hidden data point revealing that over

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11:34

Why Did DC REALLY Cancel This Batman Hardcover?

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2025/11/03

DC Comics just made a bizarre move: they canceled the Batman Universe: The Deluxe Edition hardcover by Brian Michael Bendis and changed its release date to the year 2079. This isn't just a scheduling error; it's a massive clue about the state of the comic book business.In this episode of Comical Opinions, we break down why DC really canceled this beloved Batman collection. Is it just a simple printing delay? Or is the publisher sending a harsh, public message to writer Brian Michael Bendis amidst

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21:41

Marvel's Comic Sales Are Stagnant

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2025/10/29

Marvel made $1 BILLION or more on several of its films in the first three phases of the MCU, but they can only pay their foundational creators a paltry $5,000 for characters worth millions? In this explosive deep dive, we examine the financial and ethical disaster at the heart of the comic book industry. We analyze the notorious $5,000 "thank you" payment structure, arguing it's not just a clerical error; it's systematic corporate exploitation and a clear case of executive failure that is

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12:35

DC's Market Share Is Soaring

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2025/10/27

Is DC Comics winning the market share war, or are they cannibalizing the entire collected editions market? The raw data from ComicHub and ICv2 shows DC surging past 30% market share, but a closer look reveals that Image Comics and Dark Horse Comics are paying the price. In this deep dive, we break down the Q2 and Q3 data proving that DC’s aggressive Absolute Edition strategy is directly squeezing out mid-tier, creator-owned publishers. We show the exact 4.0-point gain DC made and the 3.1-point loss

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13:05

The Diamond Heist That Stole Image Comics

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2025/10/24

Image Comics just filed explosive court documents accusing their former distributor, Diamond Comic Distributors, of attempting to steal $3,000,000 worth of comic books during its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. 🤯 This is not a legal grey area. This is a legal death match over who owns inventory when the warehouse lights go out. Diamond’s move to seize consigned property threatens to wipe out the back catalogs of countless small publishers and proves the entire comic direct market was built on a

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13:07

UPDATE: Creators Clash With Marvel Execs

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2025/10/22

The Ultimate Universe is set to end in April 2026, but the real story is the chaos and confusion behind the scenes. Marvel made a shocking, unilateral decision to pull the plug, catching their top talent (including the architect of the entire line, Jonathan Hickman) completely by surprise! 🤯 Hickman, who believed the two-year Maker storyline was just "Act One," was reportedly told by executives: "No, you're done." Ultimates writer Deniz Camp also confirmed that he and other creators were planning

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14:39

Marvel's Retcons Aren't Stopping

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2025/10/20

Marvel Executive Editor Tom Brevoort just dropped a truth bomb that confirms every long-time fan's worst fear: Marvel Comics is no longer the source material, but the marketing wing for the movies. He publicly admitted that the classic character of Agatha Harkness was changed into "virtually an entirely new character" just to match the MCU. This is more than a simple retcon—it’s a corporate synergy mandate that is actively erasing decades of established Marvel Continuity. In this breakdown, we use

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13:15

Did DC Just Save Comic Artists From AI?

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2025/10/16

DC announced a near-total ban on generative AI art, positioning themselves as the ultimate defender of human artists. Meanwhile, Marvel’s Wonder Man series exposed a massive, messy vulnerability - a lack of enforceable policy that could cost them their best talent. In this deep data dive, we break down the strategic genius behind DC's move, why it's a preemptive legal defense against multi-million dollar copyright lawsuits, and how Marvel's ambiguous "assisting" language has created an existential

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17:46

Rules For Thee But Not For Me

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2025/10/13

DC Comics is now dealing with the fallout of the oldest corporate maxim: "Rules For Thee But Not For Me." The company is facing a massive double standard controversy over the selective enforcement of its own policy regarding "hostility or violence," and it's leading to trouble for their reputation. In this video, we dive deep into two shocking incidents: The immediate firing of writer Gretchen Felker-Martin (GFM) over controversial social media words, and the subsequent silence from DC Comics

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13:15

Why Is Marvel Ending The Ultimate Universe?

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2025/10/10

Marvel’s best-selling Ultimate Universe line is officially ending in April 2026 with the Ultimate Endgame event. But you’re being told the wrong story. We have the confirmed strategic breakdown, and this isn't a failure—it’s a two-year contractual plan designed from the beginning to create a soft reboot for the established Earth-616 continuity. In this deep-dive, we break down: 🤯 The Maker's Final Plan: The primary villain has been trapped in a time-accelerated bubble for thousands of years while

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