RUSTIN PETRAE   AUTHOR | GRAPHIC DESIGNER

I've been sitting on this review for a minute, trying to sort my thoughts out on it. As a massive (and lifelong) Marvel/MCU fan, I needed a little bit of time to figure out my own biases and such. Why is the photo a Korean Spider-Man: Brand New Day image? That is a good question. It's because I was fortunate enough to travel to Japan and Korea this past summer (2026) with my son. While in Korea, Brand New Day came out so we wisely decided to watch it there. I definitely enjoy

I finished up Wonderman maybe a week or two ago (watched it all in one day with my son) and decided to give myself some time before I reviewed it. Marvel is a weird one for me now. Might be weird for a lot of people. Without a doubt, the MCU did something special but their time at the top is over. Has been over pretty much since Endgame. With more and more properties they dropped tanking (i.e. Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Echo, Secret War