Watcher Datafile: Satana
When it comes to Satana Hellstrom, the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree in the Garden of Eden. The daughter of Satan himself (or Mephistopheles, depending on continuity), Satana … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Frankenstein’s Monster
“Made me from dead. I love dead… hate living.” –The Monster, Bride of Frankenstein (1935) In the Marvel Universe, Frankenstein’s Monster was much more than the tragic figure of Mary … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Manphibian
Welcome to more Halloween-themed datafiles! Today we’re featuring Manphibian, a character who’s been treading water for years but is stepping out of the sewers in the new series Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. … Continue reading
The WTF Primer to Marvel’s Post-SECRET WARS World
If you’re a longtime Marvel comics fan who hasn’t been keeping up with the books over the past decade (and haven’t been avidly following Marvel Plot Points!), you may have … Continue reading
Watcher Datafile: The High Evolutionary
Are we not men? We are DEVO-lutionized with today’s datafile, focusing on one of the more unsung power brokers in the Marvel Universe, the High Evolutionary. He has fought with … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Magneto
To me, my X-readers! We continue our Marvel NOW! datafiles with the broken Master of Magnetism, Magneto. In the history of the X-Men, no character has gone through more changes … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ratchet
Give me another Transformers datafile, stat! It’s time to bring in the Autobots’ resident medic and biomechanic, Ratchet. In the original Transformers cartoon, a.k.a. “Generation 1,” Ratchet was kept extremely … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Brother Voodoo
Back from the dead and walking through the misty passageways of Son of Monster Week is Jericho Drumm, Brother Voodoo. The supreme Houngan from Haiti, Jericho’s mystical prowess grew over … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ghost Rider (Robbie Reyes)
Continuing the Son of Monster Week! Robbie Reyes was a normal teenage kid in a really bad neighborhood in Los Angeles. It’s not completely his fault that the zoomy car he … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze)
When we did our Monster Week back in December, many of you asked for more! So we’re delivering… the Son of Monster Week! Blazing a path for the rest to … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: The Anarchic Spider-Man a.k.a. “Spider-Punk”
Spider-Verse Week 2 continues! Here’s one of the more popular characters to emerge from Spider-Verse: Hobie Brown of Earth-138. Nicknamed Spider-Punk in Amazing Spider-Man but actually called the Anarchic Spider-Man … Continue reading
Hero Datafiles: Luke Skywalker, Wedge Antilles, and the X-Wings
In celebration of Marvel’s new Star Wars comic debuting this Wednesday, it’s Star Wars Week on Marvel Plot Points! We’re activating the hyperdrive and going straight to Luke Skywalker himself, … Continue reading
Team Milestones: Spider-Verse
It’s the last Milestone Monday of 2014! The big “Spider-Verse” event going on now is a massive, mind-bending tale pulling in every single Spider-Man that’s ever appeared. Peter Parker, Miles … Continue reading
Team Milestones: The Legion of Monsters
Now that you have last week’s datafiles for many monstrous heroes, these milestones will help you put those characters to work as a a team. Whether you want to run … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: The Living Mummy
Wrapping up (oops, bad choice of words) our salute to Marvel’s monsters is N’Kantu, the Living Mummy! First appearing in Supernatural Thrillers in the ’70s, he’s popped up since in … Continue reading
Hero & Watcher Datafile: Daimon Hellstrom
We’re one week away from Christmas – and, completely coincidentally, today’s datafile is about another, um, special offspring. Daimon Hellstrom debuted in 1973 as “the Son of Satan,” and he … Continue reading
Hero Datafile: Werewolf By Night
Happy Chanukah from all of us at Plot Points! As we continue Monster Week, we come upon another “hero” from the heyday of Marvel Horror in the Seventies: Jack Russell, … Continue reading
Hero & Watcher Datafile: Morbius
Holiday shopping has brought out the beast in us, so it’s time for Monster Week on Marvel Plot Points! Kicking things off — both for the week and as my … Continue reading
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