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Can Crimson Dawn Kill the Sith? Crimson Reign #1 Review

28th January 2026

AFTER THE DAWN… COMES THE REIGN! The story that began with WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS continues here, in the second instalment of a trilogy that will reshape the history of the Star Wars Galaxy during the Age of Rebellion. Featuring the return of beloved characters, shocking twists, epic feats of the Force and a story that will reach from Star Wars’ darkest underworld all the way to the Imperial palace on Coruscant, Crimson Reign is a Star Wars saga like no other!

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The Ultimate MCU Timeline: Marvel Movies in Chronological Order

The Ultimate MCU Timeline In Chronological Order (2026)

26th January 2026

As a man who apparently has FAR too much time on his hands and is chock-full of self loathing, I decided to take on the extremely confusing and difficult task of sorting all of the major events of the MCU timeline into chronological order. The idea to do this piece first came about when I was trying to work out whether Hawkeye takes place before or after Spider-Man: No Way Home. I was pretty sure that it was taking place afterwards, but it does seem slightly strange that we are now four episodes into the series and the reality-shifting events of No Way Home haven’t even gotten a mention or throwaway reference. It has since been confirmed that Hawkeye does take place after No Way Home, but not by much, with the two only being a few months apart. Since the two are releasing concurrently with each other, I would assume that the events of No Way Home may be mentioned in the final episode of Hawkeye, as it will drop a week after No Way Home is released in cinemas. The completed list of the MCU timeline in chronological order will be below the image of Thanos. As you scroll through the list, keep an eye of for the various asterisks throughout, as these will be detailed below the list.  My face when I remembered I had to include Agents Of Shield, the One-Shots and the Netflix shows in this list. The MCU Timeline In Chronological Order: Phase 1 1. Captain America: The First Avenger 2. Agent Carter Season 1 *4 3. Agent Carter Season 2 *4 4. Agent Carter One-Shot 5. Captain Marvel 6. Iron Man 7. Iron Man 2 8. The Incredible Hulk 9. The Consultant One-Shot 10. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer One-Shot 11. Thor 12. The Avengers (aka Avengers Assemble) 13. Item 47 One-Shot Phase 2  I know the feeling Tone. 14. Iron Man 3 15. All Hail the King One-Shot 16. Agents of SHIELD Season 1, Episodes 1-7 *1 17. Thor: The Dark World 18. Agents of SHIELD Season 1, Episodes 8-16 *1 19. Captain America: The Winter Soldier 20. Agents of SHIELD Season 1 Episodes 17-22 *1 21. Guardians of the Galaxy 22. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 23. Daredevil Season 1 *3 24. Agents of SHIELD Season 2, Episodes 1-10 *1 25. Jessica Jones Season 1*3 26. Agents of SHIELD Season 2, Episodes 11-19 *1 27. Avengers: Age of Ultron 28. Agents of SHIELD Season 2, Episodes 20-22 *1 29. Daredevil Season 2, Episodes 1-4 *3 30. Luke Cage Season 1, Episodes 1-4 *3 31. Daredevil Season 2, Episodes 5-11 *3 32. Luke Cage Season 1, Episodes 5-8 *3 33. Daredevil Season 2, Episodes 12-13 *3 34. Luke Cage Season 1, Episodes 9-13 *3 35. Ant-Man 36. Agents of SHIELD (season 3, eps 1-10) *1 37. Agents of SHIELD (season 3, eps 11-19) *1 38. Iron Fist Season 1 *3 Phase 3  Me by the end of this list probably. 39. Captain America: Civil War 40. Black Widow 41. Agents of SHIELD (season 3, eps 20-22) *1 42. The Defenders *3 43. Agents of SHIELD (season 4, eps 1-6) *1 44. Doctor Strange 45. Black Panther 46. Agents of SHIELD (season 4, eps 7-8) *1 47. Agents of SHIELD: Slingshot (season 1, eps 1-6) *1 48. Agents of SHIELD (season 4, eps 9-22) *1 49. Spider-Man: Homecoming 50. Thor: Ragnarok  The reaction of other people when I told them I was doing this article. 51. Inhumans *5 52. The Punisher *3 53. Runaways *6 54. Agents of SHIELD (season 5, eps 1-10) *1 55. Jessica Jones Season 2 *3 56. Agents of SHIELD (season 5, eps 11-18) *1 57. Cloak & Dagger Season 1 *7 58. Cloak & Dagger Season 2 *7 59. Luke Cage Season 2 *3 60. Iron Fist Season 2 *3 61. Daredevil Season 3 *3 62. Runaways Season 2 *6 63. The Punisher Season 2 *3 64. Jessica Jones Season 3 *3 65. Ant-Man and the Wasp *8 66. Avengers: Infinity War 67. Agents of SHIELD (season 5, eps 19-22) *1 68. Agents of SHIELD (season 6) *1 *2 69. Agents of SHIELD (season 7) *1 *2 70. Runaways Season 3 *2 *6 71. Avengers: Endgame Phase 4 72. Loki *9 73. What If…? *10 74. WandaVision 75. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 76. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 77. Eternals *11 78. Spider-Man: Far From Home 79. Spider-Man: No Way Home 79. Hawkeye Discrepancies Agents Of Shield *1 – Whether or not Agents Of Shield is actually still considered official MCU canon is up for debate. Although the show featured appearances by Nick Fury and Agent Coulson, it also messed with time travel and dimension jumping. According to one of the authors of; The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is no longer considered canon. That said, it was technically considered canon at one point in time, which is why I chose to include it on the list. During The Blip *2 – Astonishingly, these are the only three pieces of live action media that we have gotten that take place during The Blip besides the first two acts of Endgame! What is even more crazy is that although Season 3 of Runaways takes place during this significant period in the MCU, it makes almost no mention of the major event that just changed the world. Marvel/Netflix Shows *3 – Part of the Netflix Marvel Universe, which like Agents Of Shield, may no longer be official MCU canon. When Disney+ was launched, it was said that any Marvel shows released before then were now not canon. However, Kevin Feige did recently reveal that Charlie Cox will be the MCU’s version of Daredevil in any future projects. This along with the hints towards Kingpin in Hawkeye give more credence to the idea of the Netflix Marvel shows being canon within the MCU. Agent Carter *4 – Thankfully, this one is a little more clear-cut. Agent Carter is officially considered to be MCU canon according to The Story of Marvel Studios: The Making of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Inhumans *5 – Technically speaking, The Inhumans was a spin-off from Agents of Shield. Therefore, if AoS is no longer considered official MCU canon,

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Zdarsky & Checchetto Reunite: Devil’s Reign #1 Review

28th January 2026

The story that’s been building for years is here! Wilson Fisk went from Kingpin to mayor of the biggest city in America and is going to bring his full criminal and political power to bear on the super heroes who call NYC home. The man who once destroyed Daredevil has set his sights on The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and more. And since it’s Fisk, once he takes them all down, you know he’s going to sign it. CROSSBONES! TASKMASTER! TYPHOID MARY! SHOCKER! WHIPLASH! RHINO! KRAVEN! Fisk has an ARMY of super villains at his command – and this is just his opening salvo. For years, Fisk has waited for his time to strike, and YOU WON’T BELIEVE the aces he’s got up his sleeves!

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Better Than Immortal Hulk? Hulk #1 Review & Verdict

28th January 2026

IMMORTAL NO LONGER! CATES & OTTLEY DELIVER A NEW, COLOSSAL-SIZED ERA! “MAD SCIENTIST” Part 1 of 6 The uncontrollable rage of the Hulk has reached an all-new level, and nobody – including the Avengers – is prepared to handle it. But is it really the Hulk that people should be afraid of, or is there something missing to this puzzle? Join the superstar creative team of Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley as they look to the stars for the next era of HULK!

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Review – Black Panther: The Long Shadow #1

26th November 2021

Review – Black Panther: The Long Shadow #1 Publisher: Marvel Comics Writer: John Ridley Artist: Juann Cabal Colorist: Federico Blee Letterer: Joe Sabino Release Date: November 2021 I have been excited to review Black Panther: The Long Shadow #1 since it was initially announced. This is a new series that follows on from Jason Aaron’s brilliant Avengers run and Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther run. Both of those series had some respective major events take place surrounding T’Challa, some of them being nothing less than universe-shifting. Instead of dropping all of that baggage and starting afresh, John Ridley instead chooses to embrace the previously established lore of the preceding runs and works it into the story he is telling. This works remarkably well and rather than causing convolution and confusion, it instead helps this T’Challa’s universe feel lived in. Balancing those elements is what allows the plot of The Long Shadow #1 to flow and feel easy to follow, even if you haven’t read Coates’ previous Black Panther run. It is also a wise decision to choose to follow on from Coates’ run in terms of allowing readers to tie this comic’s plot and design elements into the MCU. This is because Ryan Coogler’s MCU version of the character took a lot of inspiration from Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run. This results in the onscreen and on-page versions of T’Challa and his supporting cast feel familiar to each other. Generally, I really enjoyed the way that Ridley wrote T’Challa in this issue. I had a good time reading through his dialogue and enjoyed reading his interactions with the other various Avengers team members present in the issue. T’Challa here feels consistent to what we have seen of him before, which is always something that is appreciated when a writer is swapped out between runs. However, there was one thing that I didn’t love in terms of the writing in the issue. Although this is an exciting first issue packed with plenty of action, it is rather exposition heavy. A lot of pages feel somewhat arbitrary, as they exist purely to set up future plot elements and things that will only become important later in the run. This is particularly obvious on the last page of the issue, which is used to tease where this run will go in the future. Whilst it was a visually interesting page, it felt slightly cheap and on-the-nose. Speaking of the visuals, Juann Cabal’s artwork was a real stand out in this issue for me. His pencils and inks in combination with Federico Blee’s colouring resulting in vibrant, dynamic panels that were always interesting to look at. The opening sequence in the issue is a particularly glorious feast for the eyes and the crisp, beautiful illustration continues throughout. Overall, this is a solid first issue. Frankly it is worth picking up for Alex Ross’ stunning front cover alone, but you will also find a compelling plot setup on the inside along with the enduring, charming characters that we all know and love from the Marvel universe. I am looking forward to seeing where this run goes and will definitely be picking up future issues when they drop. [yasr_multiset setid=1] [yasr_visitor_multiset setid=1] If you enjoyed Dan’s review of Black Panther: The Long Shadow #1, check out what he thought of the Black Panther movie here. Buy tickets for BGCP Comic Con in and around Glasgow Scotland – BUY TICKETS Check out all of our Comic, Movie, Television and Videogame Reviews HERE and our Podcasts/Interviews HERE If you want to be part of the BGCP community, Join us on Discord, Twitter, Instagram etc then click HERE www.bigglasgowcomicpage.com

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Review – Venom #1

14th December 2021

AN EPIC NEW ERA FOR THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE STARTS HERE! Hot off the heels of VENOM #200 and EXTREME CARNAGE, we’re closing out 2021 with one of the most ambitious books in symbiote history – an all-new VENOM from some of comics’ greatest talents! Marvel mainstay AL EWING, who himself has just ended a character-redefining run on IMMORTAL HULK, is being joined by RAM V, a horror maestro all his own, to craft a mind-bending and gut-wrenching tale of symbiosis the likes of which the Marvel Universe has never seen! AS IF THAT WASN’T ENOUGH, they’ve been joined by industry legend BRYAN HITCH, who is leaving IT ALL ON THE PAGE! We haven’t led you astray yet, have we? So trust us when we tell you that you have NEVER seen a VENOM like this!

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Review – The Thing #1

14th December 2021

THE NEXT BIG THING Begins Here! Renowned storyteller Walter Mosley brings his signature style to a sweeping saga of Yancy Street’s favorite son that will range from the urban sprawl of the back alleys of Manhattan to the farthest reaches of the cosmos itself! A lonely evening and a chance encounter (or is it?) sends Ben Grimm embarking on a sojourn that will have him encountering – and battling – figures both old and new. Featuring guest appearances from figures drawn from throughout the Marvel Universe as well as precision artwork by Tom Reilly, THE NEXT BIG THING will remind audiences why the Thing is one of the most popular and beloved characters in the history of comics!

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Is Eternals Bad? Marvel Movie Review & Final Verdict

28th January 2026

Review – Eternals Directed by: Chloe Zhao Produced by: Kevin Feige & Nate Moore Written by: Chloe Zhao & Patrick Burleigh Starring: Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie & Salma Hayek Release Date: November 5th 2021 In the beginning… Prior to seeing the film, I was excited that I was going to get to review Eternals; Marvel’s latest blockbuster. Although I don’t know a great deal about the Eternals, (I have only read Neil Gaiman’s run and the Manifest Destiny TPB,) I thought this would play to the film’s advantage as I wouldn’t be constantly comparing them to their more powerful comic-book counterparts. I am a fan of an MCU movie and based on the trailers for Eternals, this outing looked like it could lead to lots of in depth existential analysis and discussion. Unfortunately, that is not really the case. Positives There were parts of the movie that I did enjoy. The cast did a fine job with what they were given to work with and there were no weak links amongst the new group of heroes. The use of CGI and special effects made for some stunning visuals and certain scenes were damn-near breath-taking to witness on the big screen. In fact, there are no elements of this film that I would say were quintessentially poor. The direction is serviceable, the performances were fine, the script was okay, the cinematography and lighting were adequate and the musical score was sufficient. The problem is that not one of these aspects blew me away, the whole thing just felt passable. Negatives One thing I did somewhat struggle with was the tone of the movie. This is one of the most straight-faced entries into the MCU so far. It makes sense to use this tone when going for the existential quality that this film strives for when it is discussing godlike eternal beings that have overseen the creation of the universe. The issue is that the film introduces these ideas and then doesn’t ever commit to following through on them. Instead, it flirts with these deep, mind-boggling concepts and then cuts to yet another CGI laser fight. It is almost as if whenever the movie starts to tap into something more profound, it gets scared and reverts to what it knows as an MCU movie. The unfortunate result of this non-commitment to what it wants to be results in a somewhat bland, forgettable, safe movie that isn’t much fun to watch. Sure, they attempt to chuck in a few cheesy quips here and there to remind you that you are watching an MCU movie, but Eternals is never anywhere near as much fun as something like Shang-Chi. Forever detached Another thing that somewhat took me by surprise was just how disconnected this movie felt from the rest of the MCU. Other than the odd throwaway line referring to Thanos or, ‘The Blip,’ this movie could have taken place at literally any point in the MCU timeline. It would not have mattered one bit if the events of this film took place after the first Avengers, after Civil War, or after Endgame. It would have been near enough the exact same movie. Some may find that notion refreshing, an MCU movie that you can watch without having seen the prior 20-something films and tie in TV shows. For me though, it just made the whole thing feel redundant to a certain extent. I never felt connected to the characters in the same way that I did with the Avengers heroes and so the stakes here never feel as high. Summary Overall, I cannot bring myself to give this film a bad rating, because it wasn’t a bad film. In fact, it was a pretty good film that just unfortunately failed to blow me away. Based on the scale of certain aspects of the movie’s plot and the potentially universe-altering stakes on the line, Eternals should have created more of an impact and felt less like an extraneous optional piece of Marvel content. If you enjoyed Dan’s review of Eternals, you can check out what he thought of Captain Marvel here.

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