Expectations for Volume 2 in the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise are naturally higher than Groot’s special buds. Expectations which appear to have been met and surpassed according to early press screenings. It’s always worth taking a pinch of salt along for the ride, but aside from one lone dissenting voice it looks like those critics who got an early screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 were bowled over into hyperspace

X-Men: Blue is the second core team book out right now, starring a younger time-displaced team of the original X-Men: Jean Grey, Cyclps, Beast, Angel and Iceman. Stuck in a future that has been nothing but hostile to them, the Blue Team is looking to redeem their future selves for some terrible mistakes made when the Phoenix Force returned to Earth. But just how far are they willing to go?

X-Men Gold artist Ardian Syaf has caused plenty of controversy and outrage by covertly inserting supposed anti-Christian and anti-Semitic messages into his artwork.

Into the Badlands star Daniel Wu has some sound advice for Marvel's Iron Fist on how to get over its fight scene criticism.

Marvel’s premiere Norse god has seen better days in other films such as the Avengers and Doctor Strange, but his own solo movies haven’t managed to reach the same heights as say Captain America: The Winter Soldier or the superb Iron Man 3. That’s maybe not a bad thing. With each successful film in the bank, the pressure ramps up to surpass what came before. If the bar hasn’t been set too high, then the chance to actually pull off the impossible and better than ever before suddenly becomes a lot more doable. Something that Thor Ragnarok seems more than capable of doing.

So it begins. Months of planning, manoeuvring his allies into key positions and building support within HYDRA itself has resulted in a Captain America who is more than ready to take on the world.

A combination of MMO and good ol’ Diablo mechanics, Marvel Heroes 2016 is a properly solid F2P game that can easily consume hours of your time. It’s key hook is its roster, a collection of heroes and villains that numbers in the dozens. From icons like Spider-Man and Iron Man through to lesser known heroes like Black Bolt and villains such as Taskmaster, the massive collection of characters to use is surprisingly flexible and varied. Marvel Heroes 2016 has been a mainstay on PC for several years already. Now, it’s coming to PlayStation 4 as Marvel Heroes Omega.

Secret Empire kicks off soon, ending in August 2017 and encompassing just about every book in the Marvel Universe as Steve Roger’s plot to overthrow the status quo finds his allegiance to HYDRA outed. After the dust has settled though? Expect Marvel to take a break.