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Brian Cronin-

Brian Cronin

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About Brian Cronin

CBR Senior Writer Brian Cronin has been writing professionally about comic books for over fifteen years now at CBR (primarily with his “Comics Should Be Good” series of columns, including Comic Book Legends Revealed). He has written two books about comics for Penguin-Random House – Was Superman a Spy? And Other Comic Book Legends Revealed and Why Does Batman Carry Shark Repellent? And Other Amazing Comic Book Trivia! and one book, 100 Things X-Men Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, from Triumph Books. His writing has been featured at ESPN.com, the Los Angeles Times, About.com, the Huffington Post, Vulture and Gizmodo. He features legends about entertainment and sports at his website, Legends Revealed and other pop culture features at Pop Culture References. Follow him on Twitter at @Brian_Cronin and feel free to e-mail him suggestions for stories about comic books that you'd like to see featured at brianc@cbr.com!

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Top Five Marvel Swimsuit Special Premises

In the 1990s, Marvel had a string of Swimsuit Specials. Each special was based around a locale/premise, we count down which ones had the best premise

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The Iron Man Issue Stan Lee Hated So Much That Jim Starlin's Career Almost Ended

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, see the Iron Man issue that Stan Lee hated so much that Jim Starlin's Marvel career almost ended over it

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John Romita Designed the Look of a Whole Generation of Marvel Characters

During the 1970s, John Romita was responsible for designing many new Marvel superheros and supervillains, including icons like Wolverine and Punisher

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Why Did DC Change the Hair Color and Costume of the Original Supergirl?

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, see why DC changed the look of its original Supergirl when reprinting her debut story

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Was Jericho of the Teen Titans Originally Meant to be Gay?

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, find out whether the Teen Titan known as Jericho was originally going to be gay

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Meows Morales Goes Viral as Fans on Social Media Celebrate Spider-Cat Variant

Meows Morales has gone viral on social media as fans delight over a little known 2019 feline variant of Spider-Man

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Velma Renewed for Season 2 Despite Negative Reviews

Despite an outpouring of negative critical attention, Max confirms that there will be a Season 2 of Mindy Kaling's Velma

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The Flash Director Andy Muschietti Will Helm Batman Film The Brave and the Bold

After a week of rumors, James Gunn confirms that The Flash director, Andy Muschietti, will direct the new DCU Batman film, The Brave and the Bold

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What Shocking Panel Led to the Abrupt Cancellation of the Mike Hammer Comic Strip?

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, see the Mike Hammer comic strip panel so controversial that the newspaper strip was instantly canceled

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Marvel Zombies Return in Anthology Series Starring Daredevil, Spider-Man & More

Marvel is bringing back Marvel Zombies as the latest property to receive the Black, White and Blood anthology format

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Larry Hama Continues His Iconic G.I. Joe Run at Skybound

Skybound announces that Larry Hama will continue his iconic run on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero at Image, with covers by Andy Kubert

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Marvel Teases a Loki/Scarlet Witch Romance

Marvel teases a possible romance between Loki and Scarlet Witch in this September's issue of Scarlet Witch's ongoing series

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John Romita, Legendary Marvel Comics Artist, Passes Away at 93

John Romita, one of the most iconic Marvel Comics artists of all-time, has passed away at the age of 93

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X-Men: Marvel’s New Hellfire Gala Trailer Teases the Fall of Mutantkind

Marvel has released a trailer for the upcoming Hellfire Gala that will kick off the major X-Men storyline, The Fall of X

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Line it is Drawn: Comic Book Characters and Classic Toys

In this week's Line it is Drawn, in honor of the new Transformers film, our artists drew your ideas for comic characters teaming up with famous toys

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Did a Batman Comic Book Inspire the Movie Speed?

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn whether an old Batman comic book story inspired the film, Speed

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Did Black Panther and Storm Nearly Get Married Years Earlier?

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn whether Black Panther and Storm nearly married each other years before their actual comic wedding

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X-Men: How Beast and Dazzler's Romance Was Resolved Decades After the Fact

In a feature looking at long-resolved comic plots, CSBG sees how Beast and Dazzler's short-lived romance was resolved decades after the fact

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Namor Actor Tenoch Huerta Accused of Sexual Assault

Marvel Cinematic Universe actor Tenoch Huerta has been accused of sexual assault by a Mexican musician and activist in a series of social media posts

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Is Black Cat's Father a Cat Burglar Who Once Fought Spider-Man?

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, we examine an interesting conflation of Black Cat's origins with Spider-Man's past

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