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Daredevil #117 (2009) cover by Marko Djurdjevic We recently updated our infographic on the Marvel live-action rights and one big question was left unanswered: Who owns the rights to produce a live-action movie or television series using Kingpin? If the Netflix rights reverted to Marvel as a whole, shouldn't Kingpin be in the shared Sony/Marvel space? — Jeffrey S. Mueller (@TheMightyJerd) February 19, 2021 Wilson Grant Fisk of the most powerful criminals in New York City. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #50 (1967). The "Kingpin" name comes from the organized crime nickname for a crime lord or boss. Fisk rules the underworld with a combination of cruelty and charm frequently wearing a tailored suit, ascot, and cane. His signature appearance is of a massive man with a bald head. While it appears that he's fat he's actually solid muscle. Why is kingpin so big? On the  official Marvel page for K...

Find out all the signs that Marvel Television was going under. Marvel Television is gone, but its death has been a long time coming. Recently news broke that Marvel Television is closing down and the projects folded into Marvel Studios. For many, it was a shock. But the signs have been there all along. What is Marvel Television? Once upon a time, someone decided to create TV shows based on Marvel comic book characters. Marvel licensed a few characters out to different networks under the Marvel Entertainment Group (MEG). Starting way back in the 70s the shows had varying levels of success. The animated shows did better than the live-action ones.  The Incredible Hulk ran for five seasons and spawned several made-for-tv movies. Others like Spike TV's live-action Blade starring rapper Kirk "Sticky Fingaz" Jones sputtered and died after a single season in 2006. The Walt Disney Company purchased Marvel Entertainment in 2009. The next year Marvel Entertainment launched Marvel T...

Marvel's The Defenders  (2017) - Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Danny Rand / Iron Fist (Finn Jones) Matthew Murdock / Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Luke Cage (Mike Colter)  Find out when the rights to Netflix characters can show up in the MCU. After decades of licensing, deals are being ended and more characters are being incorporated into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). But two big hold outs remain. The biggest are the characters in the Netflix television shows who are now out of the MCU. So when can Matt Murdock fight alongside the Avengers? When can Luke Cage bust heads with Black Panther? How can Jessica Jones scrap with Captain Marvel? Find out in this infographic. Please include attribution to TheGeekTwins.com with this graphic. " Click on the code area and press CTRL + C (for Windows) / CMD + C (for Macintosh) to copy the code. If you're on a mobile device, tap on the code, drag the markers to highlight the entire text and select "Copy." Embedding this...