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Is It Time To Re-Evaluate Secret Empire?

5 years later, Secret Empire remains one of Marvel's most controversial events... but does it deserve another evaluation?

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Uncanny Avengers Resurrects One Member's Biggest Regret

Recent catastrophes have forced Captain America to reflect on Secret Empire, but that skeleton in his closet may hold the key to helping the X-Men.

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10 Marvel Comic Villains You Didn't Know Were Introduced In Important Events

Given their massive impact on Marvel Comics, it's hardly surprising that villains like Mister Sinister and The Maker debuted during important events.

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10 Best Avengers Comic Mysteries

The Avengers are flawed heroes thanks to their secrets and reveals in mysterious Marvel Comics arcs like Secret Empire and Civil War.

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10 Most Important Captain America Milestones In Marvel Comics

Captain America is a true hero in Marvel Comics and these life milestones have come to establish who he is as a man, an Avenger, and as a soldier.

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10 Worst Writing Decisions In Marvel History

Terrible writing decisions with characters like Spider-Man and Captain America have affected Marvel Comics in far-reaching ways.

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How Marvel's Most Hated Captain America Story Could Have Worked

Marvel's most hated (and controversial) Captain America could have been much better received by implementing one simple change.

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10 Avengers Comic Covers Better Than Their Stories

From Avengers #200 to Civil War II, discover lackluster Avengers stories that featured stellar cover art much better than the actual comic book.

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10 Decisions The Avengers Regret To This Day

The Avengers have to make tough choices, but there are some decisions heroes like Iron Man made that had major ramifications on the Marvel Universe.

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10 Avengers Comics That Went Absolutely Nowhere

The Avengers tend to have a lot of unfinished business that never gets the resolution fans wanted, with some comics feeling unresolved or aimless.

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10 Most Common Marvel Tropes

Marvel Comics reuse a lot of familiar narrative tropes, sometimes for the better, sometimes to the detriment of their stories.

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10 Darkest Mysteries Solved By Marvel Heroes

These terrible and dark secrets were exposed by Marvel heroes who put their lives on the line to reveal the truth behind some massive mysteries.

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10 Marvel Events That Changed Nothing In The End

Popular Marvel event comics like Secret Invasion and Infinity Gauntlet created the illusion of change while barely altering the Marvel Universe.

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10 Most Brutal Avengers Comics Of All Time

The brutality Marvel's Avengers have faced is almost immeasurable, battling forces from alternate universes or navigating emotionally brutal events.

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15 Marvel Comics From The 2010s That Already Aged Poorly

Marvel Comics published some incredible books in the past decade, but the 2010s were also riddled with comics and events that aged poorly.

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10 Marvel Events That Overstayed Their Welcome

Marvel has some incredible event comics, but even important events like House of M left fans bored and struggling to keep reading until the end.

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Hydra's Evil Captain America Suffered an Appropriately Gruesome Death

With Sins of Sinister spotlighting an evil Captain America, it's worth recalling how Secret Empire had a tyrannical Steve Rogers who met a gory fate.

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How Captain America's 'Outer Circle' Echoes Marvel's 'Secret Empire'

The Captain America and the Winter Soldier Special confirms Bucky Barnes and his new colleagues are similar to Marvel's 'Secret Empire.'

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10 Marvel Twists Fans Will Never Forget (For The Wrong Reasons)

In their worst incarnations, some of Marvel's twists risked sinking the entire story, leaving readers ready to quit the series altogether.

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10 Marvel Comics With The Best Social Commentary

Marvel comics have often used social commentary as a backdrop for their stories, injecting subtle and not-so-subtle allusions to real-world issues.

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