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!
Latest Articles
Thundercats Continues Its Roaring Success With the First Issue Headed to Second Print
Dynamite's new Thundercats series continues its sales success with the first issue selling out, and going to a second printing
Line it is Drawn: Superhero Valentine's Day Cards
In a brand-new Line it is Drawn, in honor of Valentine's Day, our artists featured superheroes on Valentine's Day cards
Spider-Man's First Crush Disappeared From Comics for Years - Here's How She Returned
In a feature on characters returning after long absences, CSBG looks at how Spider-Man's first crush returned after years, now connected to a villain!
Transformers: Void Rivals Returns With Five New Variant Covers
Void RIvals, the comic that kicked off the shared Hasbro comic book universe, is back from a hiatus with five newly revealed covers for Void Rivals #7
How Doctor Fate's Strange Half-Helmet Was Explained Decades After the Fact
In a feature looking at long-resolved comic plots, CSBG sees Doctor Fate's strange Golden Age half-helmet was explained away decades after the fact
The Hidden Reason Behind Thor Losing His Hammer's Time-Traveling Ability
In their latest look at comics referencing other comics, CSBG sees when Thor explained the real reason why his hammer lost its time-traveling ability
When the Masters of Evil Almost Became Superheroes...in 1965?!
CSBG's spotlight on hilarious in hindsight moments sees the Masters of Evil thinking of pretending to be heroes decades before the Thunderbolts
When Did Spider-Man's Greatest Rogues First Show Up in Other Superheroes' Comics?
In their latest look at notable comic firsts, CSBG reveals when Spider-Man's most notable rogues first appeared in non-Spider-Man comic book titles.
Batman #142, the Start of Joker Year One, Sells Out, Goes Back to Print
Batman #142, the first part of the highly anticipated Joker: Year One, has sold out, and a second printing with a new cover is being rushed into print
When Did Pepper Potts Learn Iron Man's Secret Identity?
Pepper Potts is perhaps the most famous love interest of Iron Man, but when she did she first learn he was secretly Tony Stark in the comics?
Why Did Wolverine Stop Wearing His Brown Costume?
After years of wearing a brown costume designed by John Byrne, Wolverine returned to his original X-Men costume - what was the reason for this change?
Five TImes Comic Book Artists Had to Pick One Of Their Two Ongoing Titles to Drop
Comic book artists drawing two monthly series will sometimes have to drop one of the two books. See which books these five artists chose to drop.
EXCLUSIVE: Polaris Launches a Shocking Assault on Orchis as the X-Men Fight the Fall of X
Polaris of the X-Men launches a shocking assault on Orchis' space headquarters in this CBR exclusive preview of next week's Fall of the House of X #2
Line it is Drawn: Comic Book Characters as Spider-Women
In a brand-new Line it is Drawn, in honor of Madame Web, our artists drew your suggestions for comic characters depicted as Spider-Women
José Delbo, Classic Wonder Woman and Transformers Artist, Passes Away at 90
Longtime comic book artist, José Delbo, best known for his runs on Wonder Woman and Transformers, has passed away at the age of 90
Does Vibranium Get Stronger the More That It Gets Hit?
Discover whether Marvel's Vibranium actually gets stronger the more kinetic energy that it absorbs
How One Third of a Bizarre X-Men Love Triangle Has Simply Vanished
In their latest look at unresolved comic book stories, CSBG examines how a love interest who helped break up Gambit and Rogue just vanished
Who Was the First Superhero to Learn Spider-Man's Secret Identity?
Spider-Man's secret identity is known to a large number of superheroes, but who was the first to discover it in the comics?
EXCLUSIVE: The Shocking Identity of Black Panther's New Ultimate Universe Wife
The new Ultimate Universe has its own take on King T'Challa, and you'll see who his wife is in this CBR exclusive preview of Ultimate Black Panther #1
75 Years Ago, DC Comics Got Really Into Hollywood
A look back to 75 years ago, when DC got really into Hollywood, with Superman aiding a real life movie mermaid, and an all-new comic about movie stars