Tension builds in the Cold War between the Atomics in the fallout to Etienne’s retaliatory strike, even as Brother Heavy reveals a secret which threatens to destabilize the dĆ©tente even further in The Power Fantasy #2, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Caspar Wijngaard, lettered by Clayton Cowles and designed by Rian Hughes. Sean…
Every year, in the waning days of summer, Minnesotans gather for the “Great Minnesota Get Together,” aka the Minnesota State Fair. For “12 days of fun ending Labor Day,” this bacchanalia of agriculture and arts, culture and community, and food ā the whackier and deeper-fried the better ā defines the local zeitgeist. This year, in…
Last fall, the inaugural Uncanny Experience, an immersive convention for fans of the X-Men, was held at the historic Minneapolis Club in Minnesota. This year, the show is returning for year 2 on the final weekend of September, featuring more Chris Claremont, more animated X-Men voice actors and more twists on the traditional convention experience….
Adam and guest Austin Gorton answer your questions while Zack sells air conditioners.
Ed. Note: This is another retro review of a classic comic, sparked by the release of a facsimile edition of Uncanny X-Men #266 and the arrival of a new Uncanny X-Men #1 this week. With a teenage Storm on the run from the Hound-like thralls of the Shadow King, her only ally is a charismatic…
A new mutant arms race sweeps the globe. International governments are building their own mutant armies. But only America’s X-Factor has the most powerful, most patriotic, most marketable mutant heroes to stem the tide and make the world safe for democracy. Who will die? Who will fall in love? Who will be the first to…
DATELINE: SAN FRANCISCO! ALIENS HAVE INVADED THE CITY BY THE BAY! THANKFULLY, THE X-MEN ARE ON THE WAY! Writer Jed MacKay, artist Ryan Stegman, inker JP Mayer, colorist Marte Gracia and letterer Clayton Cowles take us into the belly of the beast as things are more than what they seem in X-Men #2! Tony Thornley:…
Ed. note: A Marvel facsimile edition of Wolverine Vol. 2 #88 is being released this week, ostensibly to tie into the Deadpool & Wolverine movie. Editor Austin Gorton decided to dive into the issue to figure out what makes it significant. Find more of his throwback reviews at The Real Gentlemen of Leisure. And for…
In X-Men (Vol. 7) #1, Beast makes an offhand reference to Chief Paula Robbins of having never experienced Krakoa for himself. For anyone who didn’t read (or has forgotten) Ben Percy’s X-Force run, this is because Beast as he currently exists is a clone of the original Beast. Specifically, he is a clone created with…
In which the Comics XF team gathers to remember the things big and small that made the Krakoan era of X-Men comics an entertaining, transformative and memorable one. For more Krakoan remembrances, please read Jude Jones and Adam Reck‘s writing on the matter. Sean Dillon I suppose we should start with the beginning: HoXPoX was…
In 1991, X-Men #1 sold more than 7 million copies. The first issue of a then-unheard-of *second* X-Men title, written by Chris Claremont and drawn by young superstar Jim Lee, it remains the best-selling single issue of a comic book of all time. Yet for as much as X-Men Vol. 2 #1 marked the beginning…
Kieron Gillen’s Immortal X-Men saga comes to an end a second time, with plot threads left to other series to resolve for a second time, as Destiny and Mystique launch a rescue mission while Hope and Jean Grey act as two different kinds of midwives in X-Men Forever #4, written by Gillen, drawn by Luca…
Things are looking bleak for our merry mutants as Wolverine lies metal-less and bleeding and the Gold Team are captives of Bastion. The X-Men must regroup and find a way to fight the future (or just travel there) in the season finale of X-Men ’97, “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 3,” written by Beau DeMayo and…
The quick-step march to the end of the Krakoan era continues as Doug Ramsey returns, Mystique and Destiny hash things out, and Hope prepares to do some “messiah stuff” in X-Men Forever #3, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Clayton Cowles.Ā Austin Gorton: It feels like…
The X-Men reunite then split back up to face off against the dual threats of Bastion and Magneto in X-Men ’97 season 1, episode 9, “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2,” written by Anthony Sellitti and directed by Emi-Emmett Yonemura “Tolerance Is Extinction Part 2” is emblematic of both the best and worst tendencies of X-Men…