Austin Gorton

Austin Gorton also reviews older issues of X-Men at the Real Gentlemen of Leisure website, co-hosts the A Very Special episode podcast, and likes Star Wars. He lives outside Minneapolis, where sometimes, it is not cold. Follow him @austingorton.bsky.social.

What If… Roy Thomas Created the MCU’s Next Hit Series? An Interview With The Comics Legend

Marvel Comics’ What If…?, appropriately enough, was born from a moment of pivotal decision. After two years as the top editor at the House of Ideas, preceded by the better part of a decade as the right hand man to Stan Lee, Roy Thomas had stepped down from his position at the helm of the…

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Cover from Hellions #14

The Gang Gets Sinister on Sinister in Hellions #14

Things go from bad to worse for Sinister.

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Briefly, Black Widow

It’s taken eleven years, eight MCU appearances, one pandemic and the death of the character, but Black Widow is finally getting her own solo film! Even better/sadder, Black Widow also represents the first MCU film entirely directed by a woman, Cate Shortland (Anna Boden previously co-directed Captain Marvel with Ryan Fleck). Thanks to her long…

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Sinister Comes Face to Face With His Secrets in Hellions #13

It’s a reunion with old friends in Hellions #13, from Zeb Wells, Rogê Antônio, Rain Beredo, and Ariana Maher.   Liz Large: The Gala is over, and that means it’s time for our heroes to catch up with friends new and old. Austin Gorton: And friends that are…the same person as some of those friends…look, cloning…

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Looking Up Loki Featured

Looking Up Loki

Explore the history of Marvel’s mischievous trickster god in honor of his Disney+ debut!  From stalwart super-villain of the Silver Age to one of Marvel’s first gender-fluid characters (depending on whom you ask, and when), Loki has amassed a large & complex history in both comics and via his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,…

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The New Mutants

GOLD SILVER BRONZE When the X-Men were believed lost in space, Professor X recruited a new class of young mutants; he never intended for them to become superheroes like the X-Men, but they nevertheless found plenty of adventure as they added new classmates (and teachers) to their ranks. Over the years, they became a tightly…

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