Battle Of The Atom: Gambit Ajace
Very few swords but very many minor appearances of Gambit on this one folks. Ranked this episode: X-Men vol. 4 #23-26 (The Burning World) X-Treme X-Men #5-9 All-New X-Factor #3-4 (Stolen Island)
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HoX PoX ToX: An Index Of The House Of X & Powers Of X Annotations On Xavier Files & Polygon
House Of X & Powers Of X were amazing, and HoX PoX ToX was annotations of the two-series-that-are-one by Jonathan Hickman, Pepe Larraz, RB Silva and Marte Gracia. They were hosted on Xavier Files until Polygon offered to pay us. It was great, helped relaunch Xavier Files into a real website, all that stuff. But…
Al Ewing & Valerio Schiti On SWORD This December
Listen, this might have been the worst kept secret in comics this year, even before it leaked in Previews. We had theories, we had assumptions, and, frankly, we were spot on. To be fair, it wasn’t really secret to be honest, but we’re taking the W anyway. This December, spinning out of both Empyre and…
Gerry Duggan On Pirates, Swords, And Sorcerers
Marauders, Cable, Savage Avengers, Gerry Duggan has a ton on his plate at the moment. But he was nice enough to sit down and answer some questions from us about his latest escapades at Marvel. Xavier Files: Kate Pryde and her struggles with her identity have been at the forefront of this run. What made…
Battle Of The Atom: X Of Swords Eve With Tini Howard
Raise your blades because it’s time for X Of Swords! Writer Tini Howard joins Battle Of The Atom to talk Excalibur, Tarot, and all things X Of Swords. Here’s links to all the other stuff we mentioned: The Chrises On Infinite Earth’s X Of Swords Interview with Jordan D. White The AipT X-Men Monday X…
Secret Classified X-Men Title Coming December 9th
Yesterday, Marvel’s December solicits came out, showing the future of the X-Men line after all the swords get sheathed. Some websites of ill-repute who can’t even get the name of the damn event that’s starting next week correct reported today that there was something missing. Well listed on Previewsworld is a new listing for December…
350 Solo Issues Of Wolverine Celebrated With Maverick & Madripoor In Wolverine #8
Wolverine has been in so many comics. Just so many. He has, however, only had 350 issues of his solo series based on Marvel’s math which I can’t be arsed to check. Well, once we sheath our swords in December, Ben Percy, Adam Kubert, and Viktor Bogdanovic will get us ready for Wolverine #8 which…
Vita Ayala & Rod Reis Take Over With New Mutants #14
It’s a book that’s gone through more changes in identity than Mystique but starting with December’s #14, Vita Ayala and Rob Reis cut loose with New Mutants. The updated cast includes Magik, Dani Moonstar, an eye patched Karma, Warpath, Warlock, Wolfsbane, and Scout (who we all know better as Honey Badger). Reis kicked off the…
Externals, Ranked By How Much They Make Me Groan When They Show Up
The early 90s X-Books had their share of bad ideas. Characters who never did anything interesting or good but boy did they feel important had have neat designs. Because X-Men were the biggest thing ever in the 90s, some creators, whether from a misplaced sense of nostalgia or wild confidence in their skills, continue to…
Battle Of The Atom: Nearly Religious Experience
We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While you slept, the world changed. We both had dreams. Our dreams were the same. While…
Battle Of The Atom: Surrealist Propaganda
What a weird one. We’re talking about cartoons mostly, but also adaptations of those cartoons. Ranked This Episode: X-Men: Animation Special X-Men: Evolution #1-6 X-Men: The Manga #1-4
Explore Sonic The Hedgehog’s Jealousy And Vengeance as Zacky Reads Hedgehog Reads ‘Mr. Boop’ Vols. 1 & 2
The algorithm on Instagram serves me two things: Beautiful, busty women and Sonic the Hedgehog content. I didn’t ask for this. I didn’t want to be this person, but none of us gets to choose our fate. I’ve tried to fill this void with the IDW Sonic The Hedgehog series, but it is far too…
It’s All Over but the Punching,and the Explosions,…and Lots of Tree Sap in the Final Empyre War Report!
Hello friends and readers, it’s time to close out some miniseries as we finish our final week of Captain America and Avengers! How will Zack and Vishal feel this time? Plus, we combine with our final Fantastic Four tie-in with Fantastic Four #23, featuring some very nontraditional FF members. Tony Thornley will be bringing us…
Battle Of The Atom: X-Man Update
It’s finally time for all the X-Man content you could crave. We go a little off the rails on this one. Buncha Lord Of The Rings talk that I wasn’t expecting tbh. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny X-Men vol 5 #1-10 (Disassembled) X-Man #1-4 (Age Of Apocalypse) X-Man #67-70 (Infinites Of Evil)
Battle Of The Atom: The Ethical Alternative To Going To See The New Mutants
Don’t: Go to a movie theater and see what’s probably going to be a bad movie Do: Listen to us talk about a great comic Ranked The Episode: New Mutants #18-20 (Demon Bear) X-Force vol 3 #7-10 (Old Ghosts) Uncanny X-Force vol 2 #1-6 (Let It Bleed)