The X-Men books have, at times, struggled with intersectionality and representation of the ideas they are inspired by. These ones though? They are good at it. Ranked This Episode: All-New X-Men v1 #9-14 Generation X v2 #6-7 Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X
It’s time to face your parent issues, save the environment and go on a top-secret mission as Dan Grote reviews AHOY’s Penultiman #1 and Zack Jenkins reviews Vault’s No One’s Rose #5 and AWA’s American Ronin #1.
Listen, we all need a break sometimes, Scott Summers included. The mutant leader is trying his best, but between raising his teenage son, being Captain Commander of Krakoa, and exploring polygamy, sometimes a guy just needs to let loose. Channeling all of our frustration about the last year, artist Alexander Lozano has gifted Cyclops with…
We are aging backward, all the way back to the uncanny first appearance of some of our favorite characters. Join us in the abyss. Ranked This Episode: Uncanny #265-267 (First Gambit) Uncanny #345, 347-350 (First Maggott & Trial of Gambit) X-Men #28 (First Banshee)
Ten swords. Ten champions. The X-Men are now on a JRPG fetch quest to start their anime fighting tournament and they all need swords. Some of these we know, some we don’t, but unless you have studied the blade you might be a bit confused. Well don’t worry, while you were having pre-marital sex, I…
Mike del Mundo is one of the greatest cover artists in the game. His vibrant, textured colors, mixed with expressive character acting, and next level composition, have made him a go-to for exciting moments. He began to build a resume at Marvel with his phenomenal work on X-Men Legacy, Elektra, and Weirdworld. Now things come…
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)
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…