Zachary Jenkins

Zachary Jenkins co-hosts the podcast Battle of the Atom and is the former editor-in-chief of ComicsXF. Shocking everyone, he has a full and vibrant life outside all this.

Can Fans Will A New LGBTQ+ X-MAN Title By Christina Strain & Kris Anka Into Existence?

Early today this tweet made its rounds on X-Men Twitter The only people who like Nathan Grey are gay fans for some reason ?‍♂️ pic.twitter.com/dBA4bXFWw7 — josh! (@bobbydrakenjosh) January 30, 2018 This got current GENERATION X writer (and friend of the site) Christina Strain thinking of how to make Nate Grey, a character who once held…

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Battle of the Atom: Episode 26 – Rockin’ One Of Those Great AoA Face Tattoos

We follow up with that fun Kelly Thompson interview to talk about the stories that inspire her. Also face tattoos, Savage Land bikinis, and a possibly perfect story. Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #273-#277 (Savage Land/Shi’ar) Gambit & The X-Ternals #1-#4 Astonishing X-Men vol 3 #1-#6 (Gifted) Check out the Battle of the Atom Master Ranking…

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Entry 105 – Wolverine

Name: Logan, James Howlett Code Names: Wolverine, Weapon X First Appearance: Incredible Hulk #181 (Nov ’74) Powers: Enhanced senses, healing factor, claws Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Avengers, Alpha Flight, X-Force, Defenders, Fantastic Four, Weapon X About It’s almost a parody how much little boys want to be a cowboy. It isn’t founded in any sort of reality, it…

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Entry 104 – Fantomelle & Culpepper

Name: N/A Code Names: Fantomelle & Culpepper First Appearance: Wolverines #2 (Jan ’15) Powers: Misdirection, External Nervous System/Fox Friend, Total Control Over Her Body’s Position In 6 Dimensions Teams Affiliation: N/A About One of the most omnipresent things to come out of superhero culture is merchandise. Whether it is the three-foot-tall stuffed Batman my dad had as a…

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A Thing Happened In X-MEN: GOLD #20

This article contains spoilers for X-MEN: GOLD #20 A couple of weeks ago we reported that Marvel might have spoiled one of their upcoming stories in X-MEN: GOLD. Well, we were right because Kitty Pryde and Piotr Rasputin are getting engaged. This comes after years of statutory concerns, heel turns, British secret agents, space bullets, pacts…

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Where Is Wolverine? In Thor #703 Of Course!

As we previously reported, the original, young, male, 616 Wolverine is showing up in “post-credits” scenes all over the Marvel Universe in preparation for his role in INFINITY COUNTDOWN.  It is a move that many readers have reacted to with a resounding “okay, I guess”. In this week’s THOR #703 we have our second confirmed sighting!…

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Marvel Welcomes Artist David Baldeon To DOMINO!

Press Release New York, NY—January 16, 2018—Marvel’s femme fatale returns to comic books this spring – and so does superstar comic writer Gail Simone! DOMINO will unleash her risquĂŠ, hard-core action on the Marvel Universe in an all-new story, and Marvel can now announce the full creative team that will help to bring the soldier…

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