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 CAPTAIN AMERICA #697 we have our first…
Name: Pietro Maximoff Code Names: Quicksilver First Appearance: X-Men #4 (Mar â64) Powers: Super Speed Teams Affiliation: The Brotherhood, The Avengers, X-Factor, Knights of Wundagore About There is an old tradition in superhero comics for villains to be redeemed and heroes to turn wicked. In the last few years, the Avengers membership has included Sabretooth and Doctor Doom while…
Press Release New York, NYâJanuary 3, 2018âA fan-favorite teleporting X-Man will make her return to the multiverse in 2018, along with a brand-new team! Writer Saladin Ahmed topped several âBest of 2017â lists with Marvelâs Black Bolt, with EW calling the book âa delightfully fresh take on the superhero genre.â Now, Ahmed takes his talent for…
This article contains spoilers for ICEMAN #9 In Peter David, Marco Santucci, and Valentine De Landroâs X-FACTOR #45 back in 2009 fans were surprised to see Shatterstar plant a kiss on the lips of teammate Rictor. It was the first male/male romantic kiss between majoy characters appear on-panel in a Marvel comic. The two have since…
Press Release New York, NYâJanuary 2, 2018âWhen Jean Grey leads her new team in the all-new series from Tom Taylor and Mahmud Asrar, sheâll be joined by a uniquely qualified strikeforce that includes heroes such as Namor, Nightcrawler, All-New Wolverine, her sister Gabby (Honey Badger), the Wakanda mutant Gentle, and a mysterious new character named…
We ring in the New Year with an edit-lite episode of Battle of the Atom all about the core concept of New Year’s Eve. Bars! We also do our end of the year roundup! Ranked this episode: Uncanny X-Men #183 (The Bar One) Excalibur #91 (The Bar One) Wolverine vol 3 #6 (The Bar One)…
After 13 years, Jean Grey is coming back in PHOENIX RESSURECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY by Matthew Rosenberg and an assortment of artists, with Lenil Yu on the first issue. Issue #1 was a fantastic opening that raised more questions than it answered. Luckily the weekly schedule means we won’t have to wait long…
Every Monday Senior X-Men Editor Mark Paniccia answers fans questions and shares cool new art from the X-Line. Weâll be here compiling all those hints in one place so you donât have to worry about missing a single second of it. This is #XMENMONDAY Round-Up Swimsuit Special #XMENMONDAY falls on X-Mas today and writer Kelly…
We celebrate the holidays with some festive X-Men stories. We answer some listener questions, and have a suprise Christmas gift at the end for all you. Ranked this episode: X-Factor #27 (Gifts!) Uncanny X-Men #143 (Demon!) A Miracle a Few Blocks Down From 34th Street (Marvel Holiday Special 1991) That sweater Adam & I are…
Name: Danger Room Code Names: Danger First Appearance: Astonishing X-Men #7 (Jan â05) Powers: Hard light projection Teams Affiliation: X-Men, X-Club, X-Factor About In the video game series Marathon, a precursor to Halo, the self-awareness of artificial intelligence is a common theme. The AI pushing for greater awareness first becomes melancholy, then angry, and finally jealous. In theory,…
Every Monday Senior X-Men Editor Mark Paniccia answers fans questions and shares cool new art from the X-Line. We’ll be here compiling all those hints in one place so you don’t have to worry about missing a single second of it. This is #XMENMONDAY Round-Up X-Men: Red #2 We kick off this #XMENMONDAY with our first…
You remember when we asked Dennis Hopeless for a few X-Men stories to rank (like Riot at Xaviers) and then NEVER followed up with an episode about it? So do we! This one’s got it all folks! Wrestling talk? âď¸Fridging? âď¸A dissertation on Xorneto? âď¸ It’s going to be a rip-roaring time! Ranked this episode:…
Name: Charles Francis Xavier Code Names: Professor X First Appearance: X-Men #1 (September â63) Powers: Telepathy Team Affiliation: X-Men About When the X-Men were initially conceived all those years ago, it was about students at a school. For whatever reason, it only took seven issues for the original five X-Men to graduate. This left the series in…
Are you looking for some life? Perchance some death? What about a long digression into the history of licensed properties at Marvel? Well Zack & Adam have all of that on this episode. Ranked this episode: Lifedeath (Uncanny X-Men #186) Lifedeath II (Uncanny X-Men #198) Lifedeath III (Storm vol 3 #3) Check out the Battle…
Name: Heather & Davis Cameron Code Names: Lifeguard & Slipstream First Appearance: X-Treme X-Men #5 (November â01) Powers: Adaptive protective biology & the ability to surf the Warp Wave Team Affiliation: X-Men About In 1966, Jack Kirby began working off a Stan Lee Fantastic Four pitch, âHave them fight Godâ. Working in the Marvel Method, Stan looked…