In our modern 2017 world, one question haunts all. “Do you vape bro?” Today I intend to answer this for the X-Men. Please note that my answers are definitive based on my experience as both a self-proclaimed X-Pert and a 2016 Reddit /r/comicbooks “/r/comicbooks Award” nominee (of which I was robbed). Professor X – He…
Press Release New York, NY—July 7, 2017—Marvel Legacy is changing the way you read comics – and the future of the Marvel Universe. This fall, Marvel is proud to present MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!, three all-new pages of comic content written by Robbie Thompson (Silk, Doctor Strange and the Sorcerer Supreme) with a majority of art from…
Art by Chris Bachalo, Mark Buckingham, and Steve Buccellato Name: Angelo Espinosa Code Names: Skin First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #317 (Oct ‘94) Powers: Six feet of extra skin Teams Affiliation: Generation X About One of the things the original Generation X, as well as the recent relaunch, got right was that not every mutant fits in. Not everyone…
People were nervous when it was first announced, but ResurrXion has breathed new life into an X-Men line that had some struggles in the recent years. There is a sense of cohesiveness in all of these books that was really missing recently. Maybe it is the tone, maybe it is as simple as the trade…
As a side note, this is exactly the kind of promotion Marvel should do more and I am glad to see them supporting a line after the launch.
When I started this website (well it was a Tumblr at the time) I made the overarching goal of talking about every mutant ever. The problem is, there isn’t a ton to most mutants. Sure I can sometimes squeeze blood from a stone and write 1200 words about Negasonic Teenage Warhead but there are a…
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Press Release New York, NY—June 8, 2017—This July, mutants will once again assemble in ASTONISHING X-MEN #1, and Marvel is celebrating the occasion with a series of nearly thirty X-MEN TRADING CARD VARIANTS by legendary artist Jim Lee! After debuting a selection of covers earlier this year, Marvel is proud to release the remaining variant…
Art by Frank Quitely Name: Sooraya Qadir Code Names: Dust First Appearance: New X-Men #133 (Dec ‘02) Powers: Turns into living sand Teams Affiliation: X-Men, Hellions About On Friday May 26th, 2017 on a train in Portland, two teenage girls, one of whom was wearing a hijab, were accosted by a man yelling at them to “go back…
Art by Jusko Name: Gaveedra Seven Code Names: Shatterstar First Appearance: New Mutants #99 (March ’91) Powers: Enhanced physical features, limited teleportation Teams Affiliation: New Mutants, X-Force, X-Factor About Yesterday it was announced that Rob Liefeld would be the inaugural inductee into the Wizard World Hall of Legends. If you know anything about Wizard Magazine, it makes…
Back in March we reported on Secret Empire United, a one-shot showing how Emma would lead the mutants of New Tian against Stevil Rodger’s Hydra. It also had a great cover of Emma Frost punching a Nazi. In the wake of IvX #6 we all needed that, even if Emma was wearing her horrible new costume….
Coming 2017, Molly Hayes is back! Normally I don’t stretch into the wider Marvel Universe but Molly, objectively the best member of The Runaways, is a mutant and this is my website so I’m posting it. Check out the full promo below!
Art by Mike and Laura Allred Name: Doop Code Names: Doop First Appearance: X-Force #116 (July ’01) Powers: Is there anything he can’t do? Teams Affiliation: X-Force, X-Statix, X-Men About Comics are weird. No, weird isn’t a descriptive enough word. Some comics are gritty, straightforward, planted firmly in reality. Some are epic tales of gods, monsters, swords and…
With the upcoming Generations event, two legacy X-Men will team up with originals in a series of One-Shots. GENERATIONS: THE PHOENIX starring The Phoenix and Jean Grey Written by Cullen Bunn Art by RB Silva I’m hoping this cements the legacy characters as the heirs to the title of Phoenix and Wolverine! Get excited for the…
Press Release New York, NY—May 18, 2017 —The Weapon X program is back! From writer Greg Pak (Weapon X, Totally Awesome Hulk) comes an all-new crossover between WEAPON X and TOTALLY AWESOME HULK, kicking off this June with WEAPONS OF MUTANT DESTRUCTION: ALPHA #1! For years, the Weapon X Program has engineered the deadliest mutant…