As the decade comes to a close it is a time to reflect. A time to look back at some of out most cherished memories of the years past and celebrate their achievements. So in that spirit, I have taken a look at the best stories from each of the past ten years. As comics…
This piece comes to us from Nir Revel & Stephanie Burt. Nir is an EMT and Israeli Citizen who’s just good at making friends and being at the right place at the right time. Stephanie is Professor of English at Harvard and the author of several books of poetry and literary criticism, most recently Don’t…
Luke Herr has never been one for half-measures. It’s apparent in the way he has decided to end Exiled, an actual-play RPG podcast based on the comic Exiles, which Luke DMs. Some would wrap-up a nearly three-year long story in a nice bow, giving the players a chance to say their goodbyes and save the…
This comes to us from Lincoln Crisler. Lincolnâ genre fiction credits include a contribution to IDW Publishingâs Robots vs Zombies anthology and editorship of Corrupts Absolutely?, an anthology of dark superhero fiction. A career non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, he currently lives and works in Europe with his wife and son. With our look back at the Age Of…
Marvel Comics puts out a lot of comics. While we can’t cover every book, every week, we can tell you where you can find your fan favorite characters around the Marvel Universe. There be spoilers. History Of The Marvel Universe #4 As long time denizens of the Marvel Universe, it should shock no one that…
On October 16th, 2019 Marvel Comics will release X-MEN #1. This will be the 5th comic to be called X-Men #1 (not counting things like the Taco Bell or Stridex promo comics which also bore that name). This is because readers like nice clean jumping on points for stories, and the sales data backs that…
This comes to us from Lincoln Crisler. Lincolnâ genre fiction credits include a contribution to IDW Publishingâs Robots vs Zombies anthology and editorship of Corrupts Absolutely?, an anthology of dark superhero fiction. A career non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, he currently lives and works in Europe with his wife and son. The Age of Apocalypse rushes in with a…
Note: This essay, published in 2019, has been updated to reflect that Grant Morrison is commonly referred to by they/them pronouns. In late 2000, writer Grant Morrison submitted a brief, typed essay to the senior editorial staff at Marvel â the âMorrison Manifestoâ â outlining what the X-Men would be under their pen. This manifesto,…
This comes to us from Lincoln Crisler. Lincoln’ genre fiction credits include a contribution to IDW Publishing’s Robots vs Zombies anthology and editorship of Corrupts Absolutely?, an anthology of dark superhero fiction. A career non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, he currently lives and works in Europe with his wife and son. Marvelâs X-Men…
This article comes to us from Kevin, a historian in his day job and an X-fan in his spare time who sometimes gets the two confused. He tweets at @MagnetoRocks. It was written in 2019. The newest era of X-Men opens with something old. In the first pages of this summerâs House of X #1,…
This Primer comes to us from Thomas Cummins. Follow his very good and popular self on Twitter. What are House of X and Powers of X? House of X (pronounced âexâ and abbreviated as HOX) and Powers of X (pronounced âtenâ and abbreviated as POX) are two new six-issue mini-seriesâ that are the jumping off…
In last weekâs Wolverine and Captain America: Weapon Plus #1 from Ethan Sacks and Diogenes Neves, we learned some things. Revelations, if you will, about the Weapon Plus program (the clandestine organization bent on creating super soldiers, that gave us Wolverine). Some of these had been long rumored, some of these expanded on previous canon, and others were…
This editorial comes to us from Robert Secundus, Private X-Investigator and amateur-angelologist-for-hire Part I. Introduction I have borne witness to wonders. I have seen Polarisâ half -Magneto wedding gown. I have seen exploding communion wafers and many mutants shout loudly about their immunity to AIDS. I have seen an Iceman made of piss. Why have…
Last Friday Marvel writer Ethan Sacks (Old Man Hawkeye. Old Man Quill) put out a teaser over Twitter. pic.twitter.com/zmNbbskFo5 â Ethan Sacks (@ethanjsacks) May 24, 2019 This very simple teaser shows Roman numerals from 1-10, some in red, some in black, with the Marvel logo below. This would seem to be promotion for his upcoming…
Written by Trent Seely A father-figure and rich benefactor brings together a team of mutants with extraordinary abilities to track down new mutants and save them from persecution or perhaps stop them from harming others. They study and hone their powers in an hidden location and use a stealth jet in order to operate under…