“When two aggressive species share the same environment, evolution demands adaptation or dominance.” With this minimal ad, Marvel began a long journey towards the era of Johnathan Hickman guiding the X-Men line. Hickman will be writing two books, House of X & Powers of X, which have promised to unveil Xavier’s master plan for mutantkind,…
In AGE OF X-MAN: THE AMAZING NIGHTCRAWLER #1 by, Seanan McGuire and Juan Frigeri everyone’s favorite blue and fuzzy mutant is the most popular and famous figure in the world. This is the best indication we have that this alternate reality is actually the utopia it is claimed to be. Over forty years past his…
We are about to enter the Age of X-Man. From a logistical standpoint, that means two one-shots and six five-issue mini-series. It is a world based around a relatively unpopular character. It is coming from relatively new creative teams with little in the realm of name recognition. It is a textbook situation where additional marketing…
If you hadn’t heard, Wolverine is back. You know Wolverine, knives in his hands, can’t die, drinks beer, and says bub. He suffered from a bad case of getting covered in molten metal while his healing factor was down, but now he is roaming around like nobodies business. The problem is, we are over a…
Against all odds, I am very excited about Age of X-Man. This is an event that is going to cost me over $120 centered around X-Man, a character that, after reading literally every single comic he has been in, I despise. None the less, I feel sheer joy when thinking about Age of X-Man, and…
A recurring theme in X-Men is found family. Being a blood relative isn’t the key to relationships, instead they are forged through shared experiences. Culture, however, puts special emphasis on the importance of bloodlines. Look at nearly any story with a “Hero’s Journey” and you will find a revelation about the protagonist’s heritage that proves…
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…
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 Joe Bennett on the third issue. Just like last week, we got some theories. Issue #3 expanded on the world and moved things into place for the finale, even if it didn’t…
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 Carlos Pacheco on the second issue. Just like last week, we got some theories. Issue #2 moved some pieces into place and tried to shed some color on the mystery,…
The X-Men are more than an evergreen franchise, they are a part of the American canon. Even with print comics struggling, there is little to no danger of us losing them. If Marvel no longer produces floppies and comics evolve into something else there will still be cartoons, movies, games, and whatever else comes next…
This Editorial comes to us from Everett Christensen People make sacrifices based on how important things are to them, the most common component of that sacrifice is time. The true lifeblood of any hobby are hours and hours spent focused on either consuming or producing the work. Similarly, time is something that connects us all. No…
On September 27th, after 154 Wednesdays without him, the classic Wolverine emerged from his adamantium cocoon to begin life anew. This development brought forth a cacophonous symphony of meh across Twitter threads, message boards, and subreddits throughout the internet. Personally, the return filled me with dread about the direction of the X-Line and not just…
This Editorial comes to us from Everett Christensen Also you can get a T-Shirt with that header image from the Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men store The X-Men Franchise has taken a lot of heat for its portrayal of gay and lesbian characters. Over the past few decades the number of textually lesbian and gay…
This Editorial comes to us from Everett Christensen I. Love. the X-Men. I have loved the X-Men since some of my earliest memories of being a small child in a one bedroom apartment in Stockton. I had a Cable poster. I assured my single mother working three jobs that the poster would help protect me from…
Last time we looked at the X-Men Gold team’s composition from the early ‘90s and whether and how close it adhered to The Template. This time, we’ll look at the concurrent run of X-Factor. X-Factor (1991 – 1995) Following the Muir Island Saga, the old roster consisting of the first X-Men was reclaimed and split…