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A goddess gone mad and a Rogue gone red in Marvel’s Rogue Storm #1

Jude Jones4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

X years later, with Earth’s gods gone, only Ororo Munroe, the mutant god of storms, remains. She is a goddess driven mad by dark magic and grief. Now, as Storm threatens to freeze the world into a new Ice Age, Rogue leads a team of killers and legends — Gateway, Iceman, Fantomex, Spiral and Warpath….

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Al Ewing returns to Arakko in an X-Men: Age of Revelation roundup

Tony Thornley, Adam Reck, Armaan Babu and Austin Gorton4 months ago4 months ago020 mins

Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse! I mean X! I mean X-Man! … Ah, screw it. Amazing X-Men #1 is written by Jed MacKay, drawn by Mahmud Asrar, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Binary #1 is written by Stephanie Phillips, drawn by Giada Belviso, colored by Rachelle Rosenberg and lettered by…

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X things we know about the X-Men’s Age of Revelation from the Overture issue

Dan Grote and Austin Gorton4 months ago4 months ago011 mins

X years later, the Revelation Territories stretch from the Atlantic to the Mississippi — a mutant utopia ruled by the heir of Apocalypse, Doug Ramsey. But beneath the surface, rebellion brews. As a ragtag X-Men team strikes from the shadows, Revelation faces threats from within. X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 is written by Jed…

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6 things we raised an eyebrow at in X-Men #22, the prelude to Age of Revelation

Dan Grote4 months ago4 months ago07 mins

With Z*E*R*O on his heels, Doug Ramsey, aka Revelation, arrives in Alaska seeking the X-Men’s help. Beset on all sides, the Alaska team could use a powerful new ally, but Revelation is not just an old friend, he’s the heir of Apocalypse. Y’know, from the series Heir of Apocalypse! And what new age could such…

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Ororo gets lost in a battle of cosmic forces in Marvel’s Storm #12

Jude Jones4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Everything ends. Our universe is no exception. However, the only way the universe ends is over Ororo Munroe’s dead body. So be it. Storm #12 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Mario Santoro, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Travis Lanham. It’s about 5 p.m. on Monday here in the District of Columbia….

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Ransom and Wolverine go to Comic-Con in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #21

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton5 months ago5 months ago09 mins

The Wolverine/Ransom two-fisted team-up takes a weird turn, as our badass heroes chase a villain to, of all places, a comic book convention in Argentina. How do they find and eliminate their target in a sea of masked cosplayers? And what if some of the cosplayers are the actual villains they are portraying? Uncanny X-Men…

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Kitty makes peace with her present, just in time for the future, in Exceptional X-Men #13

Stephanie Burt5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

Kitty Pryde’s stuck in her past, and a Sentinel’s chasing her through the suburb she once called home. Can her teenage students from Chicagoland save her present-day self, or her past self, or both, before all of X-reality gets erased? You already know the answer in Exceptional X-Men #13, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by…

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Wolverine and Ransom go a-brawlin’ in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #20

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton5 months ago5 months ago010 mins

The two baddest brawlers of the Louisiana X-Men buddy up to go undercover in faraway Argentina to chase and destroy a legendary X-villain! Behold two-fisted fury as only Wolverine and Ransom can bring it in Uncanny X-Men #20, written by Gail Simone, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by Matt Wilson and lettered by Clayton Cowles….

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The kids go on their first time travel mission in Exceptional X-Men #12

Stephanie Burt6 months ago6 months ago07 mins

Exceptional X-teacher and self-described baby mutant rescue lady Kitty Pryde has disappeared! Looks like she got sucked into a time-and-space wormhole. Can her intrepid students go back in time to get her back? Find out (maybe) in Exceptional X-Men #12, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Federica Mancin, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by…

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Jubilee to the rescue in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #19, guest-starring Deadpool

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton6 months ago6 months ago09 mins

Amid the changing relations between mutants and the city of New Orleans, two of the best guns for hire come to town with a mission, and their target for that mission is an X-man. Deadpool and Outlaw guest-star in this dangerous tale of mayhem vs. mutant. Uncanny X-Men #19 is written by Gail Simone, drawn…

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Marvel’s Storm #11 is everything, everywhere, all at once

Jude Jones6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Hadad is here to end our universe. Eternity, sensing the coming cataclysm, abandons the universe to seek the help of The One Above All — the only entity benevolent and powerful enough to defeat the first storm god. With the powers of the Eternal Storm stripped away, Storm is no longer the most powerful being…

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Mutants are the holiday in Marvel’s Uncanny X-Men #18

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton7 months ago7 months ago010 mins

For the first time in New Orleans history, the city has declared a Mutant Appreciation Day festival and street fair, with all the music, food and fun the city is famous for. If the Hellfire Gala is filet mignon, this is corn dogs and lemonade. But are all mutants OK with this attempt at bridging…

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On judging Tyler, The Creator’s new album too quickly, and Storm #10 not quickly enough

Jude Jones7 months ago7 months ago05 mins

The FBI finally discovers the mutant child from the Oklahoma incident and the safehouse Storm sheltered the child in. Storm must protect this child, but there is one problem: The last time Storm was in close proximity to the child, she died a horrible death. Also, cosmic stuff happens. And Bishop is here! Storm #10…

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School’s never out for Kitty Pryde in Exceptional X-Men #11 and Giant-Size House of M #1

Stephanie Burt7 months ago7 months ago011 mins

Can Kitty Pryde and Emma Frost’s teen students have just one good day? When that day goes bad, can Ironheart set it right, or at least unite scriptwriter Eve Ewing’s Chicago? Stroll toward the answer in Exceptional X-Men #11, written by Ewing, drawn by Federica Mancin, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Travis Lanham….

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Uncanny X-Men #17 has us giving Otter Party a 5-star Letterboxd review

Adam Reck and Austin Gorton7 months ago7 months ago010 mins

When a brilliant but exploitative Hollywood director makes a surprise hit horror film featuring a serial-killing mutant girl, there are protests at theaters around the country and a rise in anti-mutant violence in those same communities. But is it “just a movie,” or is something much more insidious going on? Will a malignant force make…

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