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Go away, Kafka, the important mutants are talking in X-Men Forever #2

Austin Gorton and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

It’s the view from the White Hot Room as Xavier’s plans come to fruition(?) and the mutants trapped on another plane of existence make their move as the deck-clearing exercise that is “Fall of X” continues in X-Men Forever #2, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by…

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Wolverine #48 cover
  • X-Men

X-Chat #15: The end is nigh — and a hot mess.

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago014 mins

It’s all coming to an end in X-Chat #15! In X-Men #33, the series continues to go out with a whimper from Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara, Marte Gracia and Clayton Cowles. X-Force #50 comes to some kind of a conclusion from Ben Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFX and Joe Caramanga. And Wolverine #47-48 features a fight…

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  • X-Men

Ultimate Sentinel my @$$ in Rise of the Powers of X #4

Armaan Babu and Jake Murray2 years ago1 year ago015 mins

XAVIER! NO! Xavier, shocking no one, compromises his morals in pursuit of his dream, as he teams up with Orchis to give mutants a chance. What’s left of the Quiet Council, however, has their own plan in place — it is time for the Phoenix to rise from the ashes that Orchis has left behind….

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Fall of the House of X #4 cover
  • X-Men

Fall of the House of X #4 gets so much wrong

Anna Peppard and Adam Reck2 years ago2 years ago015 mins

The X-Men don’t play softball but do play hardball in the latest, bloodiest installment of the ongoing end of an era. Fall of the House of X #4 written by Gerry Duggan, drawn by Lucas Werneck and Jethro Morales, colored by Bryan Valenza, and lettered by VC’s Travis Lanham. Anna Peppard: We all know baseball…

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  • X-Men

Weapon X-Men #2 is almost as rotten as Zombie Wolverine

Scott Redmond2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

The mediocre multiverse misadventure continues in Weapon X-Men #2, written by Christos Gage, drawn by Yildiray Cinar, colored by Nolan Woodard and lettered by Clayton Cowles. No doubt, you’re surprised to see us back here, talking and thinking about this particular series. Especially after the way last month’s article tore through the first issue like…

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Resurrection of Magneto #4 - cover
  • X-Men

Resurrection of Magneto #4 Ends The Series And An Era On A High Note.

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

“I will try again. It is all I can do.” In 2019’s X-Men #1, the first comic post HoX/PoX, perhaps Magneto, floating above the fray while ripping the roof off of the (then, supposedly) last Orchis facility on Earth, adorned in glowing white, his power easily overwhelming his opponents…perhaps he was a new god. Those…

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Cover to Ultimate X-Men #2
  • X-Men

Ultimate X-Men #2: A too-perfect Maystorm?

Armaan Babu2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

THE ULTIMATE X-MEN GO BACK TO SCHOOL! It’s a new school year for Hisako as she tries to get a grasp on her powers. There, she meets a cool, white-haired punk girl named Mei (aka Maystorm), who understands all too well the challenge Hisako faces. They team up to embark on a creepy adventure to…

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  • X-Men

One last chat between old friends in Rise of the Powers of X #3

Austin Gorton and Jake Murray2 years ago1 year ago012 mins

The past, present and future of Krakoa all rest in a trigger finger. The scenario you prayed would never happen plays out as two series that are one move toward a crash that will reverberate outside the universe in Rise of the Powers of X #3, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by R.B. Silva, colored…

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  • X-Men

X-Men Forever #1 is Immortal X-Men #19. We will not be explaining. (Yes, we will.)

Austin Gorton and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago012 mins

With the House of X falling and the Powers of X rising, go behind the scenes of the fight against Orchis and Dominion with the remnants of the Krakoan Quiet Council in X-Men Forever #1, written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Luca Maresca, colored by Federico Blee and lettered by Clayton Cowles. Austin Gorton: Welcome…

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Resurrection of Magneto #3 - cover
  • X-Men

Resurrection of Magneto #3: If No One Else Got Me, I Know Al Ewing Got Me

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely Buddha There is nothing so common to the human experience as fear. The fear of what could be, might be…what if. What if it all goes wrong? What if the plans go awry? What if I fail? What if I’ve already failed?…

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Fall of the House of X #3
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Fall of the House of X #3 isn’t just bad; it’s weirdly bad

Anna Peppard and Jake Murray2 years ago1 year ago011 mins

Cyclops and his new bestie Dr. Gregor take the fight to Nimrod while Doctor Stasis meets his ends in Fall of the House of X #3 written by Gerry Duggan, art by Lucas Werneck & Jethro Morales, colors by Bryan Valenza, and letters by Travis Lanham. Jake Murray: If you’ve read Fall of the House…

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Weapon X-Men #1 ain’t off to a great start

Scott Redmond2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

In Original X-Men, you saw the Phoenix recruit the young X-Men to fix yet another time-displaced disaster. But now the threat is deadlier than ever, and it’s time to call in the X-Men’s big gun. He’s the best there is at what he does, in every universe he does it in, and this job is…

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  • X-Men

Ultimate X-Men #1 not a big bang but a magical evolution

Dan Grote2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

Hisako Ichiki is a teenage girl who just wants to live a normal life – go to school, hang out with her friends, ignore the political strife broiling over after the events of Ultimate Invasion – but life has other plans for her. In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life and brought some unusual…

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Resurrection of Magneto #2 - Cover
  • X-Men

Resurrection of Magneto #2 is good science fiction

Jude Jones2 years ago2 years ago011 mins

Magneto faces the sins of his past — and opens a door via a seemingly-forgotten key — in Resurrection of Magneto #2 written by Al Ewing, drawn by Luciano Vecchio, colored by David Curiel and lettered by Joe Sabino. Alone in a darkened room, illuminated only by mistakes, an old man finds himself unable — unwilling…

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X-Chat #14
  • X-Men

Corporate synergy takes its toll in X-Chat #14!

Matthew Lazorwitz and Tony Thornley2 years ago2 years ago012 mins

The Fall of X continues, and gets bloody in X-Chat #14! In X-Men #31, the X-Men and Spidey face Nimrod from Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto, and Clayton Cowles! In X-Force #49, no one’s favorite bromance is reignited from Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru-eFx, and Joe Caramagna! And lastly Wolverine #43 sees the Sabretooth War take…

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