The Shadow King returns in X-Men United #5 (PREVIEW)
Iceman’s dream of bringing all the X-Men together for fun times and fellowship has backfired and left Graymatter Lane vulnerable in X-Men United #5.

Iceman’s dream of bringing all the X-Men together for fun times and fellowship has backfired and left Graymatter Lane vulnerable in X-Men United #5.
Remember how Dani Moonstar’s parents got turned into the Demon Bear, as revealed in the titular and seminal “Demon Bear” story which introduced Bill Sienkiewicz to the New Mutants in New Mutants #18-20? And how it was never really made clear WHO turned them into a massive demonic bear, until a response to a letter…
While the X-Men’s rescue mission was compromised by the identity of the mutant they were tracking, it’s now completely shot by the intervention of Department H.
Can even the X-MEN resist the technological terror when MARS NEEDS MUTANTS? Find out in our preview of Uncanny X-Men #30, out next week!
Absolute Cassandra Cain: The Shadow’s Hand #1, written by Che Grayson with art by Matias Bergara and a main cover by Bengal, will publish on Sept. 9.
In the grand scheme of animal/human hybrids from Greek mythology, minotaurs have to have it the hardest, right? Everyone loves a centaur, satyrs are basically just people with hairy legs, but a minotaur? You probably have difficulty getting through doors, you’re top-heavy, every time you drop something it invites a “bull in a China shop”…
Bishop has always lived by a strict code. But that code will get called into question when his sister, Shard, is sent to the present right before she died.
TYPING! Murewa Ayodele’s Storm saga sure has been a trip, huh? From multi-pantheon fights with gods to teases of hippo riding to confusion over how many issues this final volume of the saga will contain, this run has had it all. And while what that “all” was, wasn’t always clear, the the level of sheer…
What if Cyclops and Madelyne Pryor got to raise baby Nathan? Find out in our exclusive preview of What If…? Uncanny X-Men #1!
You got Elektra in my Psylocke story! You got Psylocke in my Elektra story! When this retro miniseries exploring the early days of Caucasian superhero Psylocke’s transformation into an Asian ninja assassin was announced, I’m not sure anyone was expecting it to turn into an Elektra team-up book, yet as the series reaches its climax,…
LAURA KINNEY is through playing nice. The Facility has her friends, and they have her sister. And not a damn thing on Earth will stop her.
As touted on the cover, Stan Sakai contributes a story in Fantastic Four #11. Sakai, of course, makes me think of Usagi Yojimbo, which in turn makes me think of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (where I first encountered Usagi Yojimbo in my wee days). Which in turn got me thinking, how do the four…
A shadow descends over Graymatter Lane, AND THE BEAST AND MAGNETO HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION in X-Men United #3. Check out our preview.
The Rasputin siblings have had it rough. Illyana got kidnapped, raised as a demon sorceress, reverted to childing and died of a mutant-targeting virus released by a spike-aficionado. Piotr watched his sister go through all that, spoon-fed a comatose Magneto for a time, sacrificed himself to eliminate the aforementioned disease that killed his sister, came…
The secret of Graymalkin Prison’s Inmate X is revealed at last. Who is this incredibly lethal mutant powerhouse, and what does it mean for mutantkind?