The Hellions are a disastrous team with an evil leader and a habit of making every situation they run into worse. But you don’t understand, I love them. They are a mess and have left chaos in their wake without any real repercussions. Well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of their own actions…
Our buddy Beta Ray Bill has had a rough little bit. His friend broke his favorite hammer and his girlfriend called him ugly. It’s enough to drive a man, or horse alien mutated to become the perfect weapon, to drink. Which Bill has done. Along with wrestling moves; many many wrestling moves. But he’s found…
If you have been paying attention to Planet-Size X-Men you will know that Magneto, and the entire Sol system, have had a pretty big week. Proving some people weren’t just spouting lies and fables years ago, the mutants have taken control of Mars. They have terraformed the planet for two reasons, to give a home…
The social event of the season is underway as the new X-Men were just revealed at the Hellfire Gala. Next week has the long awaited “fireworks” and the best possible chance that the X-Men are moving to Mars (as was foretold). But until then, the New Mutants are going to dance the night away in…
The Hellfire Gala rolls on after a memorable first week, and it’s time for Excalibur to make an entrance. The problem? Rictor HATES parties. Tini Howard, Marcus To, and Erick Arciniega make their Hellfire debut in Excalibur #21, an issue that promises to “change Krakoan diplomacy forever.” We have the preview of the issue hot…
It had to happen. Since their first battle in Immortal Hulk #7 nearly three years ago the Avengers had to take the fight back to the Immortal Hulk. The last time they fought, Hulk’s body was chopped up into tiny pieces and placed in sealed jars. It didn’t stop him. Now, in Immortal Hulk #47,…
In the world of Heroes Reborn, classic X-Men villains, The Mighty Avengers, never formed. In their stead was the Squadron Supreme, a Silver Age pastiche that dares ask the question “What if superheroes were jerks?” In this preview, we find out exactly what that means as mutant freedom fighter Magneto and his Mutant Force commence…
In the world of Heroes Reborn, Hyperion is a big deal. He’s a super heroic man, but when he was a wee superheroeic boy, he had adventures with the Imperial Guard. Writer Ryan Cady talked to us about this one-shot. ANd hey, you get to see our EiC whiff a question so hard right from…
We all love a Man-Thing. How many other Marvel character have a song written about them by The Mountain Goats? It’s not shocking in our organic, Krakoan era, Man-Thing would come in conflict with the mutants, but who could have predicted this? Steve Orlando and Andrea Broccardo have been building to a crescendo in in…
After being stuck in a bunker for years, Cindy Moon has blossomed into a character of her own. Filling the void of news room drama that Peter Parker has left vacant for so long, Silk has become J Jonah Jameson’s new investigative journalism prodigy. She’s looking into why so many low level crooks are terrified…
Here’s a little law I wrote. You’re legally obligated to sing it note for note. Don’t worry. Be happy. That’s the reality of AHOY’s Happy Hour, a comic where sadness is illegal. You can tell this is speculative fiction because it implies happiness is possible, which doesn’t align with my last few years, but hey,…
S.W.O.R.D. #5 Preview: Fabian Cortez is honestly incredible. He was introduced in X-Men #1, the best selling comic of all time, with an incredible ability. I believe it was former Comics Alliance writer David Wolkin who described him as a mutant with the ability to “make mutants mutant harder.” He teamed up with Magneto, on…
We’ve got a real special one for you today. It’s the premier X-Men villains, Captain America and his Avengers facing off with Quiet Council members Mystique and Storm. Kamala’s Law made teen heroes illegal. While the Avengers say they don’t want to enforce it, they sure want to make sure the status quo remains in…
The Marauders of the Hellfire Trading Company have claimed Madripoor as a friend of Krakoa, something the bigots of Homines Verendi aren”t fond of. Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Edgar Delgado and Cory Petit have been building to this conflict for their entire run. With the Hellfire Gala looming, this volley promises to be critical to…
Brunnhilde. Jane Foster. Dani Moonstar. Hildegarde. And the mysterious stranger who’s worn the title longer than any of them and looks like the Valkyrie from Thor: Ragnarok, but not the one that was in the 2018 Exiles reboot. The Valkyries are united, and at last they have a plan, but so does the King in…