On a podcast this morning, Cullen Bunn revealed that X-MEN BLACK was the original title of the crossover that would become POISON X. Well, apparently X-Editorial wasn’t going to forget a good title and are using it for an upcoming X-Men series. Marvel sent out a press release with J. Scott Campbell art, the tagline “Hearts of…
This week on the podcast X-Men: Blue, Uncanny X-Men, and Magneto writer Cullen Bunn joins us to dish out secrets from his time working on X-Men. We discuss how he got the O5, what X-Men: Black was going to be, and his failed attempts to #BringBackMaggott. Zackâs mic is still broke and a new USB…
When recounting the history of the X-Men, few figures are as important as John Byrne. The artist and storyteller was an important collaborator on classic stories like The Dark Phoenix Saga and Days of Future Past. He has had a tumulus history with the X-Line, leaving disgruntled in the early 80s, 90s, and 00s. Those bad feelings…
The press release just said this: Donât miss EXTERMINATION, a five-issue X-Men event. Teaser Art from Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia. Guys, that’s Cyclops. Get Hype! More details as they emerge.
Marvel announced today a new limited series starring everyone’s favorite Mojoverse gladiator, Shatterstar. Greyson writer Tim Seeley will be joined by artist Carlos Villa, last seen on Lockjaw, to bring the series to life. Seely said âMy interest in him now is more in the âhardboiled noirâ aspects of the character, heâs this guy whose life was violence for…
Name: Kate Pryde Code Names: Widget First Appearance: Uncanny X-Men #141 (Jan â81) Powers: Dimension-Hopping Teams Affiliation: Excalibur About What gets weird about comics, well one of the things that gets weird about comics, is how years of alternate timelines and realities end up shaping the ârealâ comics. The ideas in The Dark Knight Returns end up shaping the…
The Marvel Wikia describes Jordan D White as “a panhandler in New York City”. I describe him to my uninterested co-workers as the guy in charge of X-Men, which frankly, is a more relevant description. We talk about some of the big, upcoming changes in the world of X-Men, how to best structure a line,…
Special, unintentially long episode of you guys this week. X-Men ’92 co-writer, and podcaster who we stole the entire concept of this show from, Chris Sims joins us to talk about one thing, Arcade. Along the way, we have some fantastic conversations about, well, most things X-Men. Also, Zack’s mic broke right before recording this and he…
Press Release New York, NYâJune 14, 2018âHe took the world by storm when he made his debut in last yearâs THANOS #13, and now Marvel is celebrating the Cosmic Ghost Rider with a series of special order-all variant covers that feature Marvelâs breakoutcharacter battling different heroes of the Marvel Universe! Look for Marvelâs COSMIC GHOST…
Press Release New York, NYâJune 13, 2018âYou asked for it â you got it! In response to popular demand, the critically acclaimed series ICEMAN, which garnered multiple award nominations during its original run, is returning to the Marvel Universe featuring original writer Sina Grace along with a brand new series artist, Nathan Stockman (Amazing Spider-Man: Renew…
Press Release New York, NYâJune 13, 2018âBecause you demanded it! The runaway success of Dominoâs solo series had has fans and retailers clamoring for more stories in her world, and readers have fallen in love Neena Thurman all over again! This September, Marvel has assembled an all-star team to chronicle her adventures! Acclaimed series writer…
Name:Â Molly Hayes Code Names:Â Princess Powerful, Bruiser First Appearance:Â Runaways #1 (July â03) Powers:Â Strength Teams Affiliation: The Runaways About Comics, especially comics in the mid-00s, had a tendency to go dark. This is the era of gritty realism, of The Ultimates and Identity Crisis, so a dash of hope was refreshing. Marvel tried to tap into that…
Press Release New York, NYâMay 22, 2018âThis summer, Kitty Pryde will make the biggest romantic leap of her life â but what about Kittyâs first romantic adventure? Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writer Seanan McGuire (October Daye, Wayward Children series) and celebrated artist Marco Failla (Ms. Marvel, All-New Wolverine) are bringing you the Kitty before Colossus in X-MEN GOLD ANNUAL…
Press Release New York, NYâMay 22, 2018âThe Hunt for Wolverine is over â but the mystery of Loganâs return continues with new questions and new secrets! And the answers that Tony Stark, Kitty Pryde, Sabretooth and Daredevil have found in their search for the adamantium mutant may not be the ones they were expecting. This August,…
Name: Cain Marko Code Names: Juggernaut, Kuurth: Breaker of Stone First Appearance: X-Men #12 (July â65) Powers: Strength, Nothing can stop him Teams Affiliation: Exiles, X-Men, The Brotherhood, Excalibur, Thunderbolts About I was never close to my step-brothers (well, ex-step-brothers now â long story). It isnât that we openly disliked each other, or even that we couldnât find some…