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  • X-Men Red

Exposition & Explanation In X-Men Red #8

Jude Jones3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

So, a confession: I saw a total of one (1) season of Game of Thrones. The first season. I never finished it. This, apparently, is a good thing, as I never got disappointed by the last few seasons.  Everything I know about the series, the lexicon that stretches from “Winter is Coming” to “Dracarys,” picked…

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Defenders: Beyond #4

Karen Charm and Mark Turetsky3 years ago3 years ago030 mins

The Defenders find themselves in a superhero utopia, but here’s the thing — it’s not real if it’s a dream. Defenders: Beyond #4 is brought to you by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, with letters by Joe Caramagna. Karen Charm: Dig, if you will, a picture — Defenders: Beyond is about to hit its 50th issue on…

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  • X-Men Red

Seeing The Blue In Green In X-Men: Red #7

Jude Jones3 years ago3 years ago023 mins

The Red Planet bleeds as Arakko forges a new path in Al Ewing & Madibek Musabekov’s X-Men: Red #7. In my father’s study, perched above rolls of processed film and terabytes of photo files, a black and white picture of Miles Davis surveys the workspace. In it Miles, clad in an open-chest white jacket, surveys…

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  • Previews

We’ve Got a Code Cosmic In Our Exclusive Preview Of Ant-Man #3

Zachary Jenkins3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

There’s a lot of people talking about Al Ewing’s X-Men: Red these days, but let me tell you about another red-clad chad Al Ewing is writing. That’s right, it’s Ant-Man time again. Rising superstar Tom Reilly is here with Alucard Ewing to take us on a journey through the history of the Ant-Men. This time,…

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  • X-Men Red

Night Begins to Shine in X-Men Red #6

Jude Jones and Vishal Gullapalli3 years ago3 years ago031 mins

Planet Arakko chose peace over war. Now war has chosen them. The monstrous arsenal of the Eternals is on the march. The Arakkii must defend their broken land according to the ancient laws … but against an enemy even older than they are, can the old ways win? Or is a new Arakko about to…

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Two Cosmos(es?) for the Price of One in Defenders Beyond #2!

Mark Turetsky and Karen Charm3 years ago3 years ago023 mins

As our fearless DEFENDERS continue their epic journey into THE BEYOND, the fearsome fivesome meets THE OMEGA COUNCIL and learns the SECRETS OF CREATION and possibly gains a new non-teammate in Defenders Beyond #2! As told by Al Ewing and Javier Rodríguez, with letters by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky:  Well, Karen! It looks like another…

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  • X-Men Red

X-Men Red #5 Will Have You Screaming “Oh Shit!”

Jude Jones3 years ago3 years ago017 mins

Good Comics, like other great literary works, can be read and understood on two planes: a literal one and a metaphorical/metaphysical one. Take the Bible: You can read it literally and get some great superhero action, or metaphorically and learn to, you know, love people or whatever. And while people’s interpretation of the Bible can too…

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Oh No. We’re Having Another Team-Up in Defenders Beyond #1

Karen Charm and Mark Turetsky3 years ago3 years ago031 mins

The cards are pulled once again, summoning a new non-team of Defenders who must plunge farther back through the prior incarnations of our universe to save them all in Defenders Beyond #1. Words by Al Ewing, pictures by Javier Rodríguez and letters by Joe Caramagna. Karen Charm: I turn the card to reveal “The Prince…

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  • X-Men Red

X-Men Red #4 Digs Into Immortality & Identity

Jude Jones and Vishal Gullapalli3 years ago3 years ago033 mins

The meaning of death, the politics of immortality, and the determination of identity are on the table in X-Men Red #4, written by Al Ewing, drawn by Juann Cabal, Andrés Genolet & Michael Sta. Maria, colored by Federico Blee, and lettered by Ariana Maher. Jude Jones: Man, it feels like we were just here a…

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  • X-Men Red

MORTAL KOMBAAAAAAAAAT!!! in X-Men Red #3

Jude Jones and Vishal Gullapalli3 years ago3 years ago025 mins

Tarn the Uncaring waged war and torture on Arakko for centuries. He’s the most hated being on Mars … and he sits on their ruling council. Abigail Brand has a plan to remedy that — and reap the rewards. So does Roberto Da Costa. But only one of them can win … and Tarn’s going…

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  • X-Men Red

A Storm Of Mutant Joy In X-Men Red #2

Jude Jones and Vishal Gullapalli3 years ago3 years ago025 mins

The Red planet sits on the intergalatic chess board, used as a pawn with no regard for its inhabitants. A union, a Brotherhood, in needed to assist it. Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Cory Petit bring the thunder in X-Men Red #2 Jude: Joy has been in short supply. The specter of judicial…

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  • X-Men Red

Strangers In The Strange Land Of X-Men Red #1

Jude Jones and Vishal Gullapalli3 years ago3 years ago031 mins

Storm is regent of Arakko. Should she be? Al Ewing, Stefano Caselli, Federico Blee and Ariana Maher investigate in X-Men Red #1 Jude Jones: I was all in from the jump. A book, set on the planet we saw (beautifully, artfully, amazingly) terraformed; featuring the culturally rich, oft maligned Arakkii; led by the Queen, err,…

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Defenders #4
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Defenders #4 Has No Words, Should Have Sent a Poet

Mark Turetsky and Stephanie Burt3 years ago3 years ago039 mins

Our fearless Defenders find themselves on the third stop on their multicosmic journey: The archetypal FOURTH COSMOS! Get out your Blake. And your Jung. And your Silver Age Omnibus. Defenders #4 is told to us by Al Ewing and Javier Rodriguez, with lettering by Joe Caramagna. Mark Turetsky: Welcome to the Fourth Cosmos, Stephanie! I…

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  • S.W.O.R.D.

Disability & The Mutant Metaphor In SWORD #10

Lex Smith and Nola Pfau4 years ago4 years ago019 mins

Why would Taki betray SWORD? Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni, Fernando Sifuentes and Ariana Maher deliver the truth in SWORD #10. Nola Pfau: Well, Corey, are you finally ready to delve into the first big event of the Krakoan era? Corey Smith: Nola, buddy, I could not be more excited to finally jump into this issue……

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The Regent Of Sol Meets The Magistrix Of The Shi’ar In Our Exclusive Preview Of S.W.O.R.D. #9

Zachary Jenkins4 years ago4 years ago01 mins

Al Ewing is pretty good at this space stuff. Fitting then that he introduces the X-Men’s long time ally, the Shi’ar, to Arakko. There speaks the voice of Sol, the goddess, Storm. Sadly, Storm is busy with what she is always busy with, doing a duel with fools who think they can step to her….

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