When even low expectations canāt save a thing. A Short Review of āMarvelās Avengersā (PS4) It aināt great. The āRasslinā Report AEWās āAll Outā was a middling affair, but thereās only so much you can do when half your main event participants are either too old (Jericho, and I am sorry, but he canāt keep…
Note: This essay, published in 2019, has been updated to reflect that Grant Morrison is commonly referred to by they/them pronouns. In late 2000, writer Grant Morrison submitted a brief, typed essay to the senior editorial staff at Marvel ā the āMorrison Manifestoā ā outlining what the X-Men would be under their pen. This manifesto,…
In July of 2000, the film X-Men became the surprise hit of the summer. More than anything else it signaled the beginning of the era of the comic book movie blockbuster. Over on the print side, things werenāt so bright. The X-Men books felt stagnant and they were nothing like the effortlessly cool film that…