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Let’s swear a blood oath in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Unbreakable X-Men #3

Dan Grote2 months ago2 months ago01 mins

You guys wanna cut your hands open and mush bloods? It’s not weird. (Hi, I grew up during the AIDS crisis, and I definitely sat through whole gym assemblies on Dec. 1 where they advised against stuff like this.) Check out our exclusive preview of Unbreakable X-Men #3, out next week, and keep scrolling for…

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Ororo gets lost in a battle of cosmic forces in Marvel’s Storm #12

Jude Jones4 months ago4 months ago05 mins

Everything ends. Our universe is no exception. However, the only way the universe ends is over Ororo Munroe’s dead body. So be it. Storm #12 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Mario Santoro, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Travis Lanham. It’s about 5 p.m. on Monday here in the District of Columbia….

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The ‘Thunder War’ climaxes in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Storm #12

Dan Grote5 months ago5 months ago02 mins

One of Storm’s most beloved arcs is the period in the 1980s when she loses her powers. It gives us the brilliant “Lifedeath” by Chris Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith. She fights Cyclops for leadership of the X-Men and wins. She sticks it to enemies like Fenris and the Murder Grandpas. She proves herself as a…

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Marvel’s Storm #11 is everything, everywhere, all at once

Jude Jones6 months ago6 months ago05 mins

Hadad is here to end our universe. Eternity, sensing the coming cataclysm, abandons the universe to seek the help of The One Above All — the only entity benevolent and powerful enough to defeat the first storm god. With the powers of the Eternal Storm stripped away, Storm is no longer the most powerful being…

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Storm #8 does too much and yet too little, but damn if it doesn’t look good doing it

Jude Jones9 months ago9 months ago05 mins

Storm does not lie. We all know that. But in the aftermath of the X-Manhunt, she is under investigation by the FBI. Will Ororo have to perjure herself or face jail time for assisting fugitive Charles Xavier? And what is Maggott up to back at the Storm Sanctuary? Storm #8 is written by Murewa Ayodele,…

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Gods and more gods in our EXCLUSIVE preview of Marvel’s Storm #8

Dan Grote9 months ago9 months ago02 mins

Remember the Uncreated? They were a race of aliens who came to resent their god, so they killed it. Then they set about trying to destroy other races that had religions. They don’t have many appearances. Kitty Pryde met some of them in a Black Air base that exploded in Excalibur. The Starjammers fought them…

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